This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System โ Quiz 171 ๐ Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 171 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT part of the neuron? A) Myelin Sheath. B) Cell Body. C) Ganglia. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ganglia. 2. What is the significance of the blood-brain barrier? A) It speeds up the transmission of nerve impulses. B) It prevents most substances from entering the brain from the bloodstream. C) It allows all substances to pass freely between the brain and blood. D) It is responsible for the production of cerebrospinal fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It prevents most substances from entering the brain from the bloodstream. 3. Behavior that comes from an event or stimulus A) Stimulus. B) Response. C) Habit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Response. 4. Which organs help you convert sounds into electrical impulses that your brain can interpret? A) Ears. B) Bones. C) Skin. D) Eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ears. 5. Part of the diencephalon that controls temperature and hunger A) Midbrain. B) Pons. C) Thalamus. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothalamus. 6. Homeostasis is a state reach when each part of the body functions in ..... with other parts. A) Equilibrium. B) Voluntary. C) Involuntary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equilibrium. 7. Which of the following are controlled in the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex? A) Hearing. B) Sensory impulses. C) Speech. D) Vision. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speech. 8. The space between nerve cells is called the A) Interneuron. B) Conclusion. C) Mylein sheath. D) Receptor neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 9. Information coming into your body; a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue. A) Reflex. B) Vision. C) Stimulus. D) Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimulus. 10. This region of the brain interprets speech. A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain stem. D) Diencephalon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 11. The Fight, flight or freeze response is associated with which nervous system? A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. C) Central. D) Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic. 12. These disorders are caused by injuries. A) Visceral Disorders. B) Parietal Disorders. C) Congenital Disorders. D) Traumatic Disorders. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Traumatic Disorders. 13. Which of the following is not a general sense? A) Taste. B) Pain. C) Touch. D) Pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taste. 14. ..... connects sensory to motor neurons. A) Interneurons. B) Brain Stem. C) Dendrites. D) Axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneurons. 15. What is the cluster of cell bodies in the CNS called? A) Nerve. B) Neuron. C) Nucleolus. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nucleus. 16. A ..... is made up of a cell body, dendrite, and axon. A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Neuron. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuron. 17. Occurs when a stimulus temporarily changes the permeability of the neuron membrane and sodium ions rush into the cell; membrane polarity is changed A) Depolarization. B) Repolarization. C) Reflex. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depolarization. 18. Which of the following divisions of the nervous system control voluntary muscle movements? A) Autonomic. B) Sympathetic. C) Parasympathetic. D) Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somatic. 19. Which organ keeps food from entering your trachea lungs? A) Epiglottis. B) Stomach. C) Mouth. D) Peristalsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiglottis. 20. A degeneration of cells in the nervous system which causes problems in sensory and motor activity. A) Alzheimer's. B) Multiple Sclerosis. C) Osteoporosis. D) Fibromyositis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multiple Sclerosis. 21. The function of the brain stem A) Hunger, thirst, body temperature, blood pressure, breathing. B) Parietal-movement, balance. C) Frontal-reasoning, planning. D) Occipital-visual processing. E) Temporal-auditory, memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hunger, thirst, body temperature, blood pressure, breathing. 22. What is another saying for the parasympathetic system? A) Flight or fight. B) Sleep and flight. C) Pause and breath. D) Feed n breed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feed n breed. 23. Space between two neurons A) Interneurons. B) Sensory neurons. C) Brainstem. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conclusion. 24. The Brain stem connects the brain to the spinal cord A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. What is the other name for Pinna? A) Eustachian tube. B) Auricle. C) Tympanic membrane. D) Cochlea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Auricle. 26. What is the fluid in the space between the meninges that acts as a shock absorber to the brain and spinal cord called? A) Cerebral Cortex tagsB.LS1.3. B) Cerebrospinal Fluid. C) Blood-Brain Barrier. D) Meninges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrospinal Fluid. 27. Which division is referred to as the fight or flight response? A) Somatic Division. B) Sympathetic Nervous System. C) Somatic Nervous system. D) Sympathetic Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic Division. 28. Which part of the brain deals with breathing, hear rate and swallowing? A) Thalamus. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain stem. 29. Can most neurons regenerate? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 30. What is the function of the Sensory (Afferent) Division of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)? A) It sends out information from the brain to effector organs. B) It receives sensory stimuli to send back to the CNS/brain. C) It controls voluntary muscle movements. D) It regulates the heartbeat and digestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It receives sensory stimuli to send back to the CNS/brain. 31. Which part of the brain is a link between the nervous and endocrine systems? A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Cerebrum. D) Brain stem. E) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 32. Nerve cells are the basic unit of the nervous system and make up all of its parts. What is a nerve cell called (BE CAREFUL)? A) Neutron. B) Nephron. C) Neuron. D) Neutrino. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuron. 33. Cranial nerve responsible for sensing carotid blood pressure? A) Hypoglossal. B) Trochlear. C) Glossopharyngeal. D) Trigeminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glossopharyngeal. 34. What do we call the place where two bones meet? A) Rib. B) Muscle. C) Joint. D) Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joint. 35. Nerves to the muscles of the leg are examples of ..... nerves. A) Mixed nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Sensory nerves. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves. 36. This part of the eye has rods and cones, and also help us to see color and see at night. It is called: A) Optic nerve. B) Cornea. C) Brain. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retina. 37. Which term matches the following definition. Definition:Parts of the nervous system transfers an electrical signal from the sensory receptors to the control centre. A) Sensory Receptors. B) Response. C) Sensory Neurons. D) Motor Neurons. E) Effectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory Neurons. 38. What is it called when one type of energy moves from one object to another? A) A Joule. B) Total energy. C) Energy transfer. D) Energy transformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy transfer. 39. Unmyelinated parts of the neuron A) Gray matter. B) White matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gray matter. 40. These are the signals generated form inside and outside of the body? A) Sensory integration. B) Integration. C) Motor output. D) Stimuli. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stimuli. 41. Memories are stored in the ..... and are controlled by the A) Temporal Lobe, Hypothalamus. B) Parietal Lobe, Limbic System. C) Temporal Lobe, Limbic System. D) Parietal Lobe, Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal Lobe, Limbic System. 42. An adult human brain weighs ..... A) 2.5kg. B) 1.5kg. C) 1kg. D) 10kg. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1.5kg. 43. Nerve extending from the base of the spine down the thigh, lower leg, and foot. A) Spinal Cord. B) Brain. C) Sciatic Nerve. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sciatic Nerve. 44. What is the job of the autonomic nervous system? A) Make the heart beat. B) Move the leg. C) Swallow your lunch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make the heart beat. 45. A neurosurgeon electrically stimulated parts of a patient's primary somatosensory cortex. If the patient was conscious during the procedure, which of the following was probably experienced? A) 'hearing' faint sounds. B) 'seeing' random visual patterns. C) A sense of having skin touched. D) Movement of one or more of the larger body parts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sense of having skin touched. 46. The muscles that line the digestive system are ..... muscles. A) Intestinal. B) Cardiac. C) Smooth. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smooth. 47. The way our legs twitch when our friends knock us while we're not paying attention. It is a result of the work of A) Autonomic Nervous System. B) Sympathetic nervous เธเธฃเธดเนเธงเธเธเธฒ. C) Spinal nerves and spinal cord. D) Spinal nerves and brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal nerves and spinal cord. 48. What is the largest part of the brain in humans? A) Spinal Cord. B) Hypothalamus. C) Cerebellum. D) Cerebral cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebral cortex. 49. Thinking of the pathway of an impulse from stimulus to response (not involving a reflex), where does the sensory neuron send the impulse to? A) Spinal cord. B) Motor neuron. C) Sensory neuron. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 50. The ..... controls movement balance and coordination A) Brain stem. B) Skull. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum. 51. What role does the spinal cord play in the nervous system? A) It digests your food. B) It pumps blood around your body. C) It helps with cellular respiration. D) It carries nerve impulses around your body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It carries nerve impulses around your body. 52. Which of the following best describes myelin sheath? A) Lipid layers that cause unidirectional conduction of Na+ ions along the axon. B) Lipid layers that contain Na+ ion channels for signal regeneration in the axon. C) Lipid layers that allow entry of Na+ ions into the axon. D) Lipid layers that prevent leakage of Na+ ions from the axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lipid layers that prevent leakage of Na+ ions from the axon. 53. The ..... lobe of the brain helps sort auditory information including language. A) Occipital. B) Temporal. C) Parietal. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal. 54. Which part of the brain controls heart rate? A) Cerebral cortex. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain stem. 55. The nerve which supplies the muscles that abduct, flex, and extend the glenohumeral joint is A) Dorsal nerve. B) Subclavian nerve. C) Subscapular nerve. D) Long thoracic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subscapular nerve. 56. Which neurons act to connect a sensory neuron to a motor neuron? A) Motor. B) Afferent. C) Interneuron. D) They will bring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneuron. 57. The ..... lobe is chiefly concerned with vision. A) Occipital. B) Frontal. C) Temporal. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occipital. 58. Non-myelinated axons conduct action potentials faster than a myelinated axon would (T/F)? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 59. The chambers inside the brain that are filled with cerebrospinal fluid: A) Sinuses. B) Ventricles. C) Ganglia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ventricles. 60. Conjoint Synapse by Chemicalsynapses only A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. โ PreviousNext โRelated 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 ๐ Back to Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books