This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 152 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 152 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The thalamus regulates and controls the autonomic nervous system. (Correct to true) A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Neurotransmitters are chemicals released from axon terminal into gap between two neurons A) Cell body. B) Conclusion. C) Axon. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 3. A clear fluid that helps the cornea keep its rounded shape A) Cornea. B) Cones. C) Aqueous humor. D) Blind spot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aqueous humor. 4. The ion that triggers the release of acetylcholine from the axon terminal into the synaptic cleft is A) Chloride. B) Magnesium. C) Potassium. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcium. 5. What are sensory receptors responsible for? A) Generating movement. B) Detecting specific stimuli. C) Secreting hormones. D) Processing and interpreting nerve impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detecting specific stimuli. 6. A motor neurone is used to A) Communicate within the brain. B) Detect a stimulus. C) Connect the spinal cord to the thigh muscle. D) Link the eye to the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connect the spinal cord to the thigh muscle. 7. The parasympathetic nervous system would be associated with which of the following? A) Vasodilation of blood vessels to the legs during running. B) Increase of calcium and ATP to cardiac tissue when under stress. C) Decrease in oxygen and nutrient transport to skeletal muscles. D) Secretion/Release of adrenaline in "fight or flight" situations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decrease in oxygen and nutrient transport to skeletal muscles. 8. The sense of smell detects ..... stimuli. A) Chemical. B) Mechanical. C) Electromagnetic. D) Thermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical. 9. What does occipital help with? A) Speech. B) Writing. C) Reading. D) Vision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vision. 10. Cells on the retina that helps us see color A) Rods. B) Retina. C) Optic nerve. D) Cones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cones. 11. Fluid-filled tubes in your inner ear that help you keep your balance. When your head moves around, the liquid inside sloshes around and moves the tiny hairs that line each canal. A) Semicircular Canals. B) Cochlea. C) Pinna. D) Eardrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicircular Canals. 12. What is a violent shaking up or jarring of the brain? A) Concussion. B) Contusion. C) Cerebral contusion. D) Cranial hematoma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concussion. 13. What is the other name for brain stem? A) Medulla. B) Cerebrum. C) Spinal cord. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medulla. 14. There is a right and left hemisphere of the ..... A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 15. A sensory receptor is a specialized cell in the nervous system. Which kind of cell is it most likely to be? A) A somatic cell. B) A platelet. C) A glial cell. D) A neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A neuron. 16. The epithalamus includes the pineal gland. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Tom close his eyes when a dust particle fell in A) Not a reflex action. B) Reflex action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflex action. 18. A quick and unconscious response to a stimulus A) Instinct. B) Reaction time. C) Response time. D) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reflex. 19. Any injury to optic nerve can lead to A) Vision Loss. B) Hearing loss. C) No loss. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vision Loss. 20. What is the receptor that senses TEMPERATURE? A) Nociceptor. B) Mechanoreceptor. C) Thermoreceptor. D) Cerebroceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thermoreceptor. 21. Which type of cell nourishes the surrounding tissue AND sends/receives signals? A) Neurons. B) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuroglia. 22. Receptors in the boy's body detect changes in the environment. Which organ of the body contains the receptors for the change in the environment. Cooler air temperature in the shadows A) Eyes. B) Skin. C) Ears. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skin. 23. Read the following and decide if it is part of the CNS or PNS '' cranial nerves" A) CNS. B) PNS. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PNS. 24. Once the axon reaches ..... it triggers repolarization A) -70 mV. B) -55 mV. C) +30 mV. D) Neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) +30 mV. 25. How much energy does the brain use in Total energy produced by the body? How much energy does the brain use in the total energy produced by the body? A) 20%. B) 2%. C) 50%. D) 80%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20%. 26. Why do the symptoms of a stroke vary from person to person? A) The stroke can cause either too much excitation or too much inhibition. B) The symptoms depend on how much neuroplasticity a person is capable of. C) The symptoms depend on whether the stroke was ischemic or hemorrhagic. D) The symptoms depend on which brain area was affected by the loss of blood supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The symptoms depend on which brain area was affected by the loss of blood supply. 27. A shuffling gait pattern with short steps and decreased arm swing is commonly associated with which central nervous system disorder? A) Alzheimer's disease. B) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). C) Epilepsy. D) Parkinson's disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parkinson's disease. 28. The largest part of the nervous system A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system. 29. Neurotransmitters that increase the chance of producing an action potential are ..... A) Excitatory. B) Inhibitory. C) Inhibitory. D) Endorphins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excitatory. 30. This portion of the central nervous system runs down the inside of the spinal column, connecting the brain with nerves going to the rest of the body. A) Mid brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 31. What makes up the spinal cord and what does it do? A) Controls heart, vomiting, swallowing, and coughing. B) Controls reflex. C) Made up of neurons and connects the brain to the nerves throughout the whole body. D) Keeps track of temperature, hunger, and thirst. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made up of neurons and connects the brain to the nerves throughout the whole body. 32. Nerve cells that transmit messages to and from the spinal cord and brain. A) Neurons. B) Blood. C) Central nerves. D) Peripheral nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 33. Broca's Area is in the left frontal lobe and produces speech. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 34. The largest part of our brain A) Medulla oblongata. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. 35. What are afferent or sensory nerves? A) Nerves that carry nerve impulses towards the central nervous system. B) Nerves that carry nerve impulses away from the central nervous system. C) Nerves that control the movement of the eyeball. D) Nerves that record smells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves that carry nerve impulses towards the central nervous system. 36. Coordinates your muscle movement; helps you keep your balance. A) Brain Stem. B) Spinal Cord. C) Cerebellum. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 37. Neurons for measuring pressure in blood vessels are part of what division of the nervous system? A) Motor, somatic. B) Motor, autonomic. C) Sensory, autonomic. D) Sensory, somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory, autonomic. 38. The flow of an impulse through a neuron A) Dendrites cell body axon axon ternimal. B) Dendrites cell body axon terminal axon. C) Dendrites axon cell body synapse. D) Axon axon terminal cell body dendrties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites cell body axon axon ternimal. 39. The part of the neuron that receives informatio is called a(n) ..... A) Node of Ranvier. B) Nucleus. C) Dendrite. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite. 40. Which living thing does not have a nervous system? A) Planaria. B) Earthworm. C) Hydra. D) Sponge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sponge. 41. Which mixed nerve has sensory fibers conducting impulses to the pharynx, larynx, esophagus, and viscera of the chest and abdomen, and motor fibers associated with speech, swallowing, and conducting impulses to the heart? A) Accessory (XI). B) Trigeminal (B). C) Hypoglossal (XII). D) Vagus (X). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vagus (X). 42. The cerebellum is part of the ..... nervous system. A) Central. B) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central. 43. They are our body's "telephone wiring" system that carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body. A) Central Nervous System. B) Neurons. C) Neurotransmitter. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerves. 44. What part of the brain is consist of medulla, pons and midbrain? A) Brain stem. B) Cerebrum. C) Diencephalon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 45. How does the nervous system help you know when your stomach is hungry? A) It sees the food. B) It hears the stomach growling. C) It gets a message from the digestive system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It gets a message from the digestive system. 46. Which part of the nervous system is responsible for controlling involuntary processes during exercise? A) Central nervous system. B) Sympathetic nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomic nervous system. 47. Long, thin process that transmits impulses A) Neuron. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 48. Your body's decision and communication center. A) Respiratory system. B) Nervous system. C) Digestive system. D) Circulatory system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous system. 49. Internal brain chamber filled with cerebrospinal fluid is called ..... A) Cerebral Cortex. B) Diencephalon. C) Pons. D) Ventricle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ventricle. 50. Which of the following is not a medullary vital center? A) Vasomotor. B) Respiratory . C) Blood pressure. D) Cardiac. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blood pressure. 51. Controls cardiac and respiratory function. A) Medulla oblongata. B) Pons. C) Midbrain. D) Brainstem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medulla oblongata. 52. All of the following are true of neurotransmitters EXCEPT A) They are chemical messingers. B) They help messages get across the synaptic gap. C) They bind to specific receptor sites to create a neural impulse. D) All of the above are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are true. 53. Mass of specialized capillaries that secretes cerebrospinal fluid into a brain ventricle A) Choroid plexus. B) Pineal gland. C) Pia mater. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Choroid plexus. 54. The scope of the central nervous system includes ..... A) Peripheral Nerves. B) Spinal Cord and Brain. C) Autonomic Nerves and Brain. D) Spinal Nerves and Cranial Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal Cord and Brain. 55. There are ..... pairs of nerves in the human body. A) 57. B) 43. C) 45. D) 28. E) 34. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 43. 56. What part of the brain is vital body functions, such as heartbeat, respiration, body temperature and digestion monitored? A) Frontal Lobe. B) Brain Stem. C) Hippocampus. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain Stem. 57. Another name for pain receptors is ..... A) Tactile corpuscles. B) Mechanoreceptors. C) Nociceptors. D) Agonists. E) Lamellated corpuscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nociceptors. 58. Functions of the Nervous System18. Helps the body ..... within itself A) Responds. B) Memory and Learning. C) Communicate. D) Receives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communicate. 59. This type of neuron is located in the Brain and Spinal Cord. A) Interneuron. B) Motor Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneuron. 60. What is the structural characteristic of most sensory neurons? A) Nonpolar. B) Unipolar. C) Multipolar. D) Bipolar. 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