This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 112 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 112 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of stimulus? Increasing blood sugar levels A) External. B) Internal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Internal. 2. What is the first structure to vibrate due to sound waves? A) Tympanic membrane (eardrum). B) Malleus. C) Incus. D) Stapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tympanic membrane (eardrum). 3. The area of the brain that has many furrows but lacks convolutions is ..... A) Brain Stem. B) Cerebellum. C) Spinal cord elongated. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 4. The tiny gap between neurons where signals are sent from one neuron to another. It is where communication occurs between an axon and dendrite A) Conclusion. B) Myelin. C) Axon terminal. D) Impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 5. The flow of ..... ion is the most common cause of depolarization. A) Potassium. B) Sodium. C) Chloride. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sodium. 6. True or false? Schwann cells are in the CNS A) True. B) False (only PNS). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False (only PNS). 7. What part of the brain helps you balance on one foot? A) None. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 8. You see 4 color choices because of your ..... lobe. A) Parietal. B) Frontal. C) Temporal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occipital. 9. Which sense organ helps you hear? A) Eyes. B) Mouth. C) Nose. D) Ears. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ears. 10. Controls behaviors (hunger, thirst, sleep, body temperature) through the release of hormones. A) Hypothalamus. B) Thalamus. C) Adrenal glands. D) Pineal gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothalamus. 11. Which is a function of the central nervous system? A) Pumping blood through the body. B) Fighting bacteria that enter the body. C) Breaking down carbohydrates in the body. D) Controlling coordination in the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Controlling coordination in the body. 12. What type of paralysis would a patient have if they sustained a spinal cord injury at the T10 level? A) Hemiplegia. B) Paresthesia. C) Paraplegia. D) Quadriplegia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paraplegia. 13. This is an air filled tube that links the middle ear to the throat and helps equalize air pressure A) Eustachian tube. B) Auricle. C) Tympanic membrane. D) Auditory ossicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eustachian tube. 14. What is the surface of the cerebrum called? A) Cerebral cortex. B) Medulla. C) Axon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebral cortex. 15. Portion of cerebrum generates motor commands, language, planning and other high-level functions A) Frontal. B) Limbic. C) Parietal. D) Amygdala. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 16. Nerve cells that connect sensory nerve cells to motor nerve cells are nerve cells A) Adjustor. B) Motorcycle. C) Connector. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjustor. 17. Injuries to the spinal cord are so serious because ..... cannot be replaced. A) Brain cells. B) Bone cells. C) Skin cells. D) Muscle cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain cells. 18. The neural impulse changes to ..... as it moves ACROSS the synapse to other neurons. A) An electro-chemical message. B) An electrical message. C) A chemical message. D) Liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A chemical message. 19. ..... is the long piece of nerve tissue that runs from the brain down through the backbone. A) Medulla. B) Cerebrum. C) Spinal cord. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 20. The nervous system has got nerves A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 21. A dome-shaped muscle that lies below the lungs. A) Alveoli. B) Diaphragm. C) Bronchi. D) Pharynx. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diaphragm. 22. "Fight or flight" response is controlled by the A) Parasympathetic nervous system. B) Cerebral nervous system. C) Somatic nervous system. D) Sympathetic nervous sytem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic nervous sytem. 23. Blood pressure regulation A) Hypothalamus. B) Brain stem:medulla oblongata. C) Cerebellum. D) Amygdala. E) Olfactory bulbs of limbic system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain stem:medulla oblongata. 24. What classification of neuron is most common in the special sense organs? A) Multipolar. B) Unipolar. C) Bipolar. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bipolar. 25. Sends an impulses to other cells? A) Myelin Sheath. B) Dendrite. C) Cell Body. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon. 26. Form of rapid transmission of a nerve impulse along a myelinated fiber, in which the nerve impulse leaps from node to node A) Sensory neuron. B) Neurotransmitter. C) Saltatory conduction. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saltatory conduction. 27. The Central Nervous System is made up of which TWO parts? A) Spinal cord. B) Brain. C) Arms. D) Legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 28. Transmit impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands A) Sensory Neurons. B) Motor Neurons. C) Neurilemma. D) Interneurons/ Association Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor Neurons. 29. Alexis had both ears plugged. Her partners placed a ringing tuning fork on her skull and Alexis could hear the sound. This is an example of A) Afterimage. B) Bone conduction. C) Hearing loss. D) Olfactory fatigue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone conduction. 30. The command center, "mother ship", of the human body. A) Nervous System. B) Brain Stem. C) Brain. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain. 31. What type of cell carries impulses from receptors in all parts of the body to the brain and spinal cord? A) Interneuron. B) Sensory neuron. C) Motor neuron. D) All neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neuron. 32. Which of the following is controlled by motor neurons? A) The coffee cup feels hot. B) Smelling cookies baking in the oven. C) Seeing a brightly colored room. D) Contracting and lengthening muscles to run. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contracting and lengthening muscles to run. 33. Conditioned and Natural are types of A) Responses. B) Reflexes. C) Stimuli. D) Actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflexes. 34. The basal ganglia are mainly related to ..... functions. A) Mental. B) Motor. C) Autonomic. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor. 35. My ventral surface is A) The back. B) My armpit. C) The chest. D) The facial region. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The chest. 36. The gap between axons and dendrites is the A) Dendrite. B) Conclusion. C) Gap junction. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 37. An example of a body responding to stimuli is A) Petting your cat. B) Your mouth watering when you smell food. C) Taking a walk. D) Watching tv. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your mouth watering when you smell food. 38. The area of the brain that stores and retrieves memories is the ..... A) Hippocampus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Amygdala. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hippocampus. 39. Sympathetic nerves arise from ..... and ..... regions. A) Cranial; thoracic. B) Thoracic; lumbar. C) Cervical; lumbar. D) Cranial; sacral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thoracic; lumbar. 40. What is the function of dendrites? A) Change impulses. B) Interpret impulses. C) Send impulses. D) Receive impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Receive impulses. 41. The portion of the nervous system that is considered involuntary is the A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 42. Carry impulses from sensory neuron to the motor neurons A) Sensory (afferent neurons). B) Associative (interneurons). C) Motor (Efferent neuron). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Associative (interneurons). 43. Which area of the brain is responsible for learning, memory, and comprehension? A) Diencephalon. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. 44. These nerves can carry messages to and from the central nervous system A) Efferent nerves. B) Sensory nerves. C) Motor nerves. D) Mixed nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mixed nerves. 45. Identify parts of the EYE (region) A) Anterior compartment. B) Central pit. C) Choroid. D) Location of vitreous humor. E) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anterior compartment. 46. What are the four main lobes of the brain? And these lobes make up which main part of the brain? A) Parietal, Temporal, Occipital, Pons / Cerebellum. B) Frontal, Occipital, Temporal, Parietal / Cerebrum. C) Pons, Medulla Oblongata, Parietal, Temporal / Cerebellum. D) Temporal, Occipital, Frontal, Medulla Oblongata / Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frontal, Occipital, Temporal, Parietal / Cerebrum. 47. What kind of action is eating Doritos and watching John Scena? A) An action your mom doesn't like. B) Voluntary. C) A good action. D) Involuntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voluntary. 48. What specific areas of the brain controls the work od different areas in the body? A) Brain center. B) Motor center. C) Control center. D) Movement center. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor center. 49. Combining form that means speech A) Word/o. B) Point/o. C) Phas/o. D) Lex/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phas/o. 50. Receives stimuli and transports impulses, coordinates actions and reactions in the body A) Respiratory. B) Nervous. C) Outgrowths. D) Circulatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous. 51. The term "concussion" is used to describe: A) A mild brain bruise. B) A pooling of blood inside the cranial cavity. C) Loss of consciousness. D) An injury to the brain that interrupts normal brain activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An injury to the brain that interrupts normal brain activity. 52. What happens during depolarization in the neuron? A) The neurons interior becomes more negative. B) Sodium channels open and sodium enters into the cell. C) Potassium channels open and potassium exits the neuron. D) The neuron is at rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sodium channels open and sodium enters into the cell. 53. Fight or flightPrepares body for emergenciesIncreases alertness, metabolic rate and muscular abilities A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic. 54. Which of the following is not a function of the neuroglia? A) Isolation of neurons. B) Support. C) Signal transduction. D) Secretion of cerebral spinal fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Signal transduction. 55. The left cerebral hemisphere generally controls the right side of the body and vice versa. This is referred to as ..... organisation. A) Bilateral. B) Contralateral. C) Ipsilateral. D) Unilateral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contralateral. 56. Which molecules are necessary for cells to produce energy? A) Only glucose. B) Only oxygen. C) Glucose and oxygen. D) Glucose and amino acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glucose and oxygen. 57. Specialized connection with other nerve cells. A) Lobe. B) Cerebrum. C) Conclusion. D) Symbiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 58. What gland produces tears? A) Lacrimal. B) Gustatory cells. C) Cones. D) Olfactory bulb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lacrimal. 59. The ..... is a rope-like bundle of nerves. It is also the main pathway for information. A) Nerves. B) Spinal Cord. C) Brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal Cord. 60. Which is not part of the nervous system A) Spinal cord. B) Brain. C) Nerves. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vertebrae. ← 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