This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 891 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 891 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What part of the brain connects the rest of the brain to the spinal cord? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain stem. 2. The clear tissue that covers the front of the eye. A) Lens. B) Pupil. C) Iris. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cornea. 3. Which sensory modality is categorized as tactile sensation? A) Itch. B) Pain. C) Warm. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Itch. 4. What is the space between two neurons called? A) Synaptic node. B) Synaptic cleft. C) Neuronal gap. D) Axonal space. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synaptic cleft. 5. Which is not a type of nocicieptor? A) Thermal. B) Chemical. C) Mechanical. D) Pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pressure. 6. What is the main purpose of the nervous system? A) To create information to be gathered. B) To connect stored information that is responded to. C) To gather, store, and respond to information. D) To circulate nutrients and information to the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To gather, store, and respond to information. 7. Meningioma A) Benign tumor outside of the brain tissue but inside the cranium. B) Accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain. C) A disease resulting in slow movement, rigid muscles, and shaking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Benign tumor outside of the brain tissue but inside the cranium. 8. How many parts are there in our nervous system A) 3. B) 5. C) 33. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 9. Which one below is CORRECT in describing involuntary action? A) Affector > brain > effector > response. B) Affector > effector > response. C) Affector > effector > spinal cord > response. D) Effector > Affector > spinal cord > response. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affector > effector > spinal cord > response. 10. What type of receptor cells are gustatory (taste) receptors? A) Mechanoreceptors. B) Chemoreceptors. C) Thermoreceptors. D) Photoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemoreceptors. 11. Has sensory fibers to scalp and upper lip A) Trigeminal. B) Trochlear. C) Vagus. D) Facial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trigeminal. 12. Glands are small organs located throughout your body that secrete (that means release) substances called hormones. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. In cells, an extension of a cell body; in the case of neurons, this includes the axon and dendrites. A) Process. B) Microglia. C) Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). D) Synapses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Process. 14. Which of the following is part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)? A) Spinal cord elongated. B) Spinal Cord. C) Cranial Nerves. D) Interneurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cranial Nerves. 15. Which is NOT an example of a reflex? A) Pulling your hand away when you touch something hot. B) Sneezing when you breathe in dust. C) Yelling ouch with you touch a thorn. D) Thinking about a tricky math problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thinking about a tricky math problem. 16. Name the 3 parts of the neuron. A) Spinal cord, fibers, neuroglia. B) Brain, spinal cord, nerves. C) Cell body, axon, dendrites. D) Cell body, mitochondria, nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell body, axon, dendrites. 17. The major relay station for action potentials going to and from the cerebral cortex is the A) Hypothalamus. B) Pineal body. C) Pons. D) Cerebellum. E) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Thalamus. 18. What part of the eye bends light to focus it on the retina? A) Retina. B) Iris. C) Optic Nerve. D) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lens. 19. What is the central nervous system like? A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Spinal cord and brain. C) Brain and cerebellum. D) Cerebellum and spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain and spinal cord. 20. The ..... vibrate A) Brain. B) Outer ear. C) Eardrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eardrum. ← 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