This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 250 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 250 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In what order does an impulse travel through parts of a neuron? Think about what each part of the neuron does. A) Dendrite $\rightarrow$ axon $\rightarrow$ cell body $\rightarrow$ synapse. B) Cell body $\rightarrow$ dendrite $\rightarrow$ axon $\rightarrow$ synapse. C) Synapse $\rightarrow$ cell body $\rightarrow$ dendrite $\rightarrow$ axon. D) Axon $\rightarrow$ synapse $\rightarrow$ dendrite $\rightarrow$ cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon $\rightarrow$ synapse $\rightarrow$ dendrite $\rightarrow$ cell body. 2. Outermost layer of the cerebrum Composed of gray matter and Responsible for thinking and processing information from the five senses A) Frontal lobe. B) Cerebral cortex. C) Cerebral lobes. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebral cortex. 3. Sensory information, except for smell, is processed in the hypothalamus first.(Sousa, 2017 p.18) A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. What is the largest nerve that extends from the spinal cord? A) Auditory. B) Olfactory. C) Optic. D) Sciatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sciatic. 5. Region of the sharpest vision A) Crimes. B) Cornea. C) Optic disc. D) Central pit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central pit. 6. You turn off the lights to go to bed. What happens to your pupils? A) The pupils constrict. B) The pupils dilate. C) The pupils do not change. D) The pupils only respond to increasing light. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pupils dilate. 7. TRUE OR FALSE:Neurotransmitters are chemicals that carry messages between neurons through synapses. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Fill in the blank Electrically excitable cells that takes up, processes and transmits information through ..... signals A) Text message and Tik Tok. B) Electrical and chemical. C) Electrical and motion. D) Involuntary and Voluntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrical and chemical. 9. What opens the Calcium Ion Transport Channel embedded in the pre-synaptic terminal? A) Binding of Acetylcholine. B) Binding of Sodium Ion. C) Binding of Calcium Ion. D) An Action Potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An Action Potential. 10. It is the analysis and interpretation of the sensory signals and the formulation of appropriate responses. A) Stimuli. B) Motor output. C) Sensory input. D) Integration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Integration. 11. What part of the ear is #2 pointing to? A) Semicircular Canals. B) Auricle. C) Cochlea. D) Tympanic Membrane. E) Ossicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicircular Canals. 12. Humans have ..... bones in their bodies, on average. A) 106. B) 201. C) 206. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 13. Choose the correct order below. (small to big) A) Atom, molecule, organelle, tissue, cell. B) Organism, organ, cell, tissue. C) Atom, organelle, organ, organism. D) Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism. 14. The nerves that carry messages from the sense organs to the brain or the spinal cord A) Sensory nerves. B) Network of nerves. C) Motor nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory nerves. 15. Which of these are all voluntary movements. A) Eating, Running, Singing. B) Breathing, Digesting, Sneezing. C) Sneezing, Breathing, Eating. D) Breathing, Eating, Singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating, Running, Singing. 16. Which is not a function of the meninges? A) Protect the central nervous system. B) Cushion the brain. C) Supply blood to the central nervous system. D) Nourish the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nourish the brain. 17. All of the following are types of nerves except: A) Interneuron. B) They will bring it out. C) Afferent. D) Mixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneuron. 18. Where nerve information is passed from one neuron to another A) Conclusion. B) Dendrites. C) Reflex Arc. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 19. What is gulliain-barre syndrome A) Infection of meninges by bacteria. B) Develops as cells are destroyed in certain parts of the brain stem. C) Rapid onset weakness caused by an auto-immune attack on PNS. D) Progressive destruction of myelin sheaths. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rapid onset weakness caused by an auto-immune attack on PNS. 20. True or false? The role of the satellite cells is to maintain the PNS interstitial fluid. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. A reflex reaction is an ..... A) Conscious response. B) Involuntary response. C) Response. D) Voluntary response. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary response. 22. Do bacteria respond to stimulus A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 23. An inability of the eye to accommodate for near and far vision that occurs with aging A) Astigmatism. B) Myopia. C) Hyperopia. D) Presbyopia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Presbyopia. 24. Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by the ..... A) Dura mater. B) Fourth ventricle. C) Pia mater. D) Choroid plexus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Choroid plexus. 25. This is the space between neurons. A) Neuroglia. B) Interneuron. C) Conclusion. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 26. Responsible for turning experiences into memories A) Anterior cingulate cortex. B) Cerebellum. C) Hypothalamus. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hippocampus. 27. After Greg's serious motorcycle accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebellum. Greg is most likely to have difficulty: A) EXPERIENCING INTENSE EMOTIONS. B) READING A BOOK. C) PLAYING HIS GUITAR. D) TASTING HIS FAVORITE FOODS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PLAYING HIS GUITAR. 28. The major function of your nervous system shown by #3 is: A) Motor input. B) Motor output. C) Peripheral output. D) Sensory output. E) Peripheral input. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor output. 29. Astrocytes determine the permeability and exchanges between which two structures? A) Neurons and the spinal cord. B) Blood capillaries and the skull. C) Blood capillaries and neurons. D) Neurons and muscle fibers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blood capillaries and neurons. 30. Most of the cerebrum is A) Gray matter. B) White matter. C) Red matter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gray matter. 31. This neuroglia are ciliated and forms an epithelial-like membrane that cover parts of brain and forms inner lining that encloses spaces within brain and spinal cord A) Ependymal Cells. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Astrocytes. D) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ependymal Cells. 32. As light passes through a ....., it slows and bends, separating light of different wavelengths into different colors. A) Pigment. B) Prism. C) Prison. D) Pyramid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prism. 33. What are the structures of the meninges? A) Dura mater. B) Arachnoid membrane. C) Pia mater. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 34. What is the main function of the Central Nervous System (CNS)? A) It controls the digestive system. B) It determines how we respond to a stimulus. C) It connects the body's sensory and motor neurons. D) It protects the body from diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It determines how we respond to a stimulus. 35. Which of the following inputs are processed in the somatosensory cortex? A) Sensory only. B) Sensory and motor. C) Motor only. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory only. 36. What is the sensory organs that we use to see? A) Tongue. B) Skin. C) Ears. D) Eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eyes. 37. Neurons are primarily composed of this cell? A) Skin. B) Skull. C) Heart. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain. 38. What part of the brain processes information from the senses, lets us think and learn? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 39. You and your friend are having a competition to see who can balance a cup of water on your head the longest. What part of your brain will play an important role in winning? A) Brain stem. B) Cerebellum. C) Spinal cord. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 40. What is the name of the part of the brain that is colored grey in the above picture? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain Stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain Stem. 41. The spinal cord consists of a(an) ..... shaped column of gray matter surrounded by white matter. A) O. B) T. C) I. D) H. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) H. 42. The occipital lobe is responsible for auditory (hearing) controls. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 43. Brain disorder that results in tremors due to a lack of dopamine A) Multiple sclerosis. B) Alzheimer. C) Parkinson. D) IF. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parkinson. 44. Lobe responsible for receiving and interpreting hearing. A) Parietal. B) Occipital. C) Frontal. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temporal. 45. What is the name of the master gland that controls the other endocrine glands? A) Thyroid gland. B) Adrenal gland. C) Pituitary gland. D) Pineal gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pituitary gland. 46. Cell that carries information in the nervous system A) Impulse. B) Neuron. C) Dendrite. D) Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuron. 47. Esthes/o, esthesi/o, -esthesia A) Point of contact, to join. B) Brain. C) Nervous sensation. D) Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous sensation. 48. External stimuli is information collected from ..... A) Inside the body. B) Outside the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outside the body. 49. If an individual is having an overly reactive emotional response which area may be affected? A) The cerebrum. B) The pons. C) The hypothalamus. D) The cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cerebellum. 50. The organs of HEARING are located here: A) Sacks. B) Utricle. C) Semicircular canals. D) Cochlea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cochlea. 51. Which type of neuron structure has one process and are sensory? A) Unipolar. B) Bipolar. C) Multipolar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unipolar. 52. One of the major functions of the pons is to control ..... A) Heart rate. B) Hunger. C) Breathing. D) Consciousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breathing. 53. Visual control center of the brain is ..... ? A) Parietal. B) Temporal. C) Occipital. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occipital. 54. Which of the following glial cells are responsible for the production of CSF and line the cranial and spinal cavities A) Satellite. B) Astrocytes. C) Schwann cells. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ependymal cells. 55. What unit do we use to measure sound? A) Joules. B) Decibels. C) Hertz. D) Kilowatts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decibels. 56. The chemical messengers that are sent across the synaptic cleft are called ..... A) Synaptic Transmitters. B) Hormones. C) Neurotransmitters. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitters. 57. Identify the picture A) PNS. B) CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CNS. 58. When we experience fight or flight stress, our digestion A) Decreases. B) Increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decreases. 59. Treatments of Bell's palsy include all of the following, except: A) Application of moist heat. B) Prednisone. C) Gentle massage. D) Penicillin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Penicillin. 60. What is the function of the corpus callosum? A) To regulate sodium and potassium levels. B) To connect the two hemispheres of the brain. C) To produce neurotransmitters. D) To transmit action potentials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To regulate sodium and potassium levels. ← 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