This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 34 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An easier stimulus response can happen by: A) Summation of stimuli. B) Frequency of stimuli. C) Excitatory Synapses. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct. 2. The area of sharpest vision, where most cones are located is called the A) Pit head. B) Optic disk. C) Choroid coat. D) Central pit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central pit. 3. ..... collect information and send the message to the brain. A) Eyes. B) Stimuli. C) Nerves. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nerves. 4. The right side of the brain controls the A) Right side of the body. B) Both sides of the body. C) Left side of the body. D) Problem solving and memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Left side of the body. 5. Dementia is a form of Alzheimer A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 6. The active transport of ions across the membrane of a nerve creates the an impulse. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred). A) Protein. B) Heterozygous. C) Chromosome. D) Homozygous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homozygous. 8. To help the two hemispheres work together a thick layer of nerve fibres called as ..... connects the hemispheres together. A) Callous body. B) Nerves bundle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Callous body. 9. The muscle or organ that responds to the stimulus, on receiving the message from the brain or spinal cord is called ..... A) Muscle. B) Receptor. C) Effector. D) Gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Effector. 10. Central nervous system A) Includes all neural tissue outside of the CNS. B) Controls skeletal muscle contractions. C) Includes the spine and brain. D) Includes the visceral motor system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Includes the spine and brain. 11. What part of the brain controls hunger and thirst? A) Thalamus. B) Spinal cord elongated. C) Pons. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothalamus. 12. Which part of the nervous system can help calm someone down after an emergency has occurred? A) Parasympathetic division. B) Afferent division. C) Sympathetic division. D) Somatic division. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic division. 13. ..... Carries the signal away from cyton A) Perikaryon. B) Axon. C) Dendrites. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon. 14. Imagine this! Abigail, Nora, and Harper are in a science class when suddenly the fire alarm rings. Everyone gets up to leave the room.In this exciting scenario, what would you consider the fire alarm to be? A) A sensory neuron. B) A motor neuron. C) A stimulus. D) A relay neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A stimulus. 15. Neuron:carries nerve impulses to other neurons or other types of cells A) Conclusion. B) Axons. C) Dendrites. D) Soma. E) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axons. 16. The nervous system helps us to: A) Move. B) Eat. C) Breathe. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. Which has a shorter duration? A) Action potential. B) Graded potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graded potential. 18. When we accidentally step on a Lego, we quickly move our foot away once we feel the pain. Which branch of the peripheral nervous system is responsible? A) Autonomic Nervous System. B) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic nervous system. 19. How does the brain get messages from sense organs? A) Nerves. B) Wifi. C) Blood. D) Smoke signal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 20. This meaty taste is derived from some amino acids binding to the taste hairs. A) Breaks. B) Umami. C) Imam. D) Mami. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Umami. 21. The meninges, protective membranes surrounding the brain, consist of A) The pia mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater. B) Nerve tracts that run up and down the spinal cord. C) The brain and spinal cord. D) The membranes that delineate all of the major brain parts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pia mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater. 22. The temporal lobe is located near yours ears and is responsible for A) Various aspects of vision. B) The recognition of sounds and smells. C) The perception of sense, including taste, pain, pressure, temperature and touch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The recognition of sounds and smells. 23. Which type of neuroglia add myelin to PNS axons? A) Schwann cells. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Astrocytes. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schwann cells. 24. What is the lipid hat covers the axons? A) Phospholipid. B) Myelin. C) Amino acid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelin. 25. At which voltage do sodium channels open? A) -90 mV. B) -70 mV. C) +40 mV. D) -55 mV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -55 mV. 26. The nerve which innervates the Serratus anterior muscle is the A) Dorsal nerve. B) Median nerve. C) Long thoracic nerve. D) Ulnar nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long thoracic nerve. 27. What structure that controls balance is located below the cerebrum? A) The cerebellum. B) The thalamus. C) The diencephalon. D) The hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cerebellum. 28. List the correct order of a reflex. A) Sensory neuron, interneuron, receptor, motor neuron, effector. B) Receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, effector. C) Receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, effector, motor neuron. D) Effector, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, effector. 29. The two main parts of the nervous system are A) Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. B) Brain and the spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. 30. How do neurons transmit messages? A) Crate mecanical signals called nerve impulses. B) Crate electrical signals called motor impulses. C) Crate electrical signals called nerve impulses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crate electrical signals called nerve impulses. 31. Sensory impulses are screened and relayed to higher centers by the ..... region. A) Thalamus. B) Mammillary body. C) Limbic system . D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thalamus. 32. Which organ of the digestive system passes nutrients into the blood stream? A) Pancreas. B) Large intestine. C) Mouth. D) Small intestine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Small intestine. 33. Humans take in ..... from their sensory receptors. A) Information. B) Receptors. C) Cells. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Information. 34. What system are the Cranial nerves a part of? A) The Central Nervous System. B) The Autonomic Nervous System. C) The Peripheral Nervous System. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Peripheral Nervous System. 35. Definition:also called nerve fiber, a portion of a nerve cell (neuron) that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body. A) Nucleus. B) Neuron. C) Neurotransmitters tagsneuron. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon. 36. What adaptation allows prey to visualize impending threats? A) Binocular vision(eyes on the front of the head). B) Peripheral vision(eyes toward the side of the head). C) 20/20 vision(perfect vision). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral vision(eyes toward the side of the head). 37. Which of the following receptors provide information on balance? A) Proprioceptors. B) Interoceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proprioceptors. 38. What is the main function of the muscular system? A) Transporting nutrients to other parts of the body. B) Working with the bones to allow movement. C) Working with the brain to transfer information. D) Breaking nutrients into smaller pieces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Working with the bones to allow movement. 39. Which organ is responsible for your sense of PROPRIOCEPTION? A) Golgi tendon organs. B) Cochlea. C) Eustachian tube. D) Olfactory receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Golgi tendon organs. 40. What sense does the temporal lobe control? A) Sight. B) Touch. C) Understanding speech and sounds. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understanding speech and sounds. 41. The trachea branches off into two large tubes in the lungs called ..... A) Alveoli. B) Bronchi. C) Bronchioles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bronchi. 42. Where are sensory receptors located? A) In bone marrow. B) In the CNS. C) In the center of peripheral neurons. D) Deep to the skin. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) None of these. 43. Which of the following is NOT a section of the brain? A) Frontal lobe. B) Fractal lobe. C) Cerebellum. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fractal lobe. 44. The part of the brain responsible for conducting impulses between brain parts and for certain eye reflexes is A) Medulla oblongata. B) Midbrain. C) Diencephalon. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Midbrain. 45. The part of a nueron that collects signals is called ..... A) Cell body. B) Axon. C) Dendrite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrite. 46. A 36-year-old man visits his primary care physician for an annual physical. The patellar tendon reflex is tested during the course of a routine neurological examination. Which of the following statements accurately characterizes this reflex? A) Monosynaptic reflex. B) Activated by Golgi tendon organ. C) Inhibited by gamma motor neurons. D) Polysynaptic reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monosynaptic reflex. 47. A ..... is a strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Cartilage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendon. 48. These two systems work together to allow organs to contract and push food through. A) Skeletal and muscular. B) Integumentary and muscular. C) Muscular and digestive. D) Digestive and integumentary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscular and digestive. 49. The body"s control center. A) Nerves. B) Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous System. 50. What is the function of a nerve? A) To transport needed food around the body. B) To control body movement for reflexes. C) To carry messages (impulses) to and form the Central Nervous System. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To carry messages (impulses) to and form the Central Nervous System. 51. Raghav was going to market. He touches different fruits and examine their texture. How did he sensed the texture? A) Because of Super Powers. B) Because he has special skin. C) Because skin is richly supplied with network of nerves. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because skin is richly supplied with network of nerves. 52. SITTING, WALKING AND RUN ARE..... A) VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS. B) INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS. 53. In which region of the ear is the tympanium?/In watter streek van die oor is die timpanium? A) The outer ear. B) The inner ear. C) The middle ear. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The middle ear. 54. If John has trouble hearing, what lobe of his brain is having trouble? A) Occipital. B) Frontal. C) Temporal. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal. 55. Elevated ridges on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres are called: A) Ganglia. B) Fissures. C) Gyri. D) Sulci. E) White matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gyri. 56. Located in the tips of your fingers. Send impulses to brain A) Sensory neurons. B) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurons. 57. Part of an axon that contains a nucleus A) Satellite cells. B) Cell body. C) Ependymal. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell body. 58. A person's brain is about the size of what? A) Their stomach. B) One fist. C) Two fists. D) Their heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two fists. 59. The ..... and ..... in the auditory canal keep foreign particles from reaching the eardrum. A) Pinna; hairs. B) Hammer incus. C) Ossicles; stapes. D) Cerumen; hairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerumen; hairs. 60. What does the ciliary body do? A) It holds up the lens with a halo of fibers. B) It supplies blood to the eye. C) It is a ring of muscle tissue around the lens. D) It changes the size of the pupil. 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