This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 196 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 196 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Picks up stimuli and carries impulses to the spinal cord and brain A) Sensory Neuron. B) Interneuron. C) Motor Neuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory Neuron. 2. Which part of the nervous system is responsible for the fight or flight response during exercise? A) Enteric nervous system. B) Sympathetic nervous system. C) Parasympathetic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic nervous system. 3. Behaviors like talking, walking, or picking up an orange are all controlled by the ..... nervous system. A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Somatic. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somatic. 4. This neuron part processes incoming messages. A) Axon. B) Dendrites. C) Myelin Sheath. D) Cell Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell Body. 5. To which system transmits the information the peripheral system? A) Endocrine system. B) Msucular system. C) Artificial system. D) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central Nervous System. 6. The human nervous system is separated into two major divisions: A) The central nervous system & the peripheral nervous system. B) The somatic nervous system & the autonomic nervous system. C) The sympathetic nervous system & the parasympathetic nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The central nervous system & the peripheral nervous system. 7. The inability to vocalize words would lead a neurologist to examine where? A) Diencephalon. B) Occipital Lobe. C) Temporal Lobe. D) Broca's Area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broca's Area. 8. The loss of the ability to move part or most of the body; often the result of injury t the nervous sytem. A) Conclusion. B) Photoreceptor. C) Paralysis. D) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paralysis. 9. This is the area where the Parietal, Occipital, and Temporal lobes come together. A) Hippocampus. B) Primary Motor Area. C) Insula. D) General Interpretation Area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) General Interpretation Area. 10. Which part of the brain controls movement, learning, emotions, etc. A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 11. Which part of cerebrum controls and coordinates the activities of left side of the body A) Downward cerebral hemisphere. B) Left cerebral hemisphere. C) Right cerebral hemisphere. D) Upward cerebral hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right cerebral hemisphere. 12. Which is NOT a medical term used to describe LOC? A) Coma. B) Aphasic. C) Unconscious. D) Lethargic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aphasic. 13. Which of these are controlled by somatic (voluntary) nervous system? A) Breathing rate. B) Heart rate. C) Running. D) Digestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running. 14. Narrow junction across which a chemical signal passes from neuron to the next, initiating a new electrical signal in the target cell. A) Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). B) Synapses. C) Depolarization. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synapses. 15. Rods help us see..... A) In color. B) Black, white, and grey. C) Only in yellow. D) Only in blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black, white, and grey. 16. Bundle of axons in the central nervous system having the same function and point of origin. A) Response. B) Tract. C) Brain. D) Ganglion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tract. 17. Which nervous system includes the brain and the spinal cord? A) Peripheral. B) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central. 18. Which part of the peripheral nervous system deals with "rest and digest" activities? A) Sympathetic. B) Somatic. C) Parasympathetic. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasympathetic. 19. Of all the divisions we've taken notes on, what division of the Nervous System is responsible for brain integration? (Hint:look back at your notes) A) Autonomic Nervous System. B) CNS (Central Nervous System). C) PNS (Peripheral Nervous System). D) Parasympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CNS (Central Nervous System). 20. How does the skeletal system benefit the nervous system? A) It protects the heart. B) It protects the brain and spinal cord. C) It protects the lungs. D) It protects the kidneys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It protects the brain and spinal cord. 21. The parts or the nervous system A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Brain, spinal cord and nerves. C) Brain, spinal cord, nerves and sense organs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain, spinal cord, nerves and sense organs. 22. An involuntary action in response to a stimulus A) Sensory neuron. B) Motor neuron. C) Reflex. D) Memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflex. 23. Which part of a neuron SENDS a signal? A) Cell body. B) Axon. C) Dendrite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 24. The cytoplasm surrounding the nucleus of a neuron is called the A) Protoplasm. B) Perikaryon. C) Sarcoplasm. D) Nucleoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perikaryon. 25. What is the medical term for nearsightedness? A) Hyperopia. B) Glaucoma. C) Myopia. D) Astigmatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myopia. 26. Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling conscious thought? A) Hypothalamus. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 27. Is found in between the cerebrum and cerebellum A) Cerebral cortex. B) Occipital lobe. C) Hypothalamus. D) Cerebrospinal fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. 28. What is the brain region that helps maintain balance? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Nerve region. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 29. This is composed of Sensory and Motor Neurons everywhere in the body EXCEPT brain and spinal cord A) Peripheral Nervous System. B) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral Nervous System. 30. What does the Auditory nerve do? A) Carries the message to the brain. B) Carries the message to the Semi-Circular canal. C) Send the message to the Eustachian tube. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carries the message to the brain. 31. Autonomic dysreflexia is a condition that occurs in people with spinal cord injuries above the T6 level. It is characterized by a sudden and dangerous increase in blood pressure in response to a noxious stimulus below the level of injury. A) YES. B) NO. C) NOT SURE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 32. Which type of nerve carries messages to your spinal cord and brain? A) Sensory nerve. B) Motor nerve. C) Mixed nerve. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory nerve. 33. Rods detect ..... and cones detect ..... A) Chemicals, light. B) Color, light. C) Light, color. D) Patterns, colors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light, color. 34. If myo means muscle, then myopathy would be: A) Disease of the muscle. B) Disease of the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disease of the muscle. 35. Bulge from the floor of the hypothalamus posterior to the pituitary gland. Reflex centers involved in olfaction (sense of smell) A) Speech area. B) Repolarization. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Mammillary bodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mammillary bodies. 36. If your body is in its normal state, homeostasis, it's because this area of the brain is monitoring the internal systems to keep it so. A) Amygdala. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain stem. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothalamus. 37. The right side is in charge of ..... A) Analize the enviroment through senses. B) Analizing and predigting past and future. C) Take details to asociate and project. D) B and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analize the enviroment through senses. 38. What is the minimum level of a stimulus needed to cause an impulse called? A) Stimuli. B) Threshold. C) Resting potential. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Threshold. 39. *THE SPACE IN-BETWEEN NEURON AND CELL IS CALLED A SYNAPATIC CLEFT A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 40. Calming neurotransmitter; inhibits neurons from firing A) Norepinephrine. B) Epinephrine. C) Dopamine. D) GABA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) GABA. 41. Depolarization of a membrane is begins with the A) Opening of calcium channels. B) Opening of potassium channels. C) Opening of sodium channels. D) Closing of sodium channels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opening of sodium channels. 42. The function of myelin sheath in neuron is A) Allow impulse to pass through the axon. B) Receive impulse from the environment. C) Speed up impulse conduction. D) Control activities in neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speed up impulse conduction. 43. What part of your brain controls your involuntary muscle function? A) Cerebellum. B) Brain stem. C) Amygdala. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain stem. 44. Neurons have an extremely high metabolic rate which means they cannot live for more than a few minute without oxygen (T/F)? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. How many pairs does a cranial nerve have? A) 20. B) 12. C) 31. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 46. Photoreceptor cells are located: A) In the retina. B) In the cornea. C) In the lens. D) In the choroid. E) In the vitreous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the retina. 47. Which nervous system increases activity of most organs, muscles and glands in stress A) Central Nervous System. B) Sympathetic Nervous System. C) Somatic Nervous System. D) Parasympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic Nervous System. 48. The peripheral nervous system is made up of the ..... and the ..... system. A) Autonomic, somatic. B) Central, dendrites. C) Multipolar, unipolar. D) Axon, dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic, somatic. 49. The five sensory organs are A) Lungs, liver, stomach, spleen, and bladder. B) Heart, liver, small intestine, large intestine, and brain. C) Glands, pancreas, appendix, kidneys, and gallbladder. D) Eyes, ears, nose, mouth, skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eyes, ears, nose, mouth, skin. 50. High pitch sounds are caused by a ..... vibration A) Hard. B) Fast. C) Soft. D) Slow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fast. 51. A playful kitty would likely become an agressive beast if this part of the brain was to be stimulated. A) Medulla. B) Thalamus. C) Hippocampus. D) Amygdala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amygdala. 52. The stirrup bone of the middle ear is also called the A) Sclera. B) Stapes. C) Malleus. D) Incus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stapes. 53. Which body system is the following statement true for? "It uses chemical messengers that are sent through the blood." A) Endocrine System. B) Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endocrine System. 54. Optic nerves of the eye are examples of ..... nerves. A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Mixed. D) Spinal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory. 55. Which part of the brain is responsible for movement and coordination? A) Cerebellum. B) Callous body. C) Frontal lobe. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 56. Name of neuron helper cells A) Elf cells. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Microglial cells. D) Neuroglial cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuroglial cells. 57. How many pairs of Cranial nerves originate from the brain's inferior surface? A) 36. B) 10. C) 12. D) 58. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 58. Which word refers to the sense of smell? A) Auditory. B) Olfactory. C) Respiratory. D) Gustatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Olfactory. 59. When a skeletal muscle fiber contracts, A) The zones of overlap get larger. B) *the H bands and I bands get smaller. C) The Z lines get closer together. D) *all of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) *all of the above. 60. This is the portion of the nervous system that is outside of the brain and spinal cord. A) Medulla oblongata. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) Interneuron. 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