This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 931 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 931 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a trend in data? A) A consistent repetition of data. B) A relationship between variables (as one increases/decreases what happens to the other?). C) A prediction of what could happen outside the data set. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A relationship between variables (as one increases/decreases what happens to the other?). 2. Gaps between myelin on the axon are called A) Synapses. B) Nodes of ranvier. C) Intercalated disks. D) Sodium potassium pumps. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nodes of ranvier. 3. Intestines increase their movement A) Sympathetic Nervous System. B) Parasympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic Nervous System. 4. What is the gap between neurons over which impulses cross? A) Spinal cord. B) Dendrite. C) Conclusion. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 5. Watery, clear fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. A) CSF. B) CP. C) ADHD. D) MS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CSF. 6. True or false:Neurons divide A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. What is the largest and strongest bone in the body? A) Skull. B) Vertebrae. C) Femur. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 8. Which part of the brain regulates and controls the autonomic nervous system, temperature, appetite, water balance, sleep, and blood vessel constriction and dilation. It is also involved in emotions like anger, fear, pleasure, pain, and affection. A) Hippocampus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Olfactory bulb. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 9. Which nerve has nothing to do with the eyes? A) Vagus. B) Optic. C) Oculomotor. D) Abducting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vagus. 10. ..... is responsible for the voluntary movements. A) The cerebellum. B) The cerebrum. C) Medulla oblongata. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cerebrum. 11. The "forgotten cell" A) Nerve. B) Neuron. C) Glial cell. D) Cytoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glial cell. 12. Activate skeletal muscle A) Somatic Nervous System. B) Synaptic Cleft. C) Autonomic Reflex. D) Somatic Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somatic Reflex. 13. White matter refers to myelinated fibers in the: A) CNS. B) PNS. C) ANS. D) SNS. E) Both ANS and SNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CNS. 14. Progressive degeneration of the brain with abnormal protein deposits and tangles: A) Concussion. B) CVA. C) Alzheimer's. D) Multiple Sclerosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alzheimer's. 15. Inhibitory binding of NT's at a neuron-neuron chemical synapse allows for the ..... of an action potential in the post-synaptic neuron A) Continuation. B) Termination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Termination. 16. An organ that produces secretions called hormones is known as a: A) Chemical. B) Gland. C) Hormone. D) Duct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gland. 17. Auricle A) (Pinna), elastic cartilage covered by skin. Outer part, visible part of the ear. B) Has special glands that produce cerumen. Allows for sound waves to travel through to the tympanic membrane. C) Shaped like a snail's shell and contains delicate hairlike cells which compose the organ of corti. D) Middle layer of the eye, that is interlaced with many blood vessels that nourish the eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Pinna), elastic cartilage covered by skin. Outer part, visible part of the ear. 18. Central nervous system consists of ..... and ..... A) Nerves and brain. B) Brain and spinal cord. C) Spinal cord and nerves. D) Bone and skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain and spinal cord. 19. The bulb shaped part of the brain is A) Cerebellum. B) Medulla. C) Spinal cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medulla. 20. Part of neuron that is surrounded by neuroglia, which form a specialized insulated layer A) Soma. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Nodes of Ranvier. E) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. ← 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