This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 270 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 270 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The nervous system is divided into the ..... and the ..... ; the former consists of ..... ; the latter ..... A) ANS; PNS; the nerves around the body; the ventricles. B) ANS; CNS; the nerves around the body; the brain and spinal cord. C) CNS; PNS; the nerves around the body; the ventricles. D) CNS; PNS; the brain and spinal cord; the nerves around the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CNS; PNS; the brain and spinal cord; the nerves around the body. 2. Using immunochemistry method, which antibodies will be used to determine neuronal cells? A) We learn. B) Anti-NeuN. C) Anti-Iba1. D) Anti-GFAP. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anti-NeuN. 3. Abnormal, localized dilation of a blood vessel in the cerebrum A) Astigmatism. B) Cerebral aneurysm. C) Cerebral palsy. D) Hydrocephalus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebral aneurysm. 4. Sensory pathways carry information to the ..... and motor pathways carry information from the ..... A) Central nervous system; central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system; peripheral nervous system. C) Central nervous system; somatic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system; peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system; central nervous system. 5. Which brain function might be directly affected by an injury to the frontal lobe? What brain function could be directly affected by an injury to the frontal lobe? A) Recognizing faces. B) Making decisions. C) Processing sound input. D) Processing light input. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making decisions. 6. The nerves that go all throughout your body are part of the A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral nervous system. 7. What happens to neurotransmitters after they have been used? A) They are broken down and discarded. B) They are carried back and recycled. C) They become white matter. D) They become grey matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are carried back and recycled. 8. Charge on outside of resting nerve cell A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 9. What two types of cells make up the brain? A) Hypothalamus and thalamus cells. B) Neurons and glial cells. C) Red and white blood cells. D) Frontal and parietal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurons and glial cells. 10. Which two systems is the autonomic nervous system further divided into? A) Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems. B) Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems. C) Sensory and Motor Nervous Systems. D) Somatic and Autonomic Nervous Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems. 11. The main function of this nervous system is to incorporate the information it is getting and systematize the information so that it can queue a proper response? This system is also composed of the brain and the spinal chord. A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system. 12. A reflex is a(n) ..... A) A neurotransmitter. B) Automatic movement response to a stimulus. C) Connection between 2 neurons. D) Part of the brain that controls involuntary movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Automatic movement response to a stimulus. 13. Sensory receptors in muscles and tendons: A) Proprioceptors. B) Motor neurons. C) Interneurons. D) Cutaneous sense organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proprioceptors. 14. Lipid portion that covers and protects the axon A) Myelin sheath. B) Neurilemma. C) Schwann cells. D) White matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin sheath. 15. Which of the following organs does not belong to the Nervous System? A) Brain. B) Muscles. C) Nerves. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscles. 16. Neurons carry nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. What does the lens help in A) It helps to focus light. B) Pupil. C) Sclera. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps to focus light. 18. Axons carry impulses towards the cell body of the neuron and dendrites carry impulses away from the cell body of the neuron. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Which area of the brain controls vital bodily functions such as heartbeat, respiration, body temperature, & digestion?(Sousa, 2017, p.18) A) Cerebellum. B) Hippocampus. C) Cerebrum. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain stem. 20. Unmyelinated nerve fibers and cell bodies are called A) Nerves. B) White matter. C) Gray Matter. D) Bundles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gray Matter. 21. Made of a fatty substance that insulates and prevents the electrical current from leaving the axon A) Dendrite. B) Node of Ranvier. C) Myelin Sheath. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myelin Sheath. 22. What category of neuron make up 99% of neurons in the body? A) Afferent (sensory). B) Efferent (motor). C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneurons. 23. Eye movement is brought about by all of these except ..... A) Ophthalmic nerve. B) Abducting. C) IV. D) III. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ophthalmic nerve. 24. One of the purposes of the Nervous System is to be an instrument of communication between different parts of the body. A) True. B) False. C) Not sure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Collections of neuron cell bodies that are found outside the CNS. A) Synapses. B) Ganglia. C) Nerves. D) Axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ganglia. 26. Passes signals to the brain A) Frontal Lobe. B) Spinal cord. C) Sensory Neurons. D) Brain Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord. 27. Acts as the body's control center and coordinates the body's activities. A) Central Nervous System. B) Autonomic Nervous System. C) Somatic Nervous System. D) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System. 28. What is the correct term for the muscles and glands that bring about responses in the body? A) Effectors. B) Co-ordination centres. C) Detectors. D) Receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effectors. 29. Which type of neuron sends signals to our muscles to move the body? A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor. 30. It refers to the closeness in numbers of each species in an area. A) Ecosystem stability. B) Species evenness. C) Species richness . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Species evenness. 31. What helps you maintain balance? A) Cochlea. B) Stirrup. C) Ear canal. D) Semicircular canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semicircular canals. 32. The ..... forms shallow grooves A) Fissures. B) Sulcus. C) Gyrus. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sulcus. 33. True or False. The majority of concussions heal on their own. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. How many layers does the meninges consist of? A) 1. B) 3. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 35. True or False:Your body could survive without the nervous system A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 36. Without looking at your notes, did you catch the word or "memory hook" to help you remember that the Autonomic Nervous System is involuntary? A) Autonomic = automatic. B) Autonomic = autonomy. C) Autonomic = select. D) Autonomic = automobile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic = automatic. 37. Three parts of ear includes A) Internal ear. B) Middle ear. C) External ear. D) All of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of above. 38. Part of the brain that occupies the upper part of the cranial cavity and provides higher mental functions A) Cerebral cortex. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Brainstem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 39. A sudden change in the polarity of the membrane of a neuron, gland cell, or muscle fiber that causes the transmission of electrical impulses A) Action potential. B) Membrane potential. C) Threshold. D) Resting potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action potential. 40. The part of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body; range in length from a millimeter to several feet A) Spinal cord. B) Axon. C) Dendrite. D) Neural strand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 41. The outermost of the three meninges A) Pia mater. B) Dura mater. C) Arachnoid mater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dura mater. 42. Brain is situated in A) Rib cage. B) Skull. C) Spinal cord. D) Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skull. 43. All chickens that we have seen have been brown; so, all chickens are brown. A) Deductive. B) Inductive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inductive. 44. Which of the following diseases is characterized by demyelination of the nervous system? A) Multiple sclerosis. B) Cerebral palsy. C) Hydrocephalus. D) Erb's palsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multiple sclerosis. 45. Which type of neuron function is describe:detects changes A) Sensory. B) Intergrative. C) Motor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory. 46. A bundle of nerve fibers that carries an impulse (message) through the body. A) Nerve. B) Spinal cord. C) Brain stem. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerve. 47. What separates the two hemispheres of the brain? A) Callous body. B) Longitudinal fissure. C) Transverse fissure. D) Midbrain. E) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Longitudinal fissure. 48. Meissner's Corpusles are what type of receptor A) Mechnoreceptor. B) Thermoreceptor. C) Pain Receptor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mechnoreceptor. 49. Which is not a lobe of the brain? A) Temporal. B) Occipital. C) Frontal. D) Dry season. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dry season. 50. How many cranial nerves are there? A) 16. B) 12. C) 29. D) 31. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 51. What part of the eye is a clear protective structure that allows light to enter the eye? A) Iris. B) Choroid. C) Cornea. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cornea. 52. ..... are nerve cells. A) Neurons. B) Neurologists. C) Nephrons. D) Nephrologists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 53. The fatty material that insulates the axons of many neurons is called ..... A) Myelin. B) Enclosed neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin. 54. Which cells are involved in forming myelin in the peripheral nervous system (PNS)? A) Astrocytes and microglial cells. B) Ependymal cells and oligodendrocytes. C) Satellite cells and Schwann cells. D) Neurons and neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satellite cells and Schwann cells. 55. The ..... is the message center of the brain. A) Spinal Cord. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Brain Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 56. "modulator" of the different orders of the CNS A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Tronco cerebral. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum. 57. Receptor senses a..... A) Stimulus. B) Motor. C) Effector. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimulus. 58. What might be a job of a motor neuron? A) Connecting to a muscle and helping you move. B) Connecting within the brain to help you make a decision. C) Sending a message toward your brain from a pain receptor in your skin. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connecting to a muscle and helping you move. 59. Also known as the "rest and digest" system A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic. 60. Peripheral nervous system of human as ..... pairs of spinal nerves. A) 11. B) 31. C) 21. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 31. ← 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