This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 86 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 86 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This is a function of the cerebrum that has to do with movement and muscle contractions. A) Frontal. B) Motor. C) Sensory. D) Associative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor. 2. The central nervous system consists of all of the following EXCEPT: A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Spinal cord. D) Spinal nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal nerves. 3. What structure do oligodendrocytes form around nerve fibers in the CNS? A) Axon terminals. B) Dendrites. C) Myelin sheaths. D) Synaptic vesicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myelin sheaths. 4. Skin has the following sensory receptors except: A) Thermoreceptor. B) Pain receptor. C) Mechanoreceptor. D) Chemoreceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chemoreceptor. 5. What is the main organ of the nervous system? A) Heart. B) Stomach. C) Bladder. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain. 6. Occipital Lobes are responsible for: A) Balance. B) Vision. C) Hearing. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vision. 7. What is the function of the cerebrum? A) Functions in learning, speech, emotion, and reasoning. B) Regulate respiration and circulation. C) Relay information between the brain and spinal cord. D) Maintain posture and balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functions in learning, speech, emotion, and reasoning. 8. What part of your nervous system calms your body back down after danger has passed? A) Central. B) Somatic. C) Parasympathetic. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasympathetic. 9. The nervous system uses sense organs and nerve endings to detect changes both inside and outside of the body (T/F)? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The part of the neuron that INSULATES the axon and increases the speed of the neural message within the neuron. A) Conclusion. B) Dendrite. C) Myelin Sheath. D) Axon Terminal Button. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myelin Sheath. 11. Voluntary muscle movement is coordinated by what part of the brain? A) Cerebellum. B) Occipital. C) Frontal. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 12. Which best describes the function of the spinal cord? A) To connect the brain and the body. B) To shield nerves from injury. C) To receive and send messages. D) To detect external stimuli. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To connect the brain and the body. 13. What are the 2 division of the autonomic nervous system? A) Sympathetic & parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic & somatic. C) CNS & PNS. D) Afferent & efferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic & parasympathetic. 14. What is the largest muscle called? A) Gluteus maximus. B) Bicep. C) Calf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gluteus maximus. 15. Which part of the neuron transmits impulses to other neurons? A) Axon. B) Cell body. C) Dendrite. D) Node. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 16. This controls involuntary actions of the PNS. A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 17. What happens at a neuron-neuron chemical synapse when Ca enters the axon terminals? A) Synaptic vesicles fuse with the cell membrane and release NT's. B) An action potential is generated. C) NT's bind to receptors on the post-synaptic neuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synaptic vesicles fuse with the cell membrane and release NT's. 18. The reflex test is often done by gently hitting a soft object under the kneecap so that the patient's lower leg moves forward unconsciously. The reflex arc that produces this movement has the following path ..... A) Knee-sensory nerves-connector nerves-motor nerves-feet. B) Knee-motor nerves-spinal cord-sensory nerves-feet. C) Knee-sensory nerves-spinal cord-motor nerves-feet. D) Knee-motor nerves-brain-sensory nerves-feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knee-sensory nerves-spinal cord-motor nerves-feet. 19. What determines whether a cell is a target cell for a particular signal molecule? A) Phosphorylation cascade. B) CAMP. C) Signal receptors. D) Phosphatase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Signal receptors. 20. Type of neuron that carries a message to a muscle A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Interneuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor. ← 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