This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 119 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 119 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which system does NOT include the brain or spinal cord? A) Central Nervous System. B) Sensory Neurons. C) Motor Neurons. D) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peripheral Nervous System. 2. What do you call the part of the brain that controls memory, thoughts, intelligence, learning, and speech? A) Brain Stem. B) Cerebrum. C) Spinal cord. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 3. The nervous system works together with the endocrine system to regulate and maintain what? A) A trusting, loving relationship. B) Homeostasis. C) Equality for all races. D) Balanced hormone levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homeostasis. 4. Your integumentary system is your body's first line of defense. Defense against what? A) Neurons. B) Appendicitis. C) Germs. D) Sweating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germs. 5. It contains sound receptors called hair cells and is located in the upper surface of basilar membrane. A) Cochlear duct. B) Organ of corti. C) Tectorial membrane. D) Microvilli. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organ of corti. 6. What is an impulse? A) The area that contains the majority of the cytoplasm, nucleus, and is where processes extend from. B) Small cellular processes that receive input. C) A longer process that carries the information away from the cell in the form of an impulse. D) A bioelectric signal which allows a neuron to communicate with other cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A bioelectric signal which allows a neuron to communicate with other cells. 7. How many taste buds are there A) 1432. B) 21445. C) 2000 to 8000. D) 5000 to 7000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2000 to 8000. 8. Part of tan axon that contains a nucleus A) Neuron. B) Cell Body. C) Dendrite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell Body. 9. A feedback loop best fits which characteristic of life? A) Cells. B) Adaptation. C) Homeostasis. D) Organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homeostasis. 10. What nerve is sensory only A) Vestibulocochlear CN 8. B) Optic CN 2. C) Olfactory CN 1. D) All answer choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All answer choices. 11. A chemical that carries the impulse. A) Motor Neuron. B) Impulse. C) Neurotransmitter. D) Sensory Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitter. 12. The optic nerve is a A) Motor nerve. B) Relay nerve. C) Sensory nerve. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory nerve. 13. This is the lobe of the cerebrum that controls the senses of hearing and taste. A) Parietal. B) Occipital. C) Temporal. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal. 14. Receptor definition A) Is usually a small molecule that selectively binds to a protein and regulates its biological activity. B) Are chemical structures, composed of protein, that receive and transduce signals that may be integrated into biological systems. C) A detectable change in the internal or external environment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are chemical structures, composed of protein, that receive and transduce signals that may be integrated into biological systems. 15. In the control of emotion and motivation, the limbic system works together with A) The cerebellum. B) The hypothalamus. C) The thalamus. D) The basal nuclei. E) The pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The hypothalamus. 16. Of the following, when a sound is heard, what structure would be the first to transmit the sound wave? A) Organ of Corti. B) Cochlea. C) Tympanic membrane. D) Stapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tympanic membrane. 17. How does the brain communicate with the rest of the body? A) Through the circulatory system. B) Via telepathy. C) Through the nervous system. D) By sending smoke signals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through the nervous system. 18. Pulling your hand off a burning candle is an example of what type of reflex? A) Monosynaptic. B) Multisynaptic. C) Polysynaptic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polysynaptic. 19. Units that form a protective covering around the spinal cord and central cavities within the brain A) Motor neurons. B) Ependymal. C) Myelin sheath. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ependymal. 20. What does an electromyography test show? A) Abnormal neurotransmitters. B) Abnormal muscle activity (motor nerves). C) Abnormal myelin. D) Abnormal muscle activity (sensory nerves). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abnormal muscle activity (motor nerves). 21. When you are calm and your heartbeat is slow because you are relaxed, is an example of ..... A) The Nervous System. B) The Spinal Cord. C) The Parasympathetic Nervous System. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Parasympathetic Nervous System. 22. The nervous system which consists of brain and spinal cord is known as: A) Central Nervous System. B) Voluntary Nervous System. C) Peripheral Nervous System. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System. 23. What is the insulating membrane that surrounds parts of the axon that helps to protect & insulates? A) Dendrites. B) Axon. C) Node of Ranvier. D) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myelin Sheath. 24. The system that controls the fight or flight response. A) Sympathetic Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. C) Central Nervous System. D) Autonnomic Nervous System. E) Parasympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic Nervous System. 25. How many lobes does cerebrum consist of? A) 2. B) 6. C) 4. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 26. Short branched extensions of the cell body A) Dendrites. B) Girl. C) Neurotransmitter. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites. 27. A patient sustains a fall while getting out of the shower. Tests reveal damage to the inner most meningeal layer. What structure was damaged? A) Ventricles. B) Dura mater. C) Arachnoid. D) Pia Mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pia Mater. 28. What two systems are included in the peripheral nervous system? A) Somatic and autonomic nervous systems. B) Brain and spinal cord. C) Spinal cord and nerves to the body. D) Nerves to the body and central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic and autonomic nervous systems. 29. Fatty substance that surrounds the axon and increases the speed at which signals travel A) Myelin. B) Axon. C) Conclusion. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin. 30. The myelin sheath is what covers the: A) Axon. B) Soma. C) Nucleus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 31. Which of the following is the Sympathetic Division of the PNS known as? A) Resting and DIgesting. B) Fight or Flight. C) Fight or resting. D) Flight or digesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fight or Flight. 32. Wht word is synonymous with autonomic? A) Brain. B) Involuntary. C) Voluntary. D) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary. 33. Which of the following is IV cranial nerve? A) Trigeminal. B) Trochlear. C) Facial. D) Abducting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trochlear. 34. Which type of neuron has more than 2 processes from the cell body and is found in the Central nervous system A) Multipolar. B) Tripolar. C) Unipolar. D) Bipolar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multipolar. 35. Glial cells that are positioned between neurons and capillaries to transmit nutrients and control the chemical environment A) Cell body. B) Dendrites. C) Astrocytes. D) Sensory neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astrocytes. 36. Composed of nerves. A) Motor (Efferent) Nervous System. B) Sense Organs. C) Central Nervous System. D) Sensory (Afferent) Nervous System. E) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Peripheral Nervous System. 37. The electrical impulse that travels through a neuron is called A) Action potential. B) Membrane potential. C) Conclusion. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action potential. 38. Parkinson disease..... A) Results from a deficiency of dopamine. B) Results from a deficiency of acetylcholine. C) Can be treated with injections of dopamine. D) Both a and c above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Results from a deficiency of dopamine. 39. What are the 3 types of muscles in our body? A) Skeletal, Cardiac and Smooth. B) Skeletal, Cardiac and Hinge. C) Skeletal, Smooth and Gliding. D) Cardiac, Smooth and Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal, Cardiac and Smooth. 40. The part of the brain that is used for functions such a memory, problem-solving, emotions, etc. A) Parietal Lobe. B) Occipital Lobe. C) Temporal Lobe. D) Frontal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frontal Lobe. 41. Tissue that can contract and expand, creating movement: A) Connective. B) Muscular. C) Epithelial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscular. 42. Which lobe of the cerebral cortex governs perceiving objects in space, understanding symbols and numbers, and integrating sensory information? A) Parietal Lobe. B) Frontal Lobe. C) Temporal Lobe. D) Occipital Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parietal Lobe. 43. The longitudinal fissure separates the A) Cerebrum and cerebellum. B) Brain stem and pons. C) Right and left hemispheres. D) Sulcus and gyri. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right and left hemispheres. 44. Cerebrospinal fluid is made in the ventricles by a structure called the ..... A) Arachnoid villus. B) Venous sinus. C) Cerebral aqueduct. D) Choroid plexus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Choroid plexus. 45. Neuron with one dendrite and one axon; found in the eyes and nose A) Unipolar. B) Multipolar. C) Bipolar. D) Polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bipolar. 46. The semicircular canals contain receptors that help us A) Balance. B) See. C) Hear. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Balance. 47. Brain stem is located where? A) Base of the cerebrum, posterior to the cerebellum. B) Base of the cerebrum, anterior to the cerebellum. C) Posterior to the cerebrum, anterior to the cerebellum. D) Under the cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Base of the cerebrum, anterior to the cerebellum. 48. Initially, the developing forebrain is called the ..... A) Diencephalon. B) Telencephalon. C) Prosencephalon. D) Rhombencephalon . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prosencephalon. 49. Which part is your ¨thrive¨ brain? A) Cerebral cortex. B) Limbic system. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebral cortex. 50. Groups of neurons that make hundreds of synaptic connections are known as the A) Withdrawal reflex. B) All or none response. C) Neuronal pool. D) Meninges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuronal pool. 51. What often results when a person gets a serious spinal cord injury A) Some loss of movement. B) Loss of memory. C) Cancer. D) Can't talk anymore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Some loss of movement. 52. Which of the following is TRUE of the spinal cord? A) It is required for any and all sensory perception. B) It contains neurons involved in abstract functions. C) It is contained in the skull. D) It does not participate in homeostatic adjustments. E) It contains motoneurons that control voluntary muscles of the arms and legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) It contains motoneurons that control voluntary muscles of the arms and legs. 53. Which part of the neuron is responsible for receiving input from other neurons? A) Dendrite. B) Axon hillock. C) Myelin sheath. D) Node of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite. 54. The occipital lobe controls eyesight A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 55. Eye muscle and controls superior oblique A) Optic. B) Oculomotor. C) Trochlear. D) Trigeminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trochlear. 56. The large group of nerves which runs through the center of the spine and carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body. A) Brain. B) Nerves. C) Spinal Cord. D) Esophagus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal Cord. 57. This is the site of intelligence, learning, and judgment. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Lobes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 58. The three types of neurons are A) Muscle, sensory and interneurons. B) Motor, somatic and interneurons. C) Motor, sensory and alterneurons. D) Motor, sensory and interneurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor, sensory and interneurons. 59. Master control and communication system of the body A) Endocrine system. B) Cardiovascular system. C) Digestive system. D) Nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nervous system. 60. Which part of your brain controls your breathing and other involuntary muscles? A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain stem. ← 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