This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 781 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 781 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The 3 tough membranes that surround the ..... and ..... A) Pia mater. B) Brain, spinal canal. C) Brain, spinal cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain, spinal cord. 2. Which of the following is an example of an effector? A) Glands & muscles. B) Cartilage & bones. C) Skin & bone. D) Muscle & cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glands & muscles. 3. A nerve fiber that stimulates or inhibits the action of a muscle, gland, or other nerve cell. A) Dendrite. B) Neurons. C) Nerve Impulse. D) Senses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nerve Impulse. 4. Provides a sense of balance. A) Eustachian tube. B) Cochlea. C) External auditory canal. D) Semicircular canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semicircular canal. 5. Part of the brain involved with planning and problem solving? A) Temporal Lobe. B) Frontal Lobe. C) Parietal Lobe. D) Occipital Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frontal Lobe. 6. The nervous system as a whole is divided into how many main subdivision? A) 3. B) 2. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 7. Shoulder shrugging, Head turning A) Accessory. B) Hypoglossal. C) Vagus. D) Abducting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accessory. 8. The rough areas around the nucleus in a neuron comprised of the rough ER and Golgi bodies A) Nissl Bodies. B) Neuroglia. C) Nodes of Ranviar. D) Schwann cell. E) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nissl Bodies. 9. Actin is the ..... A) Thick Filament within a Muscle Fibre. B) Thin Filament within a Muscle Fibre. C) Protein that covers myosin-binding sites. D) Molecule that causes muscle contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thin Filament within a Muscle Fibre. 10. How many pairs of spinal nerves are found in the human body? A) 12. B) 21. C) 31. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 31. 11. Blurred vision A) Blurred vision. B) Eyes see two. C) Double vision. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blurred vision. 12. The main part of the peripheral nervous system are the nerves A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 13. The parts of brain stem are A) Midbrain pons medulla. B) Pons medulla. C) Midbrain and medulla. D) Pons cerebellum and medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Midbrain pons medulla. 14. The cardiac and respiratory centers are found in the: A) Pons. B) Cerebellum. C) Diencephalon. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medulla oblongata. 15. The ..... insulates the axon to speed up the signal. A) Dendrites. B) Myelin sheath. C) Conclusion. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelin sheath. 16. Fatty covering over the axon A) Neurilemma. B) Nodes of Ranvier. C) Dendrites. D) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myelin Sheath. 17. Unlike bones, an exoskeleton..... A) Is on the outside of the body. B) Grows with the animal. C) Is made of fur. D) Is made of slime. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is on the outside of the body. 18. Which is true about the cerebrum? A) Smallest part of brain. B) Contains the brain stem. C) Is divided into lobes. D) Controls the body's movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is divided into lobes. 19. Why do leaf and stem cells of plants have chloroplasts, but root cells do not? A) The root cells are underground and do not get sunlight, so they don't need them. B) The root cells do have chloroplasts, they are just very tiny. C) Root cells have extra mitochondria to provide more energy. D) The cell wall prevents the root cells from having chloroplasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The root cells are underground and do not get sunlight, so they don't need them. 20. Which of the following is NOT true of association neurons? A) Association neurons are also known as interneurons. B) Most association neurons are multipolar. C) Most association neurons are confined within the peripheral nervous system (PNS). D) Association neurons account for over 99% of the neurons in the body.Submit . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Most association neurons are confined within the peripheral nervous system (PNS). ← 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