This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Includes a nucleus and mitochondria A) Cell Body. B) Neurilemma. C) Neurotransmitters. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell Body. 2. System that allows the body to conserve energy, and is responsible for digestion and urination: A) Sympathetic. B) Limbic. C) Parasympathetic. D) Periphreal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasympathetic. 3. Humans use less than 10% of their brain. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Definition of a stimulus A) A detectable change in the internal or external environment. B) Are chemical structures, composed of protein, that receive and transduce signals that may be integrated into biological systems. C) Is usually a small molecule that selectively binds to a protein and regulates its biological activity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A detectable change in the internal or external environment. 5. Produce and circulate cerebrospinal fluid in the CNS A) Astrocytes. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Ependymal cells. D) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ependymal cells. 6. What part of peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement via skeletal muscle? A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Somatic Nervous System. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Central nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic Nervous System. 7. ..... cells form the myelin sheaths around nerve fibers in the PNS A) Satellite. B) Ependymal. C) Nerve. D) Schwann. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Schwann. 8. A process that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body. A) Axon. B) Soma. C) Conclusion. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 9. The brain stem controls breathing and digestion. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Taylor's grandfather cannot pick out clothes that match. What structure is impaired? A) Cones. B) Optic nerve. C) Rods. D) Optic disk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cones. 11. What section of the brain is (e) on the diagram pointing to? A) Cerebellum. B) Pons. C) Midbrain. D) Spinal cord elongated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pons. 12. Which lobe of the brain primarily processes auditory information? A) Frontal. B) Temporal. C) Occipital. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal. 13. What is the middle layer of covering of the CNS? A) Arachnoid mater. B) Mater mater. C) Dura mater. D) Pia mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arachnoid mater. 14. After the fight/flight response the ..... nervous system is responsible for returning the person to homeostasis A) Sympathetic. B) Peripheral. C) Parasympathetic. D) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasympathetic. 15. Which part of the ear receives vibrations from outside A) Eardrum. B) Pinna. C) Ear canal. D) Cochlea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eardrum. 16. A neuron with a cell body located in the CNS whose primary function is connecting sensory and motor neurons. A) Afferent Neuron. B) Glial Cell. C) Association Neuron. D) Efferent Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Association Neuron. 17. The 2 ions that are important in nerve conduction and action potential are: A) Potassium and calcium. B) Sodium and potassium. C) Sodium and calcium. D) Sodium, calcium, and potassium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sodium and potassium. 18. Maintaining stable internal conditions (balance) within the body. A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Homeostasis. C) Nerve impulse. D) Hormone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homeostasis. 19. The brain and spinal cord receive messages fromthe different parts of the body through ..... A) Motor nerves. B) Cell body. C) Sensory nerves. D) Connector nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory nerves. 20. Neuron health monitors. A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Ependymal cells. C) Microglia. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Microglia. 21. The spinal cord is ..... A) The command center of the nervous system. B) A thick bundle of nerve tissues that connects the brain to the rest of the body by transferring message between brain and rest of the body. C) A long thread like fiber that form a network in our body. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A thick bundle of nerve tissues that connects the brain to the rest of the body by transferring message between brain and rest of the body. 22. The limbic system acts as our emotional, or affective, brain. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 23. What is the lipid covering around most axons? A) Axon sheath. B) Myelin sheath. C) Cholesterol. D) Membrane sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelin sheath. 24. What is the name of the innermost layer of skin that is made of elastic connective tissue and fatty tissue? This layer connects the skin to the underlying muscles. A) Epidermis. B) Dermis. C) Hypodermis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypodermis. 25. What do your reflexes do? A) Help your body protect itself. B) Help your body relax. C) Nothing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Help your body protect itself. 26. The ..... is found around a single neuron. A) Epineurium. B) Perineurium. C) Endoneurium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endoneurium. 27. Back; to hold back A) Ish/o. B) Hard. C) Encephal/o. D) Him/her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ish/o. 28. The hypothalamus helps with temperature control. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 29. An example of an external stimulus is A) An immune response when your body detects a pathogen. B) You body responding to light. C) Your body responding to fatigue. D) Your body responding to hunger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You body responding to light. 30. T/F:All of the following are considered sensory receptors:mechanoreceptors, nociceptors (pain), hydroreceptors, photoreceptors. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 31. Which of these terms does not belong with the others? A) Dorsal root. B) Sensory. C) Motor. D) Posterior cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor. 32. The myelin sheath is formed by: A) Soma. B) Nodes of Ranvier. C) Schwann cells. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwann cells. 33. Part of the nervous system which is made up of nerves and ganglia A) Central nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system. 34. What is the site of communication between neurons? A) Axon. B) Conclusion. C) Cell body. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 35. What is protecting the brain? A) Skull. B) Kidneys. C) Small intestines. D) Lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull. 36. What type of bone tissue makes up the hard outer part of the bone and has tiny canals for nerves and blood vessels? A) Compact. B) Connective. C) Cartilage. D) Spongy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact. 37. Which of the following is NOT a part of the peripheral nervous system? A) Spinal cord. B) Spinal nerves. C) Peripheral nerves. D) Cranial nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 38. What are the two main parts of the Peripheral Nervous System? A) Optic Nerves & Receptors. B) Arms & Legs. C) Brain & Spinal Cord. D) Spinal Nerves & Receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal Nerves & Receptors. 39. The brain's blood testing laboratory, constantly monitoring the blood to determine the condition of the body A) Pons. B) Hippocampus. C) Hypothalamus. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. 40. Structure involved in memory and emotion, particularly fear and aggression A) Amygdala. B) Pons. C) Medulla. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amygdala. 41. What hormone is produced by the adrenal gland in response to stress? A) Thyroxine. B) Adrenaline. C) Estrogen. D) Testosterone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adrenaline. 42. Part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons A) Dendrites. B) Myelin sheath. C) Axon. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 43. What does the CNS do? A) Helps our body get oxygen. B) Provides our bodies with support and structure. C) Process information and send instructions to the different parts of the body. D) Digests food and gives nutrients to the different parts of the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Process information and send instructions to the different parts of the body. 44. Involuntary, balance and coordinate A) Cerebellum. B) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 45. Curare a poison, works by ..... A) A blocking receptor sites and acting as an antagonist for acetylene. B) Stimulating the release of excessive amounts of acetylcholine. C) Inhibiting the productions of inhibitory neurotransmitters. D) Stimulating the release of neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A blocking receptor sites and acting as an antagonist for acetylene. 46. Part of brainstem between diencephalon and pons A) Gyrus (convolution. B) Pineal Gland. C) Ventricle. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Midbrain. 47. Sodium/potassium pumps are important parts of neurons because they ..... A) Repolarize the cell after an action potential. B) Keep up the charge difference between the outside and inside of the cell. C) Both of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these. 48. Which sense is responsible for detecting taste? A) The sense of touch is responsible for detecting taste. B) The sense of taste is responsible for detecting taste. C) The sense of sight is responsible for detecting taste. D) The sense of smell is responsible for detecting taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sense of taste is responsible for detecting taste. 49. What is included in the peripheral nervous system? A) Somatic and autonomic nervous system. 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 system. 50. The ..... nervous system controls unconscious activities. A) Autonomic. B) Sympathetic. C) Parasympathetic. D) Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic. 51. What happens when an action potential is produced with a signal that is stronger than threshold? A) Action potential has same strength as threshold. B) Weaker action potential generated. C) No action potential generated. D) Stronger action potential generated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action potential has same strength as threshold. 52. Form a protective covering around the spinal cord and central cavities within the brain A) Microglia. B) Ependymal Cells. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ependymal Cells. 53. Which structure is responsible for heart rate, blood pressure, swallowing, and vomiting? A) Spinal cord elongated. B) Hypothalamus. C) Pons. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord elongated. 54. High sensitivity requires ..... for a response to be generated as compared to low sensitivity. A) Multiple instances of stimuli. B) The same level of stimulus. C) A lower level of stimulus. D) A higher level of stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A lower level of stimulus. 55. How many bones are in the human body? A) 206. B) 139. C) 806. D) 359. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 206. 56. ..... is commonly referred to as a stroke. It is the result of a blocked or ruptured blood vessel supplying a region of the brain. A) CVA. B) Concussion. C) Cerebral Edema. D) Contusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CVA. 57. Which spinal nerves do not have a plexus A) Cervical. B) Sacral. C) Lumbar. D) Thoracic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thoracic. 58. The inside of the membrane becomes less negative A) Hypepolarization. B) Threshold. C) Action potential. D) Depolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Depolarization. 59. The ear is segmented into how many segments A) 1. B) 4. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 60. What do chemoreceptors sense A) Heat. B) Touch. C) Pressure. D) Chemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chemical. ← 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