This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 69 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 69 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is not a principle of safe and effective exercise programming for older adults? A) Low impact exercise. B) High-intensity interval training. C) Strength training. D) Flexibility training. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High-intensity interval training. 2. How is the nervous system related to the respiratory system? A) By the brain stem. B) By the cerebellum. C) By the cerebrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By the brain stem. 3. Composed of brain and spinal cord. A) Sense Organs. B) Central Nervous System. C) Motor (Efferent) Nervous System. D) Peripheral Nervous System. E) Sensory (Afferent) Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Nervous System. 4. Anatomical division:brain and spinal cord A) Peripheral nervous system. B) Central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central nervous system. 5. Which type of neurone is only found in the brain? A) Relay. B) Receptor. C) Motor. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relay. 6. Homeostasis in the body maintains ..... in the body. A) An imbalance. B) A relationship. C) A balance. D) A cure for diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A balance. 7. The membrane covering of the brain is known as the: A) Choroid plexus. B) Meninges. C) Cerebral aqueduct. D) Ventricles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meninges. 8. The nervous system can transmit signals at speeds of A) 1 meter per second. B) 1000 meters per second. C) 100 meters per second. D) 10 meters per second. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 100 meters per second. 9. Heart beating is controlled by ..... A) The brain stem. B) The cerebellum. C) The cerebrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The brain stem. 10. High fiveing a friend A) Somatic. B) Autonomic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic. 11. The protective layer of neuroglia covering some axons. A) Axon. B) Dendrites. C) Conclusion. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myelin sheath. 12. Outer ear is also called ..... A) Pinna. B) Ear drum. C) You are. D) Cochlea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pinna. 13. Clotting factors in our plasma that prevent blood loss from a wound A) Plasma. B) Platelets. C) Spatter. D) Spines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Platelets. 14. Main nervous system that is made up of the brain and spinal cord A) Central Nervous System. B) Somatic Nervous System. C) Peripheral Nervous System. D) Autonomic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Nervous System. 15. A dendrite conducts nerve impulses ..... the cell body A) Away from. B) Toward. C) Both toward and away. D) Around, bypassing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Toward. 16. If it gets very hot outside $\rightarrow$ your skin temperature rises $\rightarrow$ sweat gland release sweat $\rightarrow$ sweat evaporates $\rightarrow$ cooling occurs.Which nerve takes impulses from the brain to the sweat glands ..... A) Somatic motor sensory. B) Somatic sensory. C) Visceral/autonomic motor sensory. D) Visceral sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visceral/autonomic motor sensory. 17. This ear structure is responsible for balance. A) Eustachian tube. B) Cochlea. C) Semicircular canal. D) Tympanic membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicircular canal. 18. A girl pinches her fingers between 2 desks. She pulls her fingers away quickly. The stimulus in the scenario is ..... A) Fingers pinched between 2 desks. B) Pull fingers away. C) She yells "ow"!. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fingers pinched between 2 desks. 19. These use radioactive sugar injected into the bloodstream to tract the activity of brain cells, which is enhanced and color-coded by a computer. A) FMRI. B) PET. C) MRI. D) EEG. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PET. 20. This division is the part of the PNS that deals with sensing a stimulus and sending a message towards the brain. A) Autonomic. B) Afferent. C) They will bring it out. D) Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Afferent. 21. Which 1 is involuntary A) Autonomic reflex. B) Somatic reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomic reflex. 22. The brain and brain stem make up the: A) Autonomic Nervous System. B) Central Nervous System. C) Somatic Nervous System. D) Peripheral Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Nervous System. 23. Which of the following are the three main parts of the brain? A) Frontal, Temporal, and occipital. B) Brain, spinal corn, and nerves. C) Cerebrum, Cerebellum, and Brain Stem. D) Corpus callosum, cerebrum, and brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerebrum, Cerebellum, and Brain Stem. 24. A group of organs in the body that work together to perform particular functions. A) Body system. B) Tissue. C) Organism. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Body system. 25. A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and protects the ends of bones from rubbing together. A) Marrow. B) Cartilage. C) Joint. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage. 26. The part of a neuron that is covered by myelin sheath: A) Cell body. B) Node of Ranvier. C) Dendrite. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon. 27. After the cell has depolarized, what happens next? A) Na+ gates open causing the cell to depolarize. B) K+ gates open causing the cell to repolarize. C) The Na+/K+ resets the membrane potential. D) Ca+ gates open causing the neuron to release a neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) K+ gates open causing the cell to repolarize. 28. Absence seizures are also called: A) Grand mal. B) Little harm. C) Tonic-clonic. D) Myoclonic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Little harm. 29. The walls of your stomach would be made up of this type of tissue: A) Skeletal muscle. B) Smooth muscle. C) Voluntary muscle. D) Cardiac muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smooth muscle. 30. How are neurons classified according to the text? A) By their structural differences. B) By their location in the body. C) By the type of neurotransmitter they release. D) By their function in the nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By their structural differences. 31. This part of the nervous system regulates voluntary actions such as moving your arm or singing a song. A) Somatic Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. C) Sensory Nervous System. D) Autonomic Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic Nervous System. 32. Produce myelin for the cells of the brain and spinal cord A) Astrocytes. B) Oligodendrocytes. C) Microglia. D) Schwann cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Schwann cells. 33. Tobin was watching his young children play on the beach. He noticed that his toddler had ventured into the water. In panic, Tobin ran into the water and didn't notice that his leg had been badly injured until he had got his son out of the water. What is involved in this situation? A) Fight-flight-freeze response. B) Homeostasis. C) Synapses. D) Interneurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fight-flight-freeze response. 34. This disorder is a degeneration of basal ganglia leading to tremors and muscle weakness A) Multiple sclerosis. B) Tourette's syndrome. C) Epilepsy. D) Parkinson's disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parkinson's disease. 35. Which neurone is found in the spinal cord? A) Sensory neurone. B) Motor neurone. C) Relay neurone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relay neurone. 36. Which of the following is a symptom of mild traumatic brain injury? A) Headache. B) Fatigue. C) Bad taste in the mouth. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 37. What part of the brain is the cerebrum? A) E. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 38. Heartbeat is controlled by A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Medulla oblongata. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla oblongata. 39. The central nervous system (CNS) is made up of A) The brain only. B) The brain and spinal cord. C) The spinal cord only. D) All the nerves in the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The brain and spinal cord. 40. Form myelin sheaths around nerve fibers of the PNS A) Microglia. B) Schwann cells. C) Oligodendrocytes. D) Satellite cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Schwann cells. 41. Hemorrhagic stroke A) A junction where information is transmitted from one neuron to the next. B) Record of the electrical activity of the brain. C) A stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel. D) Accumulation of fluid in the spaces of the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel. 42. The spinal cord consists of nerves that carry ..... between the brain and the rest of the body. A) Oxygen. B) Blood. C) Incoming and outgoing messages. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incoming and outgoing messages. 43. What is the primary function of your immune system? A) To create organelles. B) To protect your body from pathogens. C) To aid in blood circulation. D) To protect your bones and muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To protect your body from pathogens. 44. The part of the nerve that sends or relays messages. A) Axon. B) Conclusion. C) Dendrite. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axon. 45. What type of neuron carries signals to and from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles? A) Sensory neuron. B) Interneuron. C) Motor neuron. D) Autonomic neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motor neuron. 46. Laurie was driving home last week when he was threatened by a group of men with weapons. Laurie felt his heart rate quicken and panic set in. Laurie's bladder released and he felt himself running quicker than he had ever run before.Select the system that activated to help Laurie make it to safety. A) Interneurons. B) Parasympathetic nervous system. C) Sympathetic nervous system. D) Somatic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic nervous system. 47. What part of the brain coordinates our body's movements and balance? A) Cerebellum. B) Medulla. C) Spinal Cord. D) Cerebrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 48. Select the part of the brain that is responsible in maintaining body balance. A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Medulla oblongata. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 49. Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for the sense of sight? A) Occipital. B) Frontal. C) Insula. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Occipital. 50. The left side of your brain controls which side of your body? A) Right. B) Left. C) Legs. D) Upper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 51. The brain needs a continuous supply of A) Oxygen and blood. B) Bloo and carbon dioxide. C) Sugar. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxygen and blood. 52. What type of neuron carries messages from the brain & spinal cord to the rest of thebody? A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Inter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motor. 53. What does the neuron's Myelin Sheath do? A) Controls the actions of the neuron. B) Produces food for the neuron. C) Carries information from the cell body to other neurons. D) Surrounds and insulates the axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surrounds and insulates the axon. 54. The membrane closest to the brain is the ..... A) Dura mater. B) Arachnoid meninx. C) Denticulate ligament. D) Pia mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pia mater. 55. What can you conclude from the fact that your skin prevents harmful germs from entering your body? A) Without skin, your immune system wouldn't function. B) Germs can enter your body through cuts and scrapes. C) Wearing heavy clothes will protect you against most diseases. D) Your skin cells contain powerful antibiotics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germs can enter your body through cuts and scrapes. 56. Which of the following is NOT part of a neuron? A) Cell body. B) Medulla / brain stem. C) Dendrite. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medulla / brain stem. 57. Which of the following is true of the refractory period? A) The nerve impulse can no longer increase in intensity. B) The charge inside the neuron is becoming more positive. C) The neuron cannot be stimulated. D) The action potential is approaching the synapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The neuron cannot be stimulated. 58. Consciously controls skeletal muscle A) Autonomic nervous system. B) Central nervous system. C) Somatic nervous system. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somatic nervous system. 59. Which nerve is responsible for Balance and Hearing A) Optic. B) Vagus. C) Trigeminal. D) Vestibulocochlear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vestibulocochlear. 60. I. Receive and interpret auditory impulses II. Receive and interpret olfactory impulses The above statement refers to the function of A) Parietal lobe. B) Occipital lobe. C) Frontal lobe. D) Temporal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temporal lobe. ← 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