This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 316 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 316 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Hormones travel through the blood and encounter many cells. How do they affect ONLY target cells? A) Target cells have receptors that match up with the hormone. B) Target cells send out signals that attach to hormones and draw them to the cell. C) Target cells have cell membranes with a different composition. D) Magic!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Target cells have receptors that match up with the hormone. 2. Whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths. A) White places. B) Dark places. C) Dark matter. D) White matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) White matter. 3. A nerve cell consists of 2 parts:which? A) Cell body and myelin. B) Nerve fibers and Schwann cells. C) Dendrites and axons. D) Cell bodies and nerve fibers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell bodies and nerve fibers. 4. A lymphocyte that produces proteins called antibodies that help destroy pathogens: A) Phagocytes. B) Macrophage. C) T-cell. D) B-cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B-cell. 5. Disease of the brain A) Encephalitis. B) Encephalopathy. C) Encephalectomy. D) Encephalotomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Encephalopathy. 6. Dendrites send messages to the axon endings A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Light enters the eyes through ..... A) Retina. B) Pupil. C) Cornea. D) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pupil. 8. A type of glial cell that produces myelin and supports nerve cells A) Microglia. B) Schwann Cell. C) Astrocyte. D) Erythrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Schwann Cell. 9. Which lobe processes sensations and perceives objects in space? A) Temporal. B) Parietal. C) Frontal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 10. CHEMICALS THAT SEND MESSAGES ACROSS THE SYNAPSE A) NEUROTRANSMITTERS. B) NERVES. C) SYNAPSES. D) AXONS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NEUROTRANSMITTERS. 11. A drug that induces sleep and is used to treat insomnia is called a ..... A) Somnic. B) Hypnotic. C) Asomnic. D) Anti-insomnia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypnotic. 12. Which system controls emotional experiences? A) Limbic. B) Autonomic. C) Sympathetic. D) Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limbic. 13. Numerous extensions of neuron that receive messages A) Dendrites. B) Cell bodies. C) Axons. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites. 14. Symptoms of a severe headache, stiff neck and nonblanching rash are consistent with: A) IF. B) Migraines. C) Meningitis. D) Flu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meningitis. 15. Which part of the brain is responsible for conducting impulses between brain parts and for certain eye and auditory reflexes. A) Pons. B) Cerebellum. C) Midbrain. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Midbrain. 16. Which of the following bodily functions results from parasympathetic nervous system action? A) Increased salivation. B) Increased perspiration. C) Decreased stomach contractions. D) Increased respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased salivation. 17. Which part of the brain controls heart beat? A) Brain stem. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 18. Part of a neuron the intakes information from other neurons A) Nucleus. B) Axon. C) Dendrites. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 19. The nervous system is divided in ..... A) Central and Peripheral Nervous system. B) Cerebral and Spinal Nervous system. C) Motor and Sensory Nervous system. D) Is not divided. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central and Peripheral Nervous system. 20. Which is true for CT scan? A) It gives higher radiation than X-ray. B) It gives planar view of bones and other structures. C) It shows function more than anatomy. D) It shows more detail than MRI. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It gives higher radiation than X-ray. 21. Negatively affects higher nervous activity A) Normal sleep. B) Normal food. C) Playing sports. D) Smoking and drugs. E) Alternation of work and rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smoking and drugs. 22. This sense probably tells us more about the world than any other sense. Light entering the eye forms an upside-down image on the retina. The retina transforms the light into nerve signals for the brain. The brain then turns the image right-side up and tells you what you're seeing. A) Sense of Sight. B) Sense of Hearing. C) Sense of Smell. D) Sense of Touch. E) Sense of Taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sense of Sight. 23. The skins is the organ responsilble for the sense of ..... A) Hearing. B) Touch. C) Taste. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Touch. 24. What are nociceptors? A) Thermal receptors in the skin. B) Pain receptors on the tongue. C) Receptors that detect light in the retina. D) A receptor that detects blood pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pain receptors on the tongue. 25. The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is involved in which of the following actions? A) Digesting Food. B) Chewing Food. C) Lifting the fork. D) Washing hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Digesting Food. 26. Nerve fibers that carry impulses toward the cell A) Axon terminal. B) Neuron. C) Dendrite. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite. 27. Infection in meninges by bacteria, usually effects children under the age of 5 A) Lou Gehrig's. B) Bacterial meningitis. C) Cerebrovascular accident. D) Alzheimer's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacterial meningitis. 28. The ..... surrounds the pupil and controls how much light enters the eye. A) Pupil. B) Iris. C) Lens. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iris. 29. What is the name of the part of the brain that is colored red, yellow, blue and green in the above picture? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain Stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 30. What is the role of the Motor (Efferent) Division of the PNS? A) It processes sensory information in the brain. B) It receives sensory stimuli from the body's external environment. C) It sends out information from the brain to effector organs like muscles and glands. D) It carries sensory information from the visceral organs to the CNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It sends out information from the brain to effector organs like muscles and glands. 31. All of the following public health programs are geared towards dealing with health issues concerning nervous system EXCEPT ..... A) National Mental Health Program. B) Family Census Awareness Program. C) Rabies Prevention and Control Program. D) Universal Health Care Program. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Family Census Awareness Program. 32. Geese flying south for winter. A) Instinct. B) Learned Behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Instinct. 33. Cells that produce myelin for the cells of the brain and spinal cord are the A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Astrocytes. C) Schwann cells. D) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oligodendrocytes. 34. The fluid (jelly) that surrounds the organelles is ..... A) Chloroplast. B) Cytoplasm. C) Vacuoles. D) Cell wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cytoplasm. 35. Voltage difference across the cell membrane while cell is at rest is called? A) Threshold. B) Action Potential. C) Resting Membrane Potential. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resting Membrane Potential. 36. Receive message from SN in brain and spinal cord and decide what to do with the message (react or not) A) Motor neurons. B) Interneurons. C) Sensory neurons. D) Brainstem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interneurons. 37. Part of the autonomic that activates in high stress emergencies A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. C) Somatic. D) Reflexive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic. 38. Does exercise help our bones grow strong? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 39. Another name for a three-neuron arc is the ..... A) Complex reflex. B) Jerk reflex. C) Withdrawal reflex. D) Inter-reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Withdrawal reflex. 40. This cranial nerve operates muscles that make facial expressions A) Oculomotor. B) Optic. C) Facial. D) Trigeminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Facial. 41. What is the function of the spinal cord in the nervous system? A) Transmitting signals between the brain and the rest of the body. B) Regulating body temperature. C) Producing hormones. D) Filtering waste products from the blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transmitting signals between the brain and the rest of the body. 42. Type of neurotransmitters that decrease the chance of the next neuron firing A) Excitatory. B) Inhibitory. C) Conclusion. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inhibitory. 43. A set of nerves that helps the body return to a normal resting state; rest and digest A) Parasympathetic nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Central nervous system. D) Autonomic nervous system. E) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic nervous system. 44. The part of the nervous system that is involved with movements we control like running and jumping A) Autonomic. B) Somatic. C) Digestive. D) Fingers and toes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic. 45. Carries a message from a rod or cone in the eye A) Motor neuron. B) Sensory neuron. C) Interneuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neuron. 46. The organ system that consists of bones, their associated cartilages, ligaments and joints. Provides protection, movement, produces red blood cells, and stores minerals. A) Respiratory System. B) Circulatory System. C) Skeletal System. D) Digestive System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal System. 47. What happens in the tympanic membrane? A) Sound waves are converted to vibrations. B) Sound waves make the tiny hairs in your ear move. C) Carries the message to the brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sound waves are converted to vibrations. 48. Which of the following describes the eye's diminshed ability to focus which occurs with aging A) Glaucoma. B) Cataracts. C) Ocular Degeneration. D) Presbyopia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Presbyopia. 49. The extension that transmit electrical impulses from the som to other parts is: A) Dendrites. B) Myelin Sheaths. C) Soma. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon. 50. Which of the following is not part of the cell theory? A) Cells must contain DNA. B) All living things are made from cells. C) Cells can only come from other cells. D) Cells are the basic unit of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cells must contain DNA. 51. Surrounds a group of neurons or fascicle A) Perineurium. B) Endoneurium. C) Epineurium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perineurium. 52. What is the main function of lungs in the human body? A) To transport blood in the body. B) To control and coordinate every part of the body. C) To break down food into smaller parts. D) To exchange gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To exchange gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide. 53. Thinking, problem solving, "executive functioning" A) Amygdala. B) Hypothalamus. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. 54. The cerebrum is divided into right and left hemispheres by the A) Central sulcus. B) Transverse fissure. C) Callous body. D) None of the answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the answers. 55. Where would you find a nervous system ganglion? A) CNS. B) PNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PNS. 56. Electrochemical Signals are sent thought the ..... system to the brain. A) Space. B) Nervous. C) Dendrites. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous. 57. What nervous system structure extends from the brain stem down the spine? A) Vertebrae. B) Nerves. C) Spinal cord. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 58. Which of the following pathological conditions occurs when there is accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain? A) Dementia. B) Cerebral palsy. C) Coma. D) Hydrocephalus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrocephalus. 59. All of the following are functions of the cones in the retina except which one? A) Photoreceptors for non-color vision. B) Photoreceptors for brighter light conditions. C) They are responsible for the best visual acuity. D) Photoreceptors for color vision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photoreceptors for non-color vision. 60. Division of PNS which relays impulses to the CNS A) Motor division. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Sensory division. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory division. ← 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