This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 150 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 150 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This is the control centre of the nervous system controlling both voluntary and involuntary processes. A) Somatic nervous system. B) Central Nervous System. C) Parasympathetic nervous system. D) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Nervous System. 2. Results in a change of activity A) Response. B) Stimulus. C) Effector. D) They will bring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stimulus. 3. Moving your body involves which 2 systems? A) Muscular and Integumentary. B) Integumentary and Skeletal. C) Nervous and Integumentary. D) Muscular and Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muscular and Skeletal. 4. Lines cavities of brain and spinal cord and circulates cerebrospinal fluid using cilia A) Astrocytes. B) Microglia. C) Satellite cells. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ependymal cells. 5. Bronchoconstriction is ..... A) Decrease heart rate and blood pressure. B) Decrease in radius of bronchiols. C) Increase production of saliva and mucus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease in radius of bronchiols. 6. A simple rapid involuntary program response to a stimuli is a A) Stimuli Response. B) Reflex. C) Neural Arc Response. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflex. 7. An afferent neuron..... A) Gathers information and sends signals to the CNS. B) Gathers information and decides what to be done. C) Activates effector organs. D) Is in control of involuntary motor functions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gathers information and sends signals to the CNS. 8. The myelin sheath surrounding the axon is made up of ..... A) Schwann cells. B) Serotonin. C) Vesicles. D) Nodes of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schwann cells. 9. PNS=Peripheral Nervous SystemCNS=Central Nervous SystemWhat is the peripheral nervous system? A) The PNS is all parts of the CNS EXCEPT brain and spinal cord. B) The PNS is all parts of the CNS. C) The PNS is none of the CNS. D) The PNS is always the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The PNS is all parts of the CNS EXCEPT brain and spinal cord. 10. Branch of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord A) Peripheral Nervous System. B) Central Nervous System. C) Brain Stem. D) Limbic System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Nervous System. 11. In order for a neuron to have an action potential, the neuron must receive more A) Inhibitory neurotransmitters. B) Antagonistic neurotransmitters. C) Excitatory neurotransmitters. D) Agnostic neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excitatory neurotransmitters. 12. A calloused body A) Projection tract. B) Association tract. C) Commissural tract. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commissural tract. 13. When a neuron is at rest, what ion is outside the cell membrane? A) Na+. B) K+. C) No ions are outside. D) Cl-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Na+. 14. Which level of the nervous system is responsible for "fight or flight" reactions? A) Sympathetic Division. B) Somatic Nervous System. C) Peripheral Nervous System. D) Motor Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic Division. 15. The outermost layer of skin ..... A) Hypodermis. B) Dermis. C) Epidermis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epidermis. 16. What spinal cord cosists of? A) Nerves. B) Bones. C) Cells. D) Blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 17. Which part of the brain controls emotion, water balance and sleep? A) Brain stem. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Diencephalon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diencephalon. 18. Which division of the nervous system contains nerve fibers that carry impulses away from the central nervous system to effector organs? A) Central nervous system. B) Sensory (afferent) division. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Motor (efferent) division. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor (efferent) division. 19. THE BRAIN AND THE SPINAL CHORD MAKE UP THE ..... NERVOUS SYSTEM A) AUTONOMIC. B) SOMATIC. C) CENTRAL. D) PERIPHERAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CENTRAL. 20. A sensory ..... is any structure specialized to detect a stimulus. A) Interceptors. B) Raptor. C) Pain cell. D) Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Receptor. 21. What do humans need to breathe in from the air? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Ammonia. C) Nitrogen. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxygen. 22. Can not see things far away without corrective lenses. A) Nearsightedness. B) Retina damaged. C) Farsightedness. D) Pupil damaged. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nearsightedness. 23. What is another name for the cell body of a neuron? A) Axon. B) Soma. C) Neuron. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soma. 24. Point of contact at which impulses are passed from one cell to another A) Impulse. B) Conclusion. C) Neurotransmitter. D) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 25. What is the relationship between the electrical potential at the nerve cell membrane? (Sec. 51) A. Movement of action potentials-nerve impulses B. Resting cell membrane potential-Sodium potassium pump c. Depolarization-Potassium channels open d. Repolarization-Sodium channels open. A) A and B. B) B and C. C) C and D. D) A and D. E) B and D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A and B. 26. Which of the following options contains two structures found in the peripheral nervous system? A) Brain and spinal nerves. B) Cranial nerves and spinal nerves. C) Spinal cord and spinal nerves. D) Spinal cord and cranial nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cranial nerves and spinal nerves. 27. An organelle that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another A) Cell Wall. B) Endoplasmic Reticulum. C) Golgi Apparatus. D) Cytoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endoplasmic Reticulum. 28. Which of the following body systems work together for support, protection, and movement? A) Respiratory and circulatory. B) Skeletal and muscular. C) Skeletal and respiratory. D) Digestive and respiratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal and muscular. 29. Occurs when blood supply to the brain is blocked and vital brain tissues die A) Multiple sclerosis. B) Huntington's disease. C) CVA or stroke. D) Parkinson's disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CVA or stroke. 30. Which part of a fish's brain develops best? (Sec. 57) A) Thalamus. B) Optic lobe. C) Hypothalamus. D) Cerebrum. E) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Optic lobe. 31. What does letter C represent? A) Axon. B) Endoneurium. C) Myelin sheath. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endoneurium. 32. Most nerves contain both sensory and motor so they are called? A) Mixed. B) Collective. C) Bridge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mixed. 33. The brain consists of how many hemispheres? A) 2. B) 4. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 34. During an action potential, depolarization occurs as a result of A) Potassium ions diffusing to the outside of the cell membrane. B) Sodium ions diffusing to the outside of the cell membrane. C) Potassium ions diffusing to the inside of the cell membrane. D) Sodium ions diffusing to the inside of the cell membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sodium ions diffusing to the inside of the cell membrane. 35. Which of the following allows us to consciously control our skeletal muscles? A) The afferent division of the nervous system. B) The sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. C) The somatic nervous system. D) The parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The somatic nervous system. 36. Which of these are all involuntary movements. A) Breathing, Digesting, Sneezing. B) Breathing, Eating, Singing. C) Eating, Running, Singing. D) Sneezing, Breathing, Eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Breathing, Digesting, Sneezing. 37. The motor areas are located in the A) Temporal lobe. B) Frontal lobe. C) Parietal lobe. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frontal lobe. 38. What hormone is produced by the thyroid gland? A) Testosterone. B) Estrogen. C) Thyroxine. D) Insulin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thyroxine. 39. Axon is number ..... A) 3. B) 2. C) 6. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 40. This part of the eye is a clear fluid made of water and protein and is located just behind the cornea. A) Pupil. B) Vitreous humor. C) Aqueous humor. D) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aqueous humor. 41. Surround neuron cell bodies in the PNS A) Schwann cell. B) Oligodendrocyte. C) Satellite cell. D) Astrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satellite cell. 42. Which of the following is not a factor that can affect exercise adherence? A) Social support. B) Time constraints. C) Gender. D) Personal motivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gender. 43. Part of the brain that controls memory, language, and thought A) Cerebrum. B) Spinal Cord. C) Cerebellum. D) Brain Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 44. These lobes of the cerebrum are found on top of the brain. A) Parietal. B) Frontal. C) Temporal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parietal. 45. NervesNerves do NOT contain A) Axons. B) Muscle fiber. C) Blood vessels. D) Connective tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscle fiber. 46. Which of the following statements about the CNS is INCORRECT A) It is made up the nerves in the brain and the spinal cord. B) The vast majority of the nerves that make up the entire nervous system are located here. C) It is responsible for processing, storing and retrieval of information. D) Coordinates incoming and outgoing information. E) None of the other 4 statements are INCORRECT. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) None of the other 4 statements are INCORRECT. 47. What type of stimulus? Increasing pH levels in blood A) External. B) Internal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Internal. 48. The largest part of the brain has how many lobes? A) 3. B) 1. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 49. Identify this Lobe A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Temporal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occipital. 50. The parietal lobe is responsible for ..... A) Processing what you hear. B) Passing auditory information. C) Passing sensory information. D) Processing what you see. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passing sensory information. 51. Which feature separates the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes? A) Central sulcus. B) Lateral sulcus. C) Transverse fissure. D) Longitudinal fissure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lateral sulcus. 52. How many pounds does the average human brain weigh? A) 10. B) 2. C) 7. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 53. In which order is a signal sent from stimulus to response? A) Effector, Motor Neuron, Interneuron, Sensory Neuron, Sensory Organ. B) Interneuron, Sensory Neuron, Sensory Organ, Motor Neuron, Effector. C) Sensory Neuron, Sensory Organ, Interneuron, Motor Neuron, Effector. D) Sensory Organ, Sensory Neuron, Interneuron, Motor Neuron, Effector. E) Motor Neuron, Effector, Interneuron, Sensory Neuron, Sensory Organ. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory Organ, Sensory Neuron, Interneuron, Motor Neuron, Effector. 54. It is in charge of producing reflex actions and transmiting impulses to the brain: A) Cerebellum. B) Spinal cord. C) Brain. D) Eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 55. How does a neuron return to rest? A) The ions return to equilibrium. B) The ion channels close and return the ions to resting phase. C) The sodium potassium pump restores the ions back to resting phase. D) The ions jump back to their resting state. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sodium potassium pump restores the ions back to resting phase. 56. How many types of taste sensations are there? A) 7. B) 10. C) 6. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6. 57. During science class, John accidently put his finger on a hot piece of metal. He jerked his hand back and yelled. Which body system was responsible for starting his response? A) The immune system. B) The skeletal system. C) The nervous system . D) The muscular system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The nervous system . 58. Unmyelinated nerve fiber A) Gray matter. B) White matter. C) Myelin matter. D) Red matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gray matter. 59. What neural structure is often responsible for homeostatic maintenance? A) Hypothalamus. B) Limbic System. C) Motor Cortex. D) Sensory Cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothalamus. 60. The space between an axon terminal and the membrane of the next cell A) Irritability. B) Conclusion. C) Resting potential. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. ← 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