This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 172 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 172 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following functions is the nervous system responsible for? A) Sensory input. B) Integration. C) Motor output. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Epidural hematoma A) A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness. B) Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information. C) A collection of blood in the space between the skull and dura mater. D) Division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A collection of blood in the space between the skull and dura mater. 3. Which of the following adult brain structures is not developed from rhombencephalon? A) Pyramid. B) Roof. C) Cerebellum. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Roof. 4. Are nerves specialised cells? A) YES. B) NO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 5. LIGHT ENTERS THE EYE THROUGH THE PUPIL, AN IMAGE FORMS ON THE RETINA AND THEN THE RETINA SENDS THE INFORMATION TO OUR ..... A) EYES. B) BRAIN. C) EYELIDS. D) IRIS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BRAIN. 6. The shoulder blade is known as our A) Ulna. B) Phalanges. C) Scapula. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scapula. 7. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Syn (SYN)? A) Near, Beside, Beyond. B) One. C) Union, Together, Joined. D) Order, Condition. E) Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Union, Together, Joined. 8. What is the name for the receptors that detect a change in osmotic pressure A) Osmoreceptors. B) Nociceptors. C) Baroreceptors. D) Chemoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osmoreceptors. 9. It's a center for coordinating many reflexes and contains reflex arcs that can independently control reflexes. A) The brain. B) The nerves. C) The spinal cord. D) The neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The spinal cord. 10. Which part of the bone makes red blood cells? A) Pelvis. B) Cartilage. C) Outer covering. D) Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marrow. 11. Death of brain tissue that occurs when an arterial blockage or arterial rupture prevents blood flow to the brain; also called a stroke A) Vertigo. B) Cerebrovascular accident (CVA). C) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). D) Multiple sclerosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrovascular accident (CVA). 12. A group of nerve cells together creates A) Spinal cord. B) An organ. C) Brain. D) A tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A tissue. 13. What is the another name of nerve impulse? A) Cell body. B) Conclusion. C) Neurotransmitter. D) Action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Action potential. 14. The system that works to maintain our normal or baseline information A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic. 15. Most anterior part of the cerebrum, this controls voluntary muscle movement, and higher cognitive functions like planning and social inhibitions: A) Parietal lobe. B) Cerebellum. C) Occipital lobe. D) Frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frontal lobe. 16. What is the object that holds the fluid of the ear and helps us maintain our balance A) Semicircular Canals. B) Eardrum. C) Pinna. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicircular Canals. 17. What is the function of a microglial cell? A) Make the myelin sheath that insulates axons in the CNS. B) Form membranes in the CNS. C) Digest debris or bacteria. D) Connect blood vessels to neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Digest debris or bacteria. 18. What is the nervous systems function? A) Gives the body its shape, allows movement, makes blood cells, provides protection for organs and stores minerals. B) Nerves and cells that carry messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to many parts of the body. C) Breaks down food into nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats and proteins. D) Defends the body against infection, whilst protecting the body's own cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves and cells that carry messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to many parts of the body. 19. Fight or flight neurotransmitter A) Dopamine. B) Epinephrine. C) Norepinephrine. D) GABA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epinephrine. 20. The role of the digestive system is ..... A) To break down starch into glucose and protein into amino acids. B) To take in oxygen from the air. C) To transport molecules to the cells. D) To perform cellular respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To break down starch into glucose and protein into amino acids. 21. A larger axon transmits an impulse ..... than a smaller axon. A) Faster. B) Slower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Faster. 22. What does the Myelin Sheath protect? A) Cell body. B) Axon. C) Axon terminal. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 23. These nervous cells help to support our system via protection and cushioning of neuron cell bodies. A) Schwann. B) Oligodendrocyte. C) Ependymal. D) Satellite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Satellite. 24. Sleeping and waking A) Hippocampus. B) Cerebellum. C) Hypothalamus. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain stem. 25. Diseases and disorders of the nervous system can be causedby infection, injury or degeneration of the body parts due to aging. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 26. A weakened or dead virus can act as a: A) Allergen. B) Virus. C) Vaccine. D) Pathogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vaccine. 27. The structures that protect the brain and spinal cord are ..... A) Bones. B) Meninges. C) Cerebrospinal fluid. D) All of the choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the choices. 28. This many nerves makes up the Peripheral nervous system A) 25. B) 22. C) 43. D) 47. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 43. 29. Where the electric charge will drop due to the inactivity of the voltage-gated channels. A) Electrical Synapse. B) Dielectric Polarization. C) Repolarization. D) Depolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repolarization. 30. Also called a nerve cell-cells that carry information through our body A) Axon. B) Neuron. C) Motor. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuron. 31. Which of the following disorders can result in large disfiguring fibrous tumors? A) Multiple neurofibromatosis. B) Multiple sclerosis. C) Parkinson disease. D) Muscular dystrophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multiple neurofibromatosis. 32. Our ability of taking notes and responding to our surrounding world ..... the nervous system. A) Depends on. B) Affects. C) Controls. D) Decides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depends on. 33. Which of following is the component of peripheral nervous system A) NEURON. B) BRAIN. C) SPINAL CORD. D) SPINAL NERVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SPINAL NERVE. 34. The autoomic nervous system is responsible for sending signals to the skin/muscles. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 35. Neurotransmitters are released from ..... A) Dendrites. B) Cell bodies. C) Synaptic vesicles. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synaptic vesicles. 36. What kind of neuron is this? A) Unipolar. B) Bipolar. C) Multipolar. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multipolar. 37. Association neurons; located in the CNS ; analyze sensory information and decide how to respond A) Interneurons. B) Sensory neurons. C) Neurons. D) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneurons. 38. This is a long extension of cytoplasm that conducts nerve impulses along a neuron A) Axon. B) Myelin sheath. C) Nerve. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 39. Which division of The nervous system initiate a response known as fight and flight mode A) Sympathetic nervous system. B) Parasympathetic nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic nervous system. 40. Afferent neurons are..... neurons. A) Motor. B) Exiting. C) Sensory. D) Connective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory. 41. Visceral sensory nerves carry information from the internal organs of the body. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 42. The largest part of the brain located in the front of the skull; it has two hemispheres; controls thinking, memory, speaking, and movement A) Impulses. B) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral Nervous System. 43. A measure of the charge difference across the cell membrane. A) Capacitance. B) Voltage. C) Resistance. D) Potential difference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Potential difference. 44. Which part of the neuron controls all functions of the cell? A) Nucleus. B) Cell body. C) Myelin. D) Terminal ends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell body. 45. Which components of neuronal membranes allow for action potentials? A) Cholesterol. B) Phospholipids. C) Receptors. D) Ion channels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ion channels. 46. Which part of the brain controls visual processing? A) Parietal. B) Frontal. C) Temporal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occipital. 47. The term asymptomatic means A) Having symptoms. B) Without any symptoms. C) None of the above. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Without any symptoms. 48. Wernicke's area is said to be responsible for speech ....., whereas Broca's area is involved in speech ..... A) Syntax; production. B) Comprehension; production. C) Production; comprehension. D) Comprehension; syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comprehension; production. 49. Which of the following is the correct order in which light travels through the eye? A) Cornea, Lens, Retina, Pupil, Optic Nerve. B) Cornea, Retina, Lens, Pupil, Optic Nerve. C) Cornea, Pupil, Lens, Retina, Optic Nerve. D) Pupil, Cornea, Lens, Retina, Optic Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cornea, Pupil, Lens, Retina, Optic Nerve. 50. Messages are carried to and from the central and peripheral nervous systems through what? A) Nerves. B) Muscles. C) Tendons. D) Blood vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 51. Where are the Brain Stem and Medulla located? A) The back of the brain (yellow). B) The bottom of the brain (pink). C) The bottom of the brain (grey). D) The bottom of the brain (orange). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bottom of the brain (grey). 52. Sensory neurons (like those in the skin) enter the ..... side of spinal column A) Dorsal. B) Ventral. C) Posterior. D) None of the other 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dorsal. 53. Which of the following is part of the nervous system? A) Spinal cord. B) Skin. C) Lungs. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 54. It is an organ that interprets messages received from and sends messages to other body part A) Friend. B) Brain. C) Zaineh cute. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 55. Examples of sensory organs include ..... A) Skin, ears, eyes. B) Brain, ears, eyes. C) Brain, muscles, eyes. D) Glands, muscles, brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skin, ears, eyes. 56. What happens to the taste of food if you are unable to smell it? A) The taste is duller. B) The taste is stronger. C) The taste stays the same. D) The taste lasts longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The taste is duller. 57. This speeds up the nerve signal and covers the axon A) Axon Terminals. B) Dendrites. C) Myelin Sheath. D) Meninges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myelin Sheath. 58. ..... vibrates when sound passes through it. A) Tongue. B) Eardrum. C) Ears. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eardrum. 59. The ..... is found outside the whole nerve. A) Epineurium. B) Perineurium. C) Endoneurium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epineurium. 60. Broca's area is responsible for A) Articulating language. B) Sense of touch. C) Language comprehension. D) Vision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Articulating language. ← 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