This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 221 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 221 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When you look in the mirror, what part of the eye can you NOT see? A) Retina. B) Sclera. C) Pupil. D) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Retina. 2. Memory of a specific event A) Semantic Memory. B) Long Term Memory. C) Implicit Memory. D) Episodic Memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Episodic Memory. 3. Rapidly progressive neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary msucles A) IF. B) Cerebral Palsy. C) Muscular Dystrophy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IF. 4. The dura matter is A) The outer coverage of brain and spinal cord. B) Inner coverage of brain and spinal covity. C) Only covers spinal cord. D) A middle layer coverage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The outer coverage of brain and spinal cord. 5. Which ion channels open at +30 to allow for repolarization? A) Voltage gated Na. B) Voltage gated K. C) Ligand gated Na. D) Mechanically gated Na. E) Na/K pumps. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voltage gated K. 6. What does the medulla control? A) Control center for function of lungs and heart. B) Control center for function of brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Control center for function of lungs and heart. 7. What is a bundle of neuronal processes in the PNS called? A) Tract. B) Neuron. C) Nerve. D) Nuclei. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nerve. 8. During this part of the neuron response the neuron cannot be stimulated again. A) Repolarization. B) Trigger response. C) Refractory period. D) Depolarization. E) Resting potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refractory period. 9. A cerebral contusion is the violent shaking up or jarring of the brain. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 10. The ..... is the deepest layer of the meninges and is tightly connected to the brain and spinal cord A) Arachnoid. B) Pia Mater. C) Dura Mater. D) Myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pia Mater. 11. Refers to the memory loss from disease or trauma ..... A) Amnesia. B) Aprazia. C) Dyslexia. D) Drills. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amnesia. 12. The threadlike part of the neuron which carries electrical impulses to the next neuron? A) Axon. B) Neuron neuron. C) Nerve cell. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 13. Nerve cells that receive stimuli and transmit action potentials to other neurons or effector organs that are structurally organized to form complex networks A) Dendrites. B) Interneurons. C) Neuroglia. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurons. 14. The most important part of the cell is: A) Cytoplasm. B) Chloroplasts. C) Nucleus. D) Cell wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nucleus. 15. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is responsible for the body's visceral reflexes. A) This is false. B) This is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This is true. 16. Neurological disorder marked by reoccurrence of episodes or a sensory disturbance. A) Epilepsy. B) IF. C) Concussion. D) Traumatic Brain Injury. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epilepsy. 17. The brainstem does not include the: A) Pons. B) Midbrain. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum. 18. The frontal lobe of the cerebrum controls A) Hearing and language. B) Vision. C) Facial movements and hand skills. D) Thought, personality, and motor skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thought, personality, and motor skills. 19. Connect the brain and the spinal cords, involuntary, life sustaining activities:breathing, heart beat, blood pressure and swallowing A) Cerebrum. B) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain stem. 20. The peripheral nerves can be found in the: A) Arms and legs. B) Head. C) Heart. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arms and legs. 21. There are ..... of neurons in the human body. A) Millions. B) There are so many no one knows for sure. C) Trillions. D) Billions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Billions. 22. The part of the brain that produces hormones A) Parietal lobe. B) Hypothalamus. C) Thalamus. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 23. When you eat a burger, your body produces insulin to control blood sugar. What type of feedback is that A) Positive feedback. B) Negative Feedback. C) None. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative Feedback. 24. Which protective mechanism blocks chemicals and harmful substances from entering brain tissue? A) Ganglia. B) Dendrite. C) Blood-brain barrier. D) Myeline sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blood-brain barrier. 25. What is the shape of a neuron? A) Circle-sahped. B) Star-shaped. C) Triangle-shaped. D) Square-shaped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Star-shaped. 26. A neurotransmitter will have its effect when it A) Reaches an axon terminal. B) Binds to its receptor. C) Enters the synapse. D) Contacts a dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Binds to its receptor. 27. . Sally has a brain injury; she knows what she wants to say but can't vocalize the words. The part of her brain that deals with the ability to speak is the: A) Longitudinal fissure. B) Broca's area. C) Gyrus. D) Central sulcus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broca's area. 28. Animals with ..... do not have brains. A) Nerve cords. B) Endoskeleton. C) Nerve nets. D) Gills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nerve nets. 29. Myelinated axons A) White matter. B) Neurofibrils. C) Gray matter. D) Neurilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White matter. 30. ..... are sensory nerve terminals that occur chiefly in the muscles, tendons, joints, and internal ear. They give information about movements and the position of the body. A) Photoreceptors. B) Chemoreceptors. C) Thermoreceptors. D) Proprioceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proprioceptors. 31. Type of neuron which tells muscles and organs what to do. A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor. 32. When you find something salty, bitter, sour or sweet, you are naming A) A particular chemical combination. B) Sensory neuron. C) Olfactory bulb. D) Tastebuds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A particular chemical combination. 33. The tube-like structure, attached to the brain is/are known as- A) Veins. B) Spinal cord. C) Nerves. D) Oesophagus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 34. Which part of the brain is the small lobe located at the back of the brain that helps with balance and coordination? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Spinal cord. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 35. Destruction of nerve tissue A) Neurofibroma. B) Neurolysis. C) Neuroma. D) Neurectomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurolysis. 36. Speech movements of the tongue A) Trochealar. B) Olfactory. C) Abducting. D) Hypoglossal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypoglossal. 37. The function of thalamus is A) Regulate body temperature. B) Control vomiting reflex. C) Maintain consciousness. D) Pneumotaxic centre for breathing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maintain consciousness. 38. How is the function of arteries different from that of veins? A) Arteries carry red blood; veins carry blue blood. B) Arteries carry blood to the heart; veins carry blood away from the heart. C) Arteries carry blood to the body cells; veins carry blood to the lungs. D) Arteries carry blood away from the heart; veins carry blood to the heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arteries carry blood away from the heart; veins carry blood to the heart. 39. Which neurone carries an electrical impulse from the CNS to a muscle or gland? A) Sensory neurone. B) Motor neurone. C) Relay neurone. D) Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neurone. 40. If your temporal lobe was damaged, what might happen to you? You would have trouble ..... A) Remembering things. B) Breathing. C) Processing speech. D) Controlling body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Remembering things. 41. Personality, behavior, emotionsJudgment, planning, and problem solving are all controlled by which lobe of the brain? A) Frontal Lobe. B) Parietal Lobe. C) Occipital Lobe. D) Temporal Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal Lobe. 42. The ..... is the main pathway for information connecting the brain and the peripheral nervous system. A) Brain Stem. B) Neural Tube. C) Spinal Cord. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal Cord. 43. What are the basic units of structure and function in living things? A) Systems. B) Organs. C) Tissues. D) Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cells. 44. What are leukocytes and why are they important? A) White blood cells / make ATP. B) White blood cells / fight disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) White blood cells / fight disease. 45. What is the colored portion of the eye called? A) Cornea. B) Pupil. C) Sclera. D) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iris. 46. The grooves in the surface of the brain is also called ..... A) Sulci. B) Ridges. C) Gyri. D) Brain matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sulci. 47. The lobe that receives and interprets nerve impulses from the sensory receptors. A) Parietal. B) Temporal. C) Frontal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parietal. 48. Retrograde means A) Away from the cell body. B) Towards the cell body. C) Running parallel to the cell body. D) Not moving to or from the cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Towards the cell body. 49. Do two neurons ever touch? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 50. Division of the nervous system that carries impulses to and from the skeletal muscles A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 51. The speed of a neural impulse traveling along the nerve is: A) 15, 000 kmph. B) 100 meters per second. C) 42, 000 mps. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 100 meters per second. 52. Region of brain which controls involuntary reflexes (vomiting, sneezing, heartbeat, breathing etc.) A) Medulla oblongata. B) Pons. C) Broca's area. D) Hypothalamus. E) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medulla oblongata. 53. Which body system helps to deliver nutrients from the digestive system to every part of the body? A) Nervous. B) Muscular. C) Circulatory. D) Respiratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circulatory. 54. This side of the brain is associated with mathematics A) Left. B) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 55. ATP has how many phosphate groups? A) 3. B) 13. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 56. Suffix that means speech A) -algesia. B) -rrhaphy. C) -plegia. D) -phasia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -phasia. 57. Central nervous system consists of BRAIN & ..... A) Neural Network. B) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 58. The outer membrane covering the brain is composed of fibrous connective tissues and is called the ..... A) Arachnoid mater. B) Dura mater. C) Periosteum. D) Pia mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dura mater. 59. Which of the following is a motor response? A) Forming a memory. B) Pulling your hand away from a hot stove. C) Thinking about playing a video game. D) Learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pulling your hand away from a hot stove. 60. What nervous system ailment is the inflammation of the meninges due to bacteria or viral infection where a person experiences severe headache, fever, irritability, and neck stiffness and may also lose his or her ability to talk in a normal way? A) Meningitis. B) Polio. C) Parkinson's disease. D) Rabies. 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