This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 980 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 980 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What's the control center of your body? A) Brain. B) Heart. C) Stomach. D) Mouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 2. Mediates emotional response and is involved in memory processing. A) Limbic system. B) Hypothalamus. C) Thalamus. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limbic system. 3. The "fight or flight" division of the Autonomic Nervous System is called the ..... division. A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Sensory. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic. 4. The ..... nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord. A) Central. B) Peripheral. C) Lymphatic. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central. 5. The resting membrane potential A) Occurs because the cell membrane is more permeable to potassium ions than sodium ions. B) Partly results from the sodium-potassium exchange pump. C) Occurs because the cell is polarized. D) Occurs because there are more negatively charged particles on the inside of the cell. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 6. The vertebrae may also be called A) Backbone. B) Spine. C) Back. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Backbone. 7. The main artery of the body and the largest blood vessel is the ..... A) Heart. B) Lungs. C) Blood vessel. D) Aorta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aorta. 8. What is the normal resting potential of a neuron cell membrane? A) +40mV. B) -30mV. C) +55mV. D) -70mV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -70mV. 9. Inhibits adrenaline production A) Sympathetic Nervous System. B) Parasympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic Nervous System. 10. The muscles and/or glands that carry out the motor response are also called ..... A) Effectors. B) Neurotransmitters. C) Microglia. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effectors. 11. The ..... is responsible for processing information, decision making and movemement while the ..... is responsible for endocrine and emotional regulation and the ..... is responsible for very basic life functions A) Cerebrum; diencephalon; brain stem. B) Diencephalon; cerebellum; brain stem. C) Cerebellum; diencephalon; brain stem. D) Cerebrum; brain stem; diencephalon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum; diencephalon; brain stem. 12. Essential for eardrum to function properly; Connects tympanic cavity with the pharynx. A) Tympanic membrane. B) Ear ossicles. C) Auditory tube. D) Tympanic cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auditory tube. 13. Which region of the brain contain your four lobes? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brainstem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 14. What is the domain sense for humans? A) Vision. B) Taste. C) Smell. D) Balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vision. 15. Pacinian corpuscles are responsible for A) Detecting movement of hair. B) Detecting light touch. C) Detecting deep pressure. D) Detecting temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Detecting deep pressure. 16. The thick bundle of nerves that run inside the spine is the ..... A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Spinal cord. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 17. Which lobes are in the anterior portion of the brain? A) Frontal. B) Occipital. C) Temporal. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 18. Which of the following can regenerate? A) The axon of a neruon in the central nervous system. B) The cell body of a neuron. C) The axon of a neron in the perioheral nervous system. D) The whole neuron can be replaced in the central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The axon of a neron in the perioheral nervous system. 19. Receptors that detect light A) Photoreceptors. B) Osmoreceptors. C) Mechanoreceptors. D) Chemoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photoreceptors. 20. Which of the following combining forms means own? A) Presby/o. B) I hold him/her. C) Corne/o. D) Own. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Own. ← 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