This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 659 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 659 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Largest area of brain that controls everything conscious A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Diencephalon. D) Brain Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 2. Which part of the nervous system is responsible for decision making and thinking? A) Spinal cord. B) Heart. C) Brain. D) Muscles tagsMS-LS1.8. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain. 3. What do we call the nerve impulse or "buzz" that occurs when a neuron is stimulated? A) Refraction. B) Action potential. C) Threshold. D) Membrane potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action potential. 4. If you picked up a hot coal, ..... innervating the muscles in your fingers would cause your hand to let go. A) Sensory Neurons. B) Motor Neurons. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor Neurons. 5. The suffix-OMA means speech A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Function of nervous system? A) Circulation of meterials. B) Digestion. C) Respiration. D) Control and coordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Control and coordination. 7. The 5 senses of taste are: A) Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter, Savory (Jumanji). B) Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter, Savory (Umami). C) Sweet, Salty, Sour, Better, Savory (Umami). D) Sweat, Salty, Sour, Bitter, Savory (Umami). E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter, Savory (Umami). 8. Which of the following is not a potential benefit of resistance training? A) Increased muscle mass. B) Improved bone density. C) Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. D) Increased strength and power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. 9. You see a pencil and go to pick it up. During this process, the nerve impulse travels to your brain using the ..... and then from your brain to your hand muscles using the ..... A) Afferent division, efferent division. B) Motor division, sensory division. C) Efferent division, afferent division. D) Autonomic division, somatic division. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent division, efferent division. 10. The pathway that an impulse travels from your foot back to your leg is known as a ..... A) Reflex arc. B) Spinal cord. C) Axon terminal. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex arc. 11. What part of our brain is in control of our balance and coordination? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Spinal cord. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 12. Sensory neuron; carries impulses from the body to the CNS A) Efferent neuron. B) Afferent neuron. C) Dendrite. D) Purkinje Fibers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Afferent neuron. 13. Lobe responsible for vision A) Frontal. B) Temporal. C) Occipital. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occipital. 14. The central nervous system refers to the A) Autonomic and peripheral nervous systems. B) Brain and cranial nerves. C) Brain spinal cord and cranial nerves. D) Brain and spinal cord. E) Spinal nerves and spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain and spinal cord. 15. Manages all the messages going in and out of the brain through the spinal cord. A) Midbrain. B) Forebrain. C) Hindbrain. D) Brainstem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Midbrain. 16. Neurotransmitters are released at the A) Telodendria. B) Collaterals. C) Axon Hillock. D) Synaptic End Bulbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synaptic End Bulbs. 17. Which cranial nerve is responsible for regulating visceral activity? A) Facial. B) Oculomotor. C) Spinal accessory. D) Trigeminal. E) Vagus. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Vagus. 18. Seizure, convulsion A) RIP/oh. B) Epilepsy. C) -lepsy. D) Take. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -lepsy. 19. What does letter E represent? A) Thalamus. B) Midbrain. C) Pons. D) Gyrus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thalamus. 20. Which part of the eye is where images are converted to nerve impulses? A) Retina. B) Cornea. C) Optic Nerve. D) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Optic Nerve. ← 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