This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the 3 divisions of the brain? A) Brain stem, cerebellum, spinal cord. B) Cerebellum, brain, spinal cord. C) Spinal cord, brain stem, cerebrum. D) Brain stem, cerebellum, cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain stem, cerebellum, cerebrum. 2. Which division is referred to as the rest and digest? A) Parasympathetic Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. C) Peripheral Division. D) Parasympathetic Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parasympathetic Division. 3. Humans detect their external environment with A) Wifi. B) Endocrine system. C) Their 5 senses. D) Magic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their 5 senses. 4. In a motor neurone there is A) A dendron but no axon. B) A dendron and an axon. C) An axon but no dendron. D) None of these options is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An axon but no dendron. 5. The central nervous system is made up of what parts? A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Brain only. C) Nerves only. D) Nerves and spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain and spinal cord. 6. What causes a stroke? A) Lack of blood supply and nitrogen. B) Lack of blood supply and oxygen. C) Lack of sleep. D) Physical exertion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lack of blood supply and oxygen. 7. The image is upside down in the ..... A) Pupil. B) Lens. C) Retina. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retina. 8. The minimal stimulus needed to elicit an action potential in a neuron is called the ..... potential A) Refractory. B) Resting. C) Threshold. D) Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Threshold. 9. Another word for spinal cord. A) Backbone. B) Humerus. C) Esophagus. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Backbone. 10. These two systems work together to allow movement. A) Muscular and integumentary. B) Integumentary and skeletal. C) Nervous and integumentary. D) Muscular and skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muscular and skeletal. 11. The nervous system that is responsible for reasoning, attention, and logic is the A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system. 12. What is swimmer's ear? A) An infection of the outer ear. B) An infection of the middle ear. C) An infection of the inner ear. D) None of these answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An infection of the outer ear. 13. When you have control over something and decide what it does and when it does it, this would be considered ..... A) Voluntary. B) System. C) Involuntary. D) Organ. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voluntary. 14. Voluntary functions that stimulates our skeletal muscles, causing them to develop tension. A) Somatic Nervous System. B) Afferent Nerves. C) Efferent Nerves. D) Autonomic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic Nervous System. 15. ..... which is a muscle or other organ that produces the reflex action A) Effector. B) Sensory neuron. C) Motor neuron. D) Interneuron. E) Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effector. 16. Carries impulse for the sense of smell A) Trigeminal. B) Optic. C) Olfactory. D) Oculomotor. E) Trochlear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Olfactory. 17. Astrocytes maintain the blood-brain barrier through phagocytosis. Ependymal cells produce cerebrospinal fluid. A) Both statements true. B) First statement true, second statement false. C) First statement false, second statement true. D) Both statements false. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First statement false, second statement true. 18. Type of tissue that contracts and shortens to create movement. A) Connective. B) Epithelial. C) Nerve. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muscle. 19. How would the absolute refractory period be affected if voltage-gated sodium channels failed to inactivate? A) It would last indefinitely. B) It would be basically unaffected. C) It would be much briefer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It would last indefinitely. 20. This is about how much a human brain weighs. A) 3 Pounds. B) 1 Pound. C) 16 ounces. D) 2 Pounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3 Pounds. 21. Which of the following is an example of active immunity? A) You get a vaccination. B) You create antibodies. C) You get infected. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. 22. Which hemisphere is responsible for speech reading writing and logical thinking A) Right hemisphere. B) Left hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left hemisphere. 23. Which Neurotransmitter stimulates skeletal muscles? A) GABA. B) Nitric oxide. C) Dopamine. D) Acetylcholine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acetylcholine. 24. What part of the brain is important for producing speech? A) Hypothalamus. B) Broca's area. C) Hippocampus. D) Wernicke's area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broca's area. 25. Autism is a disorder with compulsive and ritualistic behavior and frequent poor communication. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. What is the job of the nerves? A) Nerves do not have a job. B) Ignores signals coming in. C) Take messages from the senses to the brain. D) Processes information (it is the central processing unit). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take messages from the senses to the brain. 27. The three bones of the middle ear vibrate in order to amplify sound waves coming from the ear canal. These three bones are A) Malleus, ear drum, and stapes. B) Incus, cochlea, and malleus. C) Auditory nerve, cochlea, incus. D) Ancus, stapes, hammer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ancus, stapes, hammer. 28. When no longer in Fight or Flight mode, feelings of calm is controlled by the; A) Sympathetic NS. B) Parasympathetic NS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic NS. 29. All are factors in the speed of action potential EXCEPT A) Diameter of the axon. B) The state of the myelin sheath on the axon. C) Temperature. D) Length of the axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Length of the axon. 30. Which of the following are the parts of neurons? A) Brain, spinal cord, and vertebral column. B) Dendrite, axon, and cell body. C) Sensory and motor. D) Cortex, medulla and sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite, axon, and cell body. 31. If you are riding your bike you are using your ..... nervous system A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 32. What part of the brain allows for smooth coordinated movements? A) Pons. B) Midbrain. C) Hypothalamus. D) Medulla. E) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Cerebellum. 33. Choose the correct sequence for a sensory stimulus to take through the nervous system. A) Interneuron, afferent neuron, motor neuron. B) Motor neuron, interneuron, afferent neuron. C) Interneuron, motor neuron, afferent neuron. D) Afferent neuron, interneuron, motor neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Afferent neuron, interneuron, motor neuron. 34. The largest part of the brain separated into two hemispheres. A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) White matter. D) Frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 35. How fast do messages travel in a neuron? A) 268 mph. B) 255 mph. C) 100 mph. D) 366 Mph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 268 mph. 36. What NS do you use when you breath? A) Involuntary. B) Voluntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Involuntary. 37. ..... open or close in response to binding specific molecules. A) Activated channels. B) Voltage-gated and chemically gated channels. C) Leak channels. D) Ligan/Chemically gated channels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ligan/Chemically gated channels. 38. Form myelin sheaths around axons in the PNS A) Microglia. B) Astrocytes. C) Schwann cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwann cells. 39. True or false:Humans have cured several viruses. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 40. What are the folds of the brain called? They allow for more nerve cells. A) Frontal. B) Sulci. C) Brain stem. D) Gyri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sulci. 41. What would your body's response be to having the flame of a candle getting too close to your hand? A) To sweat. B) To yell. C) To pull your hand away. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To pull your hand away. 42. Neurotransmitters are ..... that travel across the ..... to another cell. A) Chemicals; receptors. B) Electrical signals; receptors. C) Electrical signals; synapse. D) Chemicals; synapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chemicals; synapse. 43. What are the two divisions of the nervous system? A) Central and lower nervous systems. B) Central and peripheral nervous systems. C) Lower and cerebral nervous systems. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central and peripheral nervous systems. 44. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease A) Respiratory tract. B) Wheezing. C) Chronic respiratory disease. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chronic respiratory disease. 45. Which part of the neuron is responsible for receiving signals from other neurons? A) Dendrites. B) Axon hillock. C) Neural soma. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites. 46. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, coordinates higher functions including cognition, language, motor output A) Cerebrospinal fluid. B) EPSP. C) IPSP. D) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central nervous system. 47. How do nerves trigger muscle contractions? A) By releasing neurotransmitters at neuromuscular junctions. B) By combining actin and myosin into an actinomyosin complex. C) By reversing the post synaptic potential at the neuromuscular junction. D) By releasing Ca2+ ions that are needed for breaking down ATP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By releasing neurotransmitters at neuromuscular junctions. 48. Which division is responsible for involuntary control of the body? A) Autonomic Nervous System. B) Somatic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic Nervous System. 49. Muscles that you control are known as ..... A) Involuntary. B) Voluntary. C) Fast Twitch. D) Slow Twitch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voluntary. 50. What is cranial nerve VI? A) Facial. B) Trochlear. C) Optic. D) Bringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bringing. 51. Leads from an opening in the temporal bone; Short tube extending from pinna to eardrum and contains ceruminous glands. A) Pinna. B) Stapes. C) Ear. D) Auditory canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Auditory canal. 52. What nerve is where fibers carry sensory impulses from and motor impulses to the pharynx, larynx, and the abdominal viscera? A) Vagus. B) Vestibulocochlear. C) Facial. D) Accessory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vagus. 53. What receptor reacts to physical forces? A) Thermoreceptor. B) Chemoreceptor. C) Mechanoreceptor. D) Electroreceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mechanoreceptor. 54. The protective membranes around the brain and spinal cord are called the A) Meninges. B) Circle of Willis. C) Cerebrospinal fluid. D) Cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meninges. 55. What is the role of Schwann cells in the nervous system? A) Transmitting electrical signals. B) Forming the myelin sheath in the central nervous system. C) Forming the myelin sheath in the peripheral nervous system. D) Regulating neurotransmitter release. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forming the myelin sheath in the peripheral nervous system. 56. There are four main types of joints, and each has a different kind of movement: A) Pivot, hinge, gliding, ball-and-socket. B) Pivot, hinge, nose joint, leg joint. C) Ball-and-socket, hinge, pivot, knee point. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pivot, hinge, gliding, ball-and-socket. 57. The ..... carries messages to and from parts of the body through nerves. A) Peripheral Nervous System. B) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral Nervous System. 58. The neuron must produce a constant supply of ..... to fuel active transport A) ATP. B) DNA. C) ADP. D) RNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ATP. 59. Which area of the brain is involved in our ability to speak? A) Primary area. B) Somatic area. C) Broca's area. D) Sulci's area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broca's area. 60. Contain vesicles with neurotransmitters (located at the end of axons) A) Axon terminals. B) Dendrites. C) Axons. D) Conclusion. 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