This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Nervous System – Quiz 94 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nervous System Quiz 94 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Carries information from one side of the brain to the other A) Pons. B) Spinal cord elongated. C) Thalamus tagsB.LS1.3. D) Midbrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pons. 2. The hearing receptors are located within the: A) Auricle. B) Organ of Corti. C) Oval window. D) Auditory tube. E) Ossicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organ of Corti. 3. The function of the Cardiovascular System is: A) All of these. B) Delivering materials to cells. C) Carrying waste away. D) Contains cells that fight disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of these. 4. Do you remember which lobe processes the sensory information coming from the hand? A) Occipital lobe. B) Frontal lobe. C) Temporal lobe. D) Parietal lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parietal lobe. 5. What type of nerve allows the brain and the spinal cord to receive messages from the different parts of the body? A) Connector. B) Motor. C) Sensory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensory. 6. To see an object comfortably and distinctly, we must hold it about ..... cm from our eyes. A) 25. B) Infinity. C) 15. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25. 7. This division of our ANS stimulates secretory activity of glands such as digestive and salivary A) The sympathetic nervous system. B) The parasympathetic nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The parasympathetic nervous system. 8. Which of these actions would the cerebrum be in charge of? A) Making the heart beat. B) Connecting brain halves. C) Maintaining balance. D) Recognizing odors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recognizing odors. 9. How many pairs of cranial nerves? A) 13. B) 11. C) 12. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 10. Question 5The human brain weighs about:( the right answer) A) 0.5 kg. B) 2.0 kg. C) 1.0 kg. D) 1.5 kg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1.5 kg. 11. Which properties of nerve cells are most important for their ability to carry out their task in helping animals deal with sensory input? A) Nerve cells are sometimes packed closely together and sometimes widely spaced. B) Nerve cells can carry signals and connect all parts of the body to the brain. C) Nerve cells can be damaged by a serious injury or by disease. D) Nerve cells grow and reproduce like other cells of the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nerve cells can carry signals and connect all parts of the body to the brain. 12. Name the lowermost part of the brain A) Medulla. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medulla. 13. Which part of the brain co-ordinates consciousness, intelligence, memory and language A) Hypothalamus. B) Cerebral Cortex. C) Cerebellum. D) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebral Cortex. 14. Which type of photoreceptor is more common (95%) in dogs? A) Cones-see mostly in color. B) Rods-see mostly black & white. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rods-see mostly black & white. 15. Cell body that contains the nucleus A) Conclusion. B) Sensory neuron. C) Spinal cord. D) Soma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soma. 16. Which of the following is not one of the senses? A) Smell. B) Taste. C) Height. D) Sight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Height. 17. SOMATIC NEURAL SYSTEM transmit impulses to: A) Skeletal muscles. B) Involuntary organs. C) Smooth muscles. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal muscles. 18. Carries impluses from one neuron to another A) Central nervous system. B) Cerebrum. C) Axon. D) Connecting neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Connecting neuron. 19. Highly branched extensions that receive signals from other neurons A) Dendrites. B) Axon. C) Conclusion. D) Reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dendrites. 20. This part of the eye sends messages to the brain A) Optic nerve. B) Retina. C) Cones. D) Rods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optic nerve. 21. What helps protect the brain from injury? A) Brain stem, cerebellum, and cerebrum. B) Hair, neck, and spine. C) Skull, the connective tissue, and the fluid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull, the connective tissue, and the fluid. 22. The brain acts like ..... A) Controlling unit. B) Cable. C) Pumping machine. D) Network of wires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Controlling unit. 23. What gland produces melatonin? A) Pituitary gland. B) Thyroid gland. C) Adrenal gland. D) Pineal gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pineal gland. 24. Combining form for cerebrum. A) Brain. B) Encephal/o. C) Cephal/o. D) Cerebell/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 25. If you throw a ball with your left hand, which hemisphere of the brain controls the act? A) Left. B) Lateral. C) Superior. D) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Right. 26. What best describes the spinal cord? A) A thick bundle of nerves. B) A computer. C) Protected by our skull. D) A long bony ridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A thick bundle of nerves. 27. OUR EARS HAVE THREE PARTS:OUTER EAR, MIDDLE EAR AND OUTER EAR. WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE EARDRUM AND THE THREE SMALL BONES? A) INNER EAR. B) IN THE NOSE. C) OUTER EAR. D) MIDDLE EAR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MIDDLE EAR. 28. What imaging method is a compiled series of X-rays? A) MRI. B) CT. C) EEG. D) PET. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CT. 29. What is the function of the hormone adrenaline? A) To regulate blood sugar levels. B) To promote growth and development. C) To control the body's response to stress. D) To regulate calcium levels in the blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To control the body's response to stress. 30. The ..... provide the insulating sheath surrounding axons in the CNS. A) Schwann cells. B) Astrocytes. C) Microglial cells. D) Oligodendrocytes. E) Ependymal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oligodendrocytes. 31. In the term dys/lex/ia, lex means ..... (a) A) Thin. B) Sleep. C) A word. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A word. 32. When you have trouble standing and/or feel dizzy your ..... is having trouble? A) Cerebellum. B) Cerebrum. C) Cerebellum. D) Brain Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerebellum. 33. Spastic Paralysis is a symptom of what disease? A) Huntington's Disease. B) Cerebral Palsy (CP). C) Epilepsy. D) Alzheimer's Disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebral Palsy (CP). 34. The ..... neurons carry information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord A) Fast. B) Sensory. C) Motor. D) Slow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory. 35. Your spinal cord is part of your central nervous system. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 36. Scientific name for muscle fiber bundle. A) Fascicle. B) Epimysium. C) Myofilament. D) Myofibril. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fascicle. 37. An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present. A) Hidden allele. B) Dominant allele. C) Recessive allele. D) Present allele. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recessive allele. 38. Minute gaps between messaging neurons A) Neurons. B) Ventricles. C) Nerves. D) Synapses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synapses. 39. The system control all our body is ..... A) Digestive system. B) Skeletal system. C) Nervous system. D) Excretory system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous system. 40. Allows passage of light to the retina through posterior cavity because of its clear appearance A) Fovea. B) Lens. C) Vitreous Humor. D) Cornea. E) Optic Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vitreous Humor. 41. Which body system carries signals to and from the brain? A) Circulatory. B) Respiratory. C) Nervous. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous. 42. The brain communicates with the rest of the body through the spinal cord and nerves A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 43. Which region of the brain controls our breathing and heartbeat? A) Pons. B) Callous body. C) Parietal lobe. D) Hippocampus. E) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Medulla. 44. This feature is important in how quick an impulse travels down an axon A) Nodes of Ranvier. B) Dendrite. C) Cell Body. D) Axon Terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nodes of Ranvier. 45. Increases the rate of impulse transmission and insulates and maintains the axon A) Dendrite. B) Myelin sheath. C) Neurotransmitter. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myelin sheath. 46. Which of the following is part of the limbic system? A) Wernicks area. B) Broca is. C) Hippocampus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hippocampus. 47. Consists of a sensory and motor division 'the extremities' A) PNS-Peripheral Nervous System. B) SNS-Somatic Nervous System. C) CNS-Central Nervous system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PNS-Peripheral Nervous System. 48. What is the name for a cell in the nervous system? A) Corpus Callosum. B) Neuron. C) Node of Ranvier. D) Red Blood Cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neuron. 49. The Peripheral Systems allows the brain and spinal cord to receive and send messages to other parts of the body. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 50. Known as the wind pipe A) Bronchi. B) Alveoli. C) Trachea. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trachea. 51. The trigmenal nerve does chewing and facial sensations, so is this cranial nerve sensory, motor, or both? A) Sensory. B) Motor. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 52. How are the molecules detected for taste? A) Captured by the ears. B) Reflected by the eyes. C) Dissolved in saliva. D) Absorbed by the skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dissolved in saliva. 53. What connects the 2 cerebral hemispheres? A) Choroid plexus. B) Cerebral cortex. C) A calloused body. D) Sickle brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A calloused body. 54. A neuron with a cell body located in the CNS whose primary function is connecting other neurons is called a(n): A) Glial cell. B) Afferent neuron. C) Interneuron. D) Efferent neuron. E) Satellite cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interneuron. 55. When in Fight or Flight mode, the lack of salivation is activated by the; A) Parasympathetic NS. B) Sympathethic NS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sympathethic NS. 56. The transparent region on the anterior aspect of the eye through which light initially enters is the A) Cornea. B) Retina. C) Iris. D) Pupil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cornea. 57. When the body temperature drop below normal ranges, arterioles in the skin will A) Dilate to allow less blood to flow to skin surface. B) Constrict to allow less blood to flow to skin surface. C) Dilate to allow more blood to flow to skin surface. D) Constrict to allow more blood to flow to skin surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dilate to allow more blood to flow to skin surface. 58. What pigment is responsible for giving skin color and protecting skin from UV rays? A) Sebum. B) Collagen. C) Melanin. D) Keratin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Melanin. 59. The ..... nerves carry stimuli to the brain. A) Motor. B) Peripheral. C) Cranial. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory. 60. The dorsal root ganglion contains A) Cranial nerves. B) Spinal nerves. C) Cell bodies of sensory neurons. D) Cell bodies of motor neurons. 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