This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 646 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 646 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which three crops account for most food production in the world? A) Wheat, corn and rice. B) Potato, palm sugar and rice. C) Wheat, potato and barley. D) Corn, apples and carrots. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wheat, corn and rice. 2. Supportive cells of the nervous system A) Neurons. B) Neuroglia. C) Nociceptors. D) Reflex cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuroglia. 3. Which of the following is not a component of the diencephalon? A) Midbrain. B) Thalamus. C) Hypothalamus. D) Epithalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Midbrain. 4. The chemicals found in synapses are called A) Neutron bomb. B) Neurotransmitters. C) Synapse chemicals. D) Hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurotransmitters. 5. What are the two largest divisions of the nervous system? A) Motor Division + Sensory Division. B) Central Nervous System + Peripheral Nervous System. C) Autonomic Nervous System + Somatic Nervous System. D) Sympathetic Division + Parasympathetic Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Nervous System + Peripheral Nervous System. 6. What role do microglia play in the central nervous system? A) Support and anchor neurons to surrounding capillaries. B) Provide myelin insulation to neurons. C) Secrete and circulate cerebrospinal fluid. D) Provide immune response to central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provide immune response to central nervous system. 7. Inner lining of the eyelid A) Conjunctiva. B) Sclera. C) Retina. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conjunctiva. 8. Do synapses correlate w/ memory? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 9. Most organs controlled by the ..... nervous system are under the control of both sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons. A) Autonomic. B) Sensory. C) Central. D) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic. 10. Chemical receptors are present in the ..... A) Ear. B) Nose. C) Eye. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nose. 11. Do glial cells transmit impulses A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 12. What are the functions of the central nervous system? A) Work perfectly, so we can breathe. B) Carry out the mental processes that we receive from the outside. C) Carry out the digestion process properly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carry out the mental processes that we receive from the outside. 13. A muscle or gland that effects change in the body; peripheral neurons that carry impulses to responding structures. A) Axons. B) Cell bodies. C) Effectors. D) Receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Effectors. 14. Which part of a neuron receives or invites information? A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Cell body. D) Axon terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 15. Which division of the nervous system controls voluntary behaviors? A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Autonomic. D) Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somatic. 16. *In excitation contraction coupling, calcium binds to ..... and signals ..... to move. A) *troponin, tropomyosin. B) *tropomyosin, troponin. C) *calmodulin, calcitonin. D) *troponin, calcitonin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) *troponin, tropomyosin. 17. Which type of receptor is used by eyes to help us see? A) Mechanoreceptor. B) Thermoreceptor. C) Chemoreceptor. D) Photoreceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photoreceptor. 18. Digestion, Heartbeat, and Reflexes are examples of A) Voluntary Processes. B) Involuntary Processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary Processes. 19. What is the clear front surface of the eyeball called? A) Macula. B) Iris. C) Pupil. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cornea. 20. Which type of neurons carry information from the central nervous system to the muscles or organs? A) Interneurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Sensory neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neurons. ← 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