This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 948 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 948 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A(n) ..... is anything in our environment that causes us to react (like jumping, blinking, fight/flight response). A) Reaction. B) Blink. C) Stimulus. D) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimulus. 2. Name a pair of muscles that work together. A) Quads and Gastronomics. B) Glutes and Hamstrings. C) Abs and Lats. D) Triceps and Biceps. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Triceps and Biceps. 3. The absolute refractory is associated with the opening of the Na+ channels until they begin to reset to their original resting state A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. How many lobes are there in the human brain? A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Four. 5. Which nerve cells detect conditions in the body's environment? A) Sensors. B) Neurons. C) Synapses. D) Receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Receptors. 6. Somatic reflexes involve stimulation of the heart. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis" ? A) STABLE. B) EQUAL. C) COMPLETE. D) CORRECT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) STABLE. 8. This portion of the cerebral cortex has sensory processing centers that can be mapped to different regions of the body, essentially head to toe. A) Somatosensory cortex. B) Pituitary gland. C) Callous body. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatosensory cortex. 9. The Nervous Systems largest organ. A) The Spinal Cord. B) The Skin. C) A Neuron. D) The Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Brain. 10. Brain tumor shares common causes with ..... A) Casher. B) Cancer. C) Caucer. D) Canteen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cancer. 11. The 3 main parts of Nervous system are-Brain, Spinal cord and ..... A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Nerves. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nerves. 12. Contains the nucleus and other parts of the cell A) Dendrites. B) Cell body. C) Axon. D) Axon terminals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell body. 13. An organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity. A) Brainstem. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain. 14. Cerebral spinal fluid flows between A) The dura mater and pia mater. B) The dura mater and arachnoid mater. C) The arachnoid mater and pia mater. D) The pia mater and the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The arachnoid mater and pia mater. 15. A(n) ..... carries nerve impulses from the cell body to other neurons and muscles. A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Nucleus. D) Reflex arc. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 16. A function of this system is to remove excretory waste through sweat. A) Skeletal. B) Muscular. C) Outgrowths. D) Digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outgrowths. 17. What is an alternative name for the hindbrain? A) Cerebellum. B) Medulla. C) Lower brain. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lower brain. 18. When the doctors taps below your knee to check your reflexes, he is checking what type of reflex? A) Polysynaptic. B) Monosynaptic. C) Multisynaptic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monosynaptic. 19. Combining form that means to bruise A) Cephal/o. B) Hard. C) Effervescence/o. D) Contus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contus. 20. Motor branch of a spinal nerve by which it connects with the spinal cord A) Ventral root. B) Dorsal root. C) Central canal. D) Neurofibrils. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ventral root. ← 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