This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 315 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 315 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which atrium receives the oxygenated blood from the lungs? A) Left ventricle. B) Left atrium. C) Right ventricle. D) Right atrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left atrium. 2. Nerves that carry messages from the sense organs to the brain A) Afferent. B) They will bring. C) Mixed / interneurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent. 3. People who have paralysis can ..... A) Die at a very early age. B) Live longer than most others. C) Live fulfilling lives. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. Deep islands of gray matter are known as A) Nerves. B) Nuclei. C) Hemispheres. D) Gyri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclei. 5. The important support cells help to create the sheathes that insulate our nervous tissue. A) Schwann Cells. B) Satellite Cells. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Astrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oligodendrocytes. 6. The fibers that conduct impulses away from the cell body are the: A) Dendrites. B) Axons. C) Cell bodies. D) Neurilemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axons. 7. Primary motor area, which allows us to consciously move our skeletal muscles. A) Frontal lobe. B) Conductivity. C) Epithalamus. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe. 8. What are the sixth cranial nerve A) Oculomotor. B) Facial. C) Vagus. D) They will abduct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They will abduct. 9. Very small muscle tears that cause soreness from overuse A) Sprain. B) Strain. C) Pulled Muscle. D) Cramp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strain. 10. What system in the body receives information about what is happening both inside and outside the body? It includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves that run throughout the body. It also includes sense organs such as the eyes and ears. A) Respiratory system. B) Circulatory system. C) Digestive system. D) Nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nervous system. 11. Neurons that transmit action potentials from the sensory organs to the CNS A) Interneurons. B) Afferent neurons. C) Glial cells. D) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Afferent neurons. 12. A single muscle fiber is made of ..... A) Fascicles. B) Sarcomeres. C) Endomysium. D) Myofibrils. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myofibrils. 13. Gel-like fluid posterior to the lens A) Optic humor. B) Vitreous Humor. C) Aqueous Humor. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vitreous Humor. 14. The electrical impulse travels outward from the cell body along a(n) A) Conclusion. B) Axon. C) Ranvier cell. D) Dendrite. E) Schwann cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 15. What is the function of the inner ear bones? A) Amplify sound. B) Turn mechanical sound into electrical impulses. C) Dampen sound. D) Control balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amplify sound. 16. Communication between neurons occurs at A) Neuron membrane. B) Conclusion. C) Axon terminal. D) Muscle fiber. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 17. A disease involving multiple episodes of seizures where neurons are firing sporadically/randomly in clusters that can spread to other areas of the brain. A) Alzheimer's Disease. B) Cerebral Palsy. C) Epilepsy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epilepsy. 18. Where are the synaptic bulbs? A) C. B) F. C) D. D) E. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) F. 19. Major organs of the digestive system A) Liver, kidneys, heart. B) Kidneys, nephrons. C) Stomach, intestines, mouth. D) Heart, blood vessels, blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stomach, intestines, mouth. 20. *In response to action potentials arriving along the transverse tubules, the sarcoplasmic reticulum releases A) *calcium ions. B) Sodium ions. C) *potassium ions. D) Acetylcholine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) *calcium ions. 21. Parts of brain that controls our body to breathe and digest the food is ..... A) Cerebellum. B) Brain Stem. C) Cerebrum. D) Corpus Callosum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain Stem. 22. What is the role of the sclera in the eye? A) It is the light-sensitive layer that processes images. B) It regulates the amount of light entering the eye. C) It is the window that lets light into the eye. D) It is the anchoring site for extrinsic eye muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is the anchoring site for extrinsic eye muscles. 23. BONUS! What's Miss Zugibe's dog's name? A) Cornelius. B) Ichabod Crane. C) Weenie. D) Scrappy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ichabod Crane. 24. Examples of a hinge joint are A) Brain and arm. B) Elbow and knee. C) Shoulder and arm. D) Ball and socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elbow and knee. 25. Chemicals released by nerves to stimulate other nerves, muscles or glands A) Hormones. B) Proprioceptors. C) Neurotransmitters. D) Stimuli. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitters. 26. The basic functional unit of nervous system is ..... ? A) Dendrite. B) Neuroglial cells. C) Neurons. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurons. 27. Sends impulses away from the CNS A) Somatic Nervous System. B) Efferent Nerves. C) Afferent Nerves. D) Autonomic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Efferent Nerves. 28. The following are the functions of the skull, except: A) Connects the heart to the brain. B) Protects our brain from injuries. C) Supports the structure of the face. D) Forms a cavity for the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connects the heart to the brain. 29. What is the role of the sodium-potassium pump during the action potential process? A) It depolarizes the neuron. B) It repolarizes the neuron. C) It restores the ion concentrations to normal and the resting potential returns. D) It generates an electrical impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It restores the ion concentrations to normal and the resting potential returns. 30. Some rides at an amusement park cause a person to become dizzy. Which part of the ear is most likely involved with feeling dizzy? A) Ear canal. B) Cochlea. C) Tympanum. D) Semi-circular canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semi-circular canals. 31. Two major branches of the nervous system A) Motor & Sensory. B) Central & Motor. C) Peripheral & Motor. D) CNS & PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CNS & PNS. 32. What type of sensory receptors detects touch, pressure and muscle movement? A) Chemoreceptors. B) Photoreceptors. C) Mechanoreceptors. D) Thermoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mechanoreceptors. 33. Which detects at least five different chemical substances? A) Key bids. B) Anvil. C) Cochlea. D) Semicircular canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Key bids. 34. Effectors which are beyond voluntary control include I triceps muscles. II iris muscles. III salivary glands. IV ileum muscles. A) I, II and III only. B) II, III and IV only. C) III and IV only. D) I, II, III and IV only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) II, III and IV only. 35. Both taste and smell are the body processing chemicals. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. Type of neurotransmitter that excites skeletal muscles but inhibits cardiac muscle A) Marcaine. B) Amines-. C) Acetylcholine. D) Benzocaine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acetylcholine. 37. True Or False:The Skull Is Attached To The Back Bone A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. Which part of the eye absorbs light from the sides of the eye? A) Choroid. B) Pupil. C) Ciliary body. D) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Choroid. 39. Which neuron carries an impulse to the synapse and is the sender? A) Postsynaptic neuron. B) Presynaptic neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Presynaptic neuron. 40. Which cranial nerves have the highest branches A) Trigeminal nerve. B) Vagus nerve. C) Facial nerve. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vagus nerve. 41. The three sections of the brain we talked about are the Old Brain, Limbic System and the ..... A) Hippocampus. B) Spinal Cord. C) Cerebellum. D) Cerebral cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebral cortex. 42. Increased heart rate in response to danger is controlled by which division of the nervous system? A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic. 43. The hypothalamus is part of the A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Diencephalon. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diencephalon. 44. Short-term memory seems to be processed in the ..... and frontal lobe areas. A) Occipital. B) Temporal. C) Hippocampus. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hippocampus. 45. Which body system is responsible for transporting nutrients, oxygen, and cellular waste products throughout the body? A) Circulatory. B) Nervous. C) Respiratory. D) Digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circulatory. 46. Type of neuron for cranial nerve X A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 47. What detect changes in surroundings or detect stimuli and then convert information to impulse? A) Effector. B) Response. C) Sensory neurone. D) Conclusion. E) Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Receptor. 48. What is the name of the response when the body is RELAXED? A) Rest or Digest. B) Fight or Flight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rest or Digest. 49. The sclera is designed for A) Clarity. B) Strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strength. 50. The afferent neuron relays message from the ..... to the brain. A) Glands and muscles. B) Sensory organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory organs. 51. Your spinal cord sends ..... A) Messages. B) Neurons. C) Dendrites. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Messages. 52. Vibrations pass from the eardrum to tiny bones called the ....., ....., and ..... A) Hammer, anvil, string. B) Hammer, armpit, stirrup. C) Hummer, anvil, stirrup. D) Hammer, anvil, stirrup. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hammer, anvil, stirrup. 53. Which type of sensory receptor responds to a hot mouthful of food? A) Photoreceptor. B) Nociceptor. C) Thermoreceptor. D) Mechanoreceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thermoreceptor. 54. Send the nerve impulses to the dendrites of other neurons A) Axon. B) Cell body. C) Dendrites. D) Axon terminals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon terminals. 55. Sight, touch, taste, smell, hear A) Pockets. B) Senses. C) Nerves. D) Reflexes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Senses. 56. Can our body help us in any situation without our Nerves reaching the brain A) No. B) Yes. C) Maybe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 57. What else does our ears do besides help us to hear? A) Smell. B) Fight off sickness. C) Balance. D) Sight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Balance. 58. The threshold for voltage-gated sodium channels to open is ..... A) -55mV. B) -70mV. C) Hkhmf. D) +40mV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -55mV. 59. What is the name of the component that houses the neurotransmitters? A) Acetylcholine. B) Receptors. C) Synaptic cleft. D) Synaptic vesicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synaptic vesicles. 60. The parts of the CNS are A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Sensory and motor neurons. C) Sensory neurons and spinal cord. D) Brain and motor neurons. 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