This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 62 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 62 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The nerves to and from your arm muscles are part of the ..... A) Traumatic brain injury. B) Impulses. C) Somatic system. D) Nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somatic system. 2. A neuron:gland / muscle synapse is associated with ..... A) Motor neurons. B) Sensory neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor neurons. 3. What is the function of of the motor division? A) Communication service between brain and heart. B) Conducts nervous impulses. C) Conducts information from the brain to effector organs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conducts information from the brain to effector organs. 4. What is the 'response' function of the nervous system? A) The breakdown of food into nutrients. B) The activation of muscles (motor output) or glands. C) The storage of information as memories. D) The regulation of body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The activation of muscles (motor output) or glands. 5. How are impulses from the skin brought to the brain? A) Projection tract. B) Association tract. C) Commisural tract. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Projection tract. 6. What occurs when a person touches something painful? A) Gag reflex. B) Reflex Arc. C) Knee-jerk reflex. D) Withdrawal reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Withdrawal reflex. 7. The most common problem of the nervous system that people experience. These are often brought on by physical or emotional stress. A) Meningitis. B) Epilepsy. C) Headaches. D) Coma. E) Concussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Headaches. 8. What is the sense organs to feel the air? A) Nose. B) Eyes. C) Ears. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skin. 9. The function of the dendrites is to A) Release neurotransmitters into the spatial junctions between neurons. B) Receive incoming signals from other neurons. C) Coordinate the activation of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. D) Control pain through the release of opiate-like chemicals into the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receive incoming signals from other neurons. 10. Inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord A) Hydrocephalus. B) Meningitis. C) Meningocele. D) Cluster headaches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meningitis. 11. Which of the following is NOT in the OUTER EAR? A) Auricle. B) Tympanic Membrane. C) Eustachian tube. D) External Auditory Meatus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eustachian tube. 12. What class of neurons helps the brain obtain senses? A) Sensory neurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Sight. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurons. 13. An example of an internal stimuli would be ..... A) A rabbit sees a fox is about to attack. B) A rabbit is hungry. C) A rabbit hears a shotgun go off. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rabbit is hungry. 14. Which types of axons can regenerate/repair themselves? A) Unmyelinated. B) Myelinated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelinated. 15. What is Acetylcholine mainly responsible for? A) Emotion. B) Muscle action. C) Mood. D) Alertness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscle action. 16. Schwann Cells are located in the ..... A) Central Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral Nervous System. 17. This part of the Nervous System maintains daily necessary body functions. A) Sympathetic Nervous System. B) Somatic Nervous System. C) Parasympathetic Nervous System. D) Central Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasympathetic Nervous System. 18. The worm-like ridges on the surface of the brain A) Convulsions. B) Ventricles. C) Pia mater. D) Gyri. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gyri. 19. Which neuron enables reflex actions? A) Sensory neurons. B) Motor neurons. C) Effector neurons. D) Interneurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interneurons. 20. Which cranial nerve is associated with the parasympathetic response of internal organs? A) Optic. B) Auditory. C) Vagus. D) Olfactory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vagus. 21. ..... a tough bond of tissue that holds bones together. A) Ligament. B) Tendon. C) Cartilage. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligament. 22. The ..... are extensions of the sarcolemma that ensure the action potentials reach the deepest parts of the muscle cell A) Triad. B) Sarcoplasmic reticulum. C) T tubule. D) Sarcolemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) T tubule. 23. Which is the best example of an object with only potential energy? A) Water being poured out of a pitcher. B) A ball being thrown across a field. C) A boulder resting on top of a cliff. D) A boat sailing through the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A boulder resting on top of a cliff. 24. These are chemicals that are used for communication A) Polarization. B) Synaptic Vesicles. C) Neurotransmitters. D) Action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitters. 25. Organisms in the throat can travel up the eustachian tube and cause: A) Swimmer's ear. B) A sore throat. C) Vertigo. D) Otitis media (an ear infection). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Otitis media (an ear infection). 26. Lobe responsible for receiving & interpreting most senses other than vision & hearing. A) Temporal. B) Parietal. C) Frontal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parietal. 27. Separates the left and right Hemispheres A) A calloused body. B) Medulla Oblongata. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A calloused body. 28. A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called the A) Myelin sheath. B) Threshold. C) Conclusion. D) Action potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Action potential. 29. The condition characterized by recurrent unwanted thoughts and/or impulses to act. A) Obsessive-compulsive. B) Post-traumatic stress. C) Schizophrenia. D) Guillain-Barre syndrome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obsessive-compulsive. 30. Aman had one part of his spine injured. He found that he could no longer feel changes in the environment. He also found that he could no longer react to the changes in his surroundings. Which of the following is most likely the part of Aman's spine that was injured? A) Ventral root. B) Spinal nerve. C) Dorsal root ganglion. D) Dorsal root. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinal nerve. 31. Gray matter in the spinal cord contains: A) Axons. B) Neuronal cell bodies. C) Ascending and descending fibers. D) Myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuronal cell bodies. 32. What causes the demyelination of neurons in a patient with MS? A) A virus. B) Immune cells. C) Bacteria. D) Toxins in the blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immune cells. 33. The ..... nervous system includes the nerves that trasmit impulses to the whole body. A) Central. B) Peripheral. C) Lymphatic. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral. 34. The part in red that is resposible for repetitive motions and balance A) Frontal. B) Parietal. C) Temporal. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum. 35. Animals cells are..... A) Triangular. B) Square. C) Round. D) Rectangle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Round. 36. The nervous system helps us ..... A) Carry out the life process of interaction. B) Carry out the life process of movement. C) Carry out the life process of nutrition. D) Carry out the life process of action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carry out the life process of interaction. 37. It plays a big part in the transition between sleep and waking. A) Brain. B) Lungs. C) Pons. D) Veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pons. 38. If I keep current constant and increase my resistance, I should see ..... in voltage A) An increase. B) A decrease. C) No change. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An increase. 39. A body part associated with our senses, such as the eyes, nose, ears, tongue, and skin, that sends information about our external environment to the brain. A) Brain. B) Sensory Organ. C) Nerves. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory Organ. 40. What part of the brain controls movement, balance and coordination? A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 41. The function of our nervous system is to control bodily functions and reactions? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 42. The stress response involves two kinds of chemicals: ..... and ..... A) Hormones, neurotransmitters. B) Interleukins, histamines. C) Ions, intercalators. D) Ions, cytotoxins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hormones, neurotransmitters. 43. Which part of the nervous system is the central command center of the body? A) Axon. B) Neuron. C) Spinal Cord. D) Dendrite. E) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Brain. 44. Type of neuron in eye, ear, and nose A) Non polar. B) Multipolar. C) Bipolar. D) Unipolar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bipolar. 45. What does letter BD represent? A) Sulci. B) Spinal cord lateral ventricle. C) Gyrus. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum. 46. Which of the following does not influence the time necessary for a nerve impulse to be transmitted? A) Length of the axon. B) Presence or absence of Nodes of Ranvier. C) Whether or not the impulse begins in the CNS. D) Presence or absence of a myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whether or not the impulse begins in the CNS. 47. The neurons that formed the spinal cord and brain are A) Rotator neurons. B) Motor. C) Interneurons. D) Sensory neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneurons. 48. Bright light will cause the A) Pupil to get smaller. B) Iris to become smaller. C) Fovea centrals to move. D) Pupil to get much larger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pupil to get smaller. 49. What part of the brainstem controls heart rate, blood pressure, and digestion and is also responsible for reflexes like sneezing and coughing? A) Midbrain. B) Hypothalamus. C) Spinal cord elongated. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord elongated. 50. A synapse occurs between A) The axons of two different neurons. B) The dendrites of two different neurons. C) The axon of one neuron and the cell body of another neuron. D) The axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron. 51. The brain weighs approximately మెదడు బరువు దాదాపుగా A) 1000g. B) 400g. C) 1300g. D) 1400g. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1400g. 52. Which of the following can conduct impulses away from the neuron cell body or toward it? A) Conclusion. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Myelin Sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 53. Gaps in the myelin sheath surrounding axons are calleD: A) Nodes of Ranvier. B) Schwann cells. C) Interneurons. D) Effectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nodes of Ranvier. 54. The brain and spinal cord are protected and cushioned by three connective tissue membranes that are collectively called ..... A) Meninges. B) Ventricles. C) Arachnoid villi. D) Sinuses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meninges. 55. What are the nerves that send messages to the CNS, they take messages about the position of the body from the muscles and they take messages about organs like the heart and stomach A) Efferent Nerves. B) Organelle Nerves. C) Afferent Nerves. D) Special Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Afferent Nerves. 56. Messages move from the brain through nerves and out to the body A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. Playing sports is controlled by ..... A) The cerebrum. B) The brain stem. C) The cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cerebellum. 58. Part of the brainstem involved in sleep regulation, facial movements, and sensory roles A) Cerebellum. B) Hippocampus. C) Thalamus. D) Pons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pons. 59. Which type of neuron is responsible for gathering information about the environment? A) Interneuron. B) Afferent Neuron. C) Motor Neuron. D) Efferent Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Afferent Neuron. 60. When sodium channels open (-55mV) A) Depolarization. B) Threshold. C) Action Potential. D) Repolarization. E) Hyperpolarization. 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