Nervous System Quiz

What is the main function of the nervous system?

• Controlling vision and hearing

• Controlling digestion and movement

• Controlling breathing and smelling

• Controlling taste and touch

Which part of the nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord?

• Central nervous system

• Peripheral nervous system

• Somatic nervous system

• Autonomic nervous system

What is the function of the brain stem?

• Analyzing mathematical problems and logic

• Processing abstract thoughts like music and colors

• Receiving and sending messages through the nerves

• Controlling body functions like breathing and digestion

Which part of the brain helps in thinking about abstract things like music and shapes?

• Left cerebral hemisphere

• Brain stem

• Right cerebral hemisphere

• Cerebellum

What are the nerves that carry messages from the brain to the body called?

• Autonomic nerves

• Motor nerves

• Somatic nerves

• Sensory nerves

What are the three main parts of a neuron?

• Dendrites, cell body, axon

• Nucleus, dendrites, cell body

• Nucleus, cell body, axon

• Nucleus, axon, dendrites

Which part of the peripheral nervous system controls automatic actions like breathing and digesting?

• Somatic nerves

• Autonomic nerves

• Motor nerves

• Sensory nerves

What is the function of the axon in a neuron?

• Receives information when we taste something

• Carries messages from the brain to the body

• Takes the messages away from the cell body

• Takes in electric messages to the cell body