This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 137 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 137 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which nerve is sensory and controls your ability to smell? A) Optic (II). B) Vagus (X). C) Olfactory (I). D) Trochlear (IV). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Olfactory (I). 2. The space between two neurons, requires a neurotranmitter to conduct the impulse across A) Dendrite. B) Terminal. C) Conclusion. D) Signal pathway. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 3. What is the oily substance that protects the skin against water called? A) Seaweed. B) Callus. C) Sebum. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sebum. 4. The nervous system helps us create dreams A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. The main difference between a CVA and TIA is that a CVA ..... A) Causes only temporary loss of function . B) Is more severe. C) Involves some permanent damage. D) Occurs in a larger area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Involves some permanent damage. 6. The order of the meninges from outside to inside A) Dura MaterArachnoid MaterPia Mater. B) Arachnoid MaterDura MaterPia Mater. C) Pia MaterDura MaterArachnoid Mater. D) Dura MaterPia MaterArachnoid Mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dura MaterArachnoid MaterPia Mater. 7. What part of the brain is responsible for vision? A) Occipital lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Hippocampus. D) Motor cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occipital lobe. 8. Which type of neuron function is describe:converts sensory info into memories/thoughts A) Sensory. B) Intergrative. C) Motor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor. 9. Also connected by the brain stem. Without them your body would not be able to digest food because intestines and the stomach could not work by themselves. The previous statement describes the relationship between: A) The digestive and the nervous system. B) The circulatory and the nervous system. C) The excretory and the nervous system. D) The muscular and the nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The digestive and the nervous system. 10. Neurons have long nerve fibers. to carry nerve impulses to other cells A) Cheap. B) Wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheap. 11. Releases neurotransmitters A) Myelin sheath. B) Neuron cell body. C) Axon terminal. D) Dendrite. E) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon terminal. 12. The space between two neurons is called a ..... A) Conclusion. B) Dendrite. C) Soma. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 13. True or False:Edward Jenner invented the first antibiotic A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. What is function of cerebellum A) Balance and coordination. B) Sight and smell. C) Hearing. D) Touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Balance and coordination. 15. The layer surrounding neurons that serve to insulate electrical impulses is A) Interneural insulation. B) Myelin. C) Axonomic fibers. D) Dendrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelin. 16. The main function of this part of the nervous system is to serve as a pathway for messages to and from the brain. A) Heart. B) Spinal cord. C) Nerve Cells. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 17. Which of the following glial cells make spinal fluid A) Ependymal cell. B) Microglial cell. C) Astrocyte. D) Oligodendrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ependymal cell. 18. What does "Sclerosis" mean in Multiple Sclerosis? A) Scar Tissue. B) Myelin Sheath. C) Genetic. D) Autoimmune. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scar Tissue. 19. The skin is the ..... covering of our body. A) Outer. B) Inner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outer. 20. The small space between the neurons is called the A) Interval. B) Conclusion. C) Gap. D) Junction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 21. The myelin sheath found in nerve cells of vertebrates is A) Substances made from axons. B) Substances made from axons. C) Parts of dendrite. D) Schwann's cell part. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Schwann's cell part. 22. Which involuntary nervous system does the body use to get ready for action? A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Enteric. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic. 23. In the diencephalon the ..... relays sensory information to the correct centers of the brain, the ..... regulates metabolism, water balance and the endocrine system A) Thalamus; hypothalamus. B) Hypothalamus; thalamus. C) Hypothalamus; pineal gland. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thalamus; hypothalamus. 24. What is the job of the retina? A) Carrying signals to your brain. B) Allowing light into the eye. C) Focusing and defocusing. D) Converting light into electronic signals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Converting light into electronic signals. 25. The innermost membrane covering the brain and spinal cord is the? A) Dura Mater. B) Pia Mater. C) Arachnoid membrane. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pia Mater. 26. Coordinates your muscle actions and helps keep your balance A) Cerebrum. B) Concussion. C) Brain Stem. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum. 27. If you are looking at the arbor vitae, which part of the brain are you examining? A) Pons. B) Medulla. C) Cerebellum. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 28. Connect sensory and motor neurons and carry impulses between them A) Interneurons. B) Nodes. C) Motor neurons. D) Sensory neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneurons. 29. What is the brief electrical impulse that provides the basis for conduction of nerve signals along the axon? A) Post synaptic potential. B) Membrane potential. C) Resting potential. D) Action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Action potential. 30. It takes nutrients from the food and distributes it into the bloodstream. What is it? A) Small intestine. B) Large intestine. C) Mouth. D) Esophagus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small intestine. 31. Pain in the joint A) Joint pain. B) Muscleache. C) Calf pain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint pain. 32. What is the first step in a reflex arc? A) Afferent neuron (sensory neuron). B) Receptor. C) Efferent neuron (motor neuron). D) Interneuron (integration center). E) Effector. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receptor. 33. Which part of the brain controls muscle movement and learning? A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain Stem. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 34. What two minerals are bones primarily made up of? A) Carbon and Nitrogen. B) Calcium and Phosphorus. C) Gold and Silver. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcium and Phosphorus. 35. Mylein is defined as: A) A mass of white lipid material that surrounds the dendrites of a neuron. B) A mass of white lipid material that surrounds the cell body of a neuron. C) A lipid-protein (lipoprotein) cell membrane on the ouside of axons. D) A mass of white lipid material that insulates the axon of a neuron. E) An outer membrane on a neuroglial cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A mass of white lipid material that insulates the axon of a neuron. 36. Mark each of the following statements somatic nervous system or autonomic nervous system.maintains a stable internal environment (homeostasis) A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 37. The Cerebrum is the largest part of your brain. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. There are 4 types of nerves A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 39. Organs are made out of? A) 2 or more different tissues. B) 2 or more of the same tissue. C) 2 or more different specialized cells. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2 or more different tissues. 40. This part of the brain is in charge of breathing, and heartbeat: A) Cerebrum. B) Medulla. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medulla. 41. The dark spots within the cell body are called A) Nissl bodies. B) Axon hillocks. C) Myelin sheaths. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nissl bodies. 42. Brain and spinal cord A) Motor. B) CNS. C) Sensory. D) PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CNS. 43. The Autonomic Nervous System is part of the ..... A) Somatic Nervous System. B) Central Nervous System. C) Peripheral Nervous System. D) Sensory Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral Nervous System. 44. Subdivision of the nervous system where integration takes place. A) Autonomic Nervous System. B) CNS. C) PNS. D) Somatic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CNS. 45. The act of shooting a basketball relies primarily on A) Efferent neurons. B) Afferent neurons. C) Sensory neurons. D) Interneurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Efferent neurons. 46. ..... is an brain related disease. A) Cancer. B) Brain damage. C) Parkinson. D) Chickenpox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parkinson. 47. This is the abnormal transmission of messages between the neurons in the brain. Symptoms include seizures. A) Concussion. B) Alzheimer's. C) Epilepsy. D) Paralysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epilepsy. 48. Functions in bright light A) Cones. B) Photorecepters. C) Phototransduction. D) Bipolar Neurons. E) Rods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cones. 49. In reflex action, the reflex arc is formed by A) Brain, spinal cord, muscle. B) Muscle, receptor, brain. C) Receptor, muscle, spinal cord. D) Receptor, spinal cord, muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Receptor, spinal cord, muscle. 50. What is the specific neurotransmitter that stimulates the movement of skeletal muscles? A) Dopamine. B) Serotonin. C) Acetylcholine. D) GABA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acetylcholine. 51. If you touch a hot stove what causes you to move your hand? A) A reflex. B) The smell of your flesh burning. C) A voluntary movement. D) A thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A reflex. 52. What sends messages to the brain from the sense organs? A) Femur. B) Medulla. C) Nerves. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal cord. 53. The neuroglial cell that digest debris and bacteria. A) Ependymal cells. B) Astrocytes. C) Microglial cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Microglial cells. 54. The main parts of this system include the heart, blood vessels, and blood. A) Nervous System. B) Circulatory System. C) Respiratory System. D) Skeletal System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circulatory System. 55. Which type of cells provide protective cushioning around the neuron cell body in the peripheral nervous system? A) Microglia. B) Satellite cells. C) Neural cells. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satellite cells. 56. The organ system that brings about co-ordination and integration of different body activities is ..... A) Endocrine system. B) Nervous system. C) Circulatory system. D) Digestive system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous system. 57. What's the inner layer of the eye? A) Fibrous tunic. B) Vascular tunic. C) Nervous tunic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous tunic. 58. Helps speed up impulses along axon? A) Synaptic fibers. B) Sarcoplasmic reticulum. C) Myelin sheath. D) Neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myelin sheath. 59. The main purpose of your nervous system is to be an instrument of communication between different parts of the body. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 60. 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