This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 624 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 624 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When a skeletal muscle fiber contracts, A) The zones of overlap get larger. B) *the H bands and I bands get smaller. C) The Z lines get closer together. D) *all of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) *all of the above. 2. Where is the pituitary gland located? A) In your foot. B) In your abdomen. C) In your brain. D) In your hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In your brain. 3. This is the portion of the nervous system that is outside of the brain and spinal cord. A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Interneuron. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral nervous system. 4. Which of the following is in the central nervous system? A) Brain. B) Sensory nerve cells. C) Organ. D) Draindrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 5. Tiny fibers in your body that send signals back to the brain. A) Nerves. B) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 6. A nerve cell, including its processes, axons and dendrites. A) Neurotransmitter. B) Neurons. C) Myelin. D) Multiple sclerosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons. 7. TRUE/FALSE:motor cells are used when you feel the coldness of ice. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. The time it takes for a neuron to reset is called the ..... A) Refractory period. B) Reset period. C) Rehance period. D) Remittance period. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refractory period. 9. The cerebrum is the largest structure in the brain A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system work together to maintain a balanced state called? A) Voluntary movement. B) Special senses. C) Homeostasis. D) Involuntary movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homeostasis. 11. A wave of electrical fluctuations that travels along the plasma membrane A) Impulse. B) Debris. C) Storage cells. D) Cations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impulse. 12. Hemiparesis is paralysis on one side of the body: A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. The autonomic nervous system A) Is involuntary. B) Voluntary. C) Only works from 9-5. D) Does not exist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is involuntary. 14. What brain lobe allows you to take in visual information? A) Occipital. B) Temporal. C) Parietal. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occipital. 15. A part of the brain that is found below the cerebrum which is responsible for coordinating posture, balance and muscle movements. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain Stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 16. The yellowish disc on the retina that contains the fovea centralis; The area of sharpest vision. A) Macula lutea. B) Optic disc. C) Central pit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macula lutea. 17. What is the function of astrocytes? A) To produce and regulate cerebrospinal fluid. B) Producing myelin. C) Anchoring neurons in place and providing them with nutrients. D) Protecting neurons from infection. E) Regulating the microenvironment of cell bodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anchoring neurons in place and providing them with nutrients. 18. These three parts work together to make up the CNS. They are? A) Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerves. B) Heart, Lungs, Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerves. 19. The field of science that focuses on the study of the nervous system is called A) Cardiology. B) Neuroscience. C) Urology. D) Brainology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuroscience. 20. Our nervous system controls everything we do. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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