This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 680 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 680 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Balance, coordination and voluntary muscle control A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Hypothalamus. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 2. What is the difference between the walls of the blood vessels and the blood-brain barrier? A) Walls of blood vessels have ventricles but blood-brain barrier does not. B) Walls of blood vessels are loosely packed but the blood-brain barrier is packed. C) Walls of blood vessels blocks large molecules, but blood-brain barrier does not. D) There are no differences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walls of blood vessels are loosely packed but the blood-brain barrier is packed. 3. What happens to a dendrite or axon if it is cut? A) It will heal and function again. B) It cannot be repaired. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It will heal and function again. 4. What does the Auditory canal do? A) Makes ear wax. B) Pulls sound waves into the ear. C) End the journey of the sound waves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pulls sound waves into the ear. 5. NERVOUS SYSTEM PARTS A) BRAIN, SPINAL CHORD, CEREBELLUM, CELL. B) HEAD, FOOT, STOMACH, BACK. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BRAIN, SPINAL CHORD, CEREBELLUM, CELL. 6. CNS full name A) Central nervous system. B) Central neurone system. C) Centre nervous system. D) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system. 7. Which part of the brain is responsible for the recognition and formation of language? A) Occipital lobe. B) Broca's area. C) Frontal lobe. D) Wernicke's area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wernicke's area. 8. Muscles can only ..... they cannot ..... A) Pull; push. B) Push; pull. C) Expand; increase. D) Increase; expand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pull; push. 9. Responsible for hearing A) Optic. B) Vestibulocochlear. C) Olfactory. D) Trigeminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vestibulocochlear. 10. The gaps between Schwann cells A) Myelin sheath. B) Synaptic cleft. C) Nodes of ranvier. D) Axon terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nodes of ranvier. 11. What lobe contains the primary visual cortex? A) Frontal. B) Temporal. C) Occipital. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occipital. 12. What is the function of the myelin sheath in the nervous system? A) To transmit nerve impulses. B) To protect the axon. C) To provide insulation and increase the speed of nerve impulses. D) To release neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide insulation and increase the speed of nerve impulses. 13. This is a function of the cerebrum that has to do with higher mental functions. Ex. personality, Intelligence, consequences of behavior, etc. A) Frontal. B) Motor. C) Sensory. D) Associative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Associative. 14. Reflexes involve receptors sending messages to the ..... A) Brain. B) Heart. C) Nerves. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal cord. 15. The junction between communicating neurons A) Conclusion. B) Axon terminal. C) Impulse. D) Myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 16. A transparent, biconvex structure in the eye that, along with the cornea, helps to refract light to be focused on the retina. This part of the eye focuses light/images onto the retina. A) Lens. B) Cornea. C) Cones. D) Vitreous humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lens. 17. Material surrounding number 4 A) Myelin sheath. B) Neurotransmitter. C) Astrocyte. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin sheath. 18. The chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells A) Metabolism. B) Diabetes. C) Cellular respiration. D) Anemia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cellular respiration. 19. Which of the following is responsible for regulating activities that are under our conscious control? A) Somatic Nervous System. B) Autonomic Nervous System. C) Sympathetic Nervous System. D) Parasympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic Nervous System. 20. What part of your nervous system relays information frmo thermoreceptors, photoreceptors, ect? A) Parasympathetic. B) Sensory. C) Somatic. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory. ← 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