This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 51 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 51 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT a part of the brain? A) Cerebrum. B) Spine. C) Cerebellum. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spine. 2. Type of neuron that picks up nerve impulse from the outside of the body A) Conclusion. B) Sensory Neuron. C) Interneuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory Neuron. 3. A quick response to a stimulus is called A) Rapid action. B) Voluntary action. C) Reflex action. D) Reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflex action. 4. What are the spaces between neurons called? A) Stroma. B) Myelin. C) Conclusion. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 5. This part of the brain plays a crucial role in storing information in long-term memory. A) Hippocampus. B) Reticular formation. C) Thalamus. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hippocampus. 6. The brain's complexity is a function of the large # of cells but also due to which of the following? A) Variety of cells included. B) Brain's internal hormone system. C) Complex interconnections between parts of the brain. D) All the other options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the other options are correct. 7. Which two organs make up the Central Nervous System(CNS)? A) Brain and Heart. B) Brain and Lungs. C) Brain and Nerves throughout the body. D) Brain and Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain and Spinal Cord. 8. This part of the brain controls thirst and hunger. A) Hippocampus. B) Cerebellum. C) Hypothalamus. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. 9. What part of your eye sends the messages to and from your brain? A) Vitreous humor. B) Retina. C) Iris. D) Optic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Optic nerve. 10. What components make up the central nervous system? A) The brain. B) The spinal cord. C) The brain and spinal cord. D) Motor neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The brain and spinal cord. 11. What type of stimulus? Loud fire alarm A) Internal. B) External. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External. 12. The sense of taste detects ..... stimuli. A) Thermal. B) Chemical. C) Mechanical. D) Electromagnetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemical. 13. Which part of the nervous system is called the control center because it tells the body what to do? A) Spinal cord. B) Brain. C) Nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 14. The term for a signal or message conducted by a neuron is a(n): A) Action potential. B) Refractory period. C) Resting potential. D) Repolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action potential. 15. Which of the following is the generic name of Duragesictextregistered? A) Fentanyl. B) Oxymorphone. C) Meperidine. D) Propofol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fentanyl. 16. The cells in our body that carry the electrical signals throughout our bodies are called ..... A) Veins. B) Neutrons. C) Neurons. D) Capillaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurons. 17. The Central Nervous System is a part of the ..... A) Sensing pathway. B) Processing pathway. C) Response pathway. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Processing pathway. 18. Ganglia are clusters of neurons in arthropods A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 19. Part of brain where the 2 cerebral hemispheres are joined. Connects the two sides so that you can perform complex tasks. A) Callous body. B) Brainstem. C) Spinal cord. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Callous body. 20. "Transmit information about internal or external stimuli" refer to A) Motor neurons. B) Interneurons. C) Sensory neurons. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory neurons. 21. What type of cell creates a myelin sheath in the peripheral nervous system? A) Osteocyte. B) Cell Body. C) Schwann cell. D) The Oligodentres. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwann cell. 22. How many parts to the Cerebrum are there? A) 1. B) 4. C) 2. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 23. Sensory neurons control movement ability. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 24. Which involuntary nervous system does your body use to control the bowel? A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympatheitc. C) Enteric. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enteric. 25. Axons are part of a neuron that send electrical signals ..... the cell body A) To. B) Away from. C) In between. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Away from. 26. Small grooves in the surface of the brain A) Grooves. B) Gyri. C) Hollows. D) Sulci. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sulci. 27. Which part of the eye contains rods and cones? A) Retina. B) Pupil. C) Iris. D) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Retina. 28. Sensory fibers delivering impulses from the skin skeletal muscles and joints, are called ..... sensory fibers. A) Somatic. B) Visceral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 29. What dose the Flatworm have? A) Nerve Cord. B) Brain Nerve Cord. C) Brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerve Cord. 30. Which level of the nervous system is responsible for "rest and digest" reactions? A) Autonomic Nervous System. B) Parasympathetic Division. C) Peripheral Nervous System. D) Sensory Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasympathetic Division. 31. Which of the following is true about objects that appear to be white: A) The object absorbs all wavelengths of light. B) The object reflects all wavelengths of light. C) The object is only white in your mind, it is actually unicornical. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The object reflects all wavelengths of light. 32. Sight, sound, and touch are some of the ..... we use to observe the world around us. A) Specialized. B) Senses. C) Perceptions. D) Memories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Senses. 33. In science, transport means to ..... A) Take or carry people. B) Move or send molecules from one place to another. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Move or send molecules from one place to another. 34. What type of Neuron send signals to the brain from a receptor? A) Sensory. B) Relay. C) Inter neuron. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory. 35. Part of the human brain that is responsible for body movements A) Brainstem. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 36. Combining form that means thalamus A) Polio. B) Ish/o. C) The root. D) Thalam/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thalam/o. 37. Type of photoreceptor that functions in low light and creates shades of gray A) Retina. B) Cone. C) Choroid. D) Rod. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rod. 38. Parkinson's disease A) A disease resulting in slow movement, rigid muscles, and shaking. B) Pertaining to the nerves and muscles. C) Sleep disorder involving sudden and uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A disease resulting in slow movement, rigid muscles, and shaking. 39. What does Hypoglossal NerveControl? A) Throat Sensation. B) Tongue Movement. C) Hearing. D) Taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tongue Movement. 40. The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems together make up which division of the nervous system? A) Autonomic. B) Somatic. C) Central. D) Regional. E) Peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic. 41. Neurons can regenerate or replicate (T/F)? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 42. Which division of the nervous system is the "get crunk" division? A) Somatic nervous system. B) Sympathetic nervous system. C) Parasympathetic nervous system. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic nervous system. 43. What is the end of the axon called? A) Axon exit. B) Axon terminal. C) Axon end. D) Axon stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axon terminal. 44. The motor system, which sends messages about movement from the brain out to the parts of the body it controls, such as glands and muscles. A) Central nervous system (CNS). B) Peripheral nervous system(PNS). C) Afferent system. D) Efferent system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Efferent system. 45. NAME THE SENSE ORGAN FROM THE FOLLOWING A) NOSE. B) NAIL. C) HAIR. D) TEETH. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NOSE. 46. The first part of an action potential that creates movement of the membrane potential in a positive direction is A) Repolarization. B) Depolarization. C) Hyperpolarization. D) The resting membrane potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Depolarization. 47. Which part of the brain is responsible for maintaining homeostasis of the body? A) Epithalamus. B) Thalamus. C) Hypothalamus. D) Subthalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. 48. This is a subdivision of the motor division of the PNS that allows the body to perform tasks that are not under conscious control. A) Brain. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Spinal cord. D) Autonomic nervous system. E) Afferent division. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autonomic nervous system. 49. The branch like structures that receives impulses from other neurons are called: A) Terminal buttonon. B) Axon. C) Myelin sheath. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dendrites. 50. If the temporal lobe was damaged, what might be a symptom? A) Loss of sight. B) Difficulty with hearing or speech. C) Loss of attention, memory, and impulse control. D) Cannot feel pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Difficulty with hearing or speech. 51. The ..... connects the brain to the spinal cord. It also controls some involuntary actions like breathing and our heartbeat. A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain stem. D) Brain. E) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain stem. 52. Guillain-Barre Syndrome involves demyelination of neurons in which anatomic division? A) Peripheral Nervous System. B) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral Nervous System. 53. What system carries information from the body to the brain? A) Afferent Neurons. B) Efferent Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afferent Neurons. 54. Our body has four sense organs A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 55. The long, slender part of a neuron that transmits signals away from the cell body A) Conclusion. B) Nucleus. C) Axon. D) Dendrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 56. What is a nerve conduction velocity test? A) Shows a prblem with myeling. B) Shows muscle activity. C) Shows a problem with neurotransmitters. D) Shows nerve speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shows nerve speed. 57. Stimulate digestion, taste, senses blood pressure and heart rate A) Optic. B) Trigeminal. C) Vagus. D) Auditory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vagus. 58. The nervous system is primarily made up of A) Neuroglia. B) Gray matter. C) Myelin. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neuroglia. 59. Branch of the nervous system that controls involuntary body functions A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Dendrites. C) Somatic nervous system. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic nervous system. 60. The passage of an impulse across a synapse involves a substance called ..... A) Ganglion. B) Neurotransmitters. C) Axon. D) Neurolemma. 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