This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 933 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 933 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is formed by cells that have the same function and join together? A) Cells. B) Tissues. C) Organs. D) Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tissues. 2. There are 2 basic types of reflexes. Which 1 occurs with secretion of saliva and dilation of pupils A) Autonomic reflex. B) Somatic reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic reflex. 3. Which of the following conditions affects the nervous system? A) Osteoporosis. B) Bruise. C) Heart Attack. D) Epilepsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epilepsy. 4. Part of the Nervous System that results in a increase in heart rate, blood pressure, and perspiration. A) Autonomic (Involuntary NS). B) Somatic (Voluntary NS). C) Parasympathetic NS. D) Sympathetic NS. E) Peripheral NS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic NS. 5. What is the role of the CELL BODY in the nerve cell? A) The cell body contains the genetic information and organelles. B) The cell body SENDS signals from the nerve cell. C) The cell body covers the nerve cell in a protective coating. D) The cell body is the outermost part of the nerve and RECEIVES signals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cell body contains the genetic information and organelles. 6. A person that has dilated pupils, increased heart rate, rapid breathing and inhibited digestion is probably undergoing ..... A) A Flight or Eat response. B) A Medulla oblongata response. C) A Rest or Digest response. D) A Fight or Flight response. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Fight or Flight response. 7. What nerve supplies impulses to the skin on the outer skin side and back of the foot and leg? A) Sural nerve. B) Common peroneal nerve. C) Dorsal nerve. D) Saphenous nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sural nerve. 8. Voluntary control of skeletal muscle is provided by which part of the nervous system? A) Sympathetic. B) Somatic. C) Autonomic. D) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic. 9. Periosteum A) Soft thin substance that covers and protects the bone. B) Tubes that carry blood. C) Tough hard bone that can heal itself. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soft thin substance that covers and protects the bone. 10. When your spinal cord tells a part of your body to move very rapidly it is considered a ..... A) Sense. B) Neuron. C) Reflex. D) Involuntary neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflex. 11. Taken with levodopa to minimize the "off phenomenon" A) Catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitors. B) DMARDs. C) Immunosuppressants. D) Sodium Channel blockers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitors. 12. Which is true about the parasympathetic division? A) Causes stress. B) Known for "flight or fight". C) "rest and digest". D) It's lame. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "rest and digest". 13. Which portion of the nervous system is responsible for both sensory input and motor output? A) Central NS. B) Peripheral NS. C) Autonomic NS. D) Somatic NS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral NS. 14. ..... receptors detect/are activated by light. A) Chemical. B) Mechanical. C) Light. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light. 15. Which of these would be a descending tract in the spinal cord? A) Spinothalamic tract. B) Corticospinal tract. C) Spinocerebellar tract. D) Dorsal column. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corticospinal tract. 16. Tympanum/o A) Eardrum. B) Ear. C) Eye. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eardrum. 17. Which part of the neuron is responsible for receiving signals from other neurons and sending the impulse to the cell body? A) Axons. B) Neuron. C) Dendrocytes. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrocytes. 18. Chambers through which blood enters the heart A) Atria. B) Capillaries. C) Ventricles. D) Lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atria. 19. What is the main function of the brain? A) The main function of the brain is to pump blood. B) The main function of the brain is to regulate body temperature. C) The main function of the brain is to control and coordinate the body's activities and processes. D) The main function of the brain is to digest food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The main function of the brain is to control and coordinate the body's activities and processes. 20. Possesses the Motor Cortex A) Temporal Lobe. B) Parietal Lobe. C) Occipital Lobe. D) Frontal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frontal Lobe. ← 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