This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 243 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 243 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Inflammation of the dura, subarachnoid, and pia is known as A) Cerebellitis. B) Meningitis. C) Myelitis. D) Neuritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meningitis. 2. Kicking a soccer ball A) Voluntary Action. B) Involuntary Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voluntary Action. 3. Innervates skeletal muscles A) Autonomic. B) Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic. 4. True/False:The grey matter of the brain is protected by myelin. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 5. This structure is located behind the iris and bends light onto the retina. A) Retina. B) Lens. C) Optic Nerve. D) Pupil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lens. 6. This is the most inferior part of the brain stem A) Medulla. B) Hypothalamus. C) Pons. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medulla. 7. What part of provides a tract along which impulses can travel to and from the periphery to the brain A) Brain stem. B) Spinal cord. C) Neurons. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 8. True or False:We only use about 10% of our brain? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. The tissues in the ear organ work together to help the ear to do what job? A) Convert sound waves (mechanical stimuli) into a nerve impulse that then goes to the brain. B) Send sound waves (mechanical stimuli) to the brain. C) Send light waves to the brain as a electromagnetic wave. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convert sound waves (mechanical stimuli) into a nerve impulse that then goes to the brain. 10. An ear infection that follows a cold has passed from the throat through the auditory tube (Eustachian tube) to the: A) Semicircular canals. B) Eardrum. C) Inner ear. D) Outer ear. E) Middle ear. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Middle ear. 11. There are billions of neurons in our body that send messages around our body. These neurons are also called A) Dendrites. B) Nerves. C) Veins. D) Arteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves. 12. Station 6:What 2 categories is the Peripheral Nervous System divided into? A) Arm and heart. B) Outside and surrounding. C) Motor and sensory. D) Central and peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor and sensory. 13. Which of the following motor neurons moves the eyes and conduct impulses to other muscles? A) Accessory (XI). B) Optic (II). C) Trigeminal (B). D) Abducting (6). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abducting (6). 14. This structure holds the two hemispheres of the brain together A) Cerebral cortex. B) Callous body. C) Longitudinal fissure. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Callous body. 15. You are walking around your house when you suddenly stub your toe. You move your foot away and jump in pain. Which branch of the nervous system is at work? A) Somatic Nervous System. B) Autonomic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic Nervous System. 16. What percentage of your brain does the cerebral cortex make up? A) 80%. B) 88%. C) 75%. D) 8%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 80%. 17. What is the function of the epidermis? A) Mixes our skin tone and provides a water barrier. B) Provides water barrier and creates skin tone. C) It's a water barrier and it tone the skin. D) Stops bacteria and fungus from entering the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stops bacteria and fungus from entering the body. 18. The cranial nerve that regulates the heartbeat A) VIII. B) X. C) IX. D) VII. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X. 19. The ribcage has a bone in the front called A) Sternum. B) Floating rib. C) Rib. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sternum. 20. Which component of some reflex arcs is located entirely within the central nervous system? A) Interneuron. B) Sensory Neuron. C) Motor Neuron. D) Effector. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneuron. 21. What part of the nerve contains organelles? A) Dendrite. B) Cell Body. C) Axon. D) Myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell Body. 22. Which of the following best describes the order of information processing in a neuron? A) Dendrite, axon, synaptic terminal, cell body. B) Dendrite, cell body, axon, synaptic terminal. C) Dendrite, axon, cell body, synaptic terminal. D) Dendrite, synaptic terminal, cell body, axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrite, cell body, axon, synaptic terminal. 23. Why does it take your body a long time to calm down after you have been scared? A) The parasympathetic system releases epinephrine and it takes awhile for it to be destroyed. B) The sympathetic system releases epinephrine and it takes awhile for it to be destroyed. C) The parasympathetic system releases cortisol and it takes awhile for it to be destroyed. D) The sympathetic system releases cortisol and it takes awhile for it to be destroyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sympathetic system releases epinephrine and it takes awhile for it to be destroyed. 24. The cytoplasmic extensions of a neuron that carry impulses toward the cell body are A) Chromatophilic substance (Nissl bodies). B) Axons. C) Neurofibrils. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dendrites. 25. Which lobe of the brain is responsible for hearing? A) Occipital. B) Frontal. C) Parietal. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temporal. 26. Throwing a ball is controlled by the ..... ? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 27. In neural processing, a brief resting pause that occurs after a neuron has fired. A) Threshold. B) Action potential. C) Refractory period. D) Synaptic cleft. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refractory period. 28. What is the role of the rods in the human eye? A) Depth perception. B) Visual acuity. C) Color vision. D) Night vision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Night vision. 29. What chemical substances are produced at axon terminals? A) Neurotransmitters. B) Hormones. C) Glands. D) Vesicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitters. 30. The two major parts of the nervous system are the A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Central and somatic nervous systems. C) Sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. D) Peripheral and central nervous systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peripheral and central nervous systems. 31. Bones cannot move without ..... A) Ribs. B) Muscles. C) Bone marrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscles. 32. Where in the nervous system are memories stored? A) Sensory neurons. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Spinal cord. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain. 33. What do both the rat research and Genie's story prove regarding enriched and impoverished environments? A) You can overcome your upbringing no matter how terrible the conditions. B) Your environment contributes very little to the health of your neurons. C) If you are placed in an impoverished environment you can develop strong and healthy neurons. D) The more enriched your environment, the more developed your neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The more enriched your environment, the more developed your neurons. 34. THE SENSE OF HEARING HAS THREE MAIN PARTS WHICH ARE: A) SMALL BONES, SOUND AND AUDITORY. B) EARDRUM, AUDITORY NERVE AND COCHLEA. C) EARBUDS, AUDITORY TISSUE AND CORNEA. D) EAR BASS, MEDIUM EAR AND NERVOUS SYSTEM. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EARDRUM, AUDITORY NERVE AND COCHLEA. 35. Is the connective tissue around each fascicle. A) Endoneurium. B) Epineurium. C) Endomysium. D) Perineurium. E) Perimysium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perineurium. 36. Type of neuron in the PNS that conducts impulses away from the CNS to the effectors is the ..... A) Interneuron. B) Motor. C) Sensory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor. 37. Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for the problem-solving and processing information from the senses? A) Brain stem. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 38. A sunburn might be an example of a: A) 2nd degree burn. B) 3rd degree burn. C) 1st degree burn. D) 4th degree burn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1st degree burn. 39. "Process and interpret the message from sensory neurons and send the message back to other body parts" refer to A) Receptors. B) Interneurons. C) Motor neurons. D) Sensory neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interneurons. 40. From the 3 types of muscle, which is responsible for pumping your heart. A) Skeletal Muscle. B) Cardiac Muscle. C) Smooth Muscle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cardiac Muscle. 41. A group of cells that have similar functions? Examples are nervous, epithelial, muscle and connective A) Organs. B) Atoms. C) Tissues. D) Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tissues. 42. The central nervous system includes all EXCEPT the following. A) Optic nerve. B) Spinal Cord. C) Brain Stem. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optic nerve. 43. What does the occipital lobe do and interpret? A) Personality, reasoning, judgement, voluntary movement and speech. B) Speech interpretation and hearing. Plays small role in memory. C) Visual Information. D) Sense of touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visual Information. 44. This is the ability to respond to a stimulus. A) Excitability. B) Sensory Neuron. C) Conductivity. D) Motor Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excitability. 45. Which glial cells produce cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)? A) Microglia. B) Astrocytes. C) Ependymal cells. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ependymal cells. 46. Relays sensory impulses to cerebral cortex and involved in memory. A) Limbic system. B) Hypothalamus. C) Thalamus. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thalamus. 47. What is the procedural process of detecting and evaluating environmental factors on the skin A) Sight. B) Taste. C) Smell. D) Touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Touch. 48. The 3 basic functions of the Nervous System are:Sensory Input, Neural Integration, and Motor Output (T/F)? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. The extensions that obtain the messages from other cells are:(the listeners) A) Axon. B) Dendrites. C) Myelin Sheats. D) Soma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrites. 50. What are the 2 main divisions of the ANS? A) Homeostasis and Medulla. B) Sympathetic and Parasympathetic. C) Cranial and Sympathetic. D) Parasympathetic and Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic and Parasympathetic. 51. What helps the brain's structure to grow and change? A) Learning. B) Eating. C) Sleeping. D) Drinking enough water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Learning. 52. Clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain, fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord A) Cerebrospinal fluid. B) Brain stem. C) White matter. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrospinal fluid. 53. Parts of the Nervous System other than the brain and spinal cord make up what is called the ..... A) Autonomic Nervous System. B) Central Nervous System. C) Sympathetic Nervous System. D) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peripheral Nervous System. 54. Which is an disease that leads to tremors and bradykinesia? A) Stroke. B) Parkinson's. C) Multiple sclerosis. D) Meningitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parkinson's. 55. Type of nerve that is a combination of sensory and motor nerves A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Conclusion. D) Mixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mixed. 56. Learning to ride a bike A) Trial and error. B) Routine. C) Habit. D) Either trial and error and habit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Either trial and error and habit. 57. Difficulty in breathing may reflect damage to respiratory centers located in the cerebellum. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 58. Why are both the brain and spinal cord surrounded by bone? A) So they are separate from the rest of the body. B) So messages from nerves can travel quicker. C) So they can be protected. D) So blood can't get to them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So they can be protected. 59. Which of the following are neurotransmitters except A) Gaba. B) Dopamine. C) Serotonin. D) Troponin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troponin. 60. The basic functional units of the nervous system are individual cells called ..... A) Dendrites. B) Meninges. C) Neurons. D) Axons. 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