This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 206 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 206 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for organization, reasoning, judgement and logic? A) Frontal. B) Occipital. C) Temporal. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 2. Your nervous system works by receiving information from the environment and translating that information into ..... signals A) Hand. B) Direction. C) Electrical. D) Impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electrical. 3. What part of the neuron carries the signal directly to the motor area? A) Dendrite. B) Axon. C) Cell body. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 4. How many cranial nerves in human body? A) 15. B) 12. C) 10. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 5. Goal for seizure treatment A) Increase awareness. B) Increase cognitive function. C) Reduce occurrence. D) Promote sedation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduce occurrence. 6. In CNS-abundant, star-shaped cells that brace neurons and control the chemical environment A) Dendrites. B) Nerve. C) Astrocytes. D) Tract. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astrocytes. 7. A photoreceptor is sensitive to A) Temperature change. B) Light. C) Stimuli that cause pain. D) Chemical substances. E) Physical stimuli:touch, pressure, sound waves, gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Light. 8. What is the mission of the cell body? A) It controls the neuron and creates nerve impulses. B) It controls the neuron. C) Creates nerve impulses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It controls the neuron and creates nerve impulses. 9. When you are cold, you shiver and your blood vessels contract, which warms you up. When you are hot, you sweat and your blood vessels expand, which cools you down. A) Negative Feedback Loop. B) Positive Feedback Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative Feedback Loop. 10. Which part our our brain regulates the automatic functions like breathing and heart rate A) Hypothalamus. B) Thalamus. C) Cerebellum. D) Brain Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain Stem. 11. Which brain structure is responsible for balance? A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Medulla. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 12. The largest part of the brain where thinking takes place is the ..... A) Cordial stem. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain stem. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 13. Cells that make up the optic nerve A) Ganglion neurons. B) Rods. C) Cones. D) Bipolar neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganglion neurons. 14. Neurons are..... origin. A) Endodermal. B) Mesodermal. C) Ectodermal. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ectodermal. 15. This system controls all automatic, essential life functions A) Sympathetic nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Parasympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomic nervous system. 16. Which component of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for regulating involuntary bodily functions such as heart rate and digestion? A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) Sensory nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 17. The ..... nervous system dominates control of visceral organs under normal, everyday conditions. A) Peripheral. B) Central. C) Parasympathetic. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasympathetic. 18. What are the two ions transported across the membrane in an action potential? A) O2-and K+. B) K+ and Na+. C) Ca+2 and B+3. D) Na+1 and Cl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) K+ and Na+. 19. THE BRAIN NEEDS A CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF BLOOD AND A) CARBON DIOXIDE. B) OXYGEN. C) WATER. D) NITROGEN. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) OXYGEN. 20. Indicate who first defined analyzers: A) Ch. Darwin. B) I.P. Pavlov. C) I.M.Sechenov. D) N.I.Pirogov. E) I.N. Mechnikov. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I.P. Pavlov. 21. Main function:to process information received through the sensory systems and other parts of the body and to activate appropriate actions. A) Autonomic Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. C) Nerves. D) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central Nervous System. 22. Voluntary muscles perform essential activities in your body, such as keeping your heart beating and helping with digestion. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. *In which of the following would the motor units have the greatest number of muscle fibers? A) Finger muscles. B) *muscles that control the eyes. C) Hand muscles. D) *postural muscles of the back. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) *postural muscles of the back. 24. The relative refractory period is a period during the generation of an action potential during which ..... A) The cell is depolarized. B) The cell will create an action potential by even the smallest stimulus. C) A normal stimulus can create another action potential. D) Only an abnormally large stimulus will create an action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only an abnormally large stimulus will create an action potential. 25. Nerve supply to jaw occur by which nerve: A) Zygomatic nerve. B) Maxillary nerve. C) Temporal nerve. D) Ophthalmic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maxillary nerve. 26. Which type of CNS neuroglial cells produce cerebrospinal fluid to cushion the brain and spinal cord? A) Astrocytes. B) Ependymal cells. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Microglial cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ependymal cells. 27. How many nerve cells are there in the body? A) Thousands. B) Billions. C) Millions. D) Trillions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Billions. 28. Chemical that causes the blood vessels around the infection to dilate (expand) so that more blood can flow to the infection A) Histamines. B) Mucus. C) Stomach acid. D) Epithelial cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Histamines. 29. From wrist to fingertip, what is the order of bones? A) Metacarpals, carpals, phalanges. B) Carpals, phalanges, metacarpals. C) Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges. D) Phalanges, metacarpals, carpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges. 30. An adult has about ..... bones A) 207. B) 56. C) 206. D) 107. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 31. What are the main parts central system? A) Main. B) Spinal cord. C) Encephalon. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 32. When you see something scary and you run for safety, you are using which systems? A) Both the CNS and PNS. B) Just the CNS. C) Just the PNS. D) Your motor system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both the CNS and PNS. 33. What is chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity? A) Stupor. B) Epilepsy. C) -lepsy. D) Phobia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epilepsy. 34. What is the MAIN function of neurons? A) To support and protect other neurons. B) To transmit signals throughout the nervous system. C) To produce myelin. D) To support and protect the glial cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To transmit signals throughout the nervous system. 35. The root word myel/o means: A) Phalanges. B) Meninges. C) Brain. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal cord. 36. The dorsal roots of spinal nerves contain the fibres of ..... A) Sensory neurones only. B) Motor neurons and relay neurons. C) Motor neurons and sensory neurons. D) Relay neurones and sensory neurones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurones only. 37. Which type of sensory receptor is responsible for detecting touch? A) Photoreceptors. B) Chemoreceptors. C) Mechanoreceptors. D) Pain receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mechanoreceptors. 38. Raju hurt his elbow while playing. Which part of the nervous system is responsible for transmitting information to the brain about Raju's hurt elbow? A) Sensory Nerves. B) Motor Nerves. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory Nerves. 39. Messages transfer ..... across the synapse. A) Chemically. B) Electrically. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemically. 40. What type of equilibrium is perceived when the head is stationary or moving straight? A) Static equilibrium. B) Dynamic equilibrium. C) Both of these answers are correct. D) Neither of these answers is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Static equilibrium. 41. Which Cranial Nerve is associated with sensation of hearing? A) V. B) VII. C) VIII. D) VI. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) VIII. 42. The cells that send electric signals are called ..... A) Astrocytes. B) Ependymal Cells. C) Neurons. D) Glia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurons. 43. What part of the skeletal system is located at the top of the backbone? A) Pelvis. B) Rib cage. C) Skull. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull. 44. The space between the nerve cells or neurons is called the A) Axon. B) Interneuron. C) Conclusion. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 45. What is the order of the layers of meninges, starting against the skull and moving toward the brain? A) Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater. B) Pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater. C) Arachnoid, dura mater, pia mater. D) Dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater. 46. If excessive load is place on muscle, ..... is activated causing relaxation, thus protecting the muscle. A) Sympathetic nervous system. B) Cerebellum. C) Golgi tendon organ. D) Muscle spindle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Golgi tendon organ. 47. One of the main jobs of cartilage is to ..... A) Cushion Bones. B) Make Marrow. C) Make Blood. D) Hold Fingers Together. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cushion Bones. 48. The nerves outside the brain and the spinal cord make up the ..... A) Magnificent nervous system. B) Superstitious nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Perennial nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral nervous system. 49. What is a refractory period? A) A reverse impulse that resets the sodium and potassium balance. B) The same as the resting potential. C) The period of time the myelin sheath provides insulation from another impulse. D) The period of time when a neuron can't send a signal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The period of time when a neuron can't send a signal. 50. Tiny gap that separates axon terminals of connecting neurons A) Occipital lobe. B) Synaptic cleft. C) Myelin sheath. D) Nerve impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synaptic cleft. 51. Lateral region of the cerebrum processes auditory information like language and helps with balance A) Parietal lobe. B) Occipital lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal lobe. 52. The ..... is the most inferior area of the spinal cord. A) Cervical enlargement. B) Conus medullaris. C) Lumbar enlargement. D) Terminal wire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conus medullaris. 53. Select action that are carried out by the Parasympathetic System A) Slows the heartbeat down. B) Dilates the pupils to improve distance vision. C) Speeds the heartbeat up. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slows the heartbeat down. 54. A hand touches a turtle, the turtle hides his head. A) That is a response when the turtle hides his head. B) That is a stimuli when the turtle hides his head. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That is a response when the turtle hides his head. 55. Bright light is an example of a ..... A) Stimulus. B) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimulus. 56. Which of the following is an involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus? A) Senses. B) Homeostasis. C) Reflex. D) Impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflex. 57. Which muscle listed below is not a leg muscle? A) Hamstring. B) Deltoid. C) Quadriceps. D) Gastrocnemius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deltoid. 58. Consists of the cranial and spinal nerves A) ESP. B) PNS. C) CNS. D) CSF. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PNS. 59. When do voltage-gated potassium channels open? A) During rest only. B) During repolarization only. C) During depolarization only. D) All the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During repolarization only. 60. The division of the peripheral nervous system that regulates involuntary activities is the A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. 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