This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 67 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 67 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What happens to the pupil of the eye in the sympathetic system? A) Dilates. B) Constricts. C) Becomes blind. D) Remains the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dilates. 2. The cranial nerves are part of the ..... nervous system, and the peripheral nerves are part of the ..... nervous system. A) Peripheral, central. B) Peripheral, peripheral. C) Central, central. D) Central, peripheral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral, peripheral. 3. This is an organ located within the skull that functions as organizer and distributor of information for the body. A) Brain Stem. B) Brain. C) Cranial Nerves. D) Spinal Cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 4. What is the term for nearsightedness? A) Myopia. B) Astigmatism. C) Hyperopia. D) Presbyopia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myopia. 5. The right side of the body is controlled by the ..... of the brain. A) Left. B) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 6. Body ..... work together in tissues and organs. A) Muscles. B) Skin. C) Cells. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cells. 7. Which of these divisions deals with involuntary movements? A) Central Nervous System. B) Afferent Division. C) Somatic Nervous System. D) Autonomic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autonomic Nervous System. 8. The spinal cord sends messages between ..... A) The brain and the rest of the body. B) Your friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The brain and the rest of the body. 9. Receptor neurons sense the environment, namely ..... A) Light, sound, touch and chemicals. B) Sight, taste, feeling and chemicals. C) Hearing, smelling, seeing and chemicals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Light, sound, touch and chemicals. 10. The ..... attaches muscle to bone. A) Ligament. B) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendon. 11. Which of the following describes a nerve? A) Bundle of fibers composed of neurons that use signals to transmit information. B) The message that a neuron. C) Organ in the skull that coordinates sensation and intellect. D) Cells that carry information through the nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bundle of fibers composed of neurons that use signals to transmit information. 12. What are the 2 parts of the central nervous system (CNS)? A) Brain and spinal cord. B) Brain and nerves. C) Spinal cord and skull. D) Skull and chest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain and spinal cord. 13. Cells of the PNS that encase axons in a lipid sheath (mylelin) A) Multipolar. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Bipolar. D) Schwann. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Schwann. 14. What are quorn nuggets made from? A) Mycoportrait. B) Saturated fat. C) Meatless fat. D) Mycoprotein. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mycoprotein. 15. Which part of your nervous system assists in learning a new instrument? A) Brain stem tagsMS-LS1.8. B) Cerebrum. C) Nerves in your legs. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 16. Muscles and glands are A) Effectors. B) Part of the CNS. C) Affectors. D) Myelinated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effectors. 17. These connect Sensory and Motor Neurons to each other and are located in the brain and spinal cord A) Interneurons. B) Afferent Neurons. C) Sensory Neurons. D) Motor Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interneurons. 18. One of the various types of neural tissue cells responsible for maintenance of the tissue, and largely responsible for supporting neurons. A) Node of Ranvier. B) Glial Cell. C) Sensation. D) Bipolar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glial Cell. 19. ..... consists of neurons encases in myelin. A) White matter. B) Grey matter. C) Glands. D) Microglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White matter. 20. It helps you to keep the balance in your body: A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Eyes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 21. Which part of the human brain is responsible for translating nerve signals into images? A) Medulla oblongata. B) Optic lobe. C) Cerebellum. D) Hypothalamus. E) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Cerebrum. 22. When voltage gated sodium channels open and sodium is entering the cell, this is known as A) Repolarization. B) Subthreshold stimulation. C) Depolarization. D) Hyperpolarization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Depolarization. 23. Which part of the Cerebrum is responsible for Pain and touch? A) Parietal Lobe. B) Frontal Lobe. C) Temporal Lobe. D) Occipital Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parietal Lobe. 24. There are how many main divisions of the nervous system? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 25. My brain is in my ..... A) Torso. B) Head. C) Arm. D) Stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Head. 26. How does the action potential move along the neuron? A) It moves randomly. B) It does not move; it stays in one place. C) It moves slowly down the length of the neuron. D) It quickly moves down the length of the neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It quickly moves down the length of the neuron. 27. What covering is most superior? A) Dura mater. B) Pia Mater. C) Arachnoid layer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dura mater. 28. The cerebrum consists of ..... layers A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 29. What is the largest and most complex part of the brain? A) Spinal Cord. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Brain Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 30. What type of channel allows small amounts of ions to steadily cross the membrane? A) Voltage-gated channels. B) Leakage channels. C) Ion channels. D) Gated channels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leakage channels. 31. The oldest, most primitive part of the brain is the A) Brain stem. B) Spine. C) Cerebrum. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 32. Where in the neuron do action potentials begin? A) Cell body. B) Conclusion. C) Dendrite. D) Axon hillock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon hillock. 33. The ..... is the organelle that contracts in the muscle cell A) Myofibril. B) Sarcoplasmic reticulum. C) T tubule. D) Sarcolemma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myofibril. 34. What are the end and beginning of a neuron called? A) Ribosomes and mitochondria. B) Axons and diaphragms. C) Axons and dendrites. D) Nephrons and alveoli. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axons and dendrites. 35. How can you keep the nervous system healthy? A) Eat a healthy diet. B) Stay active with exercise. C) Challenge your mind. D) Eat a healthy diet, stay active with exercise, challenge your mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eat a healthy diet, stay active with exercise, challenge your mind. 36. Multiple Choice:Circle the best answer. The term central nervous system refers to the: A) Autonomic and peripheral nervous systems. B) Brain, spinal cord, and cranial nerves. C) Brain and spinal cord. D) Brain and cranial nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain and spinal cord. 37. Which type of receptor interprets this message:The shirt is green A) Vibration. B) Chemical. C) Light. D) Mechanical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light. 38. A substance that has the ability to transmit messages between axon terminals of two neurons. A) Neurotransmitter. B) Calcium ions. C) Sodium ions. D) Potassium ions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurotransmitter. 39. There are two major divisions of the nervous system, what are they? A) Central/Peripheral. B) Central/Nervous. C) Peripheral/Local. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central/Peripheral. 40. Vertebrae surround the spinal cord. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 41. Every time after drinking alcohol, Surat would have symptoms of walking unsteadily. What part of the brain does alcohol affect? A) Pons. B) Medulla Oblongata. C) Cerebellum. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebellum. 42. This structure allows the left and right hemisphere of the brain to communicate. A) Hippocampus. B) Cerebral cortex. C) Hypothalamus. D) Callous body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Callous body. 43. Which layer of the meninges is a fine, delicate membrane found in the middle of the other 2 membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord A) Pia Mater. B) Arachnoid Mater. C) Dura Mater. D) Spinal Mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arachnoid Mater. 44. Hormones that are released in response to any threat are A) Cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline. B) Adrenaline & acetylcholine. C) Cortisol and dopamine. D) Adrenaline & dopamine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline. 45. Your skeletal muscles are controlled by the A) Sympathetic nervous system. B) Somatic nervous system. C) Autonomic nervous system. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somatic nervous system. 46. ..... are neurons that gather information about what is happening in your body. A) Sensory neurons. B) Light. C) Motor neurons. D) Receptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neurons. 47. How many spinal nerves are in your spinal cord? A) 62. B) 208. C) 31. D) 104. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 62. 48. You're giving a speech in front of the class and use this division of the autonomic nervous system? A) Sympathetic. B) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic. 49. Alex sais that the brain is the most important part of the nervous system.Do you agree? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 50. The PNS, the peripheral nervous system, is made from the sensory part, senses, and spinal cord. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 51. What is the correct path that the nervous system processes information from the environment? A) Stimulus-response-sensory neuron-motor neuron-brain. B) Response-motor neuron-brain-receptor-stimulus. C) Stimulus-receptor-sensory neuron-brain-motor neuron-response. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimulus-receptor-sensory neuron-brain-motor neuron-response. 52. This type of ion channel is opened when a certain compound binds with a receptor A) Voltage-gated. B) Chemically gated. C) Mechanically gated. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemically gated. 53. What are the 2 parts of the nervous system A) Brain/spinal cord. B) Heart/liver. C) Brain/heart. D) Spinal cord/heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain/spinal cord. 54. Tim says that the brain contains an "intricate network" of neurons. What is the best synonym for "intricate?" A) Small. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) Massive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 55. The short, branched extensions of a neuron's cell body that receives information are called A) Nuclei. B) Axon terminals. C) Dendrites. D) Axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dendrites. 56. Calcium ions bind to the ..... molecule in skeletal muscle cells. A) Actin. B) Myosin. C) Tropomyosin. D) Troponin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troponin. 57. The sixth cranial nerve, Abducens, is responsible for this type of eye movement? A) Up and down. B) Circular. C) Peripheral. D) Lateral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lateral. 58. Which lobe of the brain helps you judge which of the following answers is correct? A) Occipital. B) Parietal. C) Frontal. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frontal. 59. Your brain controls some actions that are involuntary. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 60. 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