This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 181 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 181 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The upper, mountain like ridges on the surface of the brain A) Sulci. B) Ventricles. C) Gyri. D) Convulsions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gyri. 2. The Ishihara test is used to test for A) Cataracts. B) Colorblindness. C) Nearsightedness. D) Glaucoma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colorblindness. 3. Strong band of tough tissue that attach muscle to bone A) Cartilage. B) Tendons. C) Ligaments. D) Involuntary muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendons. 4. The part of the cerebrum important for articulating (speaking) words is the: A) Reticular activating system. B) The insula. C) Broca's area. D) Limbic system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broca's area. 5. A pattern of actions carried out by an animal A) Receptor. B) Motor nerve. C) Behaviour. D) Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behaviour. 6. Which of the following correctly outlines a reflex arc? A) Motor neuron-interneuron-sensory neuron. B) Sensory neuron-interneuron-motor neuron. C) Sensory neuron-interneuron-brain-motor neuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neuron-interneuron-motor neuron. 7. The peripheral nervous system includes sensory nerves, motor nerves, and spinal cord. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 8. The main parts of the nervous system are the nerves, the spinal cord, and the? A) Sense organs. B) Brain. C) Backbone. D) Nerve glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 9. Photo-receptors that detect grey tones in low light are called ..... A) Cones. B) Rods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rods. 10. What are the chemical messengers of the neuron called? A) Conclusion. B) Synaptic cleft. C) Neurotransmitter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitter. 11. Based on studies, who has more accurate reactions? A) Girls. B) Boys. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Girls. 12. Hydrocephalus is caused by a tumour near the ..... A) Lateral ventricles. B) Cerebral aqueduct. C) 3rd ventricle. D) 4th ventricle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebral aqueduct. 13. How do neurotransmitters travel between neurons? A) Through diffusion. B) Through hormones. C) Through enzymes. D) Through electrical signals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through diffusion. 14. Which nervous system activates the releases of adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol? A) Parasympathetic Nervous System. B) Sympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic Nervous System. 15. Moves the tongue A) Hypoglossal. B) Trigeminal. C) Accessory. D) Facial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypoglossal. 16. Fibers that receive & convey messages to cell body A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Cell body. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 17. Which landmark separates the cerebral hemispheres? (a) A) A The longitudinal fissure. B) The transverse cerebral fissure. C) The septum pellucidum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A The longitudinal fissure. 18. Difficulty in passing urine A) Difficulty urinating. B) Pain when urinating. C) Smelly urine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Difficulty urinating. 19. What food contain Calcium that helps our bones? A) Celery. B) Milk. C) Oranges. D) Mountain Dew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Milk. 20. Connect and trigger the muscle cells throughout your body to move, generating necessary responses to the stimuli. A) Central Nervous System. B) Sensory Neurons. C) Motor Neurons. D) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor Neurons. 21. What two chemicals are necessary for muscle contraction to occur? A) Niacin and Potassium. B) Calcium and ATP. C) Sodium and Potassium. D) Ach and Potassium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcium and ATP. 22. Name the general Inhibitory neurotransmitter. A) Histamine. B) Nitric oxide. C) GABA. D) Glutamic acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GABA. 23. Occipital Lobe Functions A) Coordinates all movement; Helps maintain posture, muscle control, and balance. B) Sensory perception and integration of all senses. C) Visual perception, including color, form, and motion. D) Processes auditory info and encodes memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visual perception, including color, form, and motion. 24. The basal nuclei are part of the (a) A) Cerebellum. B) Diencephalon. C) From the brain. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From the brain. 25. This portion of the nervous system is made of all of the nerves within the brain and spinal cord. A) Interneuron. B) Central nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) None of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system. 26. Which of the following is NOT a function of the integumentary system? A) Regulating body temperature. B) Transporting materials. C) Eliminating wastes. D) Gathering information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transporting materials. 27. The root word for thalamus is ventricul/o A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. The sympathetic division is responsible for ..... A) Relaxation. B) Resting. C) Stress. D) Digestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stress. 29. The brain has billions of neurons and they have many specialized jobs. A) F. B) T. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) T. 30. When stimulated, the adrenal medulla secretes a mixture of hormones into the bloodstream-about 85% epinephrine (adrenaline), 15% norepinephrine (noradrenaline), and a trace of dopamine. A) This is false. B) This is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This is true. 31. This process makes the brain more efficient A) Memory. B) Neuroscientist. C) Synaptic pruning. D) Cognition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synaptic pruning. 32. What type of actions does the brain stem control? A) Reflex. B) Voluntary actions. C) Involuntary actions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Involuntary actions. 33. The ..... system is the collection of glands in the body. A) Skeletal. B) Nervous. C) Muscular. D) Endocrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endocrine. 34. Which division of the motor division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for voluntary movements? A) Somatic Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. C) Autonomic Nervous System. D) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic Nervous System. 35. What is white matter composed of? A) Unmyelinated axons and cell bodies. B) Bundles of myelinated axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bundles of myelinated axons. 36. The lipid insulation of nervous tissue is called A) Myelin. B) Schwann cells. C) Glia. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin. 37. An effector can refer to a muscle, gland, or organ. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. The outer most of the three cranialmeninges is A) Myelin sheath. B) Piamater. C) Dura mater. D) Arachnoid membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dura mater. 39. Difference in the amount of electrical charge on the inside as compared to the outside of the plasma membrane A) Action potential. B) Depolarization. C) Membrane potential. D) Nodes of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Membrane potential. 40. Broca's area is located in A) Temporal lobe. B) Occipital lobe. C) Parietal lobe. D) Frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frontal lobe. 41. Which is these is NOT a response of the parasympathetic nervous system? A) Digestion activity increases. B) Airways to lungs constrict. C) Breathing rate decreases. D) Pupils dilate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pupils dilate. 42. When a neuron is resting (not transmitting impulses), the outside of the cell has a net positive charge, and the inside of the cell has a ..... A) Net negative charge. B) Net positive charge. C) Net neutral charge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Net negative charge. 43. The largest spinal nerve is the ..... nerve. A) Accessory. B) Trigeminal. C) Sciatic. D) Facial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sciatic. 44. Effectors are a part of the ..... A) Sensing pathway. B) Processing pathway. C) Response pathway. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Response pathway. 45. The part of the brain that has a function to regulate vision is ..... A) Frontal lobe. B) Temporal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occipital lobe. 46. Shortness of breath A) Respiratory tract. B) Breathing difficulties. C) Chest pain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breathing difficulties. 47. Maintains homeostasis; regulates many hormones, blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate, hunger, thirst, and emotions A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Pons and medulla oblongata. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 48. Efferent or motor pathways carry impulses: A) To the spinal cord. B) Towards the CNS. C) Away from the CNS. D) From the PNS to the CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Away from the CNS. 49. A neuron's membrane contains more potassium leak channels than sodium leak channels. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 50. Body system that controls and co-ordinate all body activity A) Nervous system. B) Endocrine system. C) Cardiovascular system. D) Musculoskeletal system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous system. 51. The brain is part of the ..... nervous system. A) Subconscious. B) Autonomic. C) Peripheral. D) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central. 52. Which of the following diagnoses best describes a disorder that involves seizure activity? A) MS. B) IF. C) Epilepsy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epilepsy. 53. What is the function of Glial cells in the nervous system? A) Supporting neurons. B) Digesting food. C) Information processing. D) Producing hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supporting neurons. 54. Trephination was a procedure where a hole was made in the skull of a living person to relieve headaches, epilepsy and other physical and mental symptoms during: A) The Middle Ages. B) Only prehistoric times. C) Prehistoric times; it is still used today with more sophisticated surgical tools. D) Only ancient Greek times. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prehistoric times; it is still used today with more sophisticated surgical tools. 55. Which is the stimulus for touch? A) Pain. B) Temperature. C) Texture. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 56. Which of the following is NOT true of neurotransmitters? A) They are contained by vesicles. B) The relay chemical messages from one cell to another. C) They are chemical messengers. D) They bind to potassium channels to trigger the next impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They bind to potassium channels to trigger the next impulse. 57. Carries order from the brain A) Mixed nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Sensory nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves. 58. Nervous system function that combines sensory perceptions and higher cognitive functions (memories, learning, emotion, etc.) to produce a response. A) Central Nervous System (CNS). B) Integration. C) Oligodendrocyte. D) Somatic Nervous System (SNS). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Integration. 59. Miguel is playing soccer with his friends. After playing for several minutes his pulse, breathing, and sweat increases intensely. Which reaction to his activity is an example of homeostasis working within the integumentary system? A) Pulse increase. B) Breathing increase. C) Sweat increase. D) Sweat and Breathing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sweat increase. 60. What forms the myelin sheath? A) Axon hillock. B) Nodes of Ranvier. C) Axon terminals. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Schwann cells. ← 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