This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 681 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 681 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Age related changes to the brain include all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) Increase in neurons. B) Decrease in brain size. C) Decrease in brain blood flow. D) Increase chances of Alzheimer's Disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase in neurons. 2. The part of the nervous system which consists of the brain and spinal chord A) Central Nervous System. B) Pedestrian Nervous System. C) Peripheral Nervous System. D) Whole Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System. 3. This fissure separates the left and right hemispheres. A) Transverse. B) Longitudinal. C) Occipital. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Longitudinal. 4. It controls movement, emotion, judgment, and self-control. A) Frontal lobe. B) Occipital lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe. 5. It recognize the message and produces the signal that will travel to the next neuron. A) Soma. B) Axon. C) Dendrites. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soma. 6. This disease is the result of a gradual shrinking of the neurons in the cerebrum producing such symptoms and memory loss and inability to function on your own. A) Parkinson's. B) Alzheimer's. C) Cholera. D) Bipolar disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alzheimer's. 7. What is the largest area of the brain? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Thalamus. D) Amygdala. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 8. What is a mass of billions of nerve cells located in the head which is protected by the skull and meninges (three layers of tissues that weighs about 1.25 kg and has a whitish-pink appearance with a wrinkled surface? A) Brain. B) Nerves. C) Vertebra. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 9. Autonomic NS- "fight or flight" A) Somatic. B) Sympathetic NS. C) Parasympathetic NS. D) Temporal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic NS. 10. The raised areas on the surface of the cerebrum are called A) Sulci. B) Convolutions. C) Gyri. D) Lobes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gyri. 11. Which is the function for cerebellum A) It controls blood pressure. B) It coordinates balance and coordinates movements. C) It maintains the body temperature stable. D) It directs voluntary movements and secretes hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It coordinates balance and coordinates movements. 12. The main passageway for messages from all parts of body is the ..... A) Nerves. B) Brain. C) Spinal cord. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 13. Which type of nerve cells carry information from the brain to the rest of the body? A) Interneurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Glial cells. D) Sensory neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neurons. 14. What is the difference between the white matter and grey matter in your spinal cord? A) Grey handles muscle movement; white relays messages between brain and body. B) Grey handles voluntary movements; white handles involuntary movements. C) Grey handles muscle movements; white handles higher-level thought. D) Grey is made of brain cells; white is made of bone cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grey handles muscle movement; white relays messages between brain and body. 15. As a boulder rolls from the top of a hill to the bottom, how does its potential and kinetic energy change? A) Potential and kinetic energy both increase. B) Potential energy increases and kinetic energy decreases. C) Potential energy decreases and kinetic energy increases. D) Potential and kinetic energy both increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Potential energy decreases and kinetic energy increases. 16. What type of neurons carry impulses from the CNS to effectors? A) Sensory. B) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor. 17. The ..... is the plasma membrane of a muscle cell and it is specialized for generating action potentials A) Sarcolemma. B) T tubule. C) Sarcoplasmic reticulum. D) Triad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarcolemma. 18. Voluntary activities, largest, intelligences, learning, judgement A) The brain. B) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The brain. 19. What is the function of the CN IV? A) Extraocular eye movement. B) Sensation of cornea. C) Vision and visual fields. D) Sensation of skin of face. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extraocular eye movement. 20. The cerebrum is located at? A) Upper and down of the cerebellum. B) Uppermost part of the brain. C) Lowest part. D) None of above. 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