This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 100 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 100 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Your patient damaged their innermost meningeal layer after a fall. Which layer was damaged? A) Pia mater. B) Dura mater. C) Ventricles. D) Arachnoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pia mater. 2. Glial cells cannot generate or carry neural impulses? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 3. Which system is most likely in control when the body is at rest and no stressors? A) Sympathetic System. B) Parasympathetic System. C) Peripheral System. D) Cardiovascular System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic System. 4. Efferent Division A) Sends impulses TO the CNS. B) Sends impulses FROM the CNS. C) Both of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sends impulses FROM the CNS. 5. The brain and spinal cord are part of the ..... nervous system A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. C) Peripheral. D) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central. 6. Which part of the brain controls the automatic processes? A) Medulla oblongata. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medulla oblongata. 7. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Plegia [ PLEGIA ]? A) Paralysis [ Paralyzed ]. B) Speech. C) Numbness, Sleep. D) Order, Condition. E) Positive deviation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paralysis [ Paralyzed ]. 8. It functions as the organizer and distributor of information for the body. A) Brain. B) Neuron. C) Nervous System. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 9. These receive messages and conduct impulses to the Cell Body. A) Myelin Sheath. B) End Bulbs. C) Dendrites. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 10. Junction between adjacent neurons. A) Conclusion. B) Synaptic cleft. C) Tract. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 11. The retina of the eye has two types of light-sensitive cells called rods and cones. Which one affects what you see in the dark or at night? A) Cones. B) Rods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rods. 12. The nerves that connect the central nervous system to all parts of the body. A) Neurons. B) Brain. C) Central nervous system. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peripheral nervous system. 13. You are able to pick up a pencil from the floor without toppling over. The part of the brain responsible for this is ..... A) Cerebrum. B) Mid brain. C) Cerebellum. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 14. The outermost layer, known as the tough mother A) Pia mater. B) Dura mater. C) Arachnoid mater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dura mater. 15. Which of the following is an infection? A) Alzheimer's disease. B) Bell's palsy. C) Transient ischemic attack. D) Meningitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meningitis. 16. Are you born smart or can you get smarter? A) Born smart. B) You can get smarter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You can get smarter. 17. The epidermis is the ..... layer of the skin. A) Outer (top) layer. B) Middle layer. C) Most inner (bottom) layer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outer (top) layer. 18. This is the smallest part of the brain stem, it is composed of ascending and descending tracts. It also controls turning your head to hear something and turning your eyes as you turn your head. A) Pons. B) Diencephalon. C) Hypothalamus. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Midbrain. 19. What part of the autonomic system controls organs in stress? A) Sympathetic nervous system. B) Parasympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic nervous system. 20. What is meant by 'sensory input' in the context of the nervous system's functions? A) The response to changes in the environment. B) The elimination of waste products. C) The detection of changes (stimuli) inside and outside the body. D) The coordination of muscle movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The detection of changes (stimuli) inside and outside the body. 21. What characteristic of the neuron is this?They need continuous and abundant supplies of oxygen and glucose. They use about 20% of the body's energy, and cannot survive more than a few minutes without oxygen. A) Longevity. B) Amitotic. C) High metabolic rate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High metabolic rate. 22. Form the junction or connections with other neurons. A) Synaptic Boutons. B) Dendrites. C) Axon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synaptic Boutons. 23. Group of nerve fibers in the spinal cord that transmits sensory impulses upward to the brain A) Descending tract. B) Sensory nerve. C) Choroid plexus. D) Ascending tract. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ascending tract. 24. The area where blood vessels enter the eye and the axons forming the optic nerve leave the eye. A) Macula lutea. B) Optic disc. C) Central pit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Optic disc. 25. Which describes the Endocrine System? A) Body system that helps blood circulate the body. B) Body system that helps the body using hormones. C) Body system that helps support and movement. D) Body system that helps us breath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Body system that helps the body using hormones. 26. Your spinal cord runs in the ..... of your body A) Front. B) Back. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Back. 27. These type of neurons transmit signals between sensory and motor neurons. A) Interneurons. B) Transport neurons. C) Motor neurons. D) Sensory neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneurons. 28. Reflex action is controlled majorly by the ..... A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Brain. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal cord. 29. Which of the regions listed does not contain preganglionic autonomic neurons? A) Brainstem nuclei. B) Thoracic Cord. C) Cervical cord. D) Sacral cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cervical cord. 30. Which is the tough outer layer of the meninges? A) Pia mater. B) Choroid plexus. C) Dura mater. D) Arachnoid mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dura mater. 31. Neuroglia that maintain cerebrospinal fluid are called ..... A) Astrocytes. B) Ependymal cells. C) Schwann cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ependymal cells. 32. What is the process called when an action potential travels down a neuron? A) Exocytosis. B) Saltatory conduction. C) Conclusion. D) Reflex loop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saltatory conduction. 33. TRUE OR FALSE:Psych/o means mind A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 34. Type of neurotransmitters which is inhibitory so decreases the chance of the next neuron firing A) GABA. B) Noradrenaline. C) Adrenaline. D) Melatonin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) GABA. 35. This system protects organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems A) Skeletal. B) Digestive. C) Integumentary. D) Muscular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal. 36. The basic unit of function and structure in the nervous system. A) Axon Terminals. B) Axon. C) Myelin Sheath. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurons. 37. The function that allows the body to eliminate salt, waste, and excess water and heat is: A) Absorption. B) Excretion. C) Production. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excretion. 38. Which of the three types of functional neurons are motor neurons? A) Afferent. B) They will bring. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They will bring. 39. How are muscles attached to bone? A) Ligaments. B) Tendons. C) Cartlidge. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendons. 40. Which part of the brain is responsible for balance and movement? A) Cerebellum. B) Spinal cord. C) Forebrain. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 41. Which of the following is related to the Medulla Oblongata? A) Breathing, heartbeat, speech. B) Speech, muscle movement, hearing. C) Heartbeat, speech, muscle movement. D) Breathing, heartbeat, blinking of the eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Breathing, heartbeat, blinking of the eyes. 42. The nervous system controls A) Emotions. B) Movement. C) Thinking. D) All of the above. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 43. Called the "regulates involuntary activities" system. A) Parasympathetic nervous system. B) Sympathetic nervous system. C) Somatic nervous system. D) Autonomic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autonomic nervous system. 44. Air that we inhale? A) Oxygen. B) Carbon Dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxygen. 45. Neurons either conduct action potentials along the length of their axons, or they remain at rest. This statement best describe which of the following phrases? A) All-or-none response. B) Reflex arc. C) Saltatory conduction. D) Graded potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All-or-none response. 46. What type of neurons form complex networks within the central nervous system to aid transmission between sensory and motor neurons? A) Motor neurons. B) Efferent neurons. C) Interneurons. D) Afferent neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneurons. 47. Hormone that increases heart and breathing rates and raises blood sugar. A) Insulin. B) Melatonin. C) Epinephrine. D) Vitamin d. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epinephrine. 48. Warm temperature receptors respond to temperatures between ..... and ..... A) 77$^\circ$ F and 113$^\circ$ F. B) 50$^\circ$ F and 68$^\circ$ F. C) Both of the above. D) Neither of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 77$^\circ$ F and 113$^\circ$ F. 49. Which division of the nervous system is responsible for voluntary body movements? A) Somatic Nervous System. B) Sympathetic Division. C) Autonomic Nervous System. D) Sensory (Afferent) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic Nervous System. 50. The longest cranial nerve and if damaged can result in death is the ..... A) Vagus. B) Optic. C) Glossopharyngeal. D) Trigeminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vagus. 51. True or False:Headaches can be caused by a pain in the neck. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. The primary somatic sensory cortex (sensation from touch) is located in the ..... lobe A) Occipital. B) Parietal. C) Temporal. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 53. Which 2 parts make up the central NS? A) Brain & Spinal cord. B) Peripheral NS & Central NS. C) Autonomic NS & Somatic NS. D) Parasympathetic NS & sympathetic NS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain & Spinal cord. 54. The Accessory CN function is to ..... A) Tongue movements. B) Turning your head, shoulder movement. C) Move your eyes. D) Help with speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turning your head, shoulder movement. 55. The ultimate cause of death A) Loss of Homeostasis. B) Diabetes. C) Over Heating. D) Bad Hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loss of Homeostasis. 56. The Cerebrum is the smallest secetion in the brain? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. If you rub a piece of sand that blows into your eye, you are likely to scratch your ..... A) Cornea. B) Thymus. C) Retina. D) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cornea. 58. The part of the body that DETECTS a change in the environment is called: A) Receptor. B) Effector. C) Stimulus. D) Coordination centre/coordinator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receptor. 59. The root words encephal/o & cerebr both mean: A) Cerebellum. B) Spinal cord. C) Brain. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain. 60. The ..... nervous system consists of the network of nerves throughout the body. A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral nervous system. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesNervous System Quiz 1Nervous System Quiz 2Nervous System Quiz 3Nervous System Quiz 4Nervous System Quiz 5Nervous System Quiz 6Nervous System Quiz 7Nervous System Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books