This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 71 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 71 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Dog smells dog treat.Select the response. A) Dog eats the treat. B) Dog shares treat with a friend. C) Dog smells treat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dog eats the treat. 2. Is the connective tissue around each nerve fiber inside the fascicle. A) Endoneurium. B) Epineurium. C) Perineurium. D) Endomysium. E) Perimysium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endoneurium. 3. A non motor symptom of Parkinson's Disease is A) Inability to start and stop movements. B) Uncontrollable tremors. C) Lack of facial movement. D) Balance problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lack of facial movement. 4. The neurons are arranged in bundles called this. A) Nerves. B) Blood vessels. C) Cars. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerves. 5. What type of receptors use the eyes to detect light? A) Chemoreceptors. B) Thermoreceptors. C) Video receptor. D) Photoreceptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photoreceptors. 6. The body system that controls all the other systems is the? A) Respiratory. B) Nervous. C) Endocrine. D) Circulatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous. 7. Grey matter is the "neural integration" and white matter is the "highway" of information (T/F)? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 8. True or FalseSound waves hit an area called an ear drum, which allows us to hear. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. Which of the following cranial nerves controls chewing food? A) Trigeminal nerve. B) Hypoglossal nerve. C) Vestibulocochlear nerve. D) Vagus nerve. E) Facial nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trigeminal nerve. 10. Motor neurons are part of the ..... A) Central Nervous System. B) Peripheral Nervous System. C) Both!. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peripheral Nervous System. 11. Definition:refers to the axon endings that are somewhat enlarged and often club-or button-shaped. A) Neurotransmitters. B) Dendrites. C) Axon. D) Axon Terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axon Terminal. 12. Which is the correct order in which sound waves throw through the ear? A) Auricle; auditory canal; tympanic membrane; ossicles; cochlea. B) Auditory canal; tympanic membrane; ossicles; auricle; cochlea. C) Auditory canal; tympanic membrane; cochlea; ossicles; auricle. D) Auricle; auditory canal; ossicles; tympanic membrane; cochlea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Auricle; auditory canal; tympanic membrane; ossicles; cochlea. 13. What is the role of motor neurons? A) To carry signals from the CNS to muscles and glands. B) To process information in the brain. C) To carry signals from sensory organs to the CNS. D) To insulate neuron axons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To carry signals from the CNS to muscles and glands. 14. Which part of the brain controls conscious movement? A) Cerebral cortex. B) Cerebellum. C) Brain stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 15. They ..... connects the nervous system to the endocrine system and helps to regulate the body's temperature. A) Thalamus. B) Spinal cord elongated. C) Cerebral Cortex. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothalamus. 16. It controls involuntary actions like digestion, heartbeat, etc. A) Brain. B) Medulla. C) Spinal cord. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medulla. 17. Controls emotional signals A) Cerebrum. B) Medulla oblongata. C) Limbic system. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limbic system. 18. What divides the two cerebral hemispheres? A) Brain stem. B) Central sulcus. C) Frontal lobe. D) Longitudinal fissure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Longitudinal fissure. 19. Cluster of gray matter located deep in the brain A) Nerve. B) Nerve tract. C) Ganglion. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nucleus. 20. ..... Neurons only transmit information through electrical signals. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 21. What is the insulating membrane that surrounds parts of the axon that helps to protect & propagate action potential? A) Myelin Sheath. B) Axon. C) Node of Ranvier. D) Dendrites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin Sheath. 22. What cranial nerve is connected to the eye? A) Olfactory. B) Optic. C) Vagus. D) Facial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Optic. 23. The cerebrum is divided into two halves called A) Sections. B) Hemispheres. C) Parts. D) Quarters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hemispheres. 24. What is letter D? (BRIGHT BLUE) A) Sensory neuron. B) Skin. C) Ions. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neuron. 25. The receptors that sense light A) Photoreceptor. B) Thermoreceptor. C) Mechanoreceptor. D) Chemoreceptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photoreceptor. 26. What is the role of the axon hillock? A) Diminishes cell signaling. B) Role in the production chemotaxis molecules. C) Protection of the axon. D) "Gate-keeping" graded potentials and ultimately the source of action potentials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Gate-keeping" graded potentials and ultimately the source of action potentials. 27. Which of the following statements about the action potential is false? A) During the hyperpolarization phase, the ion pumps re-establish the sodium and potassium concentrations across the cell membrane. B) During the repolarization phase, sodium channels close and potassium channels open. C) The rapid depolarization phase is caused by the entry of potassium ions. D) During the depolarization phase, membrane potential becomes positive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rapid depolarization phase is caused by the entry of potassium ions. 28. Part of autonomic nervous, calms you down A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic. 29. The blood-brain barrier that controls the transfer of blood components from blood vessels associated with the spinal cord. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 30. What is the function of cones in the retina? A) To register black and white. B) To detect fine detail and color. C) To control the size of the pupil. D) To protect the eye from ultraviolet light. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To detect fine detail and color. 31. Made up of the nerves and sensory organs. A) Peripheral NS. B) Central NS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral NS. 32. The somatic nervous system ..... A) Is under our conscious control. B) Is not under our conscious control. C) Includes the brain and spinal cord. D) Connects the central nervous system to the rest of the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is under our conscious control. 33. A long, then fiber connected to the motor neuron cell body A) Gray matter. B) Astrocytes. C) Axon. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 34. WHAT HELPS US TO FEEL IF A THING IS COLD OR HOT A) SKIN. B) NAIL. C) EAR. D) HAIR. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SKIN. 35. The gap between the nerve cell and sarcolemma is the ..... A) Synaptic cleft. B) Motor unit. C) Neuromuscular junction. D) Neurotransmitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synaptic cleft. 36. What is labeled H? A) Sensory neuron. B) Ventral root. C) Motor neuron. D) Interneuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory neuron. 37. Which of the following bones produce blood cells in our body? A) Bones in skull. B) The spine. C) Humerus and femur. D) The ribcage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humerus and femur. 38. Collection of nerve cell PROCESSES in the CNS A) Nuclei. B) Tract. C) Ganglion. D) Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tract. 39. Name the following in order from largest to smallest: A) Muscle, muscle cell, muscle fascicle, filaments, myofibril. B) Muscle, muscle cell, muscle fascicle, myofibril, filaments. C) Muscle, muscle fascicle, muscle cell, myofibril, filaments. D) Muscle, muscle fascicle, muscle cell, filaments, myofibril. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscle, muscle fascicle, muscle cell, myofibril, filaments. 40. The tough, fibrous outermost covering of the spinal cord is the: A) Subarachnoid. B) Dura mater. C) Arachnoid. D) Pia mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dura mater. 41. Movement that is slow A) Hyperkinesia. B) Hypokinesia. C) Bradykinesia. D) Tachykinesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bradykinesia. 42. The brain has ..... main areas. A) 1. B) 2. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 43. What is the function of satellite cells? A) To produce and regulate cerebrospinal fluid. B) Producing myelin. C) Anchoring neurons in place and providing them with nutrients. D) Protecting neurons from infection. E) Regulating the microenvironment of cell bodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Regulating the microenvironment of cell bodies. 44. The main neurotransmitter(s) released during fight or flight is (are): A) Acetylcholine only. B) Dopamine and GABA. C) Adrenaline and noradrenaline only. D) Serotonin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adrenaline and noradrenaline only. 45. This darkly pigmented structure reduces light reflection within the eyeball. A) Iris. B) Choroid. C) Sclera. D) Conjunctiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Choroid. 46. Which of the following sends directions from the brain to the muscles and glands? A) Sensory. B) Parasympathetic. C) Sympathetic. D) Motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor. 47. Receives message from CNS about how an muscle or gland ought to react in response to an object, event, or person. A) Interneuron. B) Effector. C) Stimulus. D) Motor Neuron. E) Sensory Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motor Neuron. 48. Does the sensory afferent have any divisions? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 49. A control system to reduce or minimize any internal or external change in the body. A) Positive Feedback Mechanism. B) Negative Feedback Mechanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative Feedback Mechanism. 50. What is the unique feature of unipolar neurons? A) They have multiple axons. B) They have no axons. C) They have no cell bodies. D) They have a peripheral and central process. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They have a peripheral and central process. 51. What is an unhealthy way to manage stress? A) Start destructive behavior. B) Eat more than usual. C) Stop trying in all things you do. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 52. The part of the brain that controls conscious thoughts, senses, language and memories. A) Dendrites. B) Cerebrum. C) Brain Stem. D) Cerebellum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebrum. 53. What is the function of Schwann cells in the neuron? A) They produce neurotransmitters. B) They block the electrochemical signaling. C) They produce myelin. D) They store neurotransmitters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They produce myelin. 54. What are the two parts of the Brainstem? A) Medulla Oblongata, Frontal Lobe. B) Medulla Oblongata, Cerebellum. C) Medulla Oblongata, Pontus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medulla Oblongata, Pontus. 55. It serves as an information pathway that passes messages from the body to the brain and back. A) Spinal column. B) Synapses. C) Spinal cord. D) Brain cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 56. When is cerebral palsy diagnosed? A) Early childhood. B) Infancy. C) Teen years. D) Adulthood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infancy. 57. Interprets or explains sensory information A) Cerebrum. B) Medulla. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebrum. 58. Controls involuntary actions such as breathing and heart rate. A) Brain stem. B) Central nervous system. C) Cerebrum. D) Peripheral nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain stem. 59. The small space between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron. A) Conclusion. B) Dendrite. C) Axon. D) Gap. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 60. T/F:The speed of an action potential in a myelinated axon is less than the speed of an action potential in an unmyelinated axon. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. ← 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