This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 199 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 199 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which glial cell is responsible for myelinating neurons in the CNS? A) Microglial. B) Astrocyte. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Schwann. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oligodendrocytes. 2. What type of neurons carry signals from the sense organs to the brain? A) Motor neurons. B) Brain. C) Sensory neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory neurons. 3. The body system that breaks down food into tiny pieces so that the body's cells can use it for energy. A) Digestive system. B) Circulatory system. C) Nervous system. D) Skeletal system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Digestive system. 4. The job of the Glial cells is ..... A) To actively contribute to neural transmittion. B) To nurish neurons, remove waste, and defend against infection. C) To regulate cell activity. . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To nurish neurons, remove waste, and defend against infection. 5. Which of the following is the correct order of the direction of a message? A) Axon-Cell Body-Dendrite-Synapse. B) Dendrite-Cell Body-Axon-Synapse. C) Synapse-Cell Body-Axon-Dendrite. D) Dendrite-Synapse-Cell Body-Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite-Cell Body-Axon-Synapse. 6. How does sensory receptors gather information? A) Detecting changes in the temperature and light. B) Magic. C) Stimulating nervous cells. D) Effectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Detecting changes in the temperature and light. 7. What is another name for the medulla? A) Brain stem. B) Stem brain. C) Brain flower. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 8. Which mixed nerve has sensory fibers associated with taste and motor fibers for conducting impulses for facial expressions, tear ducts, and salivary glands? A) Oculomotor (III). B) Hypoglossal (XII). C) Facial (VII). D) Abducting (6). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Facial (VII). 9. ..... are the lines of communication between the central nervous system, the various parts of the body, and the external environment. A) Peripheral nephrons. B) Central nerves. C) Peripheral nerves. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral nerves. 10. Which system is important in an emergency? A) Somatic system. B) Central nervous system. C) Parasympathetic system. D) Sympathetic system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic system. 11. This system directs the functions of all the human body systems; A) Endocrine System. B) Lymphatic & Immune System. C) Cardiovascular System. D) Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nervous System. 12. Where do oligodendrocytes primarily operate? A) Outside the nervous system. B) In the central nervous system. C) In the digestive system. D) In the peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the central nervous system. 13. The axon externally covered by ..... Sheath A) Epidermal. B) Neurilemma. C) Myelin Sheath. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myelin Sheath. 14. How many pizzas did Kevin McCallister order? A) 10. B) 5. C) 12. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10. 15. Which division of the nervous system is in charge of voluntary movements like any movements involving our skeletal muscles. A) Somatic. B) Sensory. C) Autonomic. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 16. The ..... division conducts impulses from the CNS to muscles and glands. A) Autonomic. B) Motor. C) Sympathetic. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor. 17. Which lobe of the brain is responsible for sensing tactile (touch) stimulation? A) Temporal. B) Parietal. C) Frontal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 18. Mark each of the following statements somatic nervous system or autonomic nervous system.controls digestion and heart rate A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 19. Areas of rough endoplasmic reticulum concentration in the cell body A) Nissl bodies. B) Collateral axon. C) Axon. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nissl bodies. 20. Receptor that determines if your blood pressure is too high A) Baroreceptor. B) Chemoreceptor. C) Proprioceptor. D) Thermoreceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baroreceptor. 21. What division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for calming the body down so that it has the chance to digest food and conserve energy. A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic. 22. Which body system controls the body to maintain homeostasis? A) Excretory. B) Nervous. C) Skeletal. D) Circulatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous. 23. One of the functions of the nervous system A) Epidermis. B) Homeostasis. C) Alveoli. D) Telekinesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homeostasis. 24. Correlation, association, and learning occur in the A) Cerebellum. B) Striped body. C) Medulla. D) Pons. E) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Cerebrum. 25. What is the primary function of microglial cells? A) To form myelin sheath around CNS nerve fibers. B) To defend CNS cells. C) To line cerebrospinal fluid-filled cavities. D) To surround neurons in the PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To defend CNS cells. 26. What part of your nervous system makes your heart beat faster when you in danger? A) Central. B) Somatic. C) Parasympathetic. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic. 27. Substances present in the CSF are controlled by the ..... A) Blood-brain barrier. B) Blood-CSF barrier. C) Presence of one way valves. D) Arachnoid granulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood-brain barrier. 28. Where is the ganglia of the parasympathetic arm of ANS located? A) Near adrenal medulla. B) Near the spinal cord. C) Near the brain. D) Near the target organ. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Near the target organ. 29. Hemisphere that is associated with Verbal and Mathematical abilities A) Left Hemisphere. B) Right Hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left Hemisphere. 30. Light with the shortest wavelength appears ..... A) Green. B) Indigo. C) Violet. D) Red. E) Blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Violet. 31. The action potential moves down the axon, away from the cell body. What happens when it reaches the axon terminal? A) Neurotransmitter is released. B) It turns around and heads back toward the cell body. C) Nothing happens. D) It causes receptors on the axon terminal to open up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitter is released. 32. Which is true for PET scan? A) It shows function more than anatomy. B) It uses magnets to detect structures. C) It gives higher radiation than CT scan. D) It uses a radioactive molecule attached to another molecule to show structures only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It shows function more than anatomy. 33. It is caused by infection or damage to the brain before, during or immediately after birth. A) CEREBRAL PALSY. B) MULTIPLE CLEROSIS. C) EPILEPSY. D) ALZHEIMER'S. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CEREBRAL PALSY. 34. The patient that sustained a spinal cord injury at the T10 level may have paralysis of the legs. This disorder is known as: A) Paraplegia. B) Quadriplegia. C) Parasthesia. D) Hemiplegia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraplegia. 35. The responsive region at the leading edge of the growing axon A) Hippocampus. B) Blood-brain barrier. C) Growth cone. D) Radial glia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Growth cone. 36. An action potential is caused by an influx of ..... ions into the cell. A) Calcium. B) Potassium. C) Magnesium. D) Sodium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sodium. 37. A nerve cell that transmits electrical impulses. A) Neuron. B) Nerve. C) Conclusion. D) Sensory Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuron. 38. Every neuron has ..... for receiving and sending messages. A) A neurilemma. B) Myelin. C) Many axons. D) A cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A cell body. 39. The part of the nerve cell that receives a message. A) Nerve. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 40. What dose the Cnidarian A) Neurons. B) Brain Nerve Cord. C) Nerve Cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 41. The division of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central nervous system. 42. The ..... connects the brain to the rest of the body. A) Spinal Cord. B) Cerebrospinal Fluid. C) Cerebrum. D) Neck. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal Cord. 43. Receives impulses from neurons and send them to the cell body A) Axons. B) Myelin Sheath. C) Dendrite. D) Cell Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite. 44. The ..... produces tears. A) Ciliary body. B) Ceruminous gland. C) Lacrimal gland. D) Mucus gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lacrimal gland. 45. Approximately, how many muscles are in the human body? A) 980. B) 650. C) 512. D) 206. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 650. 46. What are the glial cells that produce the myelin of the CNS neurons? A) Microglia. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Astrocytes. D) Satellite cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligodendrocytes. 47. What nerve is purely sensory and carries impulses for vision? A) Olfactory. B) Facial. C) Optic. D) Vagus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Optic. 48. Fibrous connective tissue protective coverings of the the central nervous system are called ..... A) Myelin. B) Meninges. C) Skull. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meninges. 49. These are short branch like extensions that receive signals A) Myelin Sheath. B) Axons. C) Dendrites. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 50. Which of the following in NOT a type of neuroglia? A) Neuron. B) Microglial cell. C) Astrocyte. D) Oligodendrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuron. 51. Which of the following is NOT a type of nerve cell? A) Interneuron. B) Motor. C) Auxiliary. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auxiliary. 52. Given the steps shown below, which of the following is the correct transmission sequence at a chemical synapse? 1. Neurotransmitter binds with receptor 2. Sodium ions rush into neuron's cytoplasm 3. Action potential depolarizes the presynaptic membrane 4. Ion channel opens to allow particular ion to enter cell 5. Synaptic vesicles release neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft A) 4-3-1-2-5. B) 3-2-5-1-4. C) 1-2-3-4-5. D) 2-3-5-4-1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3-2-5-1-4. 53. How do you stay healthy? Do ..... A) Water. B) Exercise. C) Dogs. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exercise. 54. The nervous system has ..... parts: A) 2. B) 5. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 55. Which of the following comprise the central nervous system A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Visceral and somatic nerves. C) Pain and pressure receptors. D) Sensory and motor nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain and spinal cord. 56. A bundle of axons in the peripheral nervous system A) Sensory receptors. B) Nerve. C) Reflex arc. D) Sensory nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerve. 57. Which of the following is a characteristic of neurons? A) Extreme longevity. B) Amitotic (doesn't undergo cell division). C) High metabolic rate. D) All of these are characteristics of neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are characteristics of neurons. 58. Smooth muscle is located where? A) Heart. B) Toes. C) Internal organs. D) Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Internal organs. 59. The system that receives information from your environment and controls how you react to it is the ..... A) Respiratory system. B) Nervous system. C) Muscular system. D) Skeletal system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous system. 60. Recieves, stores and process information A) Cerebellum. B) Brain stem. C) Brain. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain. ← 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