This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 533 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 533 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Dilates Pupils A) Sympathetic Nervous System. B) Parasympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic Nervous System. 2. These photoreceptors are sensitive to dim light and are important for night vision. A) Rods. B) Cones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rods. 3. These use a magnetic field and a computer to give researchers a picture of a slice of the brain from any angle. A) MRI. B) PET. C) EEG. D) FMRI. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MRI. 4. Paralysis of all four limbs A) Paraplegia. B) Quadriplegia. C) Hemiplegia. D) Cerebral palsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quadriplegia. 5. The peripheral nervous system can be divided into these two functions: A) Movement and sensation. B) Movement and thinking. C) Movement and smell only. D) Thinking and decision making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Movement and sensation. 6. What is your cardiac muscle? A) Heart. B) Brain. C) Lungs. D) Gluteus maximus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heart. 7. Voluntary actions are done by us consciously A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. What does the dendrite do? A) Sends messages away from cell body. B) Changes a chemical message into an electrical one. C) Receives the message from other neurons. D) Controls the cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Receives the message from other neurons. 9. Neurotransmitters move across a synapse to the ..... of another neuron A) Axon. B) Nodes. C) Dendrites. D) Axon terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 10. A nerve cells that pass information between neurons is: A) Interneurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Impulse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneurons. 11. These structures are highly, branched extensions of the cell body that receive information from other neurons and carry information towards the cell body. A) Axon. B) Cell body. C) Dendrites. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 12. Neurons are..... A) Specialized cells that carry messages through an electrochemical process. B) Activate the B cells and T cells to initiate an immune response. C) Carry oxygenated blood to and from the heart. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specialized cells that carry messages through an electrochemical process. 13. The Brain ..... A) Is in the head. B) Controls the body. C) Is red. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Controls the body. 14. What condition results if the cornea and lens focus the image ahead of the retina? A) Myopia. B) Hyperopia. C) Farsightedness. D) None of these answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myopia. 15. What is the role of the Sensory (Afferent) Division of the PNS? A) It sends impulses from the CNS to the muscles and glands. B) It controls involuntary muscle movements. C) It sends impulses from the senses to the CNS. D) It is used in emergency situations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It sends impulses from the senses to the CNS. 16. Which division of the nervous system is responsible for involuntary functions? A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. C) Somatic. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autonomic. 17. Which neurotransmitters triggers muscle contraction and is involved in attentiveness? A) GABA. B) Glutamate. C) Acetylcholine. D) Dopamine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acetylcholine. 18. Where is the Cerebellum located in relation to the cerebrum? A) Above the cerebrum. B) In front of the cerebrum. C) Under the cerebrum. D) Behind the cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under the cerebrum. 19. The numerous raised folds on the surface of each cerebral hemisphere are called ..... A) Gyri. B) Sulci. C) Fissures. D) Lobes. E) Pineal bodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gyri. 20. T/F nearsighted people have shorter/smaller eyes closer to exterior, therefore they see better close-up, for example reading. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesNervous System Quiz 1Nervous System Quiz 2Nervous System Quiz 3Nervous System Quiz 4Nervous System Quiz 5Nervous System Quiz 6Nervous System Quiz 7Nervous System Quiz 8Nervous System Quiz 9Nervous System Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books