This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 39 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sending and receiving messages is the job of the ..... A) Nervous system. B) Heart. C) Skeletal system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous system. 2. The nervous system consists of millions of nerve cells and specialized support cells called A) Roots. B) Ganglia. C) Plexiglass. D) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuroglia. 3. Point of close "contact" between 2 neurons A) Stimulus. B) Conclusion. C) Astrocyte. D) Glial cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 4. Relay info from one neuron to another in CNS where the info is interpreted and a response is initiated A) Motor. B) Interneuron. C) Locomotor. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interneuron. 5. Reaction of the organism to a stimulus is called ..... A) Nerve. B) Stimulus. C) Cyton. D) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Response. 6. The blood-brain barrier is formed using what cells? A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Microglia. C) Astrocytes. D) Ependymal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astrocytes. 7. This part of the brain controls the left side of the body, connected with creative and artistic ability A) Left side of the brain. B) Middle of the brain. C) Right side of the brain. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right side of the brain. 8. These send messages from the brain! A) Axon. B) Dendrite. C) Conclusion. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 9. The left side of the brain controls the movements of the right side of the body A) T. B) F. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 10. What part of the motor division of the nervous system controls involuntary responses? A) Parasympathetic Nervous System. B) Somatic Nervous System. C) Central Nervous System. D) Autonomic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autonomic nervous system. 11. Nuclei ( nucleus) is referred to a cluster of A) Cell bodies of neuron in PNS. B) Cell bodies of neuron in CNS. C) Nerves branch out into the face. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell bodies of neuron in CNS. 12. These are the parts of the nervous system A) Brain, nerves and arteries. B) Brain, nerves and veins. C) Brain, nerves and spinal cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain, nerves and spinal cord. 13. If the membrane potential is-65mV, is that hyperpolarization or depolarization? A) Hyperpolarization. B) Depolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Depolarization. 14. CSF with waste products will return to the venous blood circulation through A) Femoral vein. B) Superior sagittal sinus. C) Saphenous vein. D) Coronary sinus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Superior sagittal sinus. 15. Holding your head still as you are reading, or while you are accelerating in your car. A) Dynamic equilibrium. B) Static equilibrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Static equilibrium. 16. Which nervous systems contains motor and sensory neurons? A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral nervous system. 17. Flap that covers the entrance to the trachea and prevents food/liquid from entering the lungs A) Diaphragm. B) Bronchioles. C) Capillaries. D) Epiglottis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epiglottis. 18. These cells create cause myelination in the peripheral nervous system A) Satellite Cells. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Schwann Cells. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwann Cells. 19. Trouble focusing, learning and memory problems, worsening headache, sleep problems, and feeling sad, angry, or nervous can all occur as a result of a concussion A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. The function of the sensory neurone is to carry the impulse from the sensory organ to the central nervous system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Which of the following are the two sections in the Central nervous system A) Brain and Spinal cord. B) Spinal cord and Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain and Spinal cord. 22. What is the name of the small bone in the middle ear that is attached to the inner ear? A) Incus. B) Malleus. C) Stapes. D) Eardrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stapes. 23. Reflex actions which involve brain are called:- A) Cerebral reflexes. B) Spinal reflexes. C) Skin reflexes. D) Brain reflexes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebral reflexes. 24. Multipolar neurons have: A) Multiple axons and multiple dendrites. B) Multiple axons and one dendrite. C) Multiple dendrites and one axon. D) One dendrite and one axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multiple dendrites and one axon. 25. If the stimulus is strong enough to cause a large influx of sodium ions the depolarization will activate a nerve impulse or action potential A) Reflex arc. B) Neurotransmitters. C) Action potential. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Action potential. 26. Automatic reflex centers for the heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, swallowing, and vomiting A) Hypothalamus. B) Thalamus. C) Spinal cord elongated. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord elongated. 27. The brain is a part of which organ system? A) Muscular. B) Skeletal. C) Digestive. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nervous. 28. Which option includes only parts of the Nervous System? A) Heart, brain, and nerves. B) Spinal cord, brain stem, and frontal lobe. C) Brain, head and neurons. D) Skull, spine, and brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord, brain stem, and frontal lobe. 29. Normal PROM for hip flexion is 0-120, and normal PROM for knee flexion is 0-135, yet when your patient attempts to actively flex his hip while simultaneously attempting to actively extend his knee he is unable to get full extension of his knee or full flexion of his hip. This can best be described as an example of: A) Length-tension relationship. B) Muscle tightness. C) Active insufficiency. D) Passive insufficiency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Passive insufficiency. 30. Which Cranial Nerve does NOT have motor or sensory of the tongue A) VII. B) VI. C) XII. D) IX. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) VI. 31. Serotonin is mostly associated with A) Vasodilation. B) Sleep. C) Pain reception. D) Muscle movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sleep. 32. Combining form that means coordination; order A) Hydr/o. B) Tax/o. C) Vers/o. D) Lex/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tax/o. 33. The condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain. A) Encephalitis. B) Anesthetic. C) Hydrocephalus. D) Myelography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrocephalus. 34. The function of parasympathetic nervous system is bring the body back to homeostasis A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 35. The full form of ANS is Autonomic Nervous System. A) NO. B) YES. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) YES. 36. An afferent neuron would ..... A) Deliver an AP to the CNS. B) Interpret an AP being sensed. C) Deliver an AP to a gland from the CNS. D) Communicate with a motor neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deliver an AP to the CNS. 37. Sensory information can be classified as sight touch, hearing, smell, or taste. What category does this belong in:tripping on a rock A) Sight. B) Hearing. C) Smell. D) Touch. E) Taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Touch. 38. Part of the brain that controls the the basic life functions such as breathing and heart beat. A) Cerebellum. B) Nerves. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata. 39. This systems functions are protection, structure, working with muscles for movement, and producing blood cells. A) Muscular. B) Skeletal. C) Digestive. D) Outgrowths. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal. 40. What are ciliated CNS neuroglia that play an active role in moving the cerebrospinal fluid and maintaining a boundary in the nervous system called? A) Oligodendrocytes. B) Ependymal cells. C) Astrocytes. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ependymal cells. 41. A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton provides the force that moves the bones. A) Cardiac. B) Involuntary. C) Smooth. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skeletal. 42. The hypothalamus A) Mediates sensations. B) Is the thermostat of the body because it regulates temperature. C) Is an important auditory and visual relay center. D) Has the Pulvinar body as part of its structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is the thermostat of the body because it regulates temperature. 43. Pupils constricted A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic. 44. After it is sent the action potential rapidly reaches the ..... A) Axon. B) Axon terminals. C) Dendrites. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon terminals. 45. Allows the nerve impulse to jump, moving more quickly A) Schwann cells. B) Myelin sheath. C) Nodes of Ranvier. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nodes of Ranvier. 46. In which direction do nerve impulses usually travel? A) In one direction. B) In a circular direction. C) In multiple directions. D) In two directions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In one direction. 47. A bundle of nerve fibers A) Neuron. B) Nerve. C) Key Bid. D) Nerve Impulse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerve. 48. Which of the following is a type of muscle tissue A) Skeletal. B) Cardiac. C) Smooth. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 49. Nerve impulses within the neuron are sent in ..... form. A) Electro-chemical. B) Electrical. C) Petrochemical. D) Chemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrical. 50. The direction of a nerve impulse always travels A) From axons to cell bodies to dendrites. B) From dendrites to cell bodies to axons. C) From cell bodies to dendrites to axons. D) From axons to brain to muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From dendrites to cell bodies to axons. 51. This part of the eye allows light into the eye. A) Pupil. B) Lens. C) Sclera. D) Optic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pupil. 52. Which lobe controls movement, decision making, problem solving, planning, and personality? A) Temporal. B) Parietal. C) Frontal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frontal. 53. Important centers for control of heart rate, blood vessel diameter, breathing, swallowing and coughing are located in the A) Medulla oblongata. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Basal nuclei. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medulla oblongata. 54. Cerebellum is also called "Big brain" . A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 55. Which of the following is NOT true about reflexes? A) They allow impulses in only one direction. B) Results in a response to a stimulus. C) Impulse travels only through the spinal cord. D) Impulse travels through the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impulse travels through the brain. 56. Which part of the cerebrum is responsible for hearing? A) Frontal lobe. B) Parietal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Occipital lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal lobe. 57. These are found in the retina, detects light. A) Nociceptor. B) Mechanoreceptor. C) Thermoreceptor. D) Photoreceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photoreceptor. 58. What is multipolar in structural classification A) Neuron with a single process extending from its cell body. B) 1 process which split into 2 branches. C) Neuron with one axon and Many dendrites. D) 1 axon and one dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuron with one axon and Many dendrites. 59. Efferent nerves are associated with ..... functions, whereas afferent nerves are associated with ..... functions. A) Internal; external. B) Motor; sensory. C) External, Internal. D) Sensory; motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor; sensory. 60. Name the two types of cells that make up the nervous tissue A) White and grey matter. B) Cerebrum and brainstem. C) Neurons and neuroglia. D) Neurons and meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurons and neuroglia. ← 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