Biology: Nervous System
Test Quiz
1. What is the main purpose of the nervous system?
a. To fight off diseases
b. To distribute energy throughout the body
c. To be an instrument of communication between different parts of the body
d. To break down food
e. To regenerate cells
2. Nerve cells are called:
a. Neutrons
b. Neurons
c. Nuclei
d. Nitrogens
e. Nebulas
3. True or False: Some nerves are so long that they connect your spinal cord to your feet.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
4. Sensory nerves send messages to the brain about what we:
a. See
b. Smell
c. Hear
d. Taste
e. All of the Above
5. Which of the following controls the body functions you never think about, like breathing or heart rate?
a. Central Nervous System
b. Peripheral Nervous System
c. Automatic Nervous System
d. Somatic Nervous System
e. None of the Above
6. The brain and the spinal cord make up which part of the nervous system?
a. Central Nervous System
b. Peripheral Nervous System
c. Automatic Nervous System
d. Somatic Nervous System
e. None of the Above
7. Which of the following is the system of nerves that people have direct control over?
a. Central Nervous System
b. Peripheral Nervous System
c. Automatic Nervous System
d. Somatic Nervous System
e. None of the Above
8. The synapse is specifically responsible for communication between:
a. The central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system
b. Individual nerve fibers
c. The brain and the spinal chord
d. Individual neurons
e. Axons and muscles
9. What are dendrites?
a. The electrical impulses between neurons
b. The branches off of the main cell body of a neuron
c. The connection between neurons and muscles
d. The connection between nerve fibers
e. The nerves inside of the brain
10. True or False: Sometimes our bodies can react faster than our brains.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
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