This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 894 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 894 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The thalamus comes from the Greek and means ..... A) Brave one. B) Inner chamber. C) Limbic system. D) Normal state. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inner chamber. 2. Which is NOT a basal ganglia function? A) Affects muscle tone. B) Storing proprioception memory. C) Producing and stopping movement. D) Eliminate unnecessary movement impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Storing proprioception memory. 3. Central cavity within the brain where CSF is produced and circulates. A) Ventricle. B) Schwann Cell. C) Gray Matter. D) Cerebral Cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ventricle. 4. The eyeball is approximately ..... in shape. A) Elliptical. B) Spherical. C) Oval. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spherical. 5. A nerve that sends a reaction to your body parts is known a A) Sensory neuron. B) Motor neuron. C) Interneuron. D) Motion neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neuron. 6. Which body system provides protection for the body system and its organs? A) Muscular. B) Circulatory. C) Skeletal. D) Digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal. 7. What is the sensory organ that we use to hear? A) Eyes. B) Ears. C) Skin. D) Tongue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ears. 8. The peripheral nervous system sends and receives signals from the entire body? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. What is a characteristic of axons in motor neurons? A) When there is a resting potential, the outside of the axon is negative relative to the inside. B) During an action potential, Na+ ions diffuse out of the axon. C) K+ ions diffusing out of the axon repolarizes it. D) Impulses in the axon travel towards the cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) K+ ions diffusing out of the axon repolarizes it. 10. Regulates voluntary activities. A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Parasympathetic nervous system. C) Sympathetic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somatic nervous system. 11. Interpreting what is being heard is done through this lobe: A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal lobe. 12. What happens when you exhale? A) The diaphragm relaxes and curves up. B) The diaphragm contracts and lowers. C) The diaphragm implodes. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The diaphragm relaxes and curves up. 13. Made up of myosin filaments and contains ATPase. A) Myofibril. B) Myofilament. C) Thick filament. D) Thin filament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thick filament. 14. What is the name of the structure that connects the two hemispheres? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Corpus Callosum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Corpus Callosum. 15. The part of the brain that plays an important role in motor control is the ..... A) Brain stem. B) Cerebellum. C) Spinal cord. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 16. A neuron transfers information in the form of an electrical impulse. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Which Cranial Nerve is mixed to thorax and abdoment? A) IX. B) X. C) XI. D) XII. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X. 18. ..... refers to the sense of taste. A) Proprioceptor. B) Photoreceptor. C) Gustatory. D) Olfactory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gustatory. 19. Signals within neurons are transmitted ..... A) Electrically. B) Chemically. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrically. 20. The ..... nervous system prepares our body for action (fight-flight-freeze), where as the ..... nervous system helps calm our body down and maintain homeostasis (normal bodily functioning) A) Central, peripheral. B) Parasympathetic, sympathetic. C) Sympathetic, somatic. D) Sympathetic, parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic, parasympathetic. ← 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