This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 143 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 143 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. At which level of the spinal column is damage to the spinal cord no longer a concern? A) L1. B) T12. C) Number. D) S1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) L1. 2. Muscle attached to this part of the eye allow you to focus on objects A) Aqueous humor. B) Lens. C) Iris. D) Cornea. E) Optic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lens. 3. Which of the following is NOT a result of parasympathetic stimulation A) Salivation. B) Relaxation of the urethral sphincter. C) Dilation of pupils. D) Increased peristalsis of the digestive viscera. E) Increased secretions by the digestive tube. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dilation of pupils. 4. A junction at which a neuron meets another cell A) Conclusion. B) Myelin sheath. C) Dendrites. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 5. Where is the Occipital Lobe located A) The back of the brain (yellow). B) The front of the brain (blue). C) The side of the brain (green). D) The bottom of the brain (orange). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The back of the brain (yellow). 6. Involuntary part of the PNS includes sympathetic, parasympathetic and ..... A) Empathetic nervous system. B) Enteric nervous system. C) Para-enteric nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enteric nervous system. 7. What is the space between two "talking" neurons called? A) Space. B) Sheath. C) Blank space. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conclusion. 8. Which lobe of the brain is primarily responsible for perception & integration of visual information? A) Frontal Lobe. B) Occipital Lobe. C) Parietal Lobe. D) Temporal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occipital Lobe. 9. Alzheimer's is associated with a lack of ..... A) GABA. B) Norepinephrine. C) Dopamine. D) Acetylcholine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acetylcholine. 10. What are the 3 mains parts of the Nervous System A) Brain, heart, blood vessels. B) Blood Vessels, spinal cord, blood. C) Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves. D) Heart, blood vessels, and blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves. 11. This glial cell is responsible for creating the myelin for the Central Nervous System. A) Schwann cell. B) Neuron. C) Oligodendrocyte. D) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oligodendrocyte. 12. Which region of nerve tissue is responsible for the collection of cell bodies (somas) of the neurons? A) Grey Matter. B) White Matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grey Matter. 13. Which of the following DOES NOT involve the protective membranes and spaces in the nervous system? A) Epidural abscess. B) Subarachnoid hemorrhage. C) Epilepsy. D) Meningitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epilepsy. 14. Function of the cerebrum? A) Posture and balance. B) Relays info to the spinal cord. C) Learning, speech, emotions, reasoning, vision, hearing and fine movements. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Learning, speech, emotions, reasoning, vision, hearing and fine movements. 15. A rabbit sees a predator in the bushes nearby and runs off. A) Internal Stimulus. B) External Stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External Stimulus. 16. The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart). Its sympathetic division arouses; it's parasympathetic division calms A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 17. Cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and is shaped like an egg. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 18. What is the place where two neurons meet called? A) Conclusion. B) Insulator. C) Node of Ranvier. D) Soma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 19. Type of neuron that passes the nerve impulse A) Motor Neuron. B) Axon Neuron. C) Interneuron. D) Sensory Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneuron. 20. Your stomach breaking down food or you heart beating are examples of ..... A) Neuron. B) Reflex. C) Voluntary control. D) Involuntary Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Involuntary Control. 21. The eyes give you the sense of ..... A) Smell. B) Sight. C) Hearing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sight. 22. Where are memories built and organized? A) Thalamus. B) Cerebrum. C) Hippocampus. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hippocampus. 23. ..... pairs of nerves are connected to the brain. A) 12. B) 14. C) 13. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 24. Sweating to regulate body temperature is an example of A) Negative feedback. B) A homeostatic imbalance. C) Positive feedback. D) Aging. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative feedback. 25. At the normal resting potential of a typical neuron, its ion exchange pump transports A) 3 intracellular sodium ions for 1 extracellular potassium ion. B) 1 intracellular sodium ion for 2 extracellular potassium ions. C) 3 intracellular sodium ions for 2 extracellular potassium ions. D) 2 intracellular sodium ions for 1 extracellular potassium ion. E) 3 extracellular sodium ions for 2 intracellular potassium ions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3 intracellular sodium ions for 2 extracellular potassium ions. 26. Which channels could generate graded potentials A) Na leak channels. B) K leak channels. C) Voltage gated Na channels. D) Chemically gated K channels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chemically gated K channels. 27. The ..... nervous system is responsible for responding to stress. A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Somatic. D) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic. 28. Cells in the nervous system that carry nerve impulses are called? A) Nerve cells. B) Neurons. C) Neutrons. D) Newtons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons. 29. These send electrical impulses to neighbouring neurons. A) Nucleus. B) Synapses. C) Axon. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synapses. 30. Includes the brain and spinal cord A) Autonomic Nervous System. B) Motor Neurons. C) Peripheral Nervous System. D) Sensory Neurons. E) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Central Nervous System. 31. This is a fatty layer that prevents interference and increases the speed of impulses going down the axon A) Dendrites. B) Myelin Sheath. C) Nodes of Ranvier. D) End Bulbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelin Sheath. 32. Neurons that have one axon and one dendrite A) Unipolar. B) Bipolar. C) Multipolar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bipolar. 33. The ..... carries a neural message within a neuron. A) Neurotransmitter. B) Myelin sheath. C) Soma. D) Action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Action potential. 34. Match the neurotransmitter with its function:Serotonin A) Regulating muscle movement. B) Regulating mood, sleep, appetite, and other functions. C) Regulating heart rate. D) Regulating body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regulating mood, sleep, appetite, and other functions. 35. This part protects the eye, especially the iris, pupil and lens. A) Retina. B) Rods. C) Optic nerve. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cornea. 36. WHAT IS THE ORGAN WE USE TO TOUCH? A) NOSE. B) MOUTH. C) SKIN. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SKIN. 37. What special sense does the ear primarily relate to? A) Gustatory. B) Vision. C) Olfactory. D) Hearing and Equilibrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hearing and Equilibrium. 38. Waverly accidentally touches a hot stove and then quickly pulls her hand away. Which 2 systems in the human body were involved in her action and reaction? A) Skeletal and muscular. B) Nervous and digestive. C) Muscular and digestive. D) Muscular and nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muscular and nervous. 39. It controls most of functions of the body and mind. It consists of two parts:the brain and the spinal cord. "The control center." A) Neuron. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Sensory neuron. D) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central nervous system. 40. Which of the following is one of the parts of the hindbrain? A) Hypothalamus. B) Cerebellum. C) Callous body. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 41. Which Of The Following Is A Moveable Bone? A) Back Bone. B) Lower Jaw. C) RibCage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lower Jaw. 42. Which part of the neuron is responsible for receiving electrochemical signals from nearby neurons? A) Soma. B) Axon. C) Axon terminals. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dendrites. 43. Which of the following is a function of the hypothalamus? A) Regulation of body temperature. B) Regulation of hunger and thirst. C) Control of the endocrine system. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 44. Hormones help your body by: A) Bringing oxygen to your blood. B) Telling your cells what to do (sending information). C) Helping you breathe. D) Sending nerve impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telling your cells what to do (sending information). 45. What is the state of charge of a neuron's intracellular space at rest? A) Positively charged. B) Negatively charged. C) Neutral. D) Alternating between positive and negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negatively charged. 46. What parts of your brain process smells? A) Amygdala. B) Frontal Lobe. C) Hippocampus. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 47. The part of the neuron that collects (detects) sensory information is called A) Axon. B) Cell body. C) Dendrite. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite. 48. This system controls voluntary movement of skeletal muscles A) Autonomic. B) Lymphatic. C) Sympathetic. D) Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somatic. 49. Which lobe of the brain is involved in processing sensory information and spatial awareness? A) Temporal lobe. B) Occipital lobe. C) Parietal lobe. D) Frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parietal lobe. 50. Contains many blood vessels that supply the eye with oxygen and nutrients A) Retina. B) Cornea. C) Choroid. D) Sclera. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Choroid. 51. What is the pigment found in rod cells? A) Carotene. B) Rhodopsin. C) Retinal. D) Iodopsin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhodopsin. 52. Far objects appear blurry but close objects appear clear A) Myopia. B) Hyperopia. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myopia. 53. Which part of the motor (efferent) division controls involuntary movement? A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Somatic. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autonomic. 54. Nerve impulses travel along the long cellular extension of the neuron called the A) Cell body. B) Dendrite. C) Conclusion. D) Neuron. E) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Axon. 55. The ..... nervous system prepares the body to either fight or run from a threat A) Central. B) Autonomic. C) Peripheral. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic. 56. What supports the eyeball and provides attachment for muscles? A) Cornea. B) Sclera. C) Lens. D) Optic Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sclera. 57. What happens when a neuron is stimulated? A) Potassium rushes into the neuron. B) Calcium rushes into the neuron. C) No ions move into the neuron. D) Sodium rushes into the neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sodium rushes into the neuron. 58. The ability of the body to maintain a stable environment is ..... A) Homogeneous. B) Homeostasis. C) Haemophilus. D) Hypnosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homeostasis. 59. Which of the following uses ACTIVE transport? A) Diffusion. B) Potassium channel. C) Sodium-potassium pump. D) Sodium channel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sodium-potassium pump. 60. Processes protruding from the cell body that receive impulses A) Conclusion. B) Dendrite. C) Neuron. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. ← 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