This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 46 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 46 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the difference between white and grey matter? A) White matter is myelinated axons, gray matter is unmyelinated axons. B) White matter is unmyelinated axons, and grey matter is myelinated axons. C) White matter is sensory axons, and grey matter is motor axons. D) White matter is motor axons, and grey matter is sensory axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White matter is myelinated axons, gray matter is unmyelinated axons. 2. The parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system A) Has a relatively short preganglionic neuron. B) Utilizes norepinephrine as a postganglionic neurotransmitter. C) Utilizes acetylcholine as a preganglionic neurotransmitter. D) Includes the adrenal medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Utilizes acetylcholine as a preganglionic neurotransmitter. 3. How many pairs of cranial nerves do we have? A) 12. B) 24. C) 30. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 4. What Does Peripheral Nervous System Consistes? A) Nerves. B) Blood. C) Oxygen. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 5. Summoned him/her A) Sensation. B) Point of contact. C) Body. D) Faint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Body. 6. What part of the nervous system is used to run away from something scary? A) Sensory. B) Sympathetic. C) Parasympathetic. D) Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic. 7. Unipolar, bring impulses from somatic sensory receptors or visceral sensory receptors to CNS is an example of what Functional Classification of Neurons A) Sensory/Afferent Neurons:. B) Motor/Efferent Neuroses. C) Interneuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory/Afferent Neurons:. 8. Nerves connect your spinal cord to your feet. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of all nerve tissue located A) In the brain and spinal cord. B) In the brain only. C) In the spinal cord only. D) Outside of the brain and spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outside of the brain and spinal cord. 10. The smaller lung with 2 lobes A) Right Lung. B) Left Lung. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left Lung. 11. What principle could dominoes represent? A) Action potential. B) Cell body. C) Neuron. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action potential. 12. The junction at which the end of the axon of a neuron meets the end of a dendrite or the cell body of another neuron A) Neurotransmitter. B) Threshold. C) Nerve. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conclusion. 13. What is the function of neuron repolarization? A) It allows the AP to be sent down the axon. B) It allows the neuron to be in resting state until a signal needs to be sent. C) It allows the neuron to be reset to its resting state after an AP is sent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It allows the neuron to be reset to its resting state after an AP is sent. 14. These are the 3 lobes of the cerebrum that cover the insula. A) Parietal, Occipital, Frontal. B) Frontal, Parietal, Temporal. C) Parietal, Temporal, Occipital. D) Temporal, Occipital, Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frontal, Parietal, Temporal. 15. A patient fell out of a tree and landed on his left shoulder 5 days ago. He sustained a glenohumeral dislocation at the time and is now unable to flex his elbow with his forearm in supination. Which nerve was probably damaged with the dislocation? A) Ulnar nerve. B) Radial nerve. C) Median nerve. D) Musculocutaneous nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Musculocutaneous nerve. 16. Tissue that carries impulses back and forth to the brain. A) Connective. B) Epithelial. C) Muscle. D) Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nerve. 17. The input or receptive part of a neuron is A) Dendrite. B) Cell body. C) Axon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite. 18. Which detect pain and temperature A) Prioceptors. B) Bare nerve endings. C) Muscle Spindle. D) Meissner's corpuscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bare nerve endings. 19. What consists of the brain and spinal cord? A) Somatic System. B) Central NS. C) Peripheral NS. D) Autonomic System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central NS. 20. The nerve fibres of PNS are of types: A) Afferent. B) They will bring. C) Both. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 21. Which part of the eye opens in dark places and closes in bright places? A) Cornea. B) Pupil. C) Lens. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pupil. 22. Which of the following statements about excitatory action potentials is FALSE? A) They cause depolarization in the postsynaptic membrane of the affected cell. B) They allow Na+ ions to rush into the postsynaptic cell. C) They allow K+ ions to rush into the postsynaptic cell and Cl-ion channels to open. D) They cause the continuation of an action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They allow K+ ions to rush into the postsynaptic cell and Cl-ion channels to open. 23. A neuron is a nerve cell. The brain is made up of approximately 100 billion neurons. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 24. Information from the environment that causes a reaction A) Sense organ. B) Stimulus. C) Involuntary. D) Voluntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stimulus. 25. What is one of the benefits for anyone from MRHS who gets Top 10 individually or Top 2 as a team in the Brain Bee? A) A cash prize. B) A test drop. C) A special trophy. D) A full scholarship to Midwestern University. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A test drop. 26. True or false:A reflex is involuntary. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 27. This lobe of the cerebrum is associated with reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions and problem solving. A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) All of them. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal. 28. Afferent neurons A) Sensory neuron. B) Motor neuron. C) Unipolar. D) Interneuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neuron. 29. The part of the brain that I will use to learn for my next assessment is A) Spinal Cord. B) Cerebellum. C) Cerebrum. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. 30. It transmits signals to the control center when it detects a change. A) Response. B) Effector. C) Sensor. D) Control center. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensor. 31. Quickest response to stimuli A) Reflex. B) Schwann cells. C) Membrane potential. D) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex. 32. Which statement is TRUE regarding neuron? A) Able to conduct impulse to adrenal medulla gland. B) Can re-grow if neuron is damaged. C) Neuron is not sensitive to stimulation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Able to conduct impulse to adrenal medulla gland. 33. What is the Physiology of the Cerebellum? A) Muscle coordination. B) Direct Sensory information to the brain. C) Responsible to reflexes to what you see and hear. D) Responsible for certain reflexes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscle coordination. 34. ..... is responsible for decision making and reasoning A) Frontal lobe. B) Temporal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe. 35. What are controlled variables? A) Variable that you measure for results. B) Variables that stay the same to ensure validity. C) Variable that you change to test. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Variables that stay the same to ensure validity. 36. Which nerve controls hearing and equilibrium sensation? A) Facial. B) Vestibulocochlear. C) Trochlear. D) Hypoglossal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vestibulocochlear. 37. Which statement is incorrect regarding the structure and function of the brain? A) Hypothalamus-body temperature and hormones. B) Medulla oblongata-breathing and internal organ function. C) Optic region-vision and smell. D) Cerebellum-balance of the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Optic region-vision and smell. 38. There is a drought, so the plants begin to die. A) External Stimulus. B) Internal Stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) External Stimulus. 39. What is in the Semi-Circular canals? A) Cilia (Tiny Hairs). B) Liquid. C) Thin Skin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liquid. 40. Which nervous system is concerned with external environment? A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 41. At the neuromuscular junction, immediately after calcium enters the synaptic knob A) An action potential is generated in the motor neuron. B) An action potential is generated in the muscle cell. C) ACh is released. D) ACh binds to receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ACh is released. 42. Sphincter disturbances A) Joint pain. B) Tingling. C) Can't control urination. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't control urination. 43. In humans and other primates, the right and left hemispheres of the cerebrum are connected by a structure called the ..... A) Pons. B) Callous body. C) Thalamus. D) Cerebral cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Callous body. 44. Which part of the nervous system controls cardiac and smooth muscles, as well as glands? A) Central nervous system. B) Peripheral nervous system. C) Autonomic (involuntary) division. D) Somatic (voluntary) division. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomic (involuntary) division. 45. Voluntary muscle is described as ..... A) Under conscious control. B) Being located in the middle layer of the blood vessels. C) The muscle found in the heart. D) Smooth muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under conscious control. 46. Short branching parts of the neuron which take in information are called ..... A) Schwann Cells. B) Myelin sheath. C) Dendrites. D) Axon. E) Cell body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 47. If a neurone does not have a myelin sheath, the transmission of impulse will be slower compare with a myelinated neurone. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 48. Bundle of nerve fibers in the CNS A) Nerve. B) Conclusion. C) Neurons. D) Tract. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tract. 49. Which nervous system carries out the following activity:Deciding to go to the store today. A) Peripheral Nervous System. B) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Nervous System. 50. This practical measured A) Distance ruler dropped. B) Distance ruler dropped which was converted to time. C) Time taken to catch ruler. D) Handedness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distance ruler dropped which was converted to time. 51. Which procedure could be a possible treatment for Parkinsons Disease Patients? A) Encephalotomy. B) Nerve Conduction Velocity. C) Thalamotomy. D) Lumbar Puncture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thalamotomy. 52. Which is not a reflex action A) Swallowing. B) Coughing. C) Knee jerk. D) Closing of eyes on flashing light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swallowing. 53. In which image can we see a neuron's axon marked with an arrow? A) . B) . C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 54. This part of the brain would be in charge of controlling coughing, blinking, breathing. A) Brain stem. B) Cerebrum. C) Peripheral nerves. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 55. Swellings at the end of the nerve fibre that hold neurotransmitters A) Nucleus. B) Axons. C) Myelin. D) Synaptic end bulbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synaptic end bulbs. 56. The area of the brain stem that plays a role in consciousness and the awake/sleep cycle is the: A) Thalamus. B) Reticular activating system (RAS). C) Pineal gland. D) Limbic system. E) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reticular activating system (RAS). 57. Identify E, the pigmented (colored), muscular portion of the eye that controls the amount of light that enter s the eye A) Iris. B) Cornea. C) Sclera. D) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iris. 58. Neurons that transmit impulses Away from the CNS are called A) Motor, dorsal. B) Motor, efferent. C) Sensory, dorsal. D) Sensory, ventral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor, efferent. 59. These photoreceptor cells are used to detect dim light and coarse movement. A) Disk. B) Papillae. C) Rod. D) Cone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rod. 60. Large fiber tract that connects the two cerebral hemispheres. Allows communication between the two sides of the cerebral cortex. A) Diencephalon. B) Hypothalamus. C) Corpus Callosum. 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