This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Nerves emerge from your ..... and form a network all over your body. A) Brain stem. B) The cerebrum. C) Spinal cord. D) Vertebral column. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 2. The gap between the axon of a "sending" neuron and the dendrites of a "receiving" neuron; it contains extracellular fluid.synaptic cleftsynapsestimulisomatic reflex A) Conclusion. B) Stimuli. C) Somatic reflex. D) Synaptic cleft. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synaptic cleft. 3. A rooster laid an egg on the top of a roof. Which way did it roll? A) When do roosters lay eggs?. B) Down. C) It didn't roll, it stayed on top. D) North. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When do roosters lay eggs?. 4. This area of the brain is responsible for the formation of language/speech. A) Primary visual cortex. B) Broca's area. C) Association area of the parietal lobe. D) Wernicke's area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broca's area. 5. The cells that carry impulses to your central nervous system are called ..... A) Motor neurons. B) Sensory neurons. C) Motor nerves. D) Sensory nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory neurons. 6. Collection of nerve cell PROCESSES in the PNS A) Ganglion. B) Nerve. C) Nuclei. D) Tract. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerve. 7. Why is exercise good for the brain? A) It releases chemicals that make you feel good. B) It relaxes the muscles. C) It gets rid of stress. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. A process whereby the synaptic connections in the brain that are frequently used are preserved, and those that are not are lost. A) Neurotoxicity. B) Brain tango. C) Brain pruning. D) Synaptic pruning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synaptic pruning. 9. What does the Peripheral Nervous System consist of? A) Bones and cartilage. B) Motor and sensory neurons. C) Blood vessels and arteries. D) The brain and spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor and sensory neurons. 10. Which division of the nervous system is responsible for voluntary muscle control? A) Sensory, somatic. B) Motor, autonomic. C) Motor, somatic. D) Sensory, autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor, somatic. 11. Where are neurotransmitters created A) The axon of the receiving nerve. B) The dendrite of the receiving nerve. C) The axon of the sending nerve. D) The dendrite of the sending nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The axon of the sending nerve. 12. What is the purpose of the spinal cord? A) Regulate the body's temperature. B) Help the muscles move. C) Sends messages to and from the brain. D) Connect the bones in the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sends messages to and from the brain. 13. Which part of the brain controls balance? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brainstem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 14. Nervous system responsible for A) Behaviours. B) Memories. C) Movement. D) All above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All above. 15. Which of the following provide for the sense of smell? A) Glial cells. B) Basal stem cells. C) Gustatory cells. D) Olfactory hair cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Olfactory hair cells. 16. T-F:Taste buds contain clusters of taste cells that respond to signals in dissolved molecules and in food A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 17. * ..... :the colored part of the eye that surrounds the pupil, it acts like a diaphragm that widens (opens) or narrows (closes) the pupil, thus controlling the amount of light that enters the eye A) Retina. B) Iris. C) Pupil. D) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iris. 18. The Nervous System is divided into A) Autonomic and Somatic Nervous System. B) Central and Peripheral Nervous System. C) Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Nervous System. D) Brain and Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central and Peripheral Nervous System. 19. A sensory neuron carries stimuli from the central nervous system to the effector. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 20. The brain and spinal cord make up this. A) Somatic Nervous System. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Autonomic Nervous System. D) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central nervous system. 21. Part of the autonomic nervous system, ganglia are connected to the brain stem, and the sacral segments of the spinal cord, controls, many visceral effectors under normal conditions. A) Node of Ranvier. B) Norepinephrine. C) Parasympathetic system. D) Oligodendroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasympathetic system. 22. The bones of the middle ear are also known as the A) Auditory ossicles. B) Tympanic membrane. C) Cochlea. D) Organs of Corti. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Auditory ossicles. 23. Which part of the body does the central nervous system (CNS) consist of? A) Brain. B) All of the above. C) Spinal cord. D) Connects brain and peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All of the above. 24. What makes up the PNS? A) Brain & spinal cord. B) Spinal & cranial nerves. C) Brain and cranial nerves. D) Spinal cord and spinal nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal & cranial nerves. 25. Neurons that conduct nerve impulses from the central nervous system to the effectors are? A) Sensory neurons. B) Relay neurons. C) Efferent neurons. D) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor neurons. 26. This system allows movement. A) Outgrowths. B) Circulatory. C) Skeletal. D) Digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal. 27. Dendrite is number..... A) 3. B) 2. C) 1. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 28. A sensory neuron has the following role: A) To carry messages from the CNS to effectors. B) To carry messages between neurons and the CNS. C) To carry messages from receptors to the CNS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To carry messages from receptors to the CNS. 29. What part of the neuron is a long fiber that sends information toward other cells? A) Conclusion. B) Cell body. C) Dendrite. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon. 30. What is composed of the brain and spinal cord? A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central nervous system. 31. The gap between two adjacent, communicating neurons is termed ..... A) Axon terminal. B) Dendritic cleft. C) Nodes of Ranvier. D) Synaptic cleft. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synaptic cleft. 32. When the ciliary muscles in the eye contract, A) The pupil's diameter decreases. B) The lens is pulled flatter. C) The eye focuses on nearby objects. D) The cones are concentrated in the fovea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The eye focuses on nearby objects. 33. The mouth is an organ of the nervous system A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 34. The Nervous System is assisted by the sense organs. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 35. The part of nervous system that composed of the cranial and the spinal nerves. A) Peripheral Nervous System. B) Somatic Nervous System. C) Central Nervous System. D) Autonomic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral Nervous System. 36. Identify parts of the EYE (clear outer portion) A) Sclera. B) Lens. C) Pupil. D) Cornea. E) Iris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cornea. 37. The brain can help you figure out if it is hot or cold outside A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 38. This part of the neuron receives chemical messages from the neurotransmitters of other neurons A) Axon terminal. B) Myelin sheath. C) Cell body. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dendrites. 39. Which of the following is NOT a part of the brainstem? A) Medulla oblongata. B) Pons. C) Midbrain. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum. 40. The discs of ..... are found between the ..... to help absorb shock A) Cerebellum, spine. B) Cartilage, vertebrae. C) Cartilage, cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage, vertebrae. 41. It is made of the brain and spinal cord. It commands to the body that originates in the brain and the spinal cord connects the brain with the rest of the nerves in the body. A) Sympathetic Nervous System. B) Somatic Nervous System. C) Autonomic Nervous System. D) Parasympathetic Nervous System. E) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Central Nervous System. 42. Compared with the outside of the neuron, the inside has a(n) ..... charge. A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Equal. D) None of the above are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 43. This system links the rest of your body to your brain and spinal cord: A) Peripheral Nervous System. B) Respiratory System. C) Central Nervous System. D) Muscular System. E) Skeletal System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral Nervous System. 44. Where are white and gray matters found? A) In the brain and spinal cord. B) In the brain. C) In the spinal cord. D) In the nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the brain and spinal cord. 45. The long bone at the center of the chest:- A) Gills. B) None. C) Sternum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sternum. 46. TRUE or FALSE The spinal cord consists of nerves located around the spine and is connected to the PNS. It carries messages to and from the brain. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. The smooth muscles and glands are controlled by the ..... nervous system. A) Peripheral. B) Somatic. C) Central. D) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autonomic. 48. The somatic nervous system carries messages to and from your ..... A) Small intestine. B) Lungs. C) Heart. D) Senses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Senses. 49. Which type of receptor is used by our senses of taste and smell? A) Mechanoreceptors. B) Chemoreceptors. C) Photoreceptors. D) Thermoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemoreceptors. 50. Connect the sensory and motor neurons in a neural pathway A) Interneurons. B) Proprioceptors. C) Efferent neurons. D) Afferent neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneurons. 51. Chemicals released by axon terminals A) Sensory Neuron. B) Conclusion. C) Neurotransmitter. D) Neuroglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitter. 52. The nervous system communicates throughout the body using A) Hormones. B) Cell-to-cell diffusion. C) Electrical signals. D) Osmosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electrical signals. 53. The part of the eye that focuses the light is the? A) Lens. B) Pupil. C) Retina. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lens. 54. What part of the brain handles balance, posture and coordination? A) Cerebellum. B) All of it. C) Nothing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 55. Supporting cells within the CNS are collectively called ..... A) Astrocytes. B) Perikaryon. C) Neuroglia. D) Satellite Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuroglia. 56. What does the motor function do? A) Receive stimuli. B) Process information and decide output. C) Direct response. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct response. 57. If tetrodotoxin (TTX) is applied to a neuron, inhibiting voltage-gated sodium channels from opening, what step of an action potential will NOT be able to occur? A) Depolarization. B) Resting membrane potential. C) Repolarization. D) Hyperpolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depolarization. 58. Marco closed his eyes when he felt tired A) Reflex action. B) Not a reflex action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not a reflex action. 59. How many nasal cavities do you have? A) 2. B) 1. C) 4. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 60. What is a pattern in data? A) A consistent repetition of data. B) A relationship between variables (as one increases/decreases what happens to the other?). C) A prediction of what could happen outside the data set. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A consistent repetition of data. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesNervous System Quiz 1Nervous System Quiz 2Nervous System Quiz 3Nervous System Quiz 5Nervous System Quiz 6Nervous System Quiz 7Nervous System Quiz 8Nervous System Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books