This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System β Quiz 58 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 58 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does it mean to be multicellular? A) One cell. B) Two blood types. C) Many cells. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Many cells. 2. ..... controls your body's involuntary actions. Ex:it helps control your breathing and heartbeat. A) Brain stem-controls. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem-controls. 3. Which of the following is a component of the of the Central Nervous System (CNS)? A) Brain. B) Auditory Nerve. C) Heart. D) Rib cage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 4. Which part of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for the "flight or fight" response? A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. C) Parasympathetic. D) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathetic. 5. What is structure is # 3? A) Iris. B) Pupil. C) Sclera. D) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lens. 6. How do the neurons in the nervous system communicate with each other? A) Electrically or Chemically. B) Text Messages. C) Only Chemically. D) Only Electronically. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrically or Chemically. 7. Dendrons are the longest fibres thatconducts impulses away from the cellbody. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 8. The brain is made up of ..... parts. A) Three. B) Four. C) Two. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three. 9. What type of cells from the nervous system help maintaining homeostasis between nervous system cells? A) Blood cells. B) Neurons. C) Glial cells. D) Mast cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glial cells. 10. Gaps between Schwann cells? A) Synaptic nodes. B) Sarcoplasmic node. C) Somatic nodes. D) Nodes of Ranvier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nodes of Ranvier. 11. The response of an animal when it feels threatened; it prepares to either attack or run away. A) Fear. B) Reflex. C) Fight-or-Flight Response. D) Trial and Error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fight-or-Flight Response. 12. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding Fast Glycolytic fibers found in skeletal muscle? A) They are small in diameter. B) They are adapted for intense bursts of anaerobically fueled movement. C) They have abundant mitochondria. D) They contract slowly, but are resistant to fatigue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are adapted for intense bursts of anaerobically fueled movement. 13. A nerve cell has no nucleus. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 14. It is a type of bleeding that occurs in the space between the brain and the thin tissues that cover it, called the arachnoid membrane. A) Subdural Hemorrhage. B) Epidural abscess. C) Subarachnoid hemorrhage. D) Transient ischemic attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subarachnoid hemorrhage. 15. What is the main control center in an animal body. A) Brain Stem. B) Nervous System. C) Spinal Cord. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain. 16. Effectors may be all of the following EXCEPT: A) Cardiac muscle. B) Glands. C) Smooth muscles. D) Sensory cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory cells. 17. Signaling neuron A) Motor neurons. B) Axon. C) Presynaptic neuron. D) Post-synaptic neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Presynaptic neuron. 18. When a stimulus is received, what ion channels open first? A) Sodium. B) Potassium. C) Calcium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sodium. 19. Hearing, taste, sound, language, memory A) Parietal lobe. B) Frontal lobe. C) Occipital lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temporal lobe. 20. Which part of the brain stem controls your sleep cycles A) Hypothalamus. B) Thalamus. C) Medulla olongata. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pons. 21. What are the types of photoreceptors in the eye? A) Oval bodies shape. B) Rods and cones. C) Triangular shape. D) Irregular shape. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rods and cones. 22. Which of these actions would the cerebrum be in charge of? ΒΏDe cuΓ‘l de estas acciones estarΓa a cargo el cerebro? A) Recognizing odors. B) Connecting brain halves. C) Making the heart beat. D) Maintaining balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recognizing odors. 23. The gaps between Schwann cells found at regular intervals in peripheral system neurons are called ..... A) Myelin sheaths. B) Nodes of Ranvier. C) Axon terminals. D) Synaptic clefts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nodes of Ranvier. 24. Cells that form myelin sheath for axons in the CNS A) Astrocytes. B) Microglial cells. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oligodendrocytes. 25. Which of the following activities will cause injury to the human nervous system? A) . B) . C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 26. The brain and spinal cord form the: A) CNS (Central nervous system). B) PNS (Peripheral nervous system). C) ANS (Autonomic Nervous System). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CNS (Central nervous system). 27. The root word neur/o means: A) Meninges. B) Brain. C) Nerves. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nerves. 28. Which type of sensory receptor is found in the eyes and responds to changes in light levels? A) Mechanoreceptors. B) Chemoreceptors. C) Thermoreceptors. D) Photoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photoreceptors. 29. The satellite cell of PNS has the same function like ..... of CNS. A) Microglial cell. B) Astrocyte. C) Ependymal cell. D) Oligodendrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astrocyte. 30. This is the groove that separates the insula from the other lobes of the cerebrum. A) Circular Sulcus. B) Central Sulcus. C) Lateral Fissure. D) Circular Fissure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circular Sulcus. 31. Receptors found in your mouth are A) Chemical receptors. B) Sound receptors. C) Photoreceptors. D) Mechanical receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical receptors. 32. Includes the brain and spinal cord and acts like a traffic cop. A) Central Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. C) Autonomic Nervous System. D) Brain Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System. 33. What are the junctions between neurons called? A) Effectors. B) Stimuli. C) Receptors. D) Synapses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synapses. 34. Which two main parts make up the central nervous system? A) Brain and Heart. B) Spinal Cord and Somatic System. C) Brain and Spinal Cord. D) Autonomic and Parasympathetic Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain and Spinal Cord. 35. What is bipolar in structural classification A) 1 process which splits into 2 branches. B) 1 axon and many dendrites. C) 1 axon and one dendrite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1 axon and one dendrite. 36. Multiple sclerosis affects ..... A) The enzymes that breakdown neurotransmitters. B) The membrane of the neuron. C) The mylein of the Schwann cells. D) The sodium potassium pump. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The mylein of the Schwann cells. 37. ..... interprets and stores information and sends orders to muscles, glands, and organs. A) Brain. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Peripheral nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 38. Part of the brain stem, serves as a pathway for nerve impulses. It also helps to regulate rate/depth of breathing. A) Midbrain. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Pons. D) Hippocampus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pons. 39. Functional classification of nerve:contains both, sensory and motor fibers with two way conduction! A) Mixed nerve. B) Cranial nerves. C) Sensory nerves. D) Spinal nerves. E) Motor nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mixed nerve. 40. Muscles that you have no control over are called ..... muscles. A) Revolutionary. B) Involuntary. C) Voluntary. D) Evolutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary. 41. What term refers to the body's speedy, electrochemical communication system network consisting of the CNS and the PNS? A) Association Areas. B) Nervous System. C) Motor Cortex. D) Endocrine System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous System. 42. The brain exist in the bony box called ..... A) Backbone. B) Cerebellum. C) Skull. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull. 43. What separates the left atrium from the right atrium? A) The artery. B) The vein. C) The septum. D) The ventricle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The septum. 44. Which part of the eye constricts and dilates based on the environment? A) Sclera. B) Pupil. C) Iris. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pupil. 45. Which type of neuron carries a command to your leg muscles to contract? A) Sensory neuron. B) Interneuron. C) Motor neuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor neuron. 46. Photoreceptors that detect colors and give a fine detailed image A) Rods. B) Cones. C) Bipolar neurons. D) Ganglion neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cones. 47. Coordination and balance is carried out by the ..... ? A) Medulla oblongata. B) Spinal cord. C) Cerebellum. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 48. Following a train accident, a man with an obvious head injury was observed stumbling about the scene. An inability to walk properly and a loss of balance was quite obvious. What brain region was injured? A) Parietal lobe. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 49. Select the correct functional classification:This type of neuron are typically unipolar and they carry messages to your brain to let you know that you touched something hot. A) Multipolar. B) Sensory. C) Interneuron. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory. 50. Name the nerve which carry messages from the brain to the muscles. A) Mixed Nerve. B) Sensory Nerve. C) Motor Nerve. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor Nerve. 51. All actions under the control of the autonomic nervous system except which? A) Speaking. B) Hiccup. C) Goosebumps. D) Foot jerking away when stepping on a nail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaking. 52. A rapid, automatic response to a stimulus A) Conclusion. B) Reflex. C) Action potential. D) Reflex arc. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflex. 53. Controls Body Temperature A) Pans. B) Brainstem. C) Hypothalamus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. 54. A student is walking past a house and a dog runs at them and barks. The student jumps back. The response is ..... A) Dog runs and barks. B) Student jumps back. C) Student is walking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Student jumps back. 55. When sound waves vibrate the tympanic membrane what structure of the ear is moved next: A) The vestibule. B) The cochlea. C) The semicircular canals. D) The malleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The malleus. 56. What nerve is mostly motor fibers that activate the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles? A) Vagus. B) Vestibulocochlear. C) Accessory. D) Facial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accessory. 57. What part of the cerebrum controls vision? A) Temporal. B) Parietal. C) Frontal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occipital. 58. Found at the base of the precentral gyrus. a specialized cortical area that is very involved in out ability to speak. A) Broca's area. B) Epithalamus. C) Axon terminals. D) Gray matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broca's area. 59. The part of the cell that is external to the myelin sheath of neurons in the PNS and plays an important role in the regeneration of damaged neurons: A) Nissl Substance. B) Neurilemma. C) No problem. D) Gray matter. E) White matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurilemma. 60. What happens during depolarization? A) Sodium ions flow into the cell, making it more negatively charged. B) Sodium ions flow into the cell, making it more positively charged. C) Sodium ions remain at rest while potassium ions flow into the cell. D) Potassium ions flow into the cell, making it more negatively charged. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sodium ions flow into the cell, making it more positively charged. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books