This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You're giving a speech in front of the class (most of you would feel this) A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic. 2. What are the two basic functions of the nervous system? A) Gathers and interprets then responds as needed. B) They gather information ONLY from outside the body. C) Used for thinking and survival skills. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gathers and interprets then responds as needed. 3. Identify Letter M A) Left/Right Bronchi. B) Bronchioles. C) Alveoli. D) Diaphragm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bronchioles. 4. The long fiber that carries impulses away from the cell body A) Myelin sheath. B) Cell body. C) Neurons. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon. 5. What cranial nerves which transmit nerve impulse to motor or from sensory in internal organs? A) Spinal accessory. B) Vagus. C) Abducting. D) Facial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vagus. 6. Which of the following cell are part of the PNS AND produce the myelin sheath? A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Astrocytes. C) Schwann cells. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwann cells. 7. What is the junction called where a neuron meets another cell? A) Dendrites. B) Conclusion. C) Axon. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 8. Imagine Charlotte, David, and Sophia are tiny astronauts exploring the vast universe of the human body. They come across a mysterious structure. This structure is a place where one neuron can transfer an impulse to another structure. What is this structure called? A) Neuron bundle. B) Conclusion. C) Dendrite. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 9. Which division of the autonomic nervous system initiates a response known as "rest and digest" ? A) The sympathetic nervous system. B) The parasympathetic nervous system. C) The somatic nervous system. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The parasympathetic nervous system. 10. What direction does the electrical signal travel through the neuron? A) From dendrites, down the Axon, and out Axon terminals. B) From Axon terminals, down the Axon, & out of the dendrites. C) Any direction up or down the cell. D) From the Axon, to the Dendrites, and out the Axon terminals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From dendrites, down the Axon, and out Axon terminals. 11. Which among the two functions is the function of the nervous system? A) FUNCTION 1. It exchanges gases between the external environment and the blood. B) FUNCTION 2. It gathers information both from the outside world and from the inside of the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FUNCTION 2. It gathers information both from the outside world and from the inside of the body. 12. What is formed by Schwann cells? A) Cerebrospinal fluid. B) Central Nervous System (CNS). C) Neuroglia. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myelin sheath. 13. How many pairs of ribs does and adult human being? A) 14. B) 15. C) 12. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 14. The protective covering over nerve cells. A) Myelin. B) Meninges. C) Medulla. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin. 15. What does the nervous system work with to give signals to the body A) The liver. B) The brain. C) The heart. D) The kidney. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The brain. 16. Medulla controls involuntary actions like breathing, blinking, heart beat etc. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 17. What does letter AC represent? A) Ions. B) Schwann Cell. C) Axon. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 18. CSF is formed at the ..... ? A) Fornix. B) Infundibular stalk. C) Choroid plexuses. D) The roof. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Choroid plexuses. 19. Where is the human encephalon located? A) In your skull. B) In your chest. C) In your feet. D) In your crane box. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In your skull. 20. A shallow groove, such as that between gyri on the brain surface A) Sulcus. B) Gyrus. C) Plexus. D) Fissure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sulcus. 21. The autonomic nervous system is made up of the ..... nervous system. A) Sympathetic and central. B) Peripheral and central. C) Sympathetic and peripheral. D) Sympathetic and parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic and parasympathetic. 22. ALS and MS are neurological diseases that target the function of what part of a neuron? A) Soma. B) Axon. C) Dendrites. D) Axon hillock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 23. To test for eye convergence, what should the nurse instruct the patient? A) Follow the penlight using only the eyes to 6 cardinal fields. B) Look at the near object and then the far object. C) Cover one eye and look straight ahead, and remove the cover. D) Shine a penlight at one eye, and observe the other eye. E) Look at the pen as it slowly moves closer to the bridge of the nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Look at the pen as it slowly moves closer to the bridge of the nose. 24. Which region of the brain regulates hearing and emotion? A) The cerebellum. B) The cerebrum. C) The hypothalamus. D) The medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cerebrum. 25. Motor Autonomic Nerves are supposed to control ..... A) Voluntary Muscle Movement. B) Control Center Integration. C) Involuntary Muscle Movement. D) Movement Sensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Involuntary Muscle Movement. 26. Neurons that send information from the brain to the muscles and glands A) Sensory Neurons. B) Motor Neurons. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor Neurons. 27. ..... flows in the spaces between the arachnoid membrane and pia mater and serves to nourish and protect the nerve tissue A) Cerebrospinal fluid. B) Synaptic fluid. C) Medullary fluid. D) Myelin fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrospinal fluid. 28. Which part of the nervous system that move messages in the form of fast-moving electrical energy? A) Neurons. B) Brain. C) Axon. D) Spinal Cord. E) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 29. Which of the following is a neuromuscular disability due to lack of O2 during delivery? A) Spina bifida. B) Multiple sclerosis. C) Cerebral palsy. D) Muscular dystrophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebral palsy. 30. Lens is located behind ..... A) Cornea. B) Retina. C) Pupil. D) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pupil. 31. There are ..... sensein our body. A) 6. B) 0. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 32. The support cells of the nervous system are called A) Nerve cells. B) Neurons. C) Glial cells. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glial cells. 33. A benefit to a cell being myelinated is A) Quicker transmission of messages. B) Insulation. C) Protection. D) All of these are benefits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are benefits. 34. Anything that occurs automatically and without thought. A) Involuntary Processes. B) Voluntary Processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Involuntary Processes. 35. The Brain and Spinal Cord make up the A) Peripheral Nervous System. B) Sensory Nervous System. C) Motor Nervous system. D) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central Nervous System. 36. Which of the following is not controlled by the sympathetic nervous system? A) Blood pressure. B) Heartrate. C) Breathing. D) Digestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Digestion. 37. Combining form that means nerve A) Ish/o. B) Neuro. C) Polio. D) Summoned him/her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuro. 38. Short Branch process of neurons are A) Conclusion. B) Dendrites. C) Myelin sheath. D) Glial cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrites. 39. The three types of neurons are Sensory Neurons, Interneurons and: A) Axon Neurons. B) Myelin Neurons. C) Synapse Neurons. D) Motor Neurons. E) Engine Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor Neurons. 40. Natural and automatic reaction A) Instinct. B) Learned Behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Instinct. 41. What happens in a concussion? A) Heat builds up in the nervous system. B) It's the result of exercising too much. C) Brain is shaken and damaged a little. D) A virus attacks the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain is shaken and damaged a little. 42. Coordinating fibers are found in which organism? A) . B) . C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 43. Outermost layer of the cerebrum, Composed of gray matter. A) Hypothalamus. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) Cerebral cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebral cortex. 44. What is multiple sclerosis (MS)? A) Infection of menings by bacteria. B) Group of motor disorders due to loss of muscle control. C) Progressive destruction of meylin sheaths. D) Short, recurrent, periodic, attacks of motor, sensory, or psychological malfunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Progressive destruction of meylin sheaths. 45. There are three kinds of muscular tissue: A) Skeletal, smooth and cardiac. B) Smooth, cardiac, and stomach. C) Stomach, leg, and smooth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal, smooth and cardiac. 46. The bundle of nervous tissue that conducts signals from the brain to the peripheral nervous system A) Spinal cord. B) Choroid plexus. C) Limbic system. D) Brainstem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 47. Structure of a nerve goes:Nerve $\rightarrow$ Fascicle $\rightarrow$ Nerve fibers (smallest) A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 48. Cerebrum is the smallest part of the brain. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 49. What part of the Peripheral Nervous System sends messages toward muscles or glands? A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Central Nervous System. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor. 50. Where are the light receptors located? A) Mouth. B) Nose. C) Eye. D) Ear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eye. 51. Controls involuntary actions like heartbeat and breathing. A) Conclusion. B) Brainstem. C) Nerve. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brainstem. 52. Receive electrical impulses from the neighbouring neurons. A) Nucleus. B) Soma. C) Dendrites. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 53. The system that brings the body back to homeostasis after fight or flight by reducing the heart rate and stopping the release of adrenaline. A) Peripheral Nervous System. B) Sympathetic Nervous System. C) Autonnomic Nervous System. D) Parasympathetic Nervous System. E) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parasympathetic Nervous System. 54. The lobe of the brain for touch and taste? A) Temporal. B) Occipital. C) Frontal frontal. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parietal. 55. The tentorium cerebelli separates ..... A) The frontal and parietal lobes. B) The hemispheres of the cerebrum. C) The cerebrum from the cerebellum. D) The hemispheres of the cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cerebrum from the cerebellum. 56. ..... is a group of organs and specialized cells that detect, process, and respond to information. A) The Nervous system. B) The nerve system. C) The brain. D) Endocrine system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Nervous system. 57. All the neurons that lie outside the brain and spinal cord make up the ..... A) CNS (central nervous system). B) SNS (somatic nervous system. C) ANS (autonomic nervous system). D) PNS (peripheral nervous system). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PNS (peripheral nervous system). 58. The central nervous system is composed of the A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Cranium and spinal cord. C) Spinal nerves and medulla. D) Spinal cord and nerve roots. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain and spinal cord. 59. The fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord and acts as a shock absorber A) Blood. B) Meninges. C) Lymph. D) Cerebrospinal fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebrospinal fluid. 60. If your spinal cord is severed (cut) below your waist, would you still be able to move your arms. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. ← 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