This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 216 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 216 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Meningitis refers to: A) Inflammation of the meninges. B) Inflammation of the spinal cord. C) Inflammation of the ganglia. D) Inflammation of the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inflammation of the meninges. 2. The part of the brain that is responsible for logic and learning is ..... A) Not sure. B) Cerebrum. C) Medulla. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 3. The layer of the eye that is interfaced with blood vessels to nourish the eye is the? A) Sclera. B) Retina. C) Cornea. D) Choroid coat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Choroid coat. 4. Which lobe is known for "higher-cognitive functions" like problem solving and decision making? A) Frontal Lobe. B) Parietal Lobe. C) Occipital Lobe. D) Temporal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal Lobe. 5. A chemical substance that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse A) Axon. B) Conclusion. C) Nerve. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurotransmitter. 6. Where are neuroglial cells found? A) Only in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). B) Outside the nervous system. C) Only in the central nervous system (CNS). D) Either in the CNS or the PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Either in the CNS or the PNS. 7. What is the function of the sensory division of the peripheral nervous system? A) Controls activities that are automatic, or involuntary. B) Coordinates muscle actions. C) Transmits impulses from organs to the central nervous system. D) Regulates activities that are under conscious control. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transmits impulses from organs to the central nervous system. 8. They stimulate the activity of the intestines. A) Sympathetic nerves. B) Parasympathetic nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic nerves. 9. The brain and spinal cord are protected by membranes called: A) Nodes of Ranvier. B) Dendrites. C) Cell bodies. D) Meninges. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meninges. 10. Transform back into a nerve impulse, it's ready to be passed onto the next ..... A) Neuron. B) Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuron. 11. A graded potential is to local depolarization as an action potential is to a nerve impulse. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 12. Connects bone to bone A) Tendons. B) Cartilage. C) Involuntary muscle. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ligaments. 13. A train travels 25 km in.5 hrs. How fast is the train going? A) 5 miles/hr. B) 50 km/hr. C) 125 km/hr. D) 25 miles/hr. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 50 km/hr. 14. Neuroglial cells that produce a myelin sheath around axons of the Central Nervous System are A) Microglia. B) Ependymal cells. C) Schwann cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. E) Both c and d. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oligodendrocytes. 15. Controls involuntary actions under normal conditions. A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic. 16. Part of the nervous system made up of the brain and spinal cord A) Somatic division. B) Axon. C) Central nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central nervous system. 17. The function of the nervous system can best be described as A) Nutrient delivery. B) Movement and support. C) Protection and thermoregulation. D) Control and communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Control and communication. 18. Which comes last in the nervous system ..... A) Sensing pathway. B) Processing pathway. C) Response pathway. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Response pathway. 19. Carries a message from a neuron in the ear A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Interneuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory. 20. If you do not study, you will get less marks. Getting less marks is a ..... A) Stimulus. B) Receptor. C) Response. D) Effector. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Response. 21. Connective tissue sheath that surrounds muscle fibers. A) Fascicle. B) Perimysium. C) Endomysium. D) Epimysium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endomysium. 22. What is the result of voltage-gated K+ channels opening and K+ leaving the cell? A) The cell returns to resting state. B) The cell hyperpolarizes. C) The cell reaches the threshold potential. D) The cell depolarizes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cell returns to resting state. 23. Which of the following is the conducting region of the neuron? (a) A) A Axon. B) Soma. C) Dendrite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Axon. 24. A fatty sheath insulates the neuron's axon and increases impulse speed. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. ..... is the part of the brain that coordinates muscular activity. A) Cerebrum. B) Brain stem. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum. 26. What is the body system that sends and receives electrical signals from the brain? A) Nervous System. B) Muscular System. C) Skeletal System. D) Digestive System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous System. 27. The three layers of the spinal cord are called what is the three layers covering the spinal cord A) Pleura. B) Meninges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meninges. 28. Involuntary control of body movements A) CNS. B) PNS. C) Somatic NS. D) Autonomic NS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autonomic NS. 29. Which system controls involuntary responses? A) Sympathetic. B) Autonomic. C) Somatic. D) Parasympthetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 30. What does the image show? A) Motor neurone. B) Spine. C) Reflex action. D) Sensory neurone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflex action. 31. Wake up to urine at nite A) Peeing at night. B) Pee every day. C) Waking up from sleep to urinate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waking up from sleep to urinate. 32. Is the center of our thinking. It's where our language functions and memory are located. A) Spinal Cord. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 33. Controls involuntary bodily functions (not consciously controlled), such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes. A) Peripheral Nervous System. B) Autonomic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic Nervous System. 34. Peripheral Nervous system comprises what? A) Brain and Spinal cord. B) Nerves from brain and spinal cord. C) Axon and stimulus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves from brain and spinal cord. 35. The nervous system's main objective is to A) Coordinate actions. B) Allow someone the ability to feel. C) Allow eyesight. D) Control digestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coordinate actions. 36. Plants can detect gravity and respond to it. How do the roots respond to gravity? A) The roots grow away from gravity. B) The roots grow toward gravity. C) The roots do not detect this stimulus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The roots grow toward gravity. 37. Which is not a disorder of the central Nervous system A) Hearth attack. B) Stroke. C) Aphasia. D) Rabies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hearth attack. 38. Benjamin was studying the human nervous system and learned that the Peripheral Nervous System is divided into the Somatic System and the Autonomic System. Is this statement true? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. This is when the nervous system uses its sensory receptors to monitor the changes occurring both inside and outside the body. A) Input. B) Integration. C) Output. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Input. 40. A supporting cell of the CNS that attach to blood vessels. A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Schwann cells. C) Astrocytes. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astrocytes. 41. The spinal cord is made of 2 types of tissues: A) Grey and white matter. B) Blue and white matter. C) Orange and yellow matter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grey and white matter. 42. The other end of the neuron away from the nucleus is called? A) Terminator. B) Axon terminals. C) Axon terminus. D) Terminus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon terminals. 43. Station 4:What protects the spinal cord? A) Spine. B) Ribs. C) Tissues. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spine. 44. The neurons life support A) Cell body. B) Dendrites. C) Axons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell body. 45. In the PNS-make myelin sheath A) Ependymal cells. B) Somatic reflex. C) Schwann cells. D) Satellite cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwann cells. 46. What is the primary function of the nervous system? A) To send and receive stimuli. B) To interpret stimuli. C) To tell your body what to do. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 47. Function:Integration A) Motor Neuron. B) Sensory Neuron. C) Interneuron. D) Stimulus. E) Effector. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneuron. 48. These nerves carry impulses to and from the spinal cord A) Cranial. B) Somatic. C) Central. D) Spinal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal. 49. The eye membrane which prevents reflection of light within the eye by absorbing it is called ..... A) Choroid. B) Cornea. C) Sclera. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Choroid. 50. This is the part of the retina that receives input for black and white vision. It does not require bright light. A) Pupil. B) Rods. C) Cataracts. D) Accommodation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rods. 51. Where can you find neurons? A) In the brain. B) In the spinal cord. C) In the arms and legs. D) All locations have neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All locations have neurons. 52. This carries the impulse from the cell body and is covered in a myelin sheath A) Axon. B) Nodes of Ranvier. C) Dendrites. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 53. Detecting the flavour of a cake is an action directed by ..... A) Our brain stem. B) Our cerebrum. C) Our cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our cerebrum. 54. The stem-like part of the base of the brain connected to the spinal cord; controls the flow of messages between the brain and the rest of the body, breathing, swallowing, heart rate, blood pressure, and consciousness. A) Brain stem. B) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 55. The ..... is the upper part of the brain. A) Cerebrum. B) Medulla. C) Cerebellum. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 56. ..... is like a bulb below the cerebellum A) Medulla oblongata. B) Cerebrum. C) Vertebrae. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medulla oblongata. 57. Regulates behavior, maintain homeostasis, control sensory an motor functionsMemory and FunctionSpinal cord, brain A) Skeletal system. B) Nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous system. 58. Which part of the neuron carries action potentials to other nerves and muscles? A) Conclusion. B) Dendrites. C) Axon. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 59. With the help of the figure above, what vein collects deoxygenated blood coming from the head and neck region of the body? A) Inferior Vena Cava. B) Pulmonary artery. C) Left Atrium. D) Superior Vena Cava. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Superior Vena Cava. 60. What part of the brain controls logic and planning? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. 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