This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 244 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 244 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Central Nervous System consist of A) The Brain. B) The Brain and Your Five senses. C) The Brain and Spinal Cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Brain and Spinal Cord. 2. What sense does smell increase A) Hearing. B) Taste. C) Sight. D) Touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taste. 3. It's responsible for emotions and sensations like thirst and hunger. Italso regulates body temperature. A) Medulla. B) Pons. C) Hypothalamus. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. 4. You start to feel your heart beat go fast when you remember the amount of asynchronous tasks you have left. Which portion of the brain is in charge of your heart beat? A) Hypothalamus. B) Cortisol. C) Amygdala. D) Adrenaline. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothalamus. 5. Begins with opening of potassium gates and the rushing out of K+ A) The repolarization phase of an action potential. B) The hyperpolarization phase of an action potential. C) The depolarization phase of an action potential . D) The absolute refractory period. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The repolarization phase of an action potential. 6. Motor nerves are important part of nervous system as they help in ..... A) Receiving the information from the sense organs. B) Passing the information to the brain from the other part of the body. C) Giving messages or commands from brain to other parts of the body. D) These nerves are function-less. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giving messages or commands from brain to other parts of the body. 7. This cord is a bundle of nerves that connect your brain to your body. A) Cerebellum. B) Neurons. C) Medulla. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal cord. 8. Norepinephrine is released from ..... nerves. A) All autonomic. B) Parasympathetic. C) The vagus. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic. 9. The low threshold area of a neuron is called the A) Neurilemma. B) Synaptic membrane. C) Epineurium. D) Trigger zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trigger zone. 10. Example of voluntary muscles A) Lung muscles. B) Intestinal muscles. C) Biceps and triceps. D) Heart muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biceps and triceps. 11. ..... is the flexible connective tissue. A) Cartilage. B) Tendon. C) Ligament. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 12. Spinal cord is situated in A) Nerves. B) Skull. C) Rib cage. D) Vertebral column. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vertebral column. 13. Transmits sound, light, smell and touch information from the body to the brain. A) Sensory neurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurons. 14. Which is NOT a part of the immune system? A) Lymph nodes. B) Spleen. C) Liver. D) Tonsils. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liver. 15. What are the divisions of the Autonomic Nervous System? A) Somatic Division & Automatic Division. B) Sensory Division & Motor Division. C) Central Division & Peripheral Division. D) Sympathetic Division & Parasympathetic Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic Division & Parasympathetic Division. 16. Name the ion that is pumped into the axon to maintain resting potential. A) Sodium. B) Calcium. C) Hydrogen. D) Potassium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Potassium. 17. What is the primary function of the Central Nervous System? A) It pumps blood throughout the body. B) It acts as the body's control center and coordinates body's activities. C) It helps in the digestion of food. D) It protects the body from diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It acts as the body's control center and coordinates body's activities. 18. The joint which allows the maximum movement is the ..... A) Slightly movable joint. B) Ball and socket joint. C) Hinge joint. D) Gliding joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket joint. 19. What type of neuron is associated with the smooth muscle of visceral organs? A) Autonomic motor. B) Autonomic sensory. C) Afferent sensory. D) Somatic sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic motor. 20. Where in the brain is cerebrospinal fluid made? A) Medulla oblongata. B) Ventricles. C) Meninges. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ventricles. 21. The front region of the spinal cord that sends motor signals to muscles A) Posterior horn. B) Central canal. C) Ventral horn. D) Lateral horn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ventral horn. 22. First line of treatment for Parkinson's Disease. A) Levodopa. B) Apomorphine. C) Donepezil. D) Adderall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Levodopa. 23. The function of the cerebelum is ..... A) Creates voluntary responses and control our thinking. B) Controls the functioning of our vital organs such as our hearthbeat. C) Control the balance and coordination. D) Be protected inside the spine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Control the balance and coordination. 24. Which type of receptor interprets vision? A) Chemical. B) Vibration. C) Light. D) Mechanical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light. 25. All neurons have three different parts: A) Cell Body, Dendrites, and Axons. B) Dendrites axons, and Myelin Sheath. C) Dendrites, do not pick this one, Axons. D) Puppies, kittens, and bunnies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell Body, Dendrites, and Axons. 26. The Cranium controls our muscular activities A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 27. The ability of the eye lens to adjust its focal length is called A) Power of accommodation. B) Persistence of vision. C) Pupillary action. D) Impairment of vision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power of accommodation. 28. All the nerves that branch off from the brain and spinal cord; allow your CNS to communicate with the rest of your body: A) Somatic nervous system. B) Parasympathetic nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) Autonomic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral nervous system. 29. What is the role of the effector in a reflex arc? A) Stimulates the sensory neuron. B) Responds to the sensory neuron. C) Responds to the motor neuron. D) Stimulates the motor neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Responds to the motor neuron. 30. Information passes through the ..... to the axon. A) Cell body. B) Axon terminals. C) Dendrites. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell body. 31. Which neuron type connects messages received from the body and those leaving the brain A) Interneuron. B) Sensory. C) Motorcycle. D) Axon terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneuron. 32. Change in electrical potential along the membrane of a neuron associated with the passage of an impulse A) Dendrite. B) Action potential. C) Nervous system. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action potential. 33. This system relays information from your brain and spinal cord to your organs, arms, legs, fingers and toes. A) Central Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral Nervous System. 34. Connects the brain and spinal cord A) Nerves. B) Myelin sheath. C) Brain stem. D) Brain. E) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain stem. 35. What controls the balance and coordination? A) Cerebrum. B) Medulla. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 36. How do treatments for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's manage symptoms? A) By increasing neuron production in the brain. B) By enhancing cognitive functions. C) By managing neurotransmitter imbalances and slowing disease progression. D) By completely curing the diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By managing neurotransmitter imbalances and slowing disease progression. 37. Disease caused by ACh deficit. A) Meningitis. B) Alzheimer's Disease. C) Huntington's Disease. D) Spina Bifida. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alzheimer's Disease. 38. Deep grooves of the cerebrum are know as A) Fissures. B) Sulcus. C) Gyrus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fissures. 39. Which of the following is another name for the third ventricle of the brain? A) Metacoel. B) Rhinocoel. C) Paracoel. D) Safe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Safe. 40. When you intentionally tighten your abdominal muscles, which divisions of the nervous system are being used? A) Sensory; Autonomic. B) Motor; Autonomic. C) Sensory; Somatic. D) Motor; Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor; Somatic. 41. If you touch a hot surface and pull away quickly. Which 2 systems were involved with action and reaction? A) Nervous / respiratory. B) Muscular / respiratory. C) Skeletal / circulatory. D) Nervous / muscular. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nervous / muscular. 42. Which of the following is not controlled by the autonomic nervous system? A) Picking up a pencil. B) Blood pressure. C) Breathing. D) Digestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Picking up a pencil. 43. The ..... is the communication system of your body. A) Nervous System. B) Digestive System. C) Skeletal System. D) Muscular System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous System. 44. The thalamus is part of he brain stem. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 45. What functions is the occipital lobe responsible for? A) Memory. B) Visual perception. C) Movement. D) Reflexes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visual perception. 46. In what order does an impulse travel through parts of a neuron? A) Dendrite $\rightarrow$ cell body$\rightarrow$axon $\rightarrow$ synapse. B) Synapse $\rightarrow$ cell body $\rightarrow$ dendrite $\rightarrow$ axon. C) Dendrite $\rightarrow$ axon $\rightarrow$ cell body $\rightarrow$ synapse. D) Cell body $\rightarrow$ dendrite $\rightarrow$ axon $\rightarrow$ synapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite $\rightarrow$ cell body$\rightarrow$axon $\rightarrow$ synapse. 47. Deep pressure receptors that allow you to feel your friend's finger poking you on the shoulder. A) Free nerve endings. B) Golgi tendon organ. C) Meissner's corpuscle. D) Lamellar corpuscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lamellar corpuscle. 48. True or False. You could live without your neurons exchanging electrochemical messages to each other. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 49. Axon that secretes acetylcholine at its terminal A) Cholinergic fiber. B) Chromatophilic substance. C) Adrenergic fiber. D) Dorsal root. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cholinergic fiber. 50. The PNS is divided into: A) Sensory and motor. B) Somatic and autonomic. C) Sympathetic and parasympathetic. D) Fight or flight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory and motor. 51. If an axon is injured, which part of the neuron will survive? A) The portion distal to the injury and distal to the cell body. B) The portion between the cell body and the injury. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The portion between the cell body and the injury. 52. ..... can be one of your most important sensations because it alerts you to danger. A) Touch. B) Taste. C) Smell. D) Pain. E) Sight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Touch. 53. Cell organelles work together to maintain A) Prokarya. B) Homeostasis. C) Eukarya. D) Organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homeostasis. 54. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Ton/o [ TON/O ]? A) Tension. B) Positive deviation. C) Movement. D) Near, Beside, Beyond. E) Glue, Neurological Tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tension. 55. What are the 3 common characteristics of neurons? A) Cell body, dendrites, axon. B) Cell body, synapse, axon. C) Synapse, stimuli, threshold. D) Dendrites, axon, threshold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell body, dendrites, axon. 56. What is the important structure between the brain and the body called? A) Brain Stem. B) Nervous Tissue. C) Vertebrae. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal Cord. 57. The "control center" of the body A) Brain. B) Cerebellum. C) Sensory organs. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 58. Which term is used to describe involuntary, sudden, and unpredictable muscle contractions or spasms often associated with certain neurological conditions? A) Paresthesia. B) Chorea. C) Atrophy. D) Aphasia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chorea. 59. This has large blood vessels to nourish the eye and has melanin to prevent backscattering of light. A) Ciliary body. B) Retina. C) Choroid coat. D) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Choroid coat. 60. 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