This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You mother is going to the doctor's office to get a electrocardiogram. You know the abbreviation in the chart will be: A) EKG. B) ECM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EKG. 2. ..... are nerves connected to the brain. A) Peripheral nerves. B) Cranial nerves. C) Meningeal nerves. D) Spinal nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cranial nerves. 3. What part of the body protects the brain? A) Forehead. B) Spine. C) Skull. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull. 4. Bundles of Central Nervous System axons are referred to as a A) Tract. B) Cord. C) Nerve. D) Fascicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tract. 5. The first cranial nerve whose function is smell? A) Oculomotor. B) Facial. C) Olfactory. D) Optic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Olfactory. 6. Carries impulses to the brain A) Optic nerve. B) Aqueous humor. C) Iris. D) Cornea. E) Lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optic nerve. 7. Digesting food is A) A voluntary action. B) An involuntary action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An involuntary action. 8. Efferent division of PNS A) Carries sensory information to the CNS. B) Carries motor information to muscles and glands. C) Processes and integrates sensory information. D) Processes and integrates motor and sensory information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carries motor information to muscles and glands. 9. Afferent Division A) Sends impulses TO the CNS. B) Sends impulses FROM the CNS. C) Both of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sends impulses TO the CNS. 10. The cerebellum control A) Balance and coordination. B) Breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. C) Learning, intelligence, judgement, emotions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Balance and coordination. 11. Which set of prodromal symptoms describes a syncopal attack (fainting)? A) Dizziness and lightheadedness. B) Getting a warning, or aura. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dizziness and lightheadedness. 12. How many axons does a neuron have A) One. B) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 13. A precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses. A) Norepinephrine. B) Dopamine. C) Epinephrine. D) Serotonin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Norepinephrine. 14. Masses of neuron cell bodies, usually outside the central nervous system A) Ganglia. B) Dorsal root. C) Ventral root. D) Pineal gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganglia. 15. Which letter is pointing to a dendrite? A) B. B) D. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 16. A nerve cell that is highly specialized to transmit nerve impulses. A) Neurotransmitter. B) Axon. C) Dendrite. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neuron. 17. Which are the 3 main ORGANS of the nervous system? A) Nerves, spinal cord, esophagus. B) Brain, spinal cord, nerves. C) Liver, alveoli, brain. D) Brain, nerves, nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain, spinal cord, nerves. 18. The ..... system controls your body A) Circulatory. B) Digestive. C) Nervous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous. 19. Clinical condition if CSF pressure increase is A) Circulatory collapse (Shock). B) CSF Leakage. C) Meningitis. D) Dehydration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meningitis. 20. Which of the following make up the central nervous system? A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Eye balls. D) All of the above. E) Both A and BNone of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 21. After experiencing a emergency situation, this nervous system helps to calm the body back down A) Sympathetic. B) Autonomic. C) Central. D) Parasympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parasympathetic. 22. The joint that consists of a bone resting atop another bone, permitting free movement. A) Ball and socket joint. B) Hinge joint. C) Pivot joint. D) Gliding joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pivot joint. 23. What does the term repolarization mean? A) Outermost layer of connective tissue that surrounds each spinal nerve. B) Period during which potassium ions diffuse out of the neuron. C) Wrapping that forms fiber bundles called fascicles. D) Layer of loose connective tissue surrounding each axon. E) State in which the resting potential is reversed as sodium ions rush into the neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Period during which potassium ions diffuse out of the neuron. 24. The part of an eye where an image gets formed A) Cornea. B) Lens. C) Iris. D) Retina. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retina. 25. When does the Arizona Regional Brain Bee competition begin? A) Wednesday, February 21 at 5:00 PM. B) Wednesday, February 14 at 5:00 PM. C) Wednesday, February 1 at 5:00 PM. D) Wednesday, February 7 at 5:00 PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wednesday, February 7 at 5:00 PM. 26. Releases epinephrine to the target organs A) Parasympathetic NS. B) Sympathetic NS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathetic NS. 27. Fills the chamber between the lens and the cornea A) Aqueous humor. B) Vitreous humor. C) Choroid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aqueous humor. 28. In which type of nervous system response does the nerve impulse travel through the spinal cord to the brain then back through the spinal cord to the motor neurons? A) Reflex. B) Stimulus. C) Reaction. D) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reaction. 29. Choose the response that would occur after this stimuli:You are hungry and smell dinner cooking A) You sweat. B) You produce more saliva. C) You pull your hand away. D) You shiver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You produce more saliva. 30. The ..... is the part of the neuron that contains the nucleus. A) Conclusion. B) Cell body. C) Dendrite. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell body. 31. The nerve cell that carries impulses from a sense receptor to the brain or spinal cord. It is the function of ..... A) Motor neuron. B) Interneuron. C) Sensory neuron. D) Ganglion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory neuron. 32. What is the scientific name for the eye problem where a person sees distant objects clearly but is unable to focus on near objects? A) Astigmatism. B) Hyperopia. C) Glaucoma. D) Myopia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperopia. 33. Which lobe of the brain is responsible for blood pressure, breathing, heartbeat, swallowing, and consciousness? A) Parietal lobe. B) Cerebellum. C) Occipital lobe. D) Brain stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain stem. 34. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of events that correlates to the sequence of events of a nerve impulse?1. the membrane becomes depolarized2. sodium channels open and sodium ions diffuse inward3. the membrane becomes repolarized4. potassium channels open and potassium ions diffuse outward A) 2, 1, 4, 3. B) 4, 1, 3, 2. C) 3, 2, 4, 1. D) 1, 2, 4, 3. E) 2, 1, 3, 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2, 1, 4, 3. 35. ..... neurons control input to the brain. A) Autonomic. B) Sensory. C) Motor. D) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory. 36. How many pairs of cranial nerves are there in mammals? A) 13 pairs. B) 12 pairs. C) 15 pairs. D) 14 pairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12 pairs. 37. The cerebrum controls ..... A) Vital functions like breathing, heart rate, and blood circulation. B) Intelligence, logic, and reasoning. C) Muscle coordination and balance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intelligence, logic, and reasoning. 38. Name the two (2) major parts of the nervous system. A) CNS/PNS. B) Spinal/Cranial. C) Sensory/Moter. D) Autonomic/Somatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CNS/PNS. 39. Rest and digest and originates at brain stem and tailbone A) Parasympathetic. B) Sympathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasympathetic. 40. This is the part of the diencephalon that makes up the floor. A) Limbic System. B) Midbrain. C) Hypothalamus. D) Thalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothalamus. 41. This ailment is the inflammation of the meninges due to bacteria or virus infection. A) Sleeping sickness. B) Rabies. C) Meningitis. D) Polio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meningitis. 42. Why would our brains develop to be larger than all other animals in the animal kingdom? A) Animals have more interaction. B) Animals are smarter than humans. C) Humans can see better than animals. D) Humans have more information we need to process. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humans have more information we need to process. 43. Competition for farmland is the result of A) Climate Change. B) Armed Conflict. C) Urbanisation. D) Animal Pastures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urbanisation. 44. Nerves may contain the axons of both ..... and ..... neurons. A) Blood, sensory. B) Receptors, sensory. C) Sensory, motor. D) Motor, blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory, motor. 45. Sound waves hit what structure causing vibrations? A) Tympanic membrane. B) Pinna. C) Oval window. D) Auditory canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tympanic membrane. 46. The skull protects this major organ of the nervous system: A) Spinal cord. B) Brain. C) Neuron. D) Axon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 47. The single long are of the neuron carries that carries messages away are A) Dendrite. B) Conclusion. C) Axon. D) Myelin sheath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axon. 48. The brain stem controls automatic things like A) Breathing, balance and heart rate. B) Temperature, breathing, and balance. C) Breathing, heart rate, and coordination. D) Temperature, breathing, and heart rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperature, breathing, and heart rate. 49. What type of muscle is responsible for pumping blood? A) Smooth muscle. B) Cardiac muscle. C) Skeletal muscle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cardiac muscle. 50. The 4 lobes of the brain are the A) Frontal, occipital, temporal, and sidal. B) Frontal, right, temporal, and occipital. C) Frontal, occipital, temporal, and parietal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frontal, occipital, temporal, and parietal. 51. Which of the following connects the cerebrum and cerebellum to the spinal cord that carry signals to and from all parts of the body? A) Hypothalamus. B) Thalamus. C) Limbic System. D) Brainstem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brainstem. 52. Which is the correct order of neurons in a reflex arc? A) Sensory neuron, motor neuron, interneuron. B) Interneuron, sensory neuron, motor neuron. C) Sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron. 53. Nervous support cells go by many names, but which of these is not one of them? A) Neuroglia. B) Neurotics. C) Glial. D) Glia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neurotics. 54. Feeling hungry and deciding to eat something ..... A) Is voluntary. B) Is involuntary. C) It goes into action. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is voluntary. 55. HOW MANY NERVE CELLS DOES THE HUMAN BRAIN HAVE? A) 1000. B) 100. C) 500. D) 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 100. 56. Which of the following lobes is responsible for hearing? A) Temporal. B) Frontal. C) Occipital. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temporal. 57. A muscle that controls how much light enters the eye. It is suspended between the cornea and the lens. Human ..... come in many colors, including brown, blue, green, and gray. A) Iris. B) Myelin. C) Lens. D) Optic nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iris. 58. The ..... is responsible for visual accommodation. A) Lens. B) Conjunctiva. C) Iris. D) Choroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lens. 59. Myosin wants to be near ..... in the Sliding filament model A) Troponin. B) Sarcomere. C) Actin. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Actin. 60. Nervous system consists of A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Nerves. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. ← 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