This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 208 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 208 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Seizure, convulsion A) RIP/oh. B) -lepsy. C) Take. D) Epilepsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -lepsy. 2. What does letter E represent? A) Pons. B) Thalamus. C) Midbrain. D) Gyrus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thalamus. 3. Which part of the eye is where images are converted to nerve impulses? A) Cornea. B) Optic Nerve. C) Lens. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Optic Nerve. 4. Reflex arc is an involuntary response. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 5. Membrane potential is A) The energy needed to flow across a membrane. B) Separation of charge across a membrane. C) The ability to become a membrane. D) Current flow across a membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Separation of charge across a membrane. 6. ..... receptors detect/are activated by chemicals (like in food). A) Chemical. B) Mechanical. C) Light. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical. 7. Which system does the nervous system work with to perform its functions? A) Digestive system. B) Respiratory system. C) Circulatory system. D) Endocrine system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endocrine system. 8. ..... prevents dust from getting into our eyes. A) Eyelids. B) Eyelashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eyelashes. 9. This region of the brain is superior to the temporal lobe and plays a role in language processing. A) Ventricle. B) Occipital Lobe. C) Parietal Lobe. D) Frontal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parietal Lobe. 10. Which of the following does not effect the eyes A) Optic. B) Abducting. C) Vagus. D) Trochlear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vagus. 11. Which of the following is a nerve fiber that receives and transmits nerve impulses? A) Dendrite & Axon. B) Cell body & node of ranvier. C) Dendrite & Myelin sheath. D) Axon and schwann cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite & Axon. 12. Indicate which part of the hearing organ perceives the position of the body in space: A) Eardrum. B) Semicircular canals. C) Eustachian tube. D) Kortiev organ. E) Auditory ossicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicircular canals. 13. How do visceral nociceptors differ from surface nociceptors? A) Damage produces pain sensations. B) Stretching or spasms produce pain sensations. C) Stretching or spasms do not produce pain sensations. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stretching or spasms produce pain sensations. 14. Involved in emotions such as anxiety and fear. A) Amygdala. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Basal ganglia. D) Brainstem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amygdala. 15. Associated with processing tactile information like pain, pressure, and touch (somatosensory cortex). A) Frontal lobe. B) Temporal lobe. C) Parietal lobe. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parietal lobe. 16. Which of the following is not a Phagocytes A) Eosinophils. B) Neutrophils. C) Lymphocytes. D) Monocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lymphocytes. 17. Engage in complex mental processes A) Glial Cells. B) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons. 18. Goes numb when the dentist gives you novocaine A) Trigeminal. B) Glossopharyngeal. C) Vagus. D) Abducting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trigeminal. 19. The organ that sends and receives messages to and from the body A) Brain. B) Senses. C) Nerve. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 20. Salivary glands, taste A) Facial. B) Optic. C) Accessory. D) Olfactory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Facial. 21. Which of the following is not one of the four lobes of a human's cerebral hemisphere? A) Optic. B) Parietal. C) Occipital. D) Frontal. E) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optic. 22. The place of contact of neurons is called: A) Axon. B) Nerve impulse. C) Receptor. D) Reflex. E) Synapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Synapse. 23. Injuries in the nervous system will not affect the muscle functions of the body. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 24. The anterior (ventral) horn of the spinal cord contains the cell bodies of A) Interneurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Sensory neurons. D) Unipolar neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neurons. 25. Node of Ranvier is found in A) Cyton. B) Dendrites. C) Axons. D) Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axons. 26. What two systems work together when the cerebrum signals the bladder to release liquid waste? A) Digestive and excretory. B) Excretory and circulatory. C) Nervous and excretory. D) Excretory and respiratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous and excretory. 27. Speeds up heart rate A) Parasympathetic Nervous System. B) Sympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic Nervous System. 28. What is the name of the Neuron that is also described as the Integration Center in the Reflex Arc? A) Primary Neuron. B) Interneuron. C) Sensory Neuron. D) Motor Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interneuron. 29. Which division of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response in emergency situations? A) Parasympathetic Division. B) Central Nervous System. C) Sympathetic Division. D) Sensory Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic Division. 30. Neurons are cells of the nervous system that receive and transmit signals. Which part of a neuron contains the nucleus and other organelles? A) Neurotransmitters. B) Cell body. C) Axon. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell body. 31. Name the followinga) The cell body of the neuron A) Cell body. B) Cyton. C) Nucleus. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cyton. 32. The Nervous System can be divided into A) The main and outside nervous system. B) The central and peripheral nervous system. C) The logical and creative nervous system. D) The cerebral and spinal nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The central and peripheral nervous system. 33. The eyes are the organ of A) Taste. B) Sight. C) Hear. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sight. 34. Implicated in the experience of negative emotions such as fear A) Hippocampus. B) Medulla. C) Amygdala. D) Hypothalamus. E) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amygdala. 35. Neurological disorder that usually attack in old people with the symptoms of loss memory ..... A) Parkinson's. B) Amnesia. C) Alzheimer. D) Stroke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alzheimer. 36. The tissue through which messages pass between different areas of grey matter within the central nervous system A) Pink. B) White. C) Blue. D) Gray. E) Silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) White. 37. Which of these controls breathing, heart rate, and some reflexes? A) Pons. B) Hippocampus. C) Medulla. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla. 38. Sends impulses away from the cell A) Brain. B) Cerebrum. C) Axon. D) Connecting neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 39. THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM is a part of the central nervous system A) Sometime when its cold outside. B) Only on Federal holidays when you are off from school. C) True. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False. 40. The general term for small supporting cells of the nervous tissue is A) Glia. B) Synaptic. C) Nissl. D) Ganglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glia. 41. What sends signals though out the body A) Nerves. B) Eyes. C) Cells. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 42. The neurotransmitter most associated with learning & memory is: A) Serotonin. B) Dopamine. C) Glutamate. D) GABA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glutamate. 43. What hormone is produced in the pancreas that lowers blood sugar? A) Insulin. B) Glucose. C) Ketones. D) Glucagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insulin. 44. Mark each of the following statements somatic nervous system or autonomic nervous system.is composed of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 45. Inhibits or blocks the effects of neurotransmitters. A) Antagonist. B) Aganost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antagonist. 46. What are the two main structures in the CNS? A) Brain and cerebellum. B) Brain and spinal cord. C) Brain and nerves. D) Nerves and ganglions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain and spinal cord. 47. Touching a hot stove sends a message to the spinal cord to pull your hand away. This nerve impulse followed a ..... pathway. A) They will bring it out. B) Afferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Afferent. 48. Send signals FROM the BRAIN TO the rest of the BODY. (example-your brain sends signal to move hand away from hot pan) A) Electron nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Sensory nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves. 49. Sounds are sent from the cochlea to the brain. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 50. What is the primary function of astrocytes in the central nervous system (CNS)? A) Transmitting electrical signals throughout the body. B) Producing myelin sheath for neurons. C) Protecting neurons and controlling the chemical environment of the brain. D) Generating new neurons in the adult brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protecting neurons and controlling the chemical environment of the brain. 51. The difference in electrical charge between the inside and outside of a resting nerve cell membrane is called the resting membrane ..... A) Potential. B) Conclusion. C) Polarity. D) Charge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potential. 52. True or False:When the action potential reaches the axon terminal, it triggers the release of neurotransmitters A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. What is the type of message that travels along a neurone? A) Voltage. B) Current. C) Electricity. D) Electrical impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electrical impulse. 54. Another name for a nerve cell is ..... A) Mitochondria. B) Cell wall. C) Neuron. D) Neutron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuron. 55. Nerves that carry messages to the brain are called: A) Sensory nerves. B) Brain nerves. C) Relay nerves. D) Motor nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory nerves. 56. The somatic nervous system functions voluntarily with skeletal muscles of the body. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. Tendons connect ..... to bone. A) Muscle. B) Cartilage. C) Bone. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscle. 58. Branch like extensions on a neuron that GET signals and connect to the synapse. A) Neurotransmitters. B) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrites. 59. Impulses that travel toward the central nervous system are called A) Afferent neurons. B) Efferent neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent neurons. 60. Three membranes in brain is called A) Triple membrane. B) Meninges. C) Meninges. D) Macimege. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meninges. ← 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