This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 702 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 702 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Connect the brain and the spinal cords, involuntary, life sustaining activities:breathing, heart beat, blood pressure and swallowing A) Brain stem. B) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 2. The peripheral nerves can be found in the: A) Arms and legs. B) Head. C) Heart. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arms and legs. 3. There are ..... of neurons in the human body. A) Millions. B) Billions. C) Trillions. D) There are so many no one knows for sure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Billions. 4. The part of the brain that produces hormones A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Parietal lobe. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 5. When you eat a burger, your body produces insulin to control blood sugar. What type of feedback is that A) Positive feedback. B) Negative Feedback. C) None. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative Feedback. 6. Which protective mechanism blocks chemicals and harmful substances from entering brain tissue? A) Dendrite. B) Ganglia. C) Myeline sheath. D) Blood-brain barrier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blood-brain barrier. 7. What is the shape of a neuron? A) Circle-sahped. B) Star-shaped. C) Square-shaped. D) Triangle-shaped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Star-shaped. 8. A neurotransmitter will have its effect when it A) Reaches an axon terminal. B) Binds to its receptor. C) Contacts a dendrite. D) Enters the synapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Binds to its receptor. 9. . Sally has a brain injury; she knows what she wants to say but can't vocalize the words. The part of her brain that deals with the ability to speak is the: A) Longitudinal fissure. B) Gyrus. C) Central sulcus. D) Broca's area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broca's area. 10. Animals with ..... do not have brains. A) Endoskeleton. B) Gills. C) Nerve cords. D) Nerve nets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerve nets. 11. What does the axon of a neuron do? A) Transmits signals away from the cell body. B) Receives signals directly from other neurons. C) Insulates the dendrites. D) Protects glial cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transmits signals away from the cell body. 12. Myelinated axons A) White matter. B) Gray matter. C) Neurofibrils. D) Neurilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White matter. 13. ..... are sensory nerve terminals that occur chiefly in the muscles, tendons, joints, and internal ear. They give information about movements and the position of the body. A) Proprioceptors. B) Chemoreceptors. C) Photoreceptors. D) Thermoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proprioceptors. 14. Type of neuron which tells muscles and organs what to do. A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor. 15. When you find something salty, bitter, sour or sweet, you are naming A) Tastebuds. B) A particular chemical combination. C) Olfactory bulb. D) Sensory neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A particular chemical combination. 16. The tube-like structure, attached to the brain is/are known as- A) Veins. B) Oesophagus. C) Spinal cord. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 17. Which part of the brain is the small lobe located at the back of the brain that helps with balance and coordination? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 18. Destruction of nerve tissue A) Neuroma. B) Neurectomy. C) Neurolysis. D) Neurofibroma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurolysis. 19. Speech movements of the tongue A) Hypoglossal. B) Trochealar. C) Olfactory. D) Abducting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypoglossal. 20. The function of thalamus is A) Control vomiting reflex. B) Pneumotaxic centre for breathing. C) Maintain consciousness. D) Regulate body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maintain consciousness. ← 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