This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 201 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 201 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Damage to which lobe causes difficulty naming objects, writing words, reading, drawing, doing math, and difficulty distinguishing L & R and poor visual perception? A) Temporal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Frontal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal lobe. 2. When sound enters our ear, the eardrum ..... A) Vibrates. B) Recognises the sound. C) Dances. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vibrates. 3. Which of the following is NOT in the MIDDLE EAR? A) Auricle. B) Eustachian tube. C) Malleus. D) Tympanic Membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Auricle. 4. The basic structural unit of the nervous system is the A) Dendrite. B) Neurilemma. C) Nucleus. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuron. 5. Ganglions in the PNS are equivalent to what in the CNS? A) Tract. B) Nerve. C) Nucleus. D) Root. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nucleus. 6. You've been practicing your jump shot for basketball every day. When you get into a game, which section of your brain allows you to use these motions easily and without thought? A) Brain stem. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 7. Which three body systems allow you to move? A) Nervous, muscular, skeletal. B) Nervous, excretory, digestive. C) Muscular, skeletal, circulatory. D) Muscular, skeletal, digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous, muscular, skeletal. 8. The sciatic nerve contains fibers of only one spinal nerve. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Which part of the body is the control center for the nervous system? ¿Qué parte del cuerpo es el centro de control del sistema nervioso? A) Heart. B) Spinal cord. C) Nerves. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain. 10. Awareness and conscious occurs in what structure? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 11. Interneurons definition A) Central nodes of neural circuits, enabling communication between sensory or motor neurons and the central nervous system. B) Are nerve cells within the nervous system responsible for converting external stimuli from the organism's environment into internal electrical impulses. C) A nerve cell forming part of a pathway along which impulses pass from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nodes of neural circuits, enabling communication between sensory or motor neurons and the central nervous system. 12. The cerebellum is the portion of the brain located in the back of the head between the cerebrum and the brain stem. It controls your ..... A) Balance and coordination. B) Breathing, heart rate, blood pressure. C) Voluntary movement, speech, hearing, vision, memory, reasoning. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Balance and coordination. 13. Subarachnoid space within the meninges is where CSF is located A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Cells that form the myelin sheath around the axons A) Schwann cells. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Astrocytes. D) Neuroglial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schwann cells. 15. Skeletal muscles are part of the A) Somatic Nervous System. B) Autonomic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic Nervous System. 16. Neurons connect to each other to transmit messages. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 17. Forms a tunnel from the point of injury to the effector A) Schwann Cells. B) Neurolemma. C) Dendrites. D) Axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurolemma. 18. Within the cerebral cortex, this is an area behind the frontal lobes that controls movement. A) Somatosensory cortex. B) Visual cortex. C) Motor cortex. D) Auditory cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor cortex. 19. What is the middle meningeal layer in the skull? A) Pia mater. B) Arachnoid. C) Ventricles. D) Dura mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arachnoid. 20. What type of cell monitors cerebrospinal fluid? A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Astrocytes. C) Microglial cells. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ependymal cells. 21. This triggers the fight or flight reaction. A) Basal Nuclei. B) Diencephalon. C) Amygdala. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amygdala. 22. The Part of a neuron that contains the nucleus A) Cell body. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell body. 23. In the peripheral nervous system, there are two regions or systems. What region or system is the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions apart of? A) Peripheral Nervous System. B) Central Nervous System. C) Autonomic Nervous System. D) Somatic Nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomic Nervous System. 24. What protein maintains the resting potential of a neuron? A) The sodium-potassium pump. B) The magnesium-potassium pump. C) The magnesium-phosphorus pump. D) The sodium-phosphorus pump. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sodium-potassium pump. 25. Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for speech, taste, reading A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 26. Are the two openings of the nose. A) Nostrils. B) Nasal cavity. C) Olfactory bulb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nostrils. 27. This is an event that triggers a reaction. A) Autonomic. B) Response. C) Stimulus. D) Perception. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimulus. 28. Short, branched extensions of a nerve cell body that receives info A) Dendrites. B) Axons. C) Axon terminals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites. 29. Interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and information-processing center. A) Midbrain. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebral cortex. D) Hind brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebral cortex. 30. What is the function of the sensory (afferent) division of the nervous system? A) To control voluntary muscle movements. B) To regulate involuntary functions like heart rate. C) To transmit information from the environment to the CNS. D) To send signals from the CNS to the muscles and glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To transmit information from the environment to the CNS. 31. The function of higher nervous activity is impaired by:a. Irregular rest;b. Hardening;c. Sound sleep;d. Frequent rest;e. Active movement. A) Hardening. B) Active movement. C) Irregular rest. D) Deep sleep. E) Frequent rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irregular rest. 32. WHEN WE SMELL, AIR GOES INTO THE NOSTRILS. THEN THE ..... DETECTS SMELLS. THIS INFORMATION IS SENT TO OUR BRAIN. A) SMELLS. B) HOLES. C) BRAIN. D) OLFACTORY NERVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) OLFACTORY NERVE. 33. The Central Nervous System contains the: A) Brain. B) Sensory nerves. C) Motor nerves. D) Senses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 34. This is is the space between cell bodies. A) Conclusion. B) Myelin. C) Axons. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 35. Which of these does NOT belong to The Nervous System? A) Brain. B) Bone. C) Nerves. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone. 36. What cerebrum hemisphere lobe is concerned with sight? A) Parietal. B) Frontal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occipital. 37. It is owing to the nervous system that we can take notes and respond to our surrounding world. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 38. Which structure of the ear is activated during a lift? A) Dome. B) Macula. C) Semicircular canal. D) Crista ampullaris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicircular canal. 39. Which term matches the following definition. Definition:Produces a response (a change in the organism). A) Response. B) Sensory Neurons. C) Sensory Receptors. D) Effectors. E) Motor Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory Neurons. 40. The sensory division of the nervous system is what senses things that you are touching A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 41. The subdivision of peripheral nervous system (PNS) that consists of nerves which bring impulses to the central nervous system (CNS). A) Autonomic division. B) Sensory or Afferent division. C) Somatic division. D) Motor or Efferent division. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory or Afferent division. 42. What are the main parts of the Peripheral Nervous System? A) Spinal Cord & Spinal Nerves. B) Brain & Spinal Cord. C) Heart & Brain. D) Cranial and Peripheral Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cranial and Peripheral Nerves. 43. Part of the brain involved with processing sensory information from ear? A) Parietal Lobe. B) Occipital Lobe. C) Temporal Lobe. D) Frontal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal Lobe. 44. A damaged axon within the PNS can regenerate if ..... A) Some oligodendrocytes remain. B) Some neurilemma remains. C) Some dendrocytes remain. D) Part of the cell body remains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some neurilemma remains. 45. The pathway that an impulse travels is called the ..... A) Reflex Arc. B) Motor Neuron Arc. C) Reflex Pathway. D) Impulse Tract. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex Arc. 46. These are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous sytem. A) Central and peripheral. B) Sympathetic and parasympathetic. C) Dendrites and axons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic and parasympathetic. 47. CTE can only be diagnosed after death. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 48. What is referred pain? A) Visceral pain that is treated by a doctor. B) Surface pain that changes in origin. C) Visceral pain that feels as if it is coming from another body area. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visceral pain that feels as if it is coming from another body area. 49. Which is NOT an example of a reflex response? A) Homeostasis. B) Rubbing your eyes when they are itchy. C) Blinking in response to a bright light. D) Sneezing when exposed to pepper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rubbing your eyes when they are itchy. 50. A diverging lens is also known as a ..... lens. A) Refracted. B) Diffracted. C) Convex. D) Concave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Concave. 51. What is the response of the sympathetic system? A) Constrict. B) Relax. C) Protect the retina. D) Fight or flight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fight or flight. 52. ..... affects the muscles of the temple, side of the forehead, eyebrow, eyelid, and upper part of the cheek. A) Buccal nerve. B) Temporal nerve. C) Cervical nerve. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal nerve. 53. The part of the brain that controls vital signs such as breathing and pulse rate is A) Brain stem. B) Frontal lobe. C) Diencephalon. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 54. These organs are directly targeted by preganglionic sympathetic fibers, and when excited release epinephrine and norepinephrine into the bloodstream: A) Spleen. B) Adrenal glands. C) Heart. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adrenal glands. 55. About how many neurons do you have when you are born? A) 100 billion. B) 100 thousand. C) 100. D) 100 trillion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100 billion. 56. Light rays enter the eye through the ..... A) Cornea. B) Pupil. C) Iris. D) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pupil. 57. Which lobe of the brain is located on the sides by your ears? A) Parietal. B) Frontal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temporal. 58. The receptor on the tongue is called a A) Tonsil. B) Retina. C) Choroid. D) Bud. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bud. 59. When K+ is diffusing OUT A) Repolarization. B) Resting potential. C) Refractory period. D) Depolarization. E) Action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repolarization. 60. Structural classification of nerve:Extend from/ go to spinal cord A) Motor nerves. B) Spinal nerves. C) Sensory nerves. D) Cranial nerves. E) Mixed nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal nerves. ← 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