This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 159 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 159 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How fast can a nerve impulse travel? A) 125 mph. B) 320 mph. C) 520 mph. D) 65 mph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 320 mph. 2. This cell is a phagocytic immune cell found in the CNS A) Ependymal cell. B) Microglia cell. C) Astrocyte cell. D) Oligodendrocyte cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Microglia cell. 3. Which system refers to parts of the nervous system outside the CNS? A) Perimetric Nervous System. B) Secondary Nervous System. C) Potential Nervous System. D) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peripheral Nervous System. 4. Eustachian tubes connect: A) Inner ear to the middle ear. B) Middle ear to the tympanic membrane. C) Outer ear to the surface. D) Middle ear to the pharynx. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Middle ear to the pharynx. 5. Muscle or gland that brings about a coordinated response A) Threshold. B) Stimulus. C) Effectors. D) Receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Effectors. 6. There are two kinds of nerves. One is motor nerves and the other is ..... A) Sensory nerves. B) Optic nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory nerves. 7. Muscles always work in ..... A) Group of three. B) Pairs. C) Teams. D) Alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pairs. 8. A temporary blockage of an artery in the brain. A) Osteoporosis. B) MI. C) TIA. D) Blood Clot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TIA. 9. Moves eyes laterally away from the nose A) Facial. B) Abducting. C) Accessory. D) Trigeminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abducting. 10. Another name for sensory neurons A) Afferent. B) Interneuron. C) Nerve. D) They will bring it out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent. 11. What happens in the cerebellum? A) Controls only involuntary and voluntary movements. B) Relates to the spinal cord and the lower part of the brain. C) Where problem solving and thinking takes place. D) Where information is processed and allows you to control your body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where information is processed and allows you to control your body. 12. Radiographic study of the spinal cord using a contrast medium. A) Myelography. B) Anesthetic. C) Hydrocephalus. D) Encephalitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelography. 13. (Identify the type of muscle contraction described below as eccentric, concentric, both, or none. Answers may be used more than once.) Lengthening contraction is A) Concentric. B) Eccentric. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eccentric. 14. Which body system sends and carries messages throughout the body? A) Skeletal. B) Circulatory. C) Respiratory. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nervous. 15. Which cranial nerve would be used for smelling a flower? A) Vestibulocochlear. B) Olfactory. C) Optic. D) Oculomotor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Olfactory. 16. Which type of synapse allows for nonspecific control which allows for many cells to "work" in unison? A) Electrical. B) Chemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrical. 17. A basketball player falls during a game and hits her head. Her vision is blurred and everything looks darker. What brain region is most likely to be damaged? A) Temporal lobe. B) Occipital lobe. C) Frontal lobe. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occipital lobe. 18. Problem-solving, decision making, A) Temporal lobe. B) Frontal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frontal lobe. 19. Part of the brain stem that controls coughing, sneezing, swallowing, etc. A) Midbrain. B) Pons. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Reticular formations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata. 20. 1st nerve, controls smell A) Oculomotor. B) Olfactory. C) Optic. D) Trochlear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Olfactory. 21. Which describes autonomic nerves? A) Voluntary nerves. B) Involuntary nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary nerves. 22. What's the neurotransmitter of learning? A) Acetylcholine. B) Glutamate. C) Endorphins. D) Noradrenaline. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acetylcholine. 23. There are over 500 billion nerve cells in the brain. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 24. An abnormal sensation such as numbness and tingling would be called A) Hyperesthesia. B) Dysesthesia. C) Paresthesia. D) Anesthesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paresthesia. 25. The membrane that surrounds each individual nerve fiber is the A) Fascicle. B) Epineurium. C) Prineurium. D) Endoneurium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endoneurium. 26. The retina (the part of the eye that gathers information about light) is an example of ..... A) Effector. B) Response. C) Stimulus. D) Sensory Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory Receptor. 27. Where is insulin produced A) Liver. B) Heart. C) Pancreas. D) Pineal gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pancreas. 28. The skeletal system has several jobs. Select one of the following that describe its jobs. A) Send messages between the brain and the body. B) Provides a framework for the body. C) Creates hormones. D) Identifies and acts upon germs and bacteria that invade the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provides a framework for the body. 29. Fluid that provides support for the eye A) Aqueous humor. B) Vitreous humor. C) Choroid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vitreous humor. 30. Which term describes an electrical signal generated by neurons? A) Equilibrium potential. B) Action potential. C) Membrane potential. D) Resting potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action potential. 31. Which part of the brain controls emotion? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 32. The largest part of your brain A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Medulla. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 33. Have you had any faints A) Ever felt dizzy. B) Have ever had a seizure. C) Ever felt weak. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ever felt dizzy. 34. ..... are strong, elastic groups of cells that stretch and tighten, like rubber bands. They hold the bones of the movable joints together. A) Ligaments. B) Cartilage. C) Joints. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligaments. 35. Organs involve in the sensation of the body is known as:- A) Organ system. B) Muscular system. C) Nervous tissue. D) Sensory system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory system. 36. Neuroglia that produce myelin sheath are A) Unipolar and astrocytes. B) Satellite cells and microglia. C) Oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells. D) Satellite cells and ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells. 37. This joint allows movement in two directions, but does not rotate. The bones slide over each other. A) Hinge Joint. B) Ball and Socket Joint. C) Gliding Joint. D) Pivot Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gliding Joint. 38. Multiple sclerosis causes A) Extreme changes in brain function. B) Paralysis of the respiratory system. C) A flood of serotonin into the brain. D) Myelin sheaths to be destroyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myelin sheaths to be destroyed. 39. Which response is involuntary action A) Eating during lunch time. B) Withdraw foot when it steps on a sharp object. C) Reading a book. D) Surfing the internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Withdraw foot when it steps on a sharp object. 40. A wave of electrical disturbance that runs through the nerves is called ..... A) Impulse. B) Receptor. C) Effector. D) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impulse. 41. This controls the sensory function of smell. A) Temporal. B) Parietal. C) Insula. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insula. 42. What is the peripheral nervous system made up of? A) Sense organs. B) Neurons. C) Nerves. D) Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nerves. 43. These are the elevations on the surface of the brain. A) Cerebral Medulla. B) Fissures. C) Sulci (Sulcus). D) Gyri (Gyrus). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gyri (Gyrus). 44. What do astrocytes do? A) Clean up debris such as dead cells. B) Produce myelin. C) Regulate blood flow in the brain. D) Connect neurons to each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regulate blood flow in the brain. 45. This would consist of coughing, sneezing, swallowing, and vomiting. A) Cardiac Center. B) Vasomotor Center. C) Center of Other Controls. D) Respiratory Center. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Center of Other Controls. 46. Which list describes the correct sequence of a simple reflex arc? A) C receptor, sensory neurone, motor neurone, relay neurone, effector. B) A receptor, relay neurone, motor neurone, sensory neurone, effector. C) B receptor, relay neurone, sensory neurone, motor neurone, effector. D) D receptor, sensory neurone, relay neurone, motor neurone, effector. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D receptor, sensory neurone, relay neurone, motor neurone, effector. 47. If someone is feeling tired and sleepy, this person is feeling the effects of the: A) Central nervous system. B) Sympathetic nervous system. C) Parasympathetic nervous system. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasympathetic nervous system. 48. The Nervous System controls every action in our body (T/F)? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. The sympathetic division has a calming effect on many body functions. It is associated with reduced energy expenditure and normal bodily maintenance, including such functions as digestion and waste elimination. This is often called the resting-and-digesting state. A) This is false. B) This is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This is false. 50. In which lobe of the brain do memory and hearing take place? A) Parietal. B) Temporal. C) Occipital. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal. 51. What are the three main part of our nervous system A) Brain, bones, femur. B) Brain, spinal cord, stapes. C) Brain, spinal cord, nerves. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain, spinal cord, nerves. 52. What is included in the anatomy of the CNS? A) Brain & Spinal Cord. B) Brain & Peripheral Nerves. C) Spinal Cord & Peripheral Nerves. D) Brain & Eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain & Spinal Cord. 53. Which part of the brain is responsible for processing visual information? A) Frontal Lobe. B) Temporal Lobe. C) Parietal Lobe. D) Occipital Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occipital Lobe. 54. Which joint is present at the hip and shoulder girdles? A) Hinge Joint. B) Gliding Joint. C) Pivot Joint. D) Ball and Socket Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ball and Socket Joint. 55. Which lobe is responsible for hearing, selective attention, and language comprehension? A) Parietal Lobe. B) Frontal Lobe. C) Temporal Lobe. D) Occipital Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal Lobe. 56. LARGEST PART OF THE BRAIN. CARRIES OUT PROCESSES, SUCH AS SPEECH, LANGUAGE, EMOTIONS, AND REASONING A) CEREBELLUM. B) CEREBRUM. C) BRAIN STEM. D) SPINAL CORD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CEREBRUM. 57. Poor (muscle) tone A) Dystonia. B) Dysasthenia. C) Dysesthesia. D) Dysthenia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dystonia. 58. Receptors are specialised structures that ..... A) Transmit signals to effectors. B) Detect changes in the environment. C) Integrate afferent and efferent signals. D) Perform saltatory conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detect changes in the environment. 59. The medulla oblongata is part of which brain structure? A) Limbic system. B) Cerebrum. C) Brainstem. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brainstem. 60. What structure connects the two hemispheres A) Diencephalon. B) Brain stem. C) Cerebellum. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Callous body. ← 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