This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Nervous System – Quiz 992 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 992 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A type of specialized cell that can detect a stimulus, such as light, heat, touch or sound. It provides the nervous system with information about the body and the external world. A) Effector. B) Response. C) Stimulus. D) Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Receptor. 2. The ..... is the largest part of the brain. It is in charge of language, speech, 5 senses, problem solving, movement, and thoughts. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 3. Neurons send signals in the brain and body via ..... A) Neurotransmitters only. B) Electrical impulses only. C) Both electrical and neurotransmitters. D) Wifi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both electrical and neurotransmitters. 4. True or false:nerve cells touch. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Your stomach automatically digests the food even without our conscious. A) Brain stem. B) Cerebrum. C) Spinal Cord. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 6. Nerves are ..... A) A Bundle of Neurons. B) Bones. C) Blood Cells. D) Brain Matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Bundle of Neurons. 7. THE TRANSPARENT WHITE SUBSTANCE PRESENT IN THE EYES A) PUPIL. B) PINNA. C) IRIS. D) CORNEA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CORNEA. 8. Neuroglia in the PNS that produce myelin sheath A) Schwann cells. B) Oligodendricytes. C) Myelin sheath. D) Nodes of ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schwann cells. 9. Which part of the brain controls facial expression, smiling A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Pons. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pons. 10. Which type of cell does a rod cell form a synapse with? A) Sensory neurone. B) Bipolar neuron. C) Motor neurone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bipolar neuron. 11. Automatic response that occurs very rapidly and without conscious control; helps to protect the body. A) Stimulus. B) Action. C) Vision. D) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reflex. 12. Regions of the CNS with an abundance of myelinated axons constitute the ..... matter. A) Brain. B) White. C) Ganglion. D) Neural. E) Gray. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) White. 13. The correct direction of the neural impulse within one neuron. A) Axon Terminal to Dendrite. B) Dendrite to Axon Terminal. C) Cell Body to Axon. D) Axon Terminal to Cell Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite to Axon Terminal. 14. Control smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands to maintain homeostasis A) Microglia. B) Cutaneous sense organs. C) Somatic reflex. D) Autonomic reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autonomic reflex. 15. Where are the sound receptors located? A) Eye. B) Ear. C) Mouth. D) Nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ear. 16. What system do bones belong to? A) Nervous. B) Skeletal. C) Muscular. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal. 17. The change your body does after it has detected a stimulus and brought about a change made by muscles or glands. A) Effector. B) Response. C) Stimulus. D) Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Response. 18. Originating from our brain, it is the way we organize and store information & how we think A) Central nervous system. B) Memory. C) Homeostasis. D) Cognition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cognition. 19. This systems primary function is protection:protection against disease, protection against body temperature changes, protection against loss of fluids, and protection of fingertips and toes. A) Excretory. B) Outgrowths. C) Immune. D) Digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outgrowths. 20. Specialized structures in the nervous system that are sensitive to stimuli; sense organs (nose, mouth, eyes, skin, ears) A) Receptor. B) Effector. C) Stimulus. D) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receptor. ← 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