This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 125 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 125 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which structure coordinates skeletal muscles for complex actions. A) Brain stem. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Thalamus. E) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 2. The synapse is a space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites of other neurons. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. The function of white matter is ..... ? A) Communication. B) Processing. C) Circulating. D) Transporting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Communication. 4. "All-or-none" (action potential) happens between ..... and ..... A) -70mV /-50mV. B) -70mV /-55mV. C) Tahmf / Khamf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -70mV /-55mV. 5. The part of the brain primarily responsible for motor movements and thinking is the A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Midbrain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 6. This neurological injury is defined as a group of nervous system disorders caused by damage to the brain before or during birth. A) Dementia. B) Traumatic Brain Injury. C) Alzheimer's Disease. D) Cerebral Palsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebral Palsy. 7. Which fissure separates the cerebral hemispheres? A) Parieto-occipital fissure. B) Central fissure. C) Lateral fissure. D) Longitudinal fissure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Longitudinal fissure. 8. The chemical synapse is the most common type of synapse within the nervous system (T/F)? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. When a nerve impulse arrives at the synapse, what ion channels open to signal vesicles to move to the terminal? A) Potassium. B) Sodium. C) Calcium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium. 10. Holds a black box warning about fatal rashes A) Lamotrigine. B) Don't mind. C) Atomoxetine. D) Duloxetine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lamotrigine. 11. Chemical input enters the body using molecules through the ..... and mouth. A) Eyes. B) Nose. C) Behavior. D) Mechanical input. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nose. 12. The central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Which of these would be a response from the SYMPATHETIC nervous system? A) Blood flows to intestines. B) Blood pressure decreases. C) Heart rate increases. D) Breathing rate slows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heart rate increases. 14. What is the role of sensory neurones? A) They carry messages from the CNS to cells in the sense organs. B) They carry messages from muscles to the CNS. C) They carry messages from cells in the sense organs to the CNS. D) They carry messages from glands to the CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They carry messages from cells in the sense organs to the CNS. 15. Which organ does most of the chemical digestion of food and allows nutrients to be absorbed into the body? A) Stomach. B) Esophagus. C) Small intestine. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small intestine. 16. The ..... is the outer layer of the skin. A) Epidermis. B) Dermis. C) Hypodermis. D) Basal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epidermis. 17. OUR EARS HAVE THREE PARTS: A) OUTER EAR, EARWAX AND CANAL. B) PUPIL AND IRIS. C) OUTER EAR, MIDDLE EAR AND INNER EAR. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) OUTER EAR, MIDDLE EAR AND INNER EAR. 18. Brain stem is also known as A) Reflex. B) Cord. C) Medulla. D) Begin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla. 19. Attaches muscle to bone A) Cartilage. B) Tendon. C) Bone. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendon. 20. Which body system sends electrical currents to the other body systems? A) Muscular system. B) Nervous system. C) Digestive system. D) Circulatory system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous system. 21. What sends the electrical impulse on to the next neuron? A) Axon. B) Central nervous system. C) Dendrite. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 22. Put the following in order:1-Resting Potential, 2-Depolarization, 3-Repolarization, 4-Propogation of Action Potential A) 1, 3, 2, 4. B) 2, 1, 3, 4. C) 2, 3, 4, 1. D) 1, 4, 2, 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1, 4, 2, 3. 23. In order for an action potential to be produced, a ..... has to reach the ..... A) Graded potential; maxima. B) Maxima; graded potential. C) Threshold;graded potential. D) Graded potential; threshold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Graded potential; threshold. 24. Myelinated axons perfom ..... conduction A) Saltitory. B) Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saltitory. 25. A boy jumps into a cold swimming pool and his body temperature goes down. His muscles, blood vessels and nervous system work together to restore his body temperature. Which term best describes this process? A) Positive feedback. B) Hypothermia. C) Homeostasis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homeostasis. 26. Which row of the table best summarises the parts of the nervous system? A) B. B) C. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 27. Which among the following is NOT a neurotransmitter? A) Dopamine. B) GABA. C) Serotonin. D) Blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blood. 28. The three types of muscle tissue are A) Skeletal, smooth, dermis. B) Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac. C) Cardiac, rough, skeletal. D) Epidermis, dermis, hypodermis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac. 29. Which type of cell is being described?-produce a myelin sheath around CNS nerve fibers A) Microglial cells. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Astrocytes. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligodendrocytes. 30. What neuron is used to communicate with and connect to other neurons? A) Sensory. B) Receptors. C) Inter-neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inter-neurons. 31. Impulses are carried from the cell body by A) Dendrites. B) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 32. This is the largest part of the brain A) Cerebellum. B) Brain Stem. C) Cerebrum. D) Corpus Callosum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. 33. When a neuron is fully depolarized its membrane potential is approximately ..... mV A) +30. B) -70. C) -55. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) +30. 34. What are the names of the three small bones (called hearing bones) located in the middle ear? A) Thigh, pipe, buckle. B) Radius, ulna, humerus. C) Malleus, ancus, stapes. D) Scapula, clavicle, sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malleus, ancus, stapes. 35. What are the parts of a neuron? A) Dendrites, Axon. B) Axon, Cell body. C) Cell body, Dendrites. D) Cell body, Axon, Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell body, Axon, Dendrites. 36. In a reflex action, the ..... bypasses the ..... A) Sensory neuron, spinal cord. B) Motor neuron, brain. C) Motor neuron, spinal cord. D) Sensory neuron, brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory neuron, brain. 37. Part of neuron that usually functions to receive information from other neurons or sensory receptors and transmit the information toward the neuron cell body A) Soma. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Myelin Sheath. E) Nodes of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 38. Which structure in the diencephalon is responsible for regulating autonomic nervous system functions like metabolism, body temperature, and energy levels? A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Epithalamus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 39. What makes up the nervous system along with the brain and spine? A) Stimuli. B) Conclusion. C) Peripheral. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurons. 40. Eye movement down and in A) Trigeminal. B) Oculomotor. C) Abducting. D) Trochlear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trochlear. 41. The brain and the spinal cord. A) Nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Neurons. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system. 42. Nerve cells that cause glands to release chemicals are ..... A) Relay neurone. B) Motor neurone. C) Brain cells. D) Sensory neurone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neurone. 43. Which part of the brain controls personality? A) Frontal. B) Temporal. C) Occipital. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 44. "Area where signals travel down the axons are generated" refers to A) Node of ranvier. B) Schwann cell. C) Axon hillock. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon hillock. 45. Their function is to transmit information from different parts of the body to the brain or to the spinal cord. A) Brain. B) Spinal Cord. C) Sensory organs. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerves. 46. Which of the following is a function of the spinal cord A) Conduct impulses to the brain. B) Serve as a center for spinal reflexes. C) Conduct impulses from the brain. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 47. What characteristic of the neuron is this?Given good nutrition, neurons can function optimally for a lifetime. A) Longevity. B) Amitotic. C) High metabolic rate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Longevity. 48. Neurons that carry information about surroundings to the brain. A) Inner neurons. B) Motor Neurons. C) Sensory Neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory Neurons. 49. How far down the spinal column does the spinal cord extend? A) To the second lumbar vertebrae. B) To the sacrum. C) To the fifth lumbar vertebrae. D) To the last thoracic vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To the second lumbar vertebrae. 50. The brain and spinal cord together are considered the A) Central nervous system. B) Telencephalon. C) Diencephalon. D) Peripheral nervous system. E) Text for option 5 (optional). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system. 51. What happens when you go without oxygen for 4-8 minutes A) Brain Bleed. B) Shock. C) Heart attack. D) Brain Damage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain Damage. 52. Which of the following is NOT a major region of the brain? A) Longitudinal gyri. B) Brain Stem. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Longitudinal gyri. 53. What is the function of satellite cells in the peripheral nervous system? A) Provide myelin insulation to neurons. B) Support and anchor neurons. C) Transmit nerve impulses. D) Regulate neurotransmitter levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support and anchor neurons. 54. The area of the brain that controls involuntary processes like digestion, heart rate, and breathing is the A) Brainstem. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brainstem. 55. Question 2A nerve consists of a bundle of:( the right answer) A) (D) nerve reactions. B) C)nerve impulses. C) ((B) nerve fibres). D) (A) nerve endings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ((B) nerve fibres). 56. The ..... coordinates all of your body activities. A) Neurons. B) Axon. C) Brain. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain. 57. Bradykinesia means..... A) Shaking movement. B) Slow movement. C) No movement. D) Fast movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slow movement. 58. Where is the Temporal Lobe located? A) The top/back of the brain (red). B) The side of the brain (green). C) The back of the brain (yellow). D) The front of the brain (blue). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The side of the brain (green). 59. The dorsal ramus supplies epaxial muscles. The ventral ramus supplies hypaxial muscles. A) Both statements true. B) First statement true, second statement false. 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