This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 129 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 129 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This is an autoimmune disorder in which the myelin sheath is destroyed. This causes severe muscle weakness A) Myasthenia gravis. B) Epilepsy. C) Parkinson's disease. D) Multiple sclerosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Multiple sclerosis. 2. What kind of stimuli would cause you to shiver? A) Being very excited about a new bike. B) Jumping into a cold shower. C) Running really fast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jumping into a cold shower. 3. Which of the following structures is a small, anvil-shaped bone of the middle ear A) Malleus. B) Incus. C) Stapes. D) Pina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incus. 4. The brain and spinal cord are covered and protected by ..... A) Meninges. B) Nerves. C) Vertebrae. D) Fascia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meninges. 5. You pricked your finger on a pin. What type of neuron makes you pull away? A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Interneuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor. 6. This part of the brain is the main processing center in humans, responsible for thought and language. It is, also, divided into two hemispheres. A) Thalamus. B) Pons. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. 7. The thalamus and the hypothalamus are found in the brain between the brainstem and the cerebrum. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Which part of nervous system involved with a reflex arc? A) Cerebrum. B) Brain. C) Spinal cord. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 9. What is the term for a condition that causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and difficulty with daily activities? A) Parkinson's disease. B) Alzheimer's/Dementia. C) Heart Disease. D) Epilepsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alzheimer's/Dementia. 10. Which lobe:HEARING A) Occipital. B) Temporal. C) Frontal. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal. 11. Myelinated fibers (tracts) form ..... matter while unmyelinated fibers form ..... matter. A) Sensory, motor. B) Gray, white. C) White, gray. D) Motor, sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) White, gray. 12. Some bones make blood to replace the blood cells that die as they age. What two systems are working closely together? A) Musculoskeletal and circulatory system. B) Musculoskeletal system and respiratory system. C) Nervous and musculoskeletal systems. D) Circulatory and nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Musculoskeletal and circulatory system. 13. Hemispheric Lateralization is the division of the brain into A) Top and Bottom. B) 2 equal halves. C) Motor and Sensory Location. D) 4 different lobes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 equal halves. 14. Which glial cells support and anchor neurons in the PNS? A) Microglia. B) Satellite cells. C) Astrocytes. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satellite cells. 15. Which of the following is NOT a function of the Sympathetic System? A) Digestion. B) Pounding heart rate. C) Dilated eye pupils. D) Rapid & deep breathing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Digestion. 16. The median nerve comes off which cord A) Lateral and medial cords. B) Posterior and lateral cords. C) Medial cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lateral and medial cords. 17. What characterizes a bipolar neuron? A) It has one axon and multiple dendrites. B) It has one axon and one dendrite on opposite ends of the cell. C) It has multiple axons and one dendrite. D) It has no axons or dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has one axon and one dendrite on opposite ends of the cell. 18. How does your nervous system work with your circulatory system? A) Our nervous system makes blood clot. B) Our nervous system makes us breathe. C) Our nervous system controls our heart rate. D) Our nervous system protects our heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our nervous system controls our heart rate. 19. The faster action potentials propagate on ..... A) Thick, unmyelinated axons. B) Thin, myelinated axons. C) Thin, unmyelinated axons. D) Thick, myelinated axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thick, myelinated axons. 20. The ..... produce myelin. A) Microglia. B) Astrocyes. C) Ependymal cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oligodendrocytes. 21. Sometimes our bodies can react faster than our brains (think of your lab during the Cotton Eye portion). A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. This part of the neuron carries the nerve impulse away from the nucleus. A) Axon. B) Cell body. C) Dendrite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 23. If a person cant control the glucose level in the body can lead to what sick? A) Heart attack. B) High blood pressure. C) Stroke. D) Diabetes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diabetes. 24. Nerves that carry messages to your brain when you hear a very loud noise A) Afferent. B) They will bring. C) Mixed / interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent. 25. The maximum number of teeth in an adult are ..... A) 30. B) 32. C) 26. D) 28. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 32. 26. A muscle that cannot be lengthened simultaneously over all the joints it crosses is said to be passively insufficient. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 27. What is the general term for the layers of tough membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord? A) Ventricles. B) Meninges. C) Cerebellum. D) Neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meninges. 28. This covering of the CNS is on the surface of the spinal cord and brain. A) Arachnoid membrane. B) Dura mater. C) Tow mater. D) Pia mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pia mater. 29. The nervous system controls everything you do including breathing, walking, thinking, and feeling A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. True or False:Your rib cage is involved in breathing A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 31. These are the spaces between myelin sheaths, give astrocytes something to hold on to and provides easier transfer of nutrients and materials. A) Myelin Sheaths. B) Nodes of Ranvier. C) Neurons. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nodes of Ranvier. 32. Release vesicles with neurotransmitters (little bubble looking things) into the space A) Axon terminal. B) Vesicle. C) Conclusion. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon terminal. 33. How many synapses does your brain have by childhood A) Thousands. B) Millions. C) Billions. D) Trillions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trillions. 34. What type of cells in the CNS are involved in the formation of the myelin sheath? A) Microglial cells. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Ependymal cells. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligodendrocytes. 35. What is the range of speed in a neuron? A) 1 m/s-100 m/s. B) 1 m/s-120 m/s. C) 2 m/s-200 m/s. D) 2 m/s-120 m/s. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2 m/s-120 m/s. 36. What does each part of the brain do? A) Cerebrum (balance), medulla (thinking and senses), and cerebellum (involuntary actions). B) Cerebrum (thinking and senses), medulla (involuntary actions), and cerebellum (balance). C) Cerebrum (balance), medulla (thinking), and cerebellum (voluntary actions). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum (thinking and senses), medulla (involuntary actions), and cerebellum (balance). 37. This phenomenon states that light travels in straight lines but can be bent as it passes through materials of different densities. A) Refraction. B) Reflection. C) Retraction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refraction. 38. What is the function of the dermis? A) Contains adrenal glands and blood vessels. B) Protects the body from strain and contains pineal glands. C) Protects the body from strain and contains sweat glands. D) Contains blood vessels and nerves that conduct nerve impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protects the body from strain and contains sweat glands. 39. When did the New Year's Eve Ball first drop in Times Square? A) 1929. B) 1965. C) 1907. D) 1936. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1907. 40. Nerves are attached to your ....., which is in the back of your eye. A) Pupil. B) Iris. C) Retina. D) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retina. 41. Located in the hindbrain, this structure is responsible for coordinated movement and balance A) Brain stem. B) Pons. C) Cerebellum. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 42. The body´s automatic responses A) Summation. B) Nerves. C) Ganglia. D) Reflexes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reflexes. 43. What are the two parts of the nervous system involved in controlling the body? A) Sensory and motor nervous system. B) Central and peripheral nervous system. C) Somatic and autonomic nervous system. D) Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somatic and autonomic nervous system. 44. The brain and spinal cord are part of: A) Emergent nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Autonomic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system. 45. Sensory input involves the reporting of ..... A) Internal conditions. B) External conditions. C) Both answers are correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both answers are correct. 46. The function of the olfactory nerve concerns A) Vision. B) Hearing. C) Smell. D) Chewing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smell. 47. When there is damage in the Central Nervous system, cells can often survive long after axons are cut. This is possibly due to ..... A) Glial cells. B) Regeneration. C) Collaterals. D) Sympathetic activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collaterals. 48. Action or movement of the body that is a reaction to something and happens without thinking A) Sensory. B) Reflex. C) Autonomic. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflex. 49. Balance and coordination A) Cerebellum. B) Frontal cortex. C) Brain stem. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 50. "The weather is very hot" is an example of ..... A) External response. B) Glandular response. C) Internal stimuli. D) External stimuli. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) External stimuli. 51. You are weighing the option of whether you should buy the green couch or the blue couch. The lobe that controls decision making is the: A) Occipital lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Frontal lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frontal lobe. 52. Craniosacral nerves compose the ..... A) Parasympathetic Nervous System. B) Autonomic Nervous System. C) Somatic Nervous System. D) Sympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic Nervous System. 53. The ..... consists of the brain and the spinal cord A) Central nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Sympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system. 54. Sensory Afferent bring information into the ..... A) CNS. B) PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CNS. 55. Which brain structure controls all involuntary processes such as breathing, heartbeat, peristalsis A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Medulla. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla. 56. What is the gap between neurons called? A) Dendrite. B) Cell Body. C) Conclusion. D) Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 57. Which of the following is not a major division of the nervous system? A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Parasympathetic nervous system. . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasympathetic nervous system. . 58. Which one of the following is not a step in the conduction of a nerve impulse across a chemical synapse? A) The calcium ions entering the synaptic cleft cause the endocytosis of synaptic vesicles. B) The nerve impulse causes an influx of Ca2+ ions into the synaptic knob. C) A voltage change in the postsynaptic cell triggers a nerve impulse to begin there. D) The neurotransmitter molecules diffuse across the synaptic cleft to the postsynaptic cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The calcium ions entering the synaptic cleft cause the endocytosis of synaptic vesicles. 59. What are cells if your nervous system that communicate with each other called? A) Nerves. B) Neurons. C) Spinal cells. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons. 60. Another term for a stroke is: A) Cerebral palsy. B) Transient ischemic attack (TIA). C) Cerebrovascular accident (CVA). D) Paraplegia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrovascular accident (CVA). ← 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