This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 311 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 311 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The part of the neuron which an impulse is sent along through is the ..... A) Dendrite. B) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 2. Most inferior portion of the brain stem A) Mid brain. B) Pons. C) Medulla oblongata. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata. 3. The nerve cells that connect sensory and motor neurons are the ..... A) Interneurons. B) Neuroglia. C) Sensory neurons. D) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneurons. 4. You would find more ..... in the nervous system comparatively. A) Neurons. B) Glial cells. C) Muscles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glial cells. 5. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of ..... A) The brain. B) The spinal cord. C) All the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord. D) The white and grey matter and the spinal cord. E) The white matter and the ganglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord. 6. Which of the following is a way of overcoming limitations in climate? A) Greenhouses. B) Pest nets. C) Pesticides. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouses. 7. Each hemisphere of the cerebrum is divided into regions called ..... A) Lobes. B) Hemisphere. C) Temple. D) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lobes. 8. The ..... and ..... are protected in the body by the following structures: A) Brain, spinal cord:cranium. B) In, spinal cord:cranium, vertebrae, meninges, cerebrospinal fluid. C) Motor neurons, spinal cord:cerebrospinal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In, spinal cord:cranium, vertebrae, meninges, cerebrospinal fluid. 9. Why are sensory nerve fibers unique? A) They only carry nerve impulses in one direction. B) They are only located in the brain. C) They don't cause any movement to happen. D) They only respond if you are awake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They only carry nerve impulses in one direction. 10. After depolarization what happens to restore resting potential? Don't pick the answer with & A) Sodium channels open & sodium ions diffuse out of the neuron. B) Potassium channels open & potassium ions diffuse into the neuron. C) Potassium channels open and potassium ions diffuse into the neuron. D) Sodium channels open and sodium ions diffuse into the neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Potassium channels open and potassium ions diffuse into the neuron. 11. Part of the neuron that is the nerve cell or soma A) Conclusion. B) Dendrite. C) Cell body. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell body. 12. What part of the eye is #2 pointing to? A) Sclera. B) Cornea. C) Iris. D) Retina. E) Pupil. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Pupil. 13. Which part controls the INVOLUNTARY actions? A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain stem. 14. What are the two major systems of the nervous system? A) The central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. B) The cerebrum and the brainstem. C) The diencephalon and the cerebellum. D) The dendrites and the axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. 15. Ciliary muscles Contract up Close (CCC). State the process this mnemonic (memory tool) describes. A) How the eye sees everything. B) How the eye sees objects close by. C) How the eye sees objectd far away. D) Nothing. Trick question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How the eye sees objects close by. 16. Membrane that covers several muscle fibers to form a bundle. A) Perimysium. B) Fascicle. C) Endomysium. D) Epimysium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perimysium. 17. The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary movement A) Autonomic. B) Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic. 18. What makes chemicals for sleep and bridges spinal cord and brain? A) Hippocampus. B) Medulla. C) Thalamus. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pons. 19. How do neurons communicate in long-distance? A) Using potential signals. B) Using chemical signals. C) Using electrical signals. D) Using mechanical signals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using electrical signals. 20. A type of specialized cell that can detect a stimulus, such as light, heat, touch or sound. It provides the nervous system with information about the body and the external world. A) Response. B) Effector. C) Stimulus. D) Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Receptor. 21. The ..... is the largest part of the brain. It is in charge of language, speech, 5 senses, problem solving, movement, and thoughts. A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 22. Neurons send signals in the brain and body via ..... A) Neurotransmitters only. B) Electrical impulses only. C) Both electrical and neurotransmitters. D) Wifi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both electrical and neurotransmitters. 23. True or false:nerve cells touch. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Your stomach automatically digests the food even without our conscious. A) Brain stem. B) Cerebrum. C) Nerves. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 25. Nerves are ..... A) A Bundle of Neurons. B) Blood Cells. C) Brain Matter. D) Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Bundle of Neurons. 26. THE TRANSPARENT WHITE SUBSTANCE PRESENT IN THE EYES A) PINNA. B) CORNEA. C) IRIS. D) PUPIL. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CORNEA. 27. Neuroglia in the PNS that produce myelin sheath A) Oligodendricytes. B) Schwann cells. C) Nodes of ranvier. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Schwann cells. 28. Which part of the brain controls facial expression, smiling A) Medulla. B) Thalamus. C) Hypothalamus. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pons. 29. Which type of cell does a rod cell form a synapse with? A) Sensory neurone. B) Bipolar neuron. C) Motor neurone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bipolar neuron. 30. Automatic response that occurs very rapidly and without conscious control; helps to protect the body. A) Stimulus. B) Action. C) Reflex. D) Vision. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflex. 31. Regions of the CNS with an abundance of myelinated axons constitute the ..... matter. A) Gray. B) Ganglion. C) Neural. D) Brain. E) White. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) White. 32. Control smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands to maintain homeostasis A) Somatic reflex. B) Cutaneous sense organs. C) Autonomic reflex. D) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomic reflex. 33. Where are the sound receptors located? A) Mouth. B) Nose. C) Ear. D) Eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ear. 34. What system do bones belong to? A) Nervous. B) Skeletal. C) Muscular. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal. 35. The change your body does after it has detected a stimulus and brought about a change made by muscles or glands. A) Stimulus. B) Effector. C) Response. D) Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Response. 36. Originating from our brain, it is the way we organize and store information & how we think A) Memory. B) Central nervous system. C) Cognition. D) Homeostasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cognition. 37. This systems primary function is protection:protection against disease, protection against body temperature changes, protection against loss of fluids, and protection of fingertips and toes. A) Digestive. B) Outgrowths. C) Excretory. D) Immune. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outgrowths. 38. Specialized structures in the nervous system that are sensitive to stimuli; sense organs (nose, mouth, eyes, skin, ears) A) Receptor. B) Response. C) Effector. D) Stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receptor. 39. Which part of the brain is responsible for the formation of words? A) Occipital lobe. B) Wernicke's area. C) Frontal lobe. D) Broca's area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broca's area. 40. Also known as the hammer; first of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear A) Oval window. B) Stapes. C) Incus. D) Malleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malleus. 41. The minimum stimulus to cause an action potential to be produced is called a. A) Threshold. B) Action potential. C) Na-K pump. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Threshold. 42. Which of the following structures senses dynamic equilibrium? A) Cochlea. B) Vestibulocochlear nerve. C) Semicircular canals. D) Macula of vestibule. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicircular canals. 43. Which of the following is not an influence of the sympathetic nervous system on the work of the body's organs, namely ..... A) Accelerate the digestive process. B) Dilates the pupil. C) Develop bladder. D) Accelerates heart rate. E) Shrink pupils. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accelerate the digestive process. 44. The tough outer layer of the meninges is called the ..... A) Arachnoid mater. B) Dura mater. C) Pia mater. D) Ventricles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dura mater. 45. What part of the neuron contains the genetic make up of the cell, and the nucleus? A) Dendrites. B) Cell Body. C) Axon. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell Body. 46. Which organ systems work together when nutrients are dropped off for the cells in the brain? A) Circulatory, Skeletal, Nervous. B) Circulatory, Excretory, Respiratory. C) Circulatory, Digestive, Nervous. D) Circulatory, Respiratory, Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circulatory, Digestive, Nervous. 47. Communicates between the CNS and PNS A) Spinal cord. B) Medulla. C) Pam Receptor. D) Your hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 48. What type of neuroglial cell makes myelin? A) Oligodendrocyte. B) Microglial. C) Astrocyte. D) Ependymal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oligodendrocyte. 49. Which of these results would be found in an analysis of cerebrospinal fluid? A) A disease. B) A problem with myelin. C) A problem with neurotransmitters. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 50. What happens when the spinal cord senses an "emergency" during a reflex action? A) The spinal cord sends a response to the sensory neurons without going to brain first. B) The spinal cord sends a response to the motor neurons without the signal going to the brain. C) The sensory neuron sends the signal directly to the muscles. D) The brain processes the signal and then sends it to the motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The spinal cord sends a response to the motor neurons without the signal going to the brain. 51. They receive the stimuli from the environment or from other neurons. A) Node of Ranvier. B) Myelin Sheath. C) Axon. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dendrite. 52. Myelinated axons perfom ..... conduction-meaning to jump or leap. A) Bounding. B) Interrupted. C) Continuous. D) Saltatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saltatory. 53. What makes up the CNS and what does it do? A) Sensory neurons detect stimuli on the inside and outside of the body and send signals to the PNS. B) Made of interneurons that receive information, interpret, and send signals to the CNS. C) Made of interneurons that receive information, interpret, and send signals to the PNS. D) Sensory neurons detect stimuli on the inside and outside of the body and send signals to the CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made of interneurons that receive information, interpret, and send signals to the PNS. 54. When can an Athlete return to practice and play after having a concussion? A) When they feel better and no longer have symptoms. B) When the Coach is ready for them to play. C) When the Athletic trainer says they are ready. D) When they have a signed doctor's note releasing them and they have completed a Return to Play protocol. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When they have a signed doctor's note releasing them and they have completed a Return to Play protocol. 55. Where the pleasure centers of the brain are located ..... also controls Endocrine System A) Pons. B) Hypothalamus. C) Hippocampus. D) Amygdala. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothalamus. 56. Cerebellum controls voluntary actions like A) Heart beat, breathing, blinking etc. B) Eating, walking, running etc. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating, walking, running etc. 57. Three possible directions in which nerve impulses can travel in the nervous system of a mammal are listed below. 1 away from the central nervous system 2 towards the central nervous system 3 from place to place within the central nervous system In which of these directions do impulses in relay, motor and sensory neurons travel? A) C. B) D. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 58. This neuron part receives messages from other neurons. A) Axon. B) Dendrites. C) Myelin Sheath. D) Cell Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dendrites. 59. Name the nerves which are carrying messages from the brain or spinal cord to other parts of the body. A) Sensory nerves. B) Motor nerves. C) Mixed nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor nerves. 60. PD causes a person to have epileptic seizures A) True. B) False. 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