This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 920 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 920 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which part of the neuron carries the impulse away from the cell body? A) Dendrites. B) I get bodies. C) Nucleus. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon. 2. Which of these is not a function of the human brain from the following choices? A) It helps you to think, learn and gather information through memory. B) It helps your body balance and muscle movement. C) It helps you to swallow and breathe. D) The spinal cord senses the danger and takes action immediately, to avoid any damage to the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The spinal cord senses the danger and takes action immediately, to avoid any damage to the body. 3. Nerves that originate in the brain. A) Cranial nerves. B) Spinal nerves. C) Vagus nerve. D) Peripheral nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cranial nerves. 4. Which of these two has a predictable response? A) Reflex. B) Reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex. 5. Unsteadiness A) Convulsions. B) Unbalanced. C) Tingling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unbalanced. 6. If an axon or dendrite is ....., it will often heal and function again. A) Destroyed. B) Cured. C) Cut. D) Dyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cut. 7. Many short and highly branched extensions on a nerve cells are called ..... A) Axons. B) Cell bodies. C) Dendrites. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 8. Sensory neurons send information from the ..... receptors to the spinal cord and brain A) Associative. B) Sensory. C) Cat. D) Cute cats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory. 9. The sensory information from the eye is processed in the A) Frontal Lobe. B) Occipital Lobe. C) Temporal Lobe. D) Parietal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occipital Lobe. 10. What part of the nervous system could we also call the "control center" of the body (because it processes information and sends instructions to the rest of the body)? A) The spinal cord. B) The brain. C) The lungs. D) The eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The brain. 11. Where are the Nodes of Ranvier? A) A. B) B. C) D. D) E. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) E. 12. Reflex actions are important because A) They provide a quick, involuntary response. B) They prevent injury. C) They are essential to the survival of organisms. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. A spinal cord CSF sample is usually taken from the ..... A) Brain. B) Peripheral nerves. C) Lumbar subarachnoid space. D) Cervical subarachnoid space. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lumbar subarachnoid space. 14. A physician who specializes in administering anesthetic agents is a/an? A) Aphasia. B) Anesthesiologist. C) Anesthetist. D) Amnesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anesthesiologist. 15. Which type of diabetes is linked to lifestyle choices? A) Type 1. B) Type 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Type 2. 16. Controls all body functions A) Spinal cord. B) Brain. C) Nerves. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 17. What is the function of an oligodendrocyte? A) Digest debris or bacteria. B) Make the myelin sheath that insulates axons in the CNS. C) Connect blood vessels to neurons. D) Form membranes in the CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make the myelin sheath that insulates axons in the CNS. 18. The part of our brain that controls thinking and reasoning is the A) Parietal Lobe. B) Frontal Lobe. C) Occipital Lobe. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frontal Lobe. 19. Regulation of body processes is the function of the ..... system. A) Nervous. B) Lymphatic. C) Endocrine. D) Digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endocrine. 20. Part of brainstem continuous with the spinal cord A) Central Sulcus. B) Spinal cord elongated. C) Midbrain. D) Ventricle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord elongated. ← 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