This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 60 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 60 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The study of the brain and nervous system is called ..... A) Biology. B) Neuroscience. C) Mind-nubbing. D) Nervology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuroscience. 2. This has a stimulating effect, fight or flight A) Parasympathetic division. B) Efferent division. C) Sympathetic division. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic division. 3. Which one is the beginning of the neuron? A) Dendrite. B) Cell body. C) Axon. D) Axon terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrite. 4. How many neurons does a human brain have (approximately)? A) 1 Million. B) 100 Billion. C) 30, 000. D) 100 Million. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 100 Billion. 5. Insulating membrane that surrounds the axon of a neuron A) Neurotransmitter. B) Myelin sheath. C) Cerebrospinal fluid. D) Resting potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelin sheath. 6. An internal stimuli A) Thirst. B) Pain. C) Heat. D) Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thirst. 7. The ..... attaches one bone to another bone. A) Tendon. B) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament. 8. The brain is made up of 75% water. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. What is contained in the ventricles of the brain? A) Cerebrospinal fluid. B) Neurons. C) Meninges. D) Glucose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrospinal fluid. 10. What section of the brain is (A) on the diagram pointing to? A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Diencephalon. D) Spinal cord elongated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 11. Is the Back bone made of one part or multiple different parts A) One part. B) Multiple different parts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multiple different parts. 12. Which lobe of the cerebrum processes sound information from the sensory receptors? A) Occipital lobe. B) Frontal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal lobe. 13. What is the nervous system called that invertebrates have? A) Diffuse. B) Peripheral Nervous System. C) Circular Nervous System. D) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diffuse. 14. What is the abbreviation for Central Nervous System? A) CNS. B) PNS. C) CSN. D) CBS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CNS. 15. Multiple Sclerosis A) A condition in which the myelin sheath covering the neurons of the brain and spinal cord are destroyed. B) Inflammation of the brain. C) Loss of sensation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A condition in which the myelin sheath covering the neurons of the brain and spinal cord are destroyed. 16. Which part of the brain is responsible for conscious thought? A) The occipital lobe. B) The cerebellum. C) The cerebrum. D) The brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cerebrum. 17. A long bundle of neurons that sends messages to and from the brain and all parts of the body. A) Central nervous system. B) Neurons. C) Spinal cord. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 18. Which of the following is not a type of muscle contraction that can be used during resistance training? A) Isotonic. B) Isometric. C) Concentric. D) Eccentric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isotonic. 19. What is body kinesthetic? A) Enjoys photography, drawing, and painting. B) Likes to read, do crossword puzzles, and write stories. C) Enjoys sports, hands-on activities, and other physical activity. D) Likes to take care of pets, is good with plants, likes to study earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enjoys sports, hands-on activities, and other physical activity. 20. A student listed some organs of the human body. nose, trachea, lungs To which body system do the organs belong? A) Skeletal system. B) Respiratory system. C) Digestive system. D) Circulatory system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Respiratory system. 21. This type of sensory receptor detects solutes dissolved in fluid, and also functions in taste and smell. A) Mechanoreceptors. B) Thermoreceptor. C) Nociceptor. D) Chemoreceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chemoreceptor. 22. These neurons carry information from interneurons to the effectors. These neurons are found in the muscles. A) Sensory Neurons (Receptor). B) Interneuron (Relay neuron). C) Motor Neuron (Effectors). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor Neuron (Effectors). 23. Which structure is a layer of the skin? A) Subcantaneous (Fatty) Layer. B) Follicle. C) Sweat Gland. D) Hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subcantaneous (Fatty) Layer. 24. Which part of the brain stem contains visual and auditory reflex centers? A) Thalamus. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Midbrain. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Midbrain. 25. It is a hallow muscular organ located near the center of the chest. A) Teeth. B) Lungs. C) Heart. D) Hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heart. 26. There are ..... meningeal layers that surround the brain. A) 2. B) 1. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 27. What causes an action potential in a neuron A) Release of a neurotransmitter. B) The change of charge in the inside versus the outside of the cell. C) A small stimulus. D) Nothing will cause an action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The change of charge in the inside versus the outside of the cell. 28. The part of the brain that controls involuntary processes A) Cerebrum. B) Spinal cord. C) Medulla. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla. 29. A neuron's ability to pass along electrical signals is known as A) Contractility. B) Conductivity. C) Extensibility. D) Excitability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conductivity. 30. Chemical messages sent from the brain A) Cerebral cortex. B) Nodes of Ranvier. C) Neurotransmitters. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitters. 31. What is the cornea A) Transparent layer that covers the front of the eye. B) Iris. C) Retina. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transparent layer that covers the front of the eye. 32. What parts of the brain does the frontal lobe consist of? A) Cerebrum, thalamus, cerebellum. B) Cerebrum, cerebellum, pons. C) Cerebrum, cerebellum, hypothalamus. D) Cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus. 33. What is the function of the small intestine? A) To further breakdown food with stomach acid. B) To absorb water from the food that you eat. C) To absorb nutrients from the food that you eat. D) To move food from the mouth to the stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To absorb nutrients from the food that you eat. 34. You don't think about a reflex action because: A) The message only has to go to three places in order for you to respond. B) The message only has to go to five places in order for you to respond. C) You have to coordinate your muscles and bones together to respond to stimulus. D) You have to use your brain to think about your response to stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The message only has to go to three places in order for you to respond. 35. The spinal cord exist in ..... A) Cerebrum. B) Skull. C) Vertebral column. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vertebral column. 36. What kind of joint is found at the shoulder? A) Hinge. B) Ball and socket. C) Pivot. D) Sliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket. 37. Involuntary functions that controls the cardiac muscle of the heart and other smooth muscles of the internal organs. A) Afferent Nerves. B) Somatic Nervous System. C) Efferent Nerves. D) Autonomic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autonomic Nervous System. 38. A bundle of thread like fibers that extend from the brain stem to lower part of the back. A) Spinal cord. B) Cerebellum. C) Neurons. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 39. Which letter is pointing to the myelin sheath? A) E. B) D. C) F. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 40. The ..... neurons carry information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands A) Slow. B) Fast. C) Sensory. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor. 41. The light enters through the ..... A) Ears. B) Nose. C) Eyelashes. D) Pupil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pupil. 42. Which of the following is the part of the brain that contains all the lobes? A) Brainstem. B) Spinal Cord. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. 43. In a resting neuron the concentration of ..... is higher outside the cell than inside. A) Calcium. B) Chloride. C) Sodium. D) Potassium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sodium. 44. Lower chamber of the heart. Pumps blood to the body & lungs. A) Ventricle. B) Valve. C) Artery. D) Atrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ventricle. 45. What do we call the transmitter to the brain A) Muscles. B) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerves. 46. A signal to do something is called a ..... A) Nerve. B) Response. C) Stimulus. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimulus. 47. The Peripheral Nervous System is divided into the Somatic System and the Autonomic System A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 48. Color produced by bundles of axons with their myelin sheaths A) Gray matter. B) Yellow matter. C) Red matter. D) White matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) White matter. 49. The long bundle of neurons that sends messages to and from the brain and all parts of the body. Protected by your vertebrae! A) Brain. B) Neurons. C) Nervous System. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal Cord. 50. Bones are made up of A) Oxygen. B) Iron. C) Calcium. D) Potassium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium. 51. The eye maintains its shape because of a clear gel like substance, called ....., in the posterior cavity. A) Tear. B) Aqueous humor. C) Perilymph. D) Vitreous humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vitreous humor. 52. Essentially the nervous system performs three basic functions: A) Sensory input, dissemination, motor input. B) Sensory input, integration, motor output. C) Sensory output, integration, motor input. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory input, integration, motor output. 53. The BRAIN is also known as the ..... A) The spinal cord. B) Control center. C) The assistant. D) Big kahuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Control center. 54. Which which actions are somatic? A) Digestion. B) Breathing. C) Heart rate. D) Voluntary actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Voluntary actions. 55. Action Potential:The specific period during which potassium ions diffuse out of the neuron due to a change in membrane permeability. A) Hyperpolarization. B) Action potential. C) Depolarization. D) Refractory period. E) Repolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Repolarization. 56. The ..... is the biggest part off the brain. Study, taking decisions, these actions are voluntaryThe cerebrum is the biggest part off the brain. Study, taking decisions, these actions are voluntary A) Braim stem. B) Skull. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum. 57. Which of the following is a disorder where the myelin sheath is not developed which causes loss of muscle control? A) Cerebral palsy. B) Multiple sclerosis. C) Spina bifida. D) Muscular dystrophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multiple sclerosis. 58. It is an involuntary reaction in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the CNS. A) A cell. B) A reflex. C) A node. D) A synapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A reflex. 59. The nerve pathway from the stimulus to reflex action is the A) Sensory nerve. B) Motor nerve. C) Node of Ranvier. D) Reflex arc. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reflex arc. 60. Which is NOT a sensory organ? A) Tongue. B) Eyes. C) Skin. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain. ← 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