This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 211 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 211 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The peripheral nerves help form the autonomic nervous system A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. What is the reason of a brief undershoot of the resting potential during reporalizaton? A) K+ gates close slowly. B) Na+ gates close slowly. C) Na+/K+ pump closes slowly. D) K+ gates opens slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) K+ gates close slowly. 3. Which mineral helps your bone stay hard and strong? A) Vitamin K. B) Oxygen. C) Calcium. D) Carbon Dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium. 4. Part of the autonomic nervous system, ganglia are connected to the thoracic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord, functions as an emergency system. A) Sensory neuron. B) Serotonin. C) Sympathetic system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic system. 5. Controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate A) Cerebellum. B) Frontal Lobe. C) Brain Stem. D) Diencephalon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain Stem. 6. What is the function of the lacrimal gland in the eye? A) Enhances facial expressions. B) Protects the eye from foreign bodies. C) Secretes tears to clean and moisten the eye's surface. D) Delivers vitreous humor to the conjunctiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secretes tears to clean and moisten the eye's surface. 7. Which pattern shows how signals are transmitted from the presynaptic neuron to the post synaptic neuron A) Electrical $\rightarrow$ electrical. B) Electrical $\rightarrow$ chemical $\rightarrow$ electrical. C) Chemical $\rightarrow$ electrical $\rightarrow$ chemical. D) Electrical $\rightarrow$ chemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrical $\rightarrow$ chemical $\rightarrow$ electrical. 8. The systems within our body work together. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Alzheimer's is the most common: A) Genetic disorder. B) Brain injury. C) Mental illness in elderly people. D) Form of dementia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Form of dementia. 10. Gaps between the schwann cells are the ..... A) Axon hillock. B) Three days. C) Schwann cell. D) Nodes of ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nodes of ranvier. 11. Which term describes the direction of signal transmission by the Afferent System? A) Exits. B) Away from. C) Arrives. D) Towards. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arrives. 12. Match the statement to the function. 'Information on the response is sent to muscles to carry response.' A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Interpretive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor. 13. This is based off of experience and is a learned behavior. A) Conditioned reflex. B) Unconditioned reflex. C) Action potential. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conditioned reflex. 14. Neurons do not have dendrites A) No. B) Maybe. C) Yes. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 15. Is the neurotransmitter dopamine responsible for Alzheimer's disease A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 16. Speech that is jumbled and not understandable is a sign of: A) Wernicke's Aphasia. B) Broca's aphasia. C) Sensory aphasia. D) A split brain operation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wernicke's Aphasia. 17. Lipid-rich insulating substance surrounding the axons of many neurons, allowing for faster transmission of electrical signals. A) Synapses. B) Repolarization. C) Myelin. D) Choroid Plexus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myelin. 18. The brain is the most delicate organ of the human body?True or false A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 19. "Thawatchai pulls his foot back as soon as he steps on a piece of glass" is a function of which of the following? A) Sympathetic nervous system. B) Spinal nerves. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Cerebellum. E) Sympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal nerves. 20. Which of the following could be part of the peripheral nervous system? A) The brain stem. B) Sensory organ. C) Cerebrum. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory organ. 21. Choose the response that would occur after this stimuli:You feel cold after being outside for too long. A) You sweat. B) You produce more saliva. C) You pull your hand away. D) You shiver. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You shiver. 22. Transmit impulses for the sense of balance and hearing A) Facial. B) Abducting. C) Vestibulocochlear. D) Vagus. E) Glossopharyngeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vestibulocochlear. 23. Sally got hit in the head with a soccer ball. She now has lost the ability to shrug her shoulders (trapezius). The nerve most likely damaged is the ..... A) Vagus. B) Hypoglossal. C) Trigeminal. D) Accessory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accessory. 24. What is true about glial cells? A) Provide support for & insulation between neurons. B) Are Schwann cells in CNS. C) Are oligodendrocites in PNS. D) All the other answers are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provide support for & insulation between neurons. 25. The ..... system is a group of structures that are responsible for motivation, emotion, learning and memory A) Medulla oblongata. B) Occipital. C) Limbic. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limbic. 26. Meningomyelocele A) Protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord. B) Occurring between seizures or attacks. C) Posttraumatic stress disorder. D) Pertain to the cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord. 27. Lobe used for hearing and smell A) Temporal. B) Occipital. C) Frontal. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temporal. 28. The part of a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body is the A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Conclusion. D) None of the answer choices are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 29. What vital activities does the brainstem control? A) Balance. B) Blood pressure. C) Breathing. D) Just balance and blood pressure. E) Balance, blood pressure, and breathing. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Balance, blood pressure, and breathing. 30. Identify parts of the EYE (red area) A) Location of vitreous humor. B) Anterior compartment. C) Choroid. D) Ciliary body. E) Central pit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ciliary body. 31. Which glial cell is responsible for cleaning up and disposing of debris? A) Microglial. B) Oligodendrocyte. C) Schwann. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microglial. 32. Like a traffic cop directing car divers through a busy intersection, your nervous system directs your ..... A) Body. B) Movement. C) Heart. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Movement. 33. This is when the nervous system processes and interprets sensory information and determines what should be done at that moment. A) Input. B) Integration. C) Output. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Integration. 34. The gap between two neurons is called? A) Break. B) Cell Body. C) Conclusion. D) Neuron Gap. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 35. While checking in your patient at the doctor's office, you need to document your patient's Weight of 220. How would you do that? A) W. 220. B) Wt. 220. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wt. 220. 36. The sympathetic division is referred to as this term because its nerve fibers exit the spinal column in the chest and abdominal regions: A) Thoracosacral. B) Craniosacral. C) Craniothoracic. D) Thoracolumbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thoracolumbar. 37. Which part of the brain helps you keep your balance? A) Cerebellum. B) Midbrain. C) Hippocampus. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 38. Rapid change in polarity across the axon membrane as the nerve impulse occurs. A) Action potential. B) Threshold. C) Resting potential. D) Firing potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action potential. 39. Impulses can travel back and forth along the same neuron chain. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 40. What is the procedural process of detecting and evaluating odorant molecules A) Smell. B) Touch. C) Taste. D) Sight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smell. 41. Motor nerves are called A) Afferent. B) Sensory. C) Peripheral. D) They will bring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They will bring. 42. A rare disease in the US that leads to paralysis is known as: A) Enephalitis. B) West Nile Virus. C) Multiple sclerosis. D) Poliomyelitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poliomyelitis. 43. Which part of the brain is responsible for reasoning and planning? A) Frontal lobe. B) Temporal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe. 44. -inflammation of protective membrane covering the brain and spinal cord-can be caused by a bacteria, virus, or fungus. A) Encephalitis. B) Paraplegia. C) Tourette's syndrome. D) Meningitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meningitis. 45. This nerve carries messages from brain to muscles A) Optical nerve. B) Sensory nerve. C) Made mule. D) Motor nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor nerve. 46. The left hemisphere controls the right side of the body, while the right hemisphere manages the left. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 47. What might happen in your hypothalamus was damaged? A) You wouldn't be able to move. B) You'd keep eating and never feel full. C) You wouldn't be able to think. D) Your heart would stop beating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You'd keep eating and never feel full. 48. These specialty cells are often called nerve cells A) Transmitters. B) Sarcomeres. C) Neurons. D) Impulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurons. 49. What are a gyrus? A) A raised ridge in the folds of a brain. B) A valley in the folds of the brain. C) A type of food. D) Colors of brain tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A raised ridge in the folds of a brain. 50. What is found in the cerebral ventricles and serves as a liquid shock absorber for the brain? A) Lymph fluid. B) Interstitial fluid. C) Cerebrospinal fluid. D) Blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrospinal fluid. 51. The opening at the center of the eye (black in color) is called this. A) Pupil. B) Lungs. C) Radius. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pupil. 52. How many lobes is the cerebrum divided into? A) 4. B) 6. C) 5. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 53. The part of the neuron that brings information to the cell body is called a(n) ..... A) Nucleus. B) Dendrite. C) Node of Ranvier. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite. 54. Which is the main component of the Peripheral Nervous System? A) Brain and Cranial nerve. B) Spinal nerve and Spinal Cord. C) Brain and Spinal Cord. D) Spinal nerve and Cranial nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal nerve and Cranial nerve. 55. What part of the eye sends nerve impulses to the brain A) Optic nerve. B) Cornea. C) Iris. D) Sclera. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optic nerve. 56. The nerve impulse is also known as: A) Conduction Velocity. B) Concussion. C) Action Potential. D) Sodium. E) Depolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Action Potential. 57. What does the oculomotor nerve control? A) Eye. B) Nose. C) Moment of eye. D) Ears. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moment of eye. 58. An example of a reaction to a stimulus is A) A loud clap of thunder following lightning. B) A boy smelling a flower. C) Eyes blinking due to smoke in the air. D) A person tapping on the shoulder of a friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eyes blinking due to smoke in the air. 59. Where do you find the nerve in the ear? A) External ear. B) Middle ear. C) Eardrum. D) Inner ear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inner ear. 60. Which type of reaction allows you to maintain your balance while standing? A) Knee jerk. B) Withdrawal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knee jerk. ← 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