This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 576 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 576 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the difference between a reflex and a normal nervous system response? A) Reflexes don't involve the spinal cord. B) Reflexes don't involve the brain. C) Normal responses don't involve the spinal cord. D) Normal responses don't involve the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflexes don't involve the brain. 2. Nerve cell specialized for transferring messages A) Receptor. B) Neuron. C) Cerebellum. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuron. 3. The environmental change that the body detects is know as the A) Stimulus. B) Response. C) Impulse. D) Reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimulus. 4. ..... carries messages to and from the central nervous system. A) The nerves from the central nervous system. B) The nerves from the peripheral nervous system. C) The nerves from the spinal cord. D) The nerves from the brainstem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The nerves from the peripheral nervous system. 5. Ganglions are found within the peripheral nervous system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Thin layer of gray matter on surface of cerebrum A) Gyrus (convolution). B) Cerebral Cortex. C) Midbrain. D) Spinal cord elongated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebral Cortex. 7. Fight or flight, activated during times of stress. A) Parasympathetic nervous system. B) Sympathetic nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic nervous system. 8. White matter in the CNS consists of A) Neuroglia. B) Myelinated axons of neuron. C) Cell bodies of neuron. D) Unmyelinated axons of neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelinated axons of neuron. 9. What contains the nucleus of the neurone? A) Terminal button. B) Cell body. C) Axon hillock. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell body. 10. Which tool is used to diagnose someone with multiple sclerosis? A) X-ray. B) Electrocardiogram. C) MRI. D) Urinalysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MRI. 11. Which is not one of the three functions of the nervous system? A) Sensory input. B) Integration. C) Movement. D) Motor output. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Movement. 12. A nociceptor is sensitive to A) Chemical substances. B) Physical stimuli:touch, pressure, sound waves, gravity. C) Light. D) Temperature change. E) Stimuli that cause pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Stimuli that cause pain. 13. Thinking of the pathway of an impulse from stimulus to response (not involving a reflex), how do the muscles get the message to move? A) Brain. B) Motor neuron. C) Sensory neuron. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neuron. 14. A coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube in the inner ear through which sound waves trigger nerve impulses by bending hair cells A) Malleus. B) Incus. C) Stapes. D) Cochlea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cochlea. 15. '8th' cranial nerve affects: A) Taste. B) Touch. C) Smell. D) Equilibrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equilibrium. 16. Kylin knows that he can run, walk, swim, and crawl. He can get from one place to another. What part of the body is the BEST choice for transferring the information that tells his muscles how to get him from one place to another? A) Motor neuron. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Conclusion. E) Neurochemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor neuron. 17. The highest point on a wave. A) Frequency. B) Compression. C) Trough. D) Crest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crest. 18. What is the function of cilia on ependymal cells? A) They provide structural support. B) They assist with the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid. C) They produce myelin sheath. D) They protect against pathogens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They assist with the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid. 19. Consist of nerve fibers that send information to the central nervous system-control voluntary actions (running after the ball, turning the page in a book) A) Somatic nervous system. B) Autonomic nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic nervous system. 20. Your fingers have ..... sensory receptors than the skin on your knee. A) More. B) Fewer. C) The same number of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More. ← 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