This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 204 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 204 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the clear front surface of the eyeball called? A) Cornea. B) Pupil. C) Macula. D) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cornea. 2. Which type of neurons carry information from the central nervous system to the muscles or organs? A) Interneurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Sensory neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neurons. 3. The human nervous system is capable of a wide range of functions. what is the basic unit of the nervous system? A) Meninges. B) Cerebrospinal fluid. C) Neuron. D) Glial cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuron. 4. This neurotransmitter is associated with sleepiness and a general calmness? A) GABA. B) Norepinephrine. C) Serotonin. D) Endorphins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Serotonin. 5. ..... is the return of polarity from positive back to negative (the RMP). A) Summation. B) Depolarization. C) Repolarization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repolarization. 6. Interneurons are responsible for which of the following? A) Sending impulses to sensory organs. B) Relaying messages between sensory and motor neurons. C) Causing motion in muscles. D) Sending impulses directly to the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relaying messages between sensory and motor neurons. 7. What is the resting potential of a neuron A) -90 mV. B) + 30 mV. C) -70 mv. D) -55 mV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -70 mv. 8. Conditioned reflexes involve A) An immediate response because your body should know how to respond to something by itself. B) An on the spot reaction that doesn't involve prior knowledge. C) A slow response to an object moving. D) Prior thought or learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prior thought or learning. 9. The ..... makes up the inner lining of the eyelids. A) Iris. B) Lens. C) Conjunctiva. D) Choroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conjunctiva. 10. Cells that are associated with the functions of the nervous system. A) Neurons. B) Glial cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 11. Cataracts result from changes in the: A) Iris. B) Cornea. C) Choroid. D) Lens. E) Pupil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lens. 12. The most important function of skin is: A) Protection. B) Storing fat. C) Insulation. D) Sweating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protection. 13. What is a muscle or gland? A) Effector. B) Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effector. 14. Which of these structures is NOT part of the forebrain? A) Cerebral Cortex. B) Limbic System. C) Corpus Callosum. D) Brainstem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brainstem. 15. Small cells that engulf and destroy microbes and cellular debris in the CNS providing an immune response. A) Neuroglia. B) Astrocytes. C) Microglia. D) Horns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Microglia. 16. Which organ among them is included in Autonomic nervous system? A) Heart. B) Hand. C) Leg. D) Skeletal muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heart. 17. The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for the body during rest and digest. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 18. The elevated ridges on the surface of the cerebral cortex are known as ..... while the shallow grooves are termed ..... A) Gyri; sulci. B) Sulci; ganglia. C) Sulci; gyri. D) Ganglia; gyri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gyri; sulci. 19. Which of these terms applies to paralysis of all four limbs? A) Hemiplegia. B) Quadriplegia. C) Hyperplegia. D) Paraplegia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quadriplegia. 20. Which type of neuron is a connecting neuron? A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Interneuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneuron. 21. What is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia? A) Disease where an amoeba gets in your brain and eats it away. B) Brain freeze. C) Imbalance because of alcohol consumption. D) Not being able to remember lists of words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain freeze. 22. The ..... nervous system includes sensory and motor neurons. A) Autonomic. B) Central. C) Somatic. D) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peripheral. 23. Hit the ORANGE button the instant you hear the sound A) RED. B) ORANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ORANGE. 24. Your ears received harsh waves from the external environment and transmitted signals to the brain. Which body system does this process describe? A) Nervous System. B) Muscular System. C) Skeletal System. D) Endocrine System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous System. 25. The brain and spinal cord are parts of the peripheral nervous system A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Neurons that send information from the ENVIRONMENT to the brain A) Sensory Neurons. B) Motor Neurons. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory Neurons. 27. Up to how long can information be held in the working memory without being repeated? A) 25 seconds. B) 15 seconds. C) 10 seconds. D) 20 seconds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 20 seconds. 28. Regulates body movement & sleep, as well as facial expressions. A) Cerebrum. B) Thalamus. C) Medulla. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pons. 29. What can the cerebral cortex be divided into? A) 2 areas called hemispheres. B) 4 areas called lobes. C) 2 halves called hemispheres. D) 3 areas called lobes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4 areas called lobes. 30. What is the other name of cell body A) AXON. B) CRYTON. C) CYTON. D) STIMULUS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CYTON. 31. Photoreceptors that detect the level of light but not the color A) Ganglion. B) Rods. C) Bipolar neurons. D) Cones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rods. 32. Select the channels that are found only in the dendrite A) Na leak channels. B) K leak channels. C) Voltage gated Na channels. D) Chemically gated K channels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chemically gated K channels. 33. Tough, outer layer of the meninges. A) Pia mater. B) Dura mater. C) Arachnoid mater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dura mater. 34. The nervous system uses ..... to monitor changes inside and outside the body A) Integration. B) Sensory input. C) Motor output. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory input. 35. This portion of a neuron will receive nerve impulses from other cells and carry them to the cell body. A) Dendrites. B) Axons. C) Nodes of ranvier. D) Schwann cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites. 36. This side of the brain controls the right side of the body, spoken and written language, numerical and scientific skills and reasoning A) Left Brain. B) Right Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left Brain. 37. True or False:Headaches can be caused by overactivity. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. TOM/O means splitting A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. Which part of the brain controls the conscious mind? A) Cerebellum. B) Brain Stem. C) Midbrain. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebrum. 40. Light waves are what type of stimuli? A) Mechanical stimuli. B) Electromagnetic stimuli. C) All choices. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electromagnetic stimuli. 41. Cells in the retina capable of phototransduction when stimulated by light rays A) Photorecepters. B) Phototransduction. C) Cones. D) Bipolar Neurons. E) Rods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photorecepters. 42. Conduction pathway composed of white matter in the CNS A) Nerve. B) Nucleus. C) Nerve tract. D) Ganglion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nerve tract. 43. Dynamic equilibrium (balance) receptors are located in the A) Tympanic membrane. B) Papillae. C) Cochlea. D) Semicircular canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semicircular canals. 44. Neurons that bring information into the CNS are: A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory. 45. The ..... hemisphere of the brain is considered the academic and logical side. A) Middle. B) Dominant. C) Left. D) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Left. 46. When an impulse leaves a neuronal pool to stimulate several others it is known as A) Threshold response. B) Divergence. C) Convergence. D) Amplification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divergence. 47. This portion of the brain is responsible for hunger, thirst, blood pressure and body temperature. A) Hypothalamus. B) Limbic system. C) Brain stem. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothalamus. 48. These types of nerves cells are non conducting and are involved in structural support and metabolism. A) Glioblast cells. B) Sensory cells. C) Interneuron cells. D) Glial cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glial cells. 49. The path of a message to the nerve cell is A) Axon, dendrite, nucleus. B) Brain, muscle, heart. C) Dendrite, axon, nucleus. D) AV, Lillian, Daddy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite, axon, nucleus. 50. What is the first part of the eye that light hits? A) Retina. B) Optic Nerve. C) Cornea. D) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cornea. 51. Dendrites conduct impulses: A) Toward cell bodies. B) Away from cell bodies. C) Within cell bodies. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Toward cell bodies. 52. Emergency condition in which the retina separates from the layer of blood vessels that supports it A) Astigmatism. B) Otitis media. C) Retinal detachment. D) Acoustic neuroma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retinal detachment. 53. The immediate action brought about in the body by a stimulus is: A) Response. B) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflex. 54. Which is the unique cell organalle of nerve cell? A) Lysosomes. B) Nissl bodies. C) Mitochondria. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nissl bodies. 55. Something in the environment that an organism can notice and react to. A) Nerve. B) Response. C) Peripheral. D) Stimulus. E) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stimulus. 56. The division of the nervous system that is generally self-regulating is called the ..... nervous system. A) Somatic. B) Peripheral. C) Central. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autonomic. 57. The following are effects of adrenaline on the body EXCEPT (choose the INCORRECT one) A) Blood flow goes to the muscles. B) Heart beat becomes slower. C) Blood pressure rises. D) Your eyes enlarge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heart beat becomes slower. 58. Which human body system is responsible for detecting, processing, and responding to stimuli? A) Circulatory. B) Immune. C) Skeletal. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nervous. 59. A man is suffering from abnormally low body temperature, loss of appetite and extreme thirst. His brain scan is liable to show tumour in ..... A) Pons. B) Hypothalamus. C) Cerebellum. D) Medulla oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 60. The parasympathetic nervous system mainly releases the neurotransmitter ..... as opposed to nor-epinephrine. A) Serotonin. B) Acetylcholine. C) Dopamine. D) Epinephrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acetylcholine. ← 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