Nervous System Quiz for High School Students

What is the main function of the nervous system?

• A. Control body movements

• D. Pump blood

• C. Digest food

• B. Regulate body temperature

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for transmitting signals from the brain to the rest of the body?

• B. Peripheral nervous system

• D. Somatic nervous system

• C. Autonomic nervous system

• A. Central nervous system

What is the role of the sensory division of the peripheral nervous system?

• D. Coordinate reflex actions

• C. Transmit sensory information to the brain

• B. Regulate involuntary actions

• A. Control voluntary movements

Which of the following is a function of the autonomic nervous system?

• D. Transmission of sensory signals

• A. Control of skeletal muscles

• B. Regulation of heart rate

• C. Voluntary movement coordination

What is the main function of the central nervous system?

• B. Process and interpret sensory information

• C. Control hormone production

• D. Coordinate muscle movements

• A. Regulate breathing

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for reflex actions?

• A. Somatic nervous system

• B. Autonomic nervous system

• D. Parasympathetic nervous system

• C. Sympathetic nervous system

What is the role of the motor division of the peripheral nervous system?

• D. Coordinate reflex actions

• C. Regulate involuntary actions

• B. Control voluntary movements

• A. Transmit sensory information to the brain

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for controlling involuntary bodily functions such as digestion and heart rate?

• B. Sympathetic nervous system

• A. Somatic nervous system

• C. Parasympathetic nervous system

• D. Autonomic nervous system