This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 577 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 577 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is represented by C? A) Axon. B) Myelin Sheath. C) Nucleus. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelin Sheath. 2. Which part of the neuron transmits signals to other neurons or to muscles and glands? A) Conclusion. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 3. Which of the following is/are example(s) of information processed by the parietal lobe? A) Temperature. B) Pressure. C) Pain. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. Commonly called "sensory" nerves A) Afferent nerves. B) Efferent nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent nerves. 5. A patient is referred to a neurologist after complaining that he cannot see out of the right half of each eye. Which site is most likely affected by the lesion? A) Optic chiasma. B) Left optic tract. C) Right optic tract. D) Right lateral geniculate body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left optic tract. 6. The part of the brain responsible for processing sight A) Frontal. B) Temporal. C) Occipital. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occipital. 7. The bumps you can see when you look at your tongue in a mirror are called ..... A) Hair cells. B) Taste buds. C) Gustatory cells. D) Papillae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Papillae. 8. Glial cells that maintain the blood/brain barrier and hold neurons in place. A) Astrocytes. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Microglia. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astrocytes. 9. Which part of the ear is also known as the eardrum? A) Cochlea. B) Vestibule. C) Tympanic Membrane. D) Auditory canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tympanic Membrane. 10. This part of the cerebrum controls skeletal muscle movement. A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 11. While transmiting impulses the neurons transmit it through a physical contact between the presynaptical neuron and the post synaptical. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. The brain and spinal cord belong to the ..... system. A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Parasympathetic nervous system. D) Sympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system. 13. What cells allow vision in low light? A) Cones. B) Rods. C) Iris cells. D) Corneal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rods. 14. This system stores materials such as fats and minerals. A) Skeletal. B) Circulatory. C) Outgrowths. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal. 15. Which of the following senses occurs due to olfactory nerve cells A) Sight. B) Touch. C) Sound. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smell. 16. Cardiac muscles are part of the A) Somatic nervous system. B) Autonomic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic nervous system. 17. What is found in the eye that converts electromagnetic (light) stimuli into a nerve impulse? A) Receptor cells. B) Sensory organs. C) Senses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receptor cells. 18. What percent of the brain makes up the cerebrum? A) 26%. B) 85%. C) 100%. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 85%. 19. What is the fainting or sudden loss of consciousness caused by lack of blood supply to the cerebrum(brain) A) Dementia. B) Exacerbation. C) Syncope. D) Dementia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Syncope. 20. The inner spinal cord is gray because it is composed of ..... A) Neurite. B) Neuron. C) Axon. D) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuroglia. ← 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