This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 308 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 308 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The basilar membrane contains 20, 000 cross hairs. A) True. B) False. C) Ewan q. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. The hypthalmus regulates and controls the autonomic nervous system, temperature, appetite and ..... A) Sleep. B) Water balance. C) Bllod vessel constriction and dilation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. Nerve cells that send impulses from receptors to the CNS are ..... A) Relay neurone. B) Motor neurone. C) Brain cells. D) Sensory neurone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory neurone. 4. We can differentiate sensory neurone from motor neurone by looking at A) The shape of cell body. B) How long the neurone is. C) Presence of cell body. D) Presence of nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The shape of cell body. 5. This is an example of receptors for your skin A) Nerves. B) Hot Stove. C) Shivering. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 6. ..... muscles are found only in the heart. A) Cardiac. B) Skeletal. C) Rough. D) Smooth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cardiac. 7. This part of the neuron receives impulses from other neurons and sends them to the cell body. A) Dendrite. B) Axon tip. C) Axon. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite. 8. What are the very deep grooves on the surface of the brain? A) Gyri. B) Sulci. C) Fissures. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fissures. 9. The part of the neuron that receives messages from adjacent neurons A) Axon terminal. B) Axon. C) Dendrite. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite. 10. A clear flexible structure that makes and image on the retina A) Retina. B) Lens. C) Vitreous humor. D) Aqueous humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lens. 11. Upper part of the abdomen A) Stomach. B) Lower abdomen. C) Upper abdomen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Upper abdomen. 12. Which of the following is a motor nerve with fibers conducting impulses to the soft palate, pharynx, larynx, neck, and upper back? A) Facial (VII). B) Abducting (6). C) Vagus (X). D) Accessory (XI). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accessory (XI). 13. What part of the nervous system is called the "control system" ? A) Bladder. B) Heart. C) Kidney. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain. 14. What type of message is sent along the neuron? A) Acoustic. B) Electrical. C) Chemical. D) Thermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrical. 15. The inability to perform a simple task such as picking up a quarter, is related to ..... A) Inaction. B) Lissencephaly. C) Cerebral dominance. D) Aphasia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inaction. 16. Connect motor neurons and sensory neurons. A) Axons. B) Dendrites. C) Cerebral Neurons. D) Interneurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interneurons. 17. The nucleus of a neuron is found in the A) Cell body. B) Dendrite. C) Myelin sheath. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell body. 18. What is the resting potential of a nerve? A) -55 mV. B) 70 mV. C) 55 mV. D) -70 mV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -70 mV. 19. What is the brainstem the base of? A) The cerebrum. B) The frontal lobe. C) The spinal cord. D) The parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cerebrum. 20. How does the neurotransmitter get into the synaptic gap from the cell that makes the neurotransmitter? A) Passive transport. B) Endocytosis. C) Exocytosis. D) Protein pump through neuron membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exocytosis. 21. Seizures are classified as generalized or ..... A) Waning. B) Partial. C) Full. D) Tonic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Partial. 22. A movement in response to a stimulus is a A) Neuron. B) Eardrum. C) Reflex. D) Optic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflex. 23. It takes in and sends messages to and from the spinal cord. A) Hindbrain. B) Midbrain. C) Brain. D) Brainstem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brainstem. 24. Ciliated cells move cerebrospinal fluid, while non-ciliated secrete cerebrospinal fluid. A) Neurons. B) Ependymal cells. C) Astrocytes. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ependymal cells. 25. You actually do 'have eyes in the back of your head' because this region of the brain responsible for visual processing is right above the cerebellum! A) Frontal lobe. B) Occipital lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occipital lobe. 26. Cranial nerve II, carries visual sensory information: A) Trigeminal. B) Hypoglossal. C) Optic. D) Trochlear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Optic. 27. A neuron whose primary function is connecting other neurons is called a(n): A) Association neuron. B) Efferent neuron. C) Glial neuron. D) Afferent neuron. E) Satellite cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Association neuron. 28. Type of neuron located only in the brain and spinal cord that pass impulses from one neuron to another. A) Motor Neuron. B) Interneuron. C) Sensory Neuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interneuron. 29. Which of the neuroglial cells play an important role in maintaining ion and neurotransmitter concentration? A) Ependymal cell. B) Oligodendrocyte. C) Astrocyte. D) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astrocyte. 30. Smooth muscle, heart and blood pressure regulation, gland regulation, digestive system regulation A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 31. Meissner corpuscles are associated to ....., as Pacinian corpuscle are associated ..... A) Pressure; touch. B) Touch; pressure. C) Touch; pain. D) Pain; heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Touch; pressure. 32. The nerve cells that coordinate voluntary and involuntary actions in a communication network A) Neurons. B) Conclusion. C) Dendrite. D) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurons. 33. Hich part of brain is largely responsible for involuntary movements like beating of the heart? A) Fore Brain. B) Mid Brain. C) Hind Brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hind Brain. 34. Which of the following is not a type of resistance training equipment? A) Free weights. B) Resistance bands. C) Treadmill. D) Weight machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Treadmill. 35. A type of nerve cell that sends messages around your body so you can move. A) Motor neuron. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Conclusion. E) Neurochemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor neuron. 36. A severe mental disturbance characterized by psychotic episodes in which patients lose the ability to distinguish reality A) Autism. B) Schizophrenia. C) Death. D) PTSD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Schizophrenia. 37. Which of the following is a role of the nervous system? A) To sense your surroundings with your eyes and other sense organs. B) To control your internal body systems and keep them in balance. C) To use language, think, learn, and remember. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 38. The forebrain consists of ..... A) Cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus. B) Cerebellum, medulla oblongata and pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus. 39. ..... makes up 85% of our brain weight. A) Spinal cord elongated. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 40. Which bodily system-parts of which can be found in the skin-is responsible for your sense of touch? A) The nervous system. B) The endocrine system. C) The muscular system. D) The immune system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The nervous system. 41. Enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine soon after its release A) Acetylcholinesterase. B) Neurotransmitters. C) Presynaptic terminal. D) Postsynaptic terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acetylcholinesterase. 42. Your body goes into "fight or flight" during emergencies. For example, heart rate and the flow of blood to the legs increases so you can run away from danger A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomic. 43. The following statements are the functions of nervous system EXCEPT A) Act towards the changes in the environment. B) Detect changes in the environment. C) Storage of calcium ions. D) Interpret the changes in the surrounding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Storage of calcium ions. 44. Frontal lobe does what: A) Vision. B) Hearing. C) Spacial and sense processing. D) Decision making and thoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decision making and thoughts. 45. What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Algia [ ALGIA ]? A) Numbness, Sleep. B) Meninges [ Coverings of the Brain and Spinal Chord ]. C) Order, Condition. D) Thalamus. E) Pain, Painful Condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Pain, Painful Condition. 46. There are two branches of the autonomic NS, the parasympathetic and the sympathetic. which speeds up processes? A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic. 47. What carries impulses toward the brain and spinal cord? A) Neuron. B) Connecting neuron. C) Efferent neuron. D) Afferent neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Afferent neuron. 48. These muscles are found in your organs A) Skeletal. B) Cardiac. C) Smooth. D) Rough. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smooth. 49. Sound is produce by A) Vacuum. B) Hitting. C) Sound wave. D) Vibration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vibration. 50. Your spinal cord is located in your spine. A) True. B) False. C) Maybe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 51. The axon can be ..... long. A) 120cm. B) 110cm. C) 100cm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 100cm. 52. Pulling your hand off of a hot stove would be an axample of a(n) A) Response. B) Stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Response. 53. Structural co-ordination in human body is done by ..... A) Endocrine system. B) Nervous system. C) Both of above. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous system. 54. What make up the convolutions of the brain? A) Gyri and Sulci. B) Fissures. C) Ventricles. D) Cerebrospinal Fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gyri and Sulci. 55. Bottom-most part of your brain. Its location means it's where your brain and spinal cord connect, making it a key conduit for nerve signals to and from your body. It also helps control vital processes like your heartbeat, breathing and blood pressure. A) Spinal Cord. B) Spinal cord elongated. C) Pons. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord elongated. 56. In what part of the human brain is pons associated with? A) Brainstem. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brainstem. 57. The section of spinal cord is? A) Circular section. B) Square section. C) Cross section. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cross section. 58. Peripheral nervous system is divided into two major systems, the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 59. This has a relaxing effect and allows the body to calm A) Sympathetic division. B) Efferent division. C) Parasympathetic division. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasympathetic division. 60. True or False:Interneurons are found throughout the body. A) False. B) True. 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