This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 103 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 103 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The tubular structure in the inner ear that helps to maintain balance. A) Tympanic membrane. B) Semicircular canal. C) Eustachian tube. D) Auricle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicircular canal. 2. Your tongue does not have any sensory nerves. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Loss of the ability to speak is always related to ..... A) Inaction. B) Cerebrovascular accident (CVA). C) Aphasia. D) Concussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aphasia. 4. Type of neuron that picks up information from the environment. A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory. 5. Contractile unit of a muscle which is also the functional unit of a muscle is ..... A) Fascicle. B) Motor unit. C) Sarcomere. D) Myofibril. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sarcomere. 6. What type of neuroglia help connect nerve cells to the blood supply? A) Astrocytes. B) Microglia. C) Ependymal cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astrocytes. 7. The building unit of the nervous system is the A) Myelin sheath. B) Neuron. C) Conclusion. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuron. 8. These are the three types of muscles. A) Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth. B) Smooth, long, and short. C) Skeletal, round, and flat. D) Smooth, rough, and flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth. 9. Impulses flow from you sensory neurons towards your A) Mucles. B) Glands. C) CNS. D) Other sensory neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CNS. 10. The colorful part of the eye, controls light going into the pupil A) Iris. B) Lens. C) Retina. D) Sclera. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iris. 11. Identify the two parts that make up the peripheral nervous system: A) The brain and the spinal cord. B) The central and somatic nervous systems. C) The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. D) The somatic and autonomic nervous systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The somatic and autonomic nervous systems. 12. Where do you find the sliding joint? A) Hip. B) Skull. C) Pelvis. D) Backbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Backbone. 13. Which organ makes bile? A) Mouth. B) Liver. C) Stomach. D) Pancreas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liver. 14. The transparent structure of the eye located outside the lens and protecting it: A) Retina. B) Choroid. C) Vitreous body. D) Cornea. E) Iris (iris). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cornea. 15. Voluntary muscles that move bones, such as the muscles in your arms or legs: A) Smooth. B) Skeletal. C) Cardiac. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal. 16. Question 12Actions you can control consciously, such as kicking a ball or picking up a book off the floor are called:(the right answer) A) Involuntary actions. B) Reflux actions. C) Reflex actions. D) Voluntary actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Voluntary actions. 17. An individual who could trace a picture of a bicycle with his or her finger but could not recognize it as a bicycle is most likely to have sustained damage to the ..... A) Primary visual area. B) Calcarine cortex. C) Lateral body. D) Visual association area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visual association area. 18. The frontal lobe is responsible for ..... and ..... A) Reasoning and thought. B) Reflexes to what you see and hear. C) Processing what you see. D) Processing what you hear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reasoning and thought. 19. Multiple neurofibromatosis is ..... A) The general term of tumors of the nervous system. B) A benign tumor appearing in the Schwann cells. C) An inherited disease. D) Both b and c above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both b and c above. 20. Use a clean soft cloth or cotton bud to clean the outer ear. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. What is a receptor? A) Receptors are located in the skin. B) Receptors carry messages to the hypothalamus. C) A receptor receives messages and causes a response. D) Receptors or sensors detect changes in the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Receptors or sensors detect changes in the body. 22. What is a G protein? A) Membrane-bound enzyme. B) Protein on the cytoplasmic side of a membrane. C) Relay protein. D) Specific type of membrane-receptor protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protein on the cytoplasmic side of a membrane. 23. This sits between the cerebrum and spinal cord. Controls involuntary actions (breathing). A) Brain Stem. B) Neuron. C) Neurotransmitter. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain Stem. 24. This/these is/are a test/s for color blindness A) Rinne test and Weber test. B) Snellen test. C) Ishihara test. D) Tonometry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ishihara test. 25. What is the role of interneurons? A) Transmit messages from sense organs. B) Connect various neurons within the brain. C) Conduct motor commands from the spinal cord to the muscles. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connect various neurons within the brain. 26. The bone of the ear that is also known as the hammer is the A) Stapes. B) Incus. C) Malleus. D) Rod. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malleus. 27. What type of receptors use the mouth and nose to detect molecules? A) Chemoreceptors. B) Photoreceptors. C) Mechanoreceptors. D) Tacoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemoreceptors. 28. The term hemiplegia means paralysis of ..... A) Both legs. B) All four extremities. C) One whole side of the body. D) Both arms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One whole side of the body. 29. What is the point where there are no photoreceptors and is considered a "blind spot" ? A) Optic nerve. B) Lens. C) Optic disc. D) Central pit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Optic disc. 30. Its like the computer of your body, it controls everything you do, stores information etc A) Heart. B) Bones. C) Muscles. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain. 31. The autonomic nervous system helps if I have to move one hand A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 32. The function of the large intestine is to ..... A) Bring oxygen into the body. B) Bring carbon dioxide to the heart. C) Absorb food. D) Absorb water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absorb water. 33. In which system can one (1) nerve impulse affect multiple organs? A) Parasympathetic Nervous System. B) Somatic Nervous System. C) Central Nervous System. D) Sympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic Nervous System. 34. During which month of embryonic development is the nervous system formed? A) 4th month. B) 9th month. C) 1st month. D) 3rd month. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1st month. 35. A disorder in which respiratory passages become inflamed and the passageways narrow until air can barely pass through, causing breathing difficulty. A) Asthma. B) Anemia. C) Bronchitis. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asthma. 36. Your eyes blink or shut quickly without you thinking or doing anything. This happened to protect your eyes from a piece of dirt that was kicked up into the air. This is an example of a A) Neuron. B) Habit. C) Reflex. D) Stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflex. 37. When your brain needs you to move your hand away from a fire, it sends a signal back down to your hand using your: A) Motor Nerves. B) Sensory Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor Nerves. 38. What type of neuron lies entirely within the brain and spinal cord? A) Association. B) Astrocytes. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Multipolar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Association. 39. Which brain hemisphere is associated with creativity? A) Front. B) Left. C) Right. D) Bottom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right. 40. The Nervous System is made up of: A) Nerves, arteries, and veins. B) Brain, spinal cord, and nerves. C) Brain, heart, and spinal cord. D) Nerves, liver, and heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain, spinal cord, and nerves. 41. ..... connect sensory and motor neurons in neural pathways and their cell bodies are typically located A) Interneurons(association neurons). B) Efferent neurons. C) Afferent neurons. D) Proprioceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneurons(association neurons). 42. Insertion of a needle between two lumbar vertebrae to remove a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic evaluation or therapeutic treatment; also known as a spinal tap A) Acoustic neuroma. B) Astigmatism. C) Lumbar puncture (LP). D) Babinski sign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lumbar puncture (LP). 43. If this cranial nerve is damaged, it can causes "Bells Palsy" A) Facial. B) Trigeminal. C) Optic. D) Vagus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Facial. 44. The following functions are performed by the different parts of the brain:(i) being aware of what happens around you(ii) controlling the breathing process(iii) controlling voluntary movement(iv) controlling muscle tone for effective postureWhich one of the following combinations represents the functions performed by the cerebrum? A) (i) and (iii). B) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv). C) (i), (iii) and (iv). D) (ii), (iii) and (iv). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (i) and (iii). 45. This portion of the brain is responsible for muscle coordination, balance, and posture. A) Spinal Column. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain Stem. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 46. The basic structural and functional unit of the nervous system A) Proton. B) Cytoplasm. C) Neuron. D) Nephron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuron. 47. This Is A Barrier That Permits Some Chemical Substances To Reach The Brain's Neurons But Blocks Most Others From Entering. A) Nuclear Membrane. B) Blood-Brain Barrier. C) Cell Membrane. D) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blood-Brain Barrier. 48. This is the function of the frontal eye field. A) Vision. B) Eye Movements. C) Focusing. D) Lacrimal Glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eye Movements. 49. The sodium-potassium pump is a(n) ..... transport mechanism. A) Osmosis. B) Passive. C) Active. D) Diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Active. 50. All are functions of the nervous system except A) Providing sensations of internal and external environment. B) Integrating sensory information. C) Directing activities that continue for long periods. D) Coordinating voluntary and involuntary activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Directing activities that continue for long periods. 51. The ..... takes information away from the soma. A) Neuron. B) Axon. C) Soma. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 52. Which statement best describes a nerve impulse? A) A chemical messanger carried in the blood. B) A slow signal that can act over a long time. C) A small electrical charge carried along a neurone. D) A large electrical charge that flows through the veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A small electrical charge carried along a neurone. 53. Which classification of medications includes general, local, and nerve blocks? A) Antiseptics. B) Anesthetics. C) Hypnotics. D) Keralytics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anesthetics. 54. The nervous system uses ..... signals A) Electrical. B) Lymphatic. C) Chemical. D) Cardiac. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrical. 55. Michael looked at a cell through a microscope. He identified a nucleus, chloroplast, and cytoplasm. What kind of cell did Michael observe? A) Vertebrate. B) Animal. C) Plant. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plant. 56. Which is the correct sequence in the transmission of a neural impulse? A) Dendrite, cell body, axon, synapse. B) Dendrite, axon, cell body, synapse. C) Synapse, axon, dendrite, cell body. D) Axon, dendrite, cell body, synapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite, cell body, axon, synapse. 57. What part of the neuron is not covered by Schwann cells? A) Axon. B) Myelin. C) Node of Ranvier. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Node of Ranvier. 58. Brooke reports feeling compelled to do things including repeated cleaning, checking to make sure the doors are locked, etc ..... What would be the diagnosis for Brooke? A) Panic disorder. B) Panic attack. C) Generalized anxiety disorder. D) Obsessive compulsive disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obsessive compulsive disorder. 59. This part of the neuron releases neurotransmitters: A) Dendrite. B) Cell body. C) Axon terminal. D) Axon. 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