This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 231 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 231 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What system uses signals from the brain to provide movement for the human body? A) Muscular system. B) Skeletal system. C) Cardiovascular system. D) Nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscular system. 2. We have..... sense organs. A) 10. B) 5. C) 3. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5. 3. Select the dendrites electrical signal A) Graded Potential. B) Action Potential. C) They have no electrical signal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Graded Potential. 4. To transmit nerve impulses from one cell to another. This process is called synapse, from one nerve fiber to another nerve fiber of another cell. A) The end of one axon sends dendrites to another cell. B) The tip of one axon sends a signal to another axon. C) The tip of one dendrite sends a dendrite to another cell. D) One cell body sends dendrites to another cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The end of one axon sends dendrites to another cell. 5. Someone who is farsighted might ..... A) Have a lens that is too thick. B) Have trouble seeing nearby objects. C) Have a lens that is too round. D) Have trouble seeing faraway objects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have trouble seeing nearby objects. 6. What is the role of efferent neurons? A) They carry impulses toward the CNS. B) They carry impulses away from the CNS. C) They connect afferent and efferent neurons. D) They regulate the speed of impulse transmission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They carry impulses away from the CNS. 7. They relax airways. A) Sympathetic nerves. B) Parasympathetic nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic nerves. 8. Ridge on surface of cerebrum A) Gyrus (convolution). B) Central Sulcus. C) Diencephalon. D) Cerebral Cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gyrus (convolution). 9. Messages carried throughout the body by nerves are called A) Cell Body Reactions. B) Nerve Impulses. C) Axon Traffic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerve Impulses. 10. Air travels through the ..... to the lungs. A) Arteries. B) Trachea. C) Neurons. D) Diaphragm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trachea. 11. What helps warn us and protect us? A) Nerves. B) Reflexes. C) Both a and b. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflexes. 12. With a reflex action, where is the impulse carried to be processed more quickly (to reduce the amount of damage to the body in a reflex arc)? A) Brain. B) Spinal Cord. C) Brainstem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal Cord. 13. A threshold refers to A) A neural impulse. B) A level of stimulation needed to trigger a neuron. C) A period of brief resting pauce after a neuron has fired. D) The junction between the axon and the dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A level of stimulation needed to trigger a neuron. 14. A sense organ has lots of ..... A) Receptors. B) Effectors. C) Mitochondria. D) Tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receptors. 15. Which term defines near-sightedness A) Myopia. B) Hyperopia. C) Presbyopia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myopia. 16. The involuntary actions of the internal organs of the body are controlled by the automatic system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. What are the deep grooves that separate the lobes of the brain called? A) Gyri. B) Fissures. C) Sulci. D) Convolutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fissures. 18. Controls heartbeat and breathing, A) Medulla. B) Reticular formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medulla. 19. Nerve cells that relay impulses from sensory nerve cells to motor nerve cells A) Neurotransmitters. B) Interneurons. C) Sensory neurons. D) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interneurons. 20. A patient has an injury to the ventral root of his spinal nerve at the lumbar level of his spinal cord. He will experience problems of A) Sensory at the bowel and bladder. B) Motor at the legs and feet. C) Sensory at the legs and feet. D) Motor at the arms and diaphragm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor at the legs and feet. 21. The minimum level of a stimulus that is required to activate a neuron A) Conclusion. B) Threshold. C) Cerebrum. D) Meninges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Threshold. 22. Cells with a supportive role in the nervous system. A) Neurons. B) Glial cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glial cells. 23. Sac-like organelle that stores water, food, and other materials. A) Cell Wall. B) Nucleus. C) Ribosome. D) Vacuoles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vacuoles. 24. Which of the following is a part of the rhombencephalon? A) Temporal lobe. B) Thalamus. C) Medulla. D) Black substance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla. 25. External ..... are changes to conditions outside our body. A) Stimuli. B) Response. C) Impulse. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimuli. 26. Rod-shaped organelles that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions A) Ribosomes. B) Mitochondria. C) Endoplasmic Reticulum. D) Golgi Apparatus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mitochondria. 27. Hormones are made by the nervous system. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 28. A patient is admitted after head injury the temperature is elevated the suggestive injury to the A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Temporal lobe. D) Basal ganglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 29. The function of the spinal cord? A) Conductive and reflexive. B) Gray matter. C) White stuff. D) Reflexive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conductive and reflexive. 30. What structure of the inner ear is responsible for your sense of hearing? A) Vestibule. B) Semicircular canals. C) Tympanic membrane. D) Cochlea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cochlea. 31. If long-term potentiation is to occur between twoneurons, then A) The existing connection between the two neuronsmust be weak. B) The two neurons must be connected within aneural pathway. C) The two neurons must be activatedsimultaneously. D) The existing connection between the two neuronsmust be strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The two neurons must be activatedsimultaneously. 32. The ..... protect neurons from harmful substances in the blood. A) Astrocytes. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Dendrites. D) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astrocytes. 33. Identify parts of the EYE (orange layer) A) Retina. B) Central pit. C) Optic nerve. D) Blind spot. E) Posterior compartment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Retina. 34. The part of the brain that controls balance and coordination is the ..... A) Cerebellum. B) Brain. C) Cerebrum. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 35. Definition:a short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body. A) Axon Terminals. B) Axon. C) Neuron. D) Dendrites tagsneuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dendrites tagsneuron. 36. The joint with a rounded end of bone fitting snug within another bone. A) Ball and socket joint. B) Hinge joint. C) Pivot joint. D) Gliding joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball and socket joint. 37. What is the name of the thin layer of gray matter on the outermost layer of the cerebrum that contains 75% of the neurons in the nervous system? A) Callous body. B) Convolutions. C) Cerebral cortex. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebral cortex. 38. Which of the following structures provides output from the basal ganglia? A) Caudate nucleus. B) GP internal segment (GPi). C) Nucleus accumbens. D) GPe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GP internal segment (GPi). 39. Mechanoreceptors are sensitive to A) Touch. B) Pressure. C) Sound. D) Motion. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 40. This is the smallest part of the brain stem. A) Midbrain. B) Spinal cord elongated. C) Pons. D) Diencephalon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Midbrain. 41. This part of the brain plans the muscle movements required for words, then sends the appropriate impulses to the primary motor cortex. A) Broca's area. B) Auditory association area. C) Central canal. D) Central gyrus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broca's area. 42. Repolarization begins with the opening of ..... channels. A) Chloride. B) Calcium. C) Sodium. D) Potassium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Potassium. 43. Nicotine can penetrate the blood-brain barrier. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 44. The cartilage of the outer ear is called A) Pita. B) Pinna. C) Pizza. D) Peppa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pinna. 45. These are positively charged and have a higher concentration outside of a nerve cell at rest A) Sodium ions. B) Potassium ions. C) Voltage-gated channels. D) Calcium ions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sodium ions. 46. The most serious injuries that can occur in the nervous system are: A) Spinal cord injuries. B) Brain injuries. C) Both answers are correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both answers are correct. 47. The structural and the functional unit of the nervous system is the ..... A) Neuron. B) Brain. C) Nerves. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuron. 48. What does the sympathetic nervous system do? A) Prepares the body for physical and mental activity. B) Controls the gut. C) Controls the body at rest. D) Stimulates digestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepares the body for physical and mental activity. 49. It is the movement of the deoxygenated blood from the heart and into the lungs A) Air circulation. B) Blood circulation. C) Pulmonary circulation. D) Systemic circulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pulmonary circulation. 50. This causes a rise or drop in blood pressure and it sends impulses to blood vessels causing them to dilate or constrict. A) Cardiac Center. B) Respiratory Center. C) Vasomotor Center. D) Center of Other Controls. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vasomotor Center. 51. These are types of blood cells: A) Red blood cells, platelets and white blood cells. B) Blue blood cells, purple blood cells and white blood cells. C) Platelets, arteries and red blood cells. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red blood cells, platelets and white blood cells. 52. Passing of urine at night A) Waking up from sleep to urinate. B) Urinating at night?. C) Bloody urine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urinating at night?. 53. All our body parts depend on our brain, it called as ..... A) Thinking organ. B) Seeing organ. C) Sensory organ. D) Moving organ. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thinking organ. 54. These are muscles that work without you thinking about what is happening. These happen automatically. A) Involuntary muscles. B) Voluntary muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Involuntary muscles. 55. Neurons are composed of a network of fine threads called ..... A) Myelin. B) Neurofibrils. C) Dendrites. D) White matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurofibrils. 56. Loss of power of motion or sensation A) Paralysis. B) Meningitis. C) Multiple sclerosis. D) Neuritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paralysis. 57. This system of nerve fibers carries impulses to glands, heart, blood vessels, involuntary muscles, and hollow organs A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Oligodendroglial cells. C) Lumbosacral plexus. D) Sciatic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 58. The process of receptor cells in the body telling the brain what it is experiencing, and the brain sends back a message telling the body how to react, take about A) Several seconds. B) Several minutes. C) A minute. D) A fraction of a second. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A fraction of a second. 59. Which among the following is NOT a part of the Hind brain? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 60. What is the fastest speed of nerve signal travel? A) 100 meters per second. B) 50 meters per second. C) 200 meters per second. D) 150 meters per second. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100 meters per second. ← 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