This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 307 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 307 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of neuron sends messages from your brain to your muscles? A) Motor Neurons. B) Interneurons. C) Sensory Neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor Neurons. 2. The auditory ossicles include: A) Jaws, parietal bone. B) Snail. C) Clavicle, meniscus. D) Hammer, anvil, stapes. E) Temporal bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hammer, anvil, stapes. 3. Cerebrum helps us to A) Walk and eat. B) Think, reason out, learn, remember and take decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Think, reason out, learn, remember and take decisions. 4. Which structure of the neuron carries impulses TOWARD the cell body? A) Dendrite. B) Myelin Sheath. C) Axon. D) Soma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite. 5. Cerebrum is the largest part of the brain, and it is about 85% of the brain's weight. A) TRUE. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 6. Dendrites collect stimuli and transport them to the cell body. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 7. These muscles are attached to your bones A) Rough. B) Smooth. C) Cardiac. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skeletal. 8. The brain sends and receives messages A) PNS. B) CNS. C) Spinal Cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CNS. 9. When neurotransmitters don't break down, it can cause a problem because A) They are integrated into the senses. B) They stay in the stomach and cause acid reflux. C) They keep activating a response even when the need for it is over. D) They cause the muscles of the eye to stop activating and the iris won't engage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They keep activating a response even when the need for it is over. 10. Which peripheral nervous system is not part of the Involuntary Nervous System? A) Engines. B) Sensory. C) Sympathetic. D) Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic. 11. Which division of the autonomic nervous system has ganglia located in the spinal cord? A) Sympathetic Nervous System. B) Visceral Nervous System. C) Parasympathetic Nervous System. D) Somatic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic Nervous System. 12. The two types of feedback systems that help organisms maintain homeostasis are: A) Positive and negative. B) Receptor and effector. C) Static and dynamic. D) Minor and major. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive and negative. 13. When the sunflower blooms, it follows the direction of the sun. The sun is the ..... A) Response. B) Stimulus. C) Effector. D) Impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stimulus. 14. Which part of the neuron is responsible for carrying nerve impulses away from the cell body? A) Dendrites. B) Nucleus. C) Axon. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 15. ..... are tree-like extensions at the beginning of a neuron that help increase the surface area of the cell body. A) Cell bodies. B) Axons. C) Nuclei. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dendrites. 16. In vertebrates more advanced than the fishes, the processing of information is increasingly centered in the A) Midbrain. B) Hindbrain. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Thalamus. E) Forebrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Forebrain. 17. Which of the following cells destroys mutant cells? A) Memory cells. B) Helper T cells. C) B cells. D) Cytotoxic T cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cytotoxic T cells. 18. A-in a myelinated nerve fibre the impulse jump from one node of ranvier to the other.R-exchange of ions only take place at nodes of ranvier. A) Both A&R correct R are correct explanation of A. B) Both A&R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false. D) Both are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A&R correct R are correct explanation of A. 19. Which type of neurons are located in brain? A) Sensory neurons. B) Interneurons. C) Motor neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interneurons. 20. What does a thermoreceptor sense? A) Chemicals. B) Movement. C) Pain. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperature. 21. The endocrine system is made up of glands that release hormones into the blood. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. What are the two types of neurons? A) Sensory and motor. B) Motor and voluntary. C) Involuntary and sensory. D) Sensitive and motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory and motor. 23. Breathing and heartbeat are controlled by ..... A) Cerebellum. B) Spinal cord. C) Cerebrum. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medulla. 24. What is the role of sensory input in the body's control system? A) It activates effector organs to cause a response. B) It processes the input stimuli and decides what should be done. C) It receives stimuli via millions of sensory receptors throughout the body. D) It oversees all communication among the organ systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It receives stimuli via millions of sensory receptors throughout the body. 25. Which anatomical division of the nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord? A) Somatic nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system. 26. These nerves carry impulses from the brain and spinal cord to produce action i muscles and organs? A) Motor. B) Sensory. C) Mixed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor. 27. Which part of the brain helps you to remember A) Cerebrum. B) Medulla. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 28. What is the chemical that is released at the end of the axon and spreads across the gap so the impulse starts in a new nerve cell? A) Myelin. B) Neuron signal. C) Brain fluid. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neurotransmitter. 29. How are sensations carried to the brain? A) Through sensory nerves. B) Through associative nerves. C) Through connective nerves. D) Through motor nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through sensory nerves. 30. What is the largest part of the brain called? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 31. The thick, tough, white outer covering of the eyeball is called the ..... A) Pupil. B) Cornea. C) Sclera. D) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sclera. 32. Also known as motor nerves ..... A) Bones. B) Efferent nerves. C) Dendrites. D) Afferent nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Efferent nerves. 33. Non-myelinated axons have a way to prevent sodium channels from opening after an action potential has passed. What is this called? A) Refractory period. B) Repolarization. C) Saltatory conduction. D) Nerve impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refractory period. 34. What are the three parts of nervous system A) Brain, joints, limb. B) Brain, spinal cord, nerves. C) Nerves, hinges, spinal cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain, spinal cord, nerves. 35. Small mechanoreceptors, found on our hearing organ are called ..... A) Cochlear canals. B) Cochlear hair cells. C) Vestibular apparatus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cochlear hair cells. 36. What's the control center of your body? A) Mouth. B) Heart. C) Brain. D) Stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain. 37. Mediates emotional response and is involved in memory processing. A) Hypothalamus. B) Thalamus. C) Cerebellum. D) Limbic system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Limbic system. 38. The "fight or flight" division of the Autonomic Nervous System is called the ..... division. A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. C) Sensory. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic. 39. The ..... nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord. A) Central. B) Peripheral. C) Lymphatic. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central. 40. The resting membrane potential A) Occurs because the cell membrane is more permeable to potassium ions than sodium ions. B) Partly results from the sodium-potassium exchange pump. C) Occurs because the cell is polarized. D) Occurs because there are more negatively charged particles on the inside of the cell. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 41. The vertebrae may also be called A) Backbone. B) Spine. C) Back. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Backbone. 42. The main artery of the body and the largest blood vessel is the ..... A) Aorta. B) Heart. C) Blood vessel. D) Lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aorta. 43. What is the normal resting potential of a neuron cell membrane? A) -30mV. B) -70mV. C) +40mV. D) +55mV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -70mV. 44. Inhibits adrenaline production A) Parasympathetic Nervous System. B) Sympathetic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic Nervous System. 45. The muscles and/or glands that carry out the motor response are also called ..... A) Microglia. B) Effectors. C) Motor. D) Neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effectors. 46. The ..... is responsible for processing information, decision making and movemement while the ..... is responsible for endocrine and emotional regulation and the ..... is responsible for very basic life functions A) Cerebellum; diencephalon; brain stem. B) Cerebrum; diencephalon; brain stem. C) Cerebrum; brain stem; diencephalon. D) Diencephalon; cerebellum; brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum; diencephalon; brain stem. 47. Essential for eardrum to function properly; Connects tympanic cavity with the pharynx. A) Tympanic membrane. B) Ear ossicles. C) Tympanic cavity. D) Auditory tube. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Auditory tube. 48. Which region of the brain contain your four lobes? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brainstem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 49. What is the domain sense for humans? A) Balance. B) Taste. C) Vision. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vision. 50. Pacinian corpuscles are responsible for A) Detecting light touch. B) Detecting movement of hair. C) Detecting temperature. D) Detecting deep pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Detecting deep pressure. 51. The thick bundle of nerves that run inside the spine is the ..... A) Spinal cord. B) Brain stem. C) Cerebellum. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 52. Which lobes are in the anterior portion of the brain? A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Temporal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 53. Which of the following can regenerate? A) The axon of a neron in the perioheral nervous system. B) The whole neuron can be replaced in the central nervous system. C) The cell body of a neuron. D) The axon of a neruon in the central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The axon of a neron in the perioheral nervous system. 54. Receptors that detect light A) Chemoreceptors. B) Osmoreceptors. C) Mechanoreceptors. D) Photoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photoreceptors. 55. Which of the following combining forms means own? A) Own. B) Presby/o. C) Corne/o. D) I hold him/her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Own. 56. Producing a response that opposes the original stimulus. A) Action potential. B) Negative feedback. C) Reflex arc. D) Threshold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative feedback. 57. What's the central nervous system composed of? A) The brain and spinal cord. B) Heart, blood vessel, lungs. C) Sensory nerves. D) Motor nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The brain and spinal cord. 58. Thick, clear, gel-like fluid that fills the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus A) Mitochondria. B) Cytoplasm. C) Nucleus. D) Chloroplast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cytoplasm. 59. Which substance is a harmful waste material in blood that travels through the respiratory system before being exhaled from the body? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Ammonia. C) Water. D) Sulfur dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 60. Skin can help us feel PRESSURE A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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