This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 877 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 877 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is the correct sequence of reflex responses? A) Effector-Sensory neuron-Interneuron-Motor neuron-Receptor. B) Receptor-Sensory neuron-Interneuron-Motor neuron-Effector. C) Effector-Motor neuron-Interneuron-Sensory neuron-Receptor. D) Receptor-Interneuron-Sensory neuron-Motor neuron-Effector. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receptor-Sensory neuron-Interneuron-Motor neuron-Effector. 2. Vagus nerve controls A) Parasympathetic nervous system. B) Sympathetic nervous system. C) Mastication. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic nervous system. 3. What type of sensory receptor is found in tissue throughout the body? A) Hair cells. B) Pressure receptors. C) Photoreceptors. D) Pain receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pain receptors. 4. The infundibulum is a narrow part of the ..... A) Hypothalamus. B) Pituitary. C) Pineal gland. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pituitary. 5. Functional division of the nervous system that is responsible for homeostatic reflexes that coordinate control of cardiac and smooth muscle, as well as glandular tissue. A) Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). B) Spinal Cord. C) Myelin. D) Depolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). 6. Type of neuron that sends nerve impulses to muscles and gland, by the command of other neurons. A) Motor Neurons. B) Interneurons. C) Sensory Neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor Neurons. 7. Sue is experiencing tachycardia and dry mouth following an accident where she sustained an injury. After a few hours, Sue's symptoms disappeared. Which nervous system structures were likely activated? A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Cerebral ventricles. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 8. What is a dendrite? A) Part of neuron that conducts stimuli away from nerve cell body. B) Whitish, fatty material surrounding long nerve fibers. C) Part of neuron that normally receives stimuli and conducts impulses towards the nerve cell body. D) Space between neurons where an impulse from one neuron is communicating to another neuron. E) Branches of the spinal nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Part of neuron that normally receives stimuli and conducts impulses towards the nerve cell body. 9. This part of the brain is in charge of thinking, learning, talking, plus the five senses A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 10. Innervates cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, glands A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 11. Which part controls the VOLUNTARY actions? A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 12. What is another name for the eardrum? A) Ceruminous Membrane. B) Timpani. C) Auricle. D) Tympanic Membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tympanic Membrane. 13. Sympathetic preganglionic neurons exit the spinal cord via the ..... root and then Join the spinal nerve and enter the ganglion via the ..... ramus. Most of the postganglionic fibers return to the spinal nerve via the ..... ramus A) Ventral:gray:white. B) Ventral:white:gray. C) Dorsal:gray:gray. D) Dorsal:white:gray. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ventral:white:gray. 14. Absorb and dispose of dead cells and bacteria A) Ependymal Cells. B) Astrocytes. C) Microglia. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Microglia. 15. Spinal nerves carry impulses from the skin and internal structures not supplies by the cranial nerves A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. An example of how the parasympathetic nervous system works is ..... A) Writing, pedaling a bicycle. B) During sleep, the heart rate and breathing become slower. C) When the knee is hit, it hurts a little. D) Reading, writing and playing. E) Drawing, Riding a Motorcycle, Singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During sleep, the heart rate and breathing become slower. 17. The brains of fishes: A) Continue growing throughout their lives. B) Have a prominent hind brain. C) Have changed very little over 500 million years. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. 18. What is the function of the motor division of the peripheral nervous system? A) Sends signals to muscles and glands. B) Serves as a barrier against infection and injury. C) Converts foods into simple molecules. D) Controls growth and development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sends signals to muscles and glands. 19. What nervous system disease is a motor system disorder that happens when neuron pathways in the brain are destroyed where a person manifest trembling in the hands, arms, legs, jaw, and face, stiffness of the limbs, slowness of movement, and may also experience postural instability, poor coordination, difficulty in walking, talking, and completing simple tasks? A) Brain tumor. B) Parkinson's disease. C) Polio. D) Sleeping sickness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parkinson's disease. 20. The inhibition of smooth muscle tissue allows for ..... A) The pulling of bones. B) Constriction of tracts. C) Dilation of tracts. D) Increased heart rate. E) Decreased heart rate. 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