This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 78 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 78 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The location of neurotransmitters A) Axon terminals. B) Dendrites. C) Schwann cells. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon terminals. 2. The colored part of the eye that controls the size of the pupil: A) Iris. B) Lens. C) Retina. D) Optic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iris. 3. The human brain may be divided into ..... major sections A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 4. Cord-like bundle of axons located in the peripheral nervous system that transmits sensory input and response output to and from the central nervous system. A) Nerve. B) Depolarization. C) Thermoreceptor. D) Satellite Cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerve. 5. The control variable is the variable you ..... A) Keep the same. B) Change. C) Measure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keep the same. 6. Neuroglial cells are used to ..... A) Carry impulses to the brain. B) Fill spaces, provide framework, produce myelin, and carry on phagocytosis. C) Carry impulses to effectors. D) Conduct nerve impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fill spaces, provide framework, produce myelin, and carry on phagocytosis. 7. The three main functions of the nervous system are ..... A) Decision making, thinking, and gathering information. B) Seeing, Feeling, and Hearing. C) Gathering information, processing, and responding to stimuli. D) Using the 5 senses, telling my body to move, and being aware of my surroundings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gathering information, processing, and responding to stimuli. 8. The longest autonomic nerve is the ..... A) Phrenic. B) Spinal accessory. C) Vagus. D) Thoracic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vagus. 9. Which of the following statement is meant by body coordination? A) Coordination of the body by peripheral nervous system. B) Coordination of the organs and systems in the body to produce appropriate response. C) The response of the organs to external stimuli. D) The response of the body that is controlled by endocrine system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coordination of the organs and systems in the body to produce appropriate response. 10. A person feels the heat of a hot stove. A) Stimulus. B) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimulus. 11. ..... which detects stimulus A) Receptor. B) Sensory neuron. C) Effector. D) Motor neuron. E) Interneuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receptor. 12. Read the following and decide if it is part of the CNS or PNS "brian" A) CNS. B) PNS. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CNS. 13. Transmits action potentials from sensory organs to CNS A) Afferent division. B) Autonomic nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent division. 14. Most sensory ability decreaseswith age, with some senses being moreaffected than others. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. What is the function of the cornea? A) It is the anchoring site for extrinsic eye muscles. B) It is the window that lets light into the eye. C) It produces the aqueous humor. D) It controls the movement of the eyelid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the window that lets light into the eye. 16. The control center of the body is the central nervous system. What are the two main parts of the central nervous system? A) Brain and heart. B) Brain and spine. C) Brain and spleen. D) Brain and liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain and spine. 17. Blood rushing to the muscles, heart rate and lung capacity increasing are due to which part of the nervous system? A) Parasympathetic nervous system. B) Autonomic nervous system. C) Somatic nervous system. D) Sympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic nervous system. 18. The ..... lobe, found near the ears, processes hearing and is involved in memory retrieval. A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal lobe. 19. A small part of the brainstem involved in motor functions and processing auditory and visual information A) Cerebellum. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Occipital lobe. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Midbrain. 20. Coordinates movement and muscle activity, balance A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Connecting neuron. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. ← 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