This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 310 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 310 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where are our senses derived from? A) Motor Cortex. B) Sensory Receptors. C) Spinal Chord. D) Almond. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory Receptors. 2. The receptors responsible for taste (taste buds) and smell are A) Mechanorecptors. B) Chemoreceptors. C) Thermoreceptors. D) Olfactory nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemoreceptors. 3. What is the state of charge of a neuron's extracellular space at rest? A) Positively charged. B) Negatively charged. C) Neutral. D) Alternating between positive and negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positively charged. 4. The breathing rate of a human increases after exercise. The part of the brain that controls this involuntary action is A) Cerebrum. B) Spinal cord. C) Cerebellum. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medulla. 5. Why are reflexes so fast? A) They don't go to the brain. B) They use shorter axons. C) They use super neurotransmitters. D) They only use two neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They don't go to the brain. 6. Which Cranial Nerve does NOT come through the superior orbital fissure? A) Class. B) VI. C) IV. D) V1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Class. 7. The major controlling, regulatory, and communicating system in the body A) Nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Parasympathetic system. D) Sympathetic system. E) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous system. 8. The structure in the ear that works with the cerebellum to help coordinate balance is/are the? A) Auditory nerve. B) Cochlea. C) Semicircular canals. D) Ear drum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicircular canals. 9. What type of tissue lines your body and organs? A) Muscle. B) Connective. C) Nerve. D) Epithelial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epithelial. 10. They hypothalamus regulates appetite, thirst, emotions, and basic behavior patters A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. The ..... nervous system carries signals to and from the Central nervous system. A) Spine. B) Nerves. C) Peripheral. D) Spine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peripheral. 12. A gap in the myelin sheath of a nerve, between adjacent Schwann cells is known as ..... A) Axon. B) Cyton. C) Node of ranvier. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Node of ranvier. 13. What is the name of the organ that controls and coordinates the body? A) Brain. B) Peripheral nerves. C) Liver. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 14. Relay information between the spinal cord and the brain through sensory and motor neurons, regulate breathing, heartbeat and digestion, also coordinate walking & other movement A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Pons and medulla oblongata. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pons and medulla oblongata. 15. In the brain, the ..... lobe processes visual clues A) Parietal. B) Frontal. C) Occipital. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occipital. 16. This neurotransmitter is the most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter; plays a role in learning and memory; can strengthen or weaken signals between neurons A) Dopamine. B) GABA. C) Glutamate. D) Epinephrine and norepinephrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glutamate. 17. Question 10Information about your surroundings is collected by:(V the right answer) A) Receptor cells. B) Motor cells. C) Sensory cells. D) Stimuli. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receptor cells. 18. Which of the following is not true about the cerebral cortex? A) Made of gray matter. B) Made of myelinated axons. C) Made of cell bodies and dendtrites. D) Controls conscious activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Made of myelinated axons. 19. Part of the brain that controls the autonomic nervous system and manage homeostasis? A) Thalamus. B) Hypothalamus. C) Cerebellum. D) Occipital Lobe. E) Corpus Callosum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 20. A bundle of neurons is called a A) Myelin sheath. B) Axon. C) Dendrite. D) Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerve. 21. What inhibits a neuron from having a "rapid-fire" when stimulated repeatedly? A) Dendrites in the post-synaptic neuron lose conductivity capacity. B) Axons can only conduct once per millisecond. C) Axon hillock filters excitatory signals. D) The refractory period needed to restore polarization of ions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The refractory period needed to restore polarization of ions. 22. Which neurons send impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the other systems? A) Sensory neurons. B) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor neurons. 23. Which part of the brain controls movement? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 24. Transparent part of the eye where light enters is called ..... A) Cornea. B) Pupil. C) Retina. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cornea. 25. Which from the list below is not one of the functions of skin? A) Reproduces skin. B) Regulates body temperature. C) Releases nutrients. D) Keeps in moisture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Releases nutrients. 26. Screaming due to fear is an example of a ..... A) Response. B) Stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Response. 27. If you call the LOWER CHAMBERS OF THE HEART VENTRICLES, what do you call the upper chambers? A) Veins. B) Atria or atrium. C) Heart wall. D) Plasma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atria or atrium. 28. Right and left hemisphere memories are connected by the ..... A) Presence of association fibers. B) Cerebellum. C) A calloused body. D) Convolutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A calloused body. 29. Part of a neuron; it carries messages away from the cell body A) Brain stem. B) Axon. C) Neuron. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 30. Unlike your other sense, the sense of touch is not found in one place. It is in all areas of the skin. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. A tough clear covering over the iris and pupil A) Lens. B) Sclera. C) Iris. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cornea. 32. A junction where information is transmitted from one neuron to the next. A) Stimuli. B) Conclusion. C) Axon. D) Tract. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 33. What is the main function of the Central Nervous System? A) Control body movements. B) Produce hormones. C) Process and coordinate information. D) Regulate body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Process and coordinate information. 34. If a person sustains damage to their frontal lobe the result could be loss of speech, but their personality should not be affected.(Sousa, 2017, p.16) A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 35. Elastic and collagen fibers which adheres to the brain and spinal cord. A) Dura mater. B) Pia mater. C) Arachnoid mater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pia mater. 36. Most nerve impulses go to the brain, but where do reflexes go? A) Brain. B) Spinal Cord. C) Vertebral Column. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal Cord. 37. What nerves promote relaxation and calm A) CNS. B) Sympathetic. C) Somatic. D) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parasympathetic. 38. What part of the brain controls taste? A) Cerebrum. B) Brain stem. C) Cerebellum. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 39. The stimulation of smooth muscle tissue allows for ..... A) The pulling of bones. B) Dilation of tracts. C) Increased heart rate. D) Constriction of tracts. E) Decreased heart rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Constriction of tracts. 40. HOW DO WE RECEIVE THW INFORMATION FROM THE ENVIRONMENT? A) With the senses. B) With my eyes. C) With my ears. D) With the eyes and ears. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With the senses. 41. Is the connective tissue that wraps around the entire nerve to keep all the fascicles together! A) Endoneurium. B) Perimysium. C) Perineurium. D) Endomysium. E) Epineurium. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Epineurium. 42. Where is the tympanic membrane located? A) The Outer ear. B) The Inner Ear. C) The Middle Ear. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Middle Ear. 43. Gray and white matters are found only in the brain. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 44. Oligodendrocytes produce myelin. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. What is the path of a nerve impulse within a neuron? A) Dendrite$\rightarrow$ axon$\rightarrow$ axon tip$\rightarrow$ cell body. B) Dendrite$\rightarrow$ axon tip$\rightarrow$ cell body$\rightarrow$ axon. C) Dendrite$\rightarrow$ cell body$\rightarrow$ axon$\rightarrow$ axon tip. D) Dendrite$\rightarrow$ cell body $\rightarrow$ axon tip $\rightarrow$ axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite$\rightarrow$ cell body$\rightarrow$ axon$\rightarrow$ axon tip. 46. What connects bone to bone? A) Ligaments. B) Skeletal system. C) Marrow. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligaments. 47. Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart? A) Vein. B) Artery. C) Platelets. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vein. 48. There are ..... of neurons that make up the nervous system A) Hundreds. B) Millions. C) Thousands. D) Billions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Billions. 49. This is the part of the diencephalon that makes up the sides. A) Midbrain. B) Thalamus. C) Hypothalamus. D) Limbic System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thalamus. 50. Which type of glial cells make up the myelin sheath in the PNS? A) Astrocytes. B) Microglial cells. C) Schwann cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwann cells. 51. What is the key to all electrical events in neurons? A) The movement of ions. B) Depolarization. C) Conduction Velocity. D) Mechanically-gated channels. E) Resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movement of ions. 52. Examples of a Ball & Socket Joint are found in the A) Shoulder and Hip. B) Knee and Ankle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shoulder and Hip. 53. Activation of which part of the nervous system results in decreased respiration (breathing)? A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic. 54. The nerve cells that are activated by sensory input from the environment A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Epilepsy. C) Parasympathetic system. D) Knee jerk reflex. E) Sensory neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Sensory neurons. 55. A relay station for sensory impulses; decides whether sensation is pleasant or unpleasant A) Hypothalamus. B) Epithelium. C) Thalamus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thalamus. 56. Chemoreceptors are most likely to be activated by which of the following? A) Cold temperatures. B) Pain. C) Foul odors. D) Carbon dioxide. E) Standing on your head. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foul odors. 57. What does a neuron use to transmit signals across gaps? A) Neurotransmitters. B) Blood cells. C) Neurotransmissioners. D) Telepathic messages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitters. 58. This is the part of the brain controlling our digestive system A) Medulla. B) Cerebellum. C) Pons. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medulla. 59. ..... is a bundle of nerves that is surrounded and protected by the vertebral column. A) Spinal cord. B) Brain. C) Rib cage. D) Limbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 60. 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