This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 232 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 232 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the three parts of the involuntary nervous system? A) Sympathetic, Parasympathetic, Gut. B) Parasympathetic, Gut, Digestive. C) Somatic, Gut, Sympathetic. D) Sympathetic, Parasympathetic, Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic, Parasympathetic, Gut. 2. A bundle of neurons are called ..... A) Fascicles. B) Multipolar. C) End value uria. D) Bipolar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fascicles. 3. Located in the temporal lobe A) Motor cortex. B) Sensory Cortex. C) Auditory Association Area. D) Visual Cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auditory Association Area. 4. The function of the skeletal system is to give ..... to our body. A) Support. B) Shape. C) Strength. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 5. Myelinated neurons make up what type of matter? A) White. B) Purple. C) Gray. D) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White. 6. Neurons often have many short dendrites and a long axon A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which part of the brain controls involuntary reflexes? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla. 8. Special chemicals which allow the impulse to jump across the synapse to pass to another neuron: A) Schwann cells. B) Nerves. C) Myelin sheath. D) Neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurotransmitters. 9. The function of the Reflex is: A) The chemical secreted into the gap between neurons at a synapse. B) A rapid automatic response to a stimulus. C) The covering of fatty material that speeds up the passage of nerve impulses. D) The high speed signals that pass along the axons of nerve cells. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rapid automatic response to a stimulus. 10. Not part of synapes A) Cleft. B) Knob. C) Neuroglia. D) Plasma membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuroglia. 11. The PNS has ..... divisions: A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 12. The purpose of the ossicle bones is to transmit sound vibrations to the cochlea. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 13. How many taste bud are there in tongue? A) 4. B) 5. C) 7. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 14. Type of neuroglia that destroys foreign substances A) Oligodendrocyte. B) Astrocyte. C) Schwann Cell. D) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Microglia. 15. Medulla is also known as your brain stem. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Part of brainstem between diencephalon and pons that is responsible for visual and auditory reflexes is called ..... A) Gyrus (convolution. B) Pineal Gland. C) Ventricle. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Midbrain. 17. What is NOT part of the sensory division? A) Taste. B) Smell. C) Waving. D) Seeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waving. 18. Glaucoma can cause a decrease in which of the following A) Optic Nerve. B) Macula Cells. C) Elasticity of the lens. D) Peripheral Vision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peripheral Vision. 19. Has two cerebral hemispheres A) Cerebellum. B) Skull. C) Cerebrum. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 20. The cerebrum is divided into two parts called A) Semicircles. B) Boxes. C) Hemispheres. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hemispheres. 21. The spinal cord controls reflex actions. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 22. Which part of the nervous system is responsible for a reflex response? A) Medulla oblongata. B) Cerebellum. C) Spinal cord. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 23. It contains the location of Nucleus in a neuron A) Myelin. B) Cell body. C) Schwann cell. D) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell body. 24. An impulse traveling through your nervous system is most similar to: A) A feather floating on the breeze. B) An electric signal traveling through a series of telephone lines. C) A noise traveling through the air. D) A truck driving down an interstate highway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An electric signal traveling through a series of telephone lines. 25. Junction between neurons A) Synaptic Cleft. B) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 26. Part of the brain which is responsible for thinking, intelligence and judgment A) Brainstem. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 27. Which is the correct order of events during transmission of a signal at a synapse; A-impulses are able to cross the synapse to another nerve B-An Action potential is started in the dendrite C-Neurotransmitter is released from a neuron's axon terminal D-The dendrite of the next neuron has receptors that are stimulated by the neurotransmitter A) ACBD. B) ADBC. C) ADCB. D) ACDB. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ACDB. 28. ..... carry messages from to the brain as well as carry orders from the brain to other parts of the body. A) Sensory Nerves. B) Mixed Nerves. C) Motor Nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mixed Nerves. 29. Where is the Cochlea located A) The Inner Ear. B) The Middle Ear. C) The Outer Ear. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Inner Ear. 30. Dendrites are like..... A) A hair brush. B) Shoe laces. C) Tree branches. D) Popsicle sticks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tree branches. 31. The ..... is considered the control center of the body. A) Mouth. B) Spinal cord. C) Brain. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain. 32. Your nervous system includes your ..... that connect these organs to other parts of the body. A) Stomach, heart, and lungs. B) Head, neck, and chest. C) Brain, spinal cord, and the nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain, spinal cord, and the nerves. 33. Homeostasis in the human body is often maintained by a: A) Negative feedback loop. B) Neutral feedback loop. C) Solar feedback loop. D) Positive feedback loop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative feedback loop. 34. Encephalitis is the tern to describe inflammation of the ..... A) Brain. B) Meninges. C) Heart. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 35. This consists of the brain, spinal cord and nerves A) Dendrite. B) The Nervous System. C) The sense organs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Nervous System. 36. Branch of the nervous system that is outside the central nervous system:Cranial Nerves Spinal Nerves Autonomic Nervous System A) Cranial Nerves. B) Limbic System. C) Central Nervous System. D) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peripheral Nervous System. 37. In CNS-circulate Cerebral Spinal fluid A) Ependymal cells. B) Schwann cells. C) Astrocytes. D) Satellite cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ependymal cells. 38. What meaning goes with the SUFFIX, "-cele" ? A) Injury. B) Pain. C) Alone. D) Swelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swelling. 39. The brain is divided into three parts:the spinal cord, the nerves, toes A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 40. Regulates the passage of ions and molecules into and out of the brain, formed by astrocytes A) Gall Bladder. B) Blood Brain Barrier. C) Spinal cord. D) Cations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blood Brain Barrier. 41. The type of cell that produces the myelin sheath around axons in the PNS is the A) Ependymal Cells. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Astrocytes. D) Schwann Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Schwann Cells. 42. This is not part of the brain stem A) Pons. B) Midbrain. C) Cerebellum. D) Spinal cord elongated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 43. What is the correct order of the meningeal layers from deep to superficial? A) Dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid. B) Pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater. C) Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater. D) Pia mater, dura mater, arachnoid. E) Arachnoid, pia mater, dura mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater. 44. During resting potential there is a higher concentration of ..... outside the cell. A) Mg. B) Ca. C) Already. D) K. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Already. 45. Which system includes the brain, spinal cord, eyes, ears, and skin? A) Respiratory. B) Muscular. C) Nervous. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous. 46. During depolarization, a neuron is stimulated and what ion rushes into the neuron to reverse the charges? A) Potassium. B) Sodium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sodium. 47. Which are ball and sockets joint bellow A) Shoulder and knee. B) Neck and back. C) Shoulder and hip. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shoulder and hip. 48. Which group in an experiment is exposed to the independent variable? A) Control Group. B) Experimental Group. C) Participant Group. D) All groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experimental Group. 49. ..... is when older people need glasses to be able to clearly see objects that are close to them. A) Nearsightedness. B) Convergence. C) Glaucoma. D) Presbyopia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Presbyopia. 50. ..... plays a key role in Reward Pathways and is implicated in addictive disorders A) Dopamine. B) GABA. C) Acetylcholine. D) Serotonin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dopamine. 51. The peripheral nervous system consists of 12 cranial nerves and 31 spinal nerves. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 52. This part of the brain is responsible for maintaining homeostasis by controlling the release of hormones that control functions like sleep, body temperature, food consumption, and liquid consumption (Sousa, 2017). A) Hypothalamus. B) Cerebrum. C) Limbic System. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothalamus. 53. Where do impulses originate before traveling down the axon? A) Axon hillock. B) Terminal branches. C) Axon terminal. D) Dendrite. E) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon hillock. 54. In a reflex arc, the afferent neurons conduct impulses: A) Towards the central nervous system. B) Away from the central nervous system. C) In between two neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Towards the central nervous system. 55. The nervous system uses ..... A) ONLY electrical signals. B) ONLY chemical signals. C) BOTH chemical and electrical signals. D) Neither chemical nor electrical signals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BOTH chemical and electrical signals. 56. Individuals with Broca's aphasia may experience difficulty in their writing. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 57. The brain area that plays a role in consciousness and the awake/sleep cycles is the: A) Epithelium. B) Cerebellum. C) Thalamus. D) Hypothalamus. E) Limbic system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epithelium. 58. The bundle of fibers that carry information from the retina to the brain is called the ..... A) Aqueous humor. B) Vitreous humor. C) Optic nerve. D) Blind spot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Optic nerve. 59. What is the name of the gaps between neurones? A) Dendrite. B) Conclusion. C) Relay neurone. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 60. -graphy is the process of recording ..... A) Charts. B) Picture or record. C) Record or people. 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