The Nervous System MCQ’s
Questions
1. Sensory neurons transmit messages?
A) from the brain to the spinal cord
B) from the central nervous system to a muscle or gland
C) to the spinal cord or brain
D) within the brain
2. The division of the autonomic nervous system that keeps you breathing when you fall asleep?
A) central C) somatic
B) parasympathetic D) sympathetic
3. Having to take a larger dose of a drug to produce is a sign of?
A) depression C) sensitization
B) disease D) tolerance
4. Which type of brain scan uses radioactive glucose to measure activity in the brain?
A) computerized tomography C) positron emission tomography
B) magnetic resonance imaging D) x-ray
5. Which system transmits that you have a pebble in your shoe?
A) central nervous system C) peripheral nervous system
B) endocrine system D) skeletal system
6. The structure that carries electrical messages away from a neuron's cell body is called a?
A) axon C) synapse
B) dendrite D) vesicle
7. The autonomic nervous system controls?
A) involuntary functions of the internal organs C) reflexes
B) locomotion D) voluntary movement
8. Hair cells in the semicircular canals detect?
A) light C) motion of the head
B) loudness D) sounds
9. Something that causes your nervous system or endocrine system to produce a response is called?
A) change C) receptor
B) message D) stimulus
10. The myelin sheath?
A) insulates axons C) nourishes neurons
B) insulates synapses D) transmits impulses from one neuron to
another
11. Specialized receptors that enable hearing are found in the _________?
A) cerebellum C) cornea
B) cochlea D) semicircular canals
12. A reflex is all of the following except?
A) a sudden, involuntary movement C) not under conscious control
B) not learned in response to a stimulus D) under control of the brain
13. Sensory receptors essential for balance are located in?
A) cochlea of the inner ear C) eyes
B) eardrum D) semicircular canals
14. Why does a reflex arc result in a very quick response?
A) because the brain senses danger
B) because the impulse does not travel to the brain
C) because the motor neuron responds faster than any other
D) because the reflex is involuntary
15. unmyelinated axon: slow nerve impulses:
A) dendrite: sending information
B) myelinated axon: fast nerve impulses
C) nerve impulse: not traveling through axons
D) neuron: being composed of many axons
16. What part of a neuron is destroyed in multiple sclerosis?
A) axon C) dendrites
B) cell body D) myelin sheath
17. How many lobes are in the brain?
A) 2 C) 6
B) 4 D) 8
18. Gray matter consists of?
A) axons C) myelin
B) cell bodies of neurons D) only synapses
19. Which of the following is not a lobe of the brain?
A) auditory C) parietal
B) occipital D) temporal
20. A nerve impulse?
A) is the movement of an action potential along an axon
B) moves from the inside to the outside of an axon
C) moves from the outside to the inside of an axon
D) moves slowly
21. The endocrine system uses chemical signals called?
A) glands C) neurons
B) hormones D) target cells
22. Dim light vision is detected by the?
A) cones C) lens
B) cornea D) rods
23. The spinal cord is linked to the peripheral nervous system through?
A) interneurons C) spinal nerves
B) sensory neurons D) the thalamus
24. Hormones are released into the bloodstream by?
A) endocrine glands C) protein receptors
B) enzymes D) target cells
25. Cells in the eye that contribute to black and white vision are?
A) cones C) lenses
B) irises D) rods
26. Information is carried from the central nervous system to a muscle or gland by?
A) hormones C) sensory neurons
B) motor neurons D) sensory receptors
27. The peripheral nervous system?
A) consists of the cerebellum and spinal cord
B) is composed of only motor neurons
C) is not linked to the central nervous system
D) provides pathways to and from the central nervous system
28. The layer of photoreceptors and neurons at the back of the eye is called?
A) cochlea C) optic nerve
B) iris D) retina
29. "Antennae" that extend from a neuron and receive information from other cells are called?
A) axons C) dendrites
B) cell bodies D) synapses
30. Neurotransmitters are ...?
A) electrical impulses C) produced by muscles
B) found only in neurons with myelin sheaths D) released at synapses
31. Nodes of Ranvier
A) are gaps in the myelin sheath C) slow nerve impulses
B) occur in malfunctioning axons D) strengthens axons
32. Which phrase best describes a neurotransmitter?
A) A neurotransmitter acts within a neuron
B) A neurotransmitter cannot break down
C) A neurotransmitter is a chemical signal
D) A neurotransmitter uses a sodium-potassium pump
33. How do the receptors in the sensory organs help the body maintain homeostasis?
A) by activating muscles in the organs
B) by dissolving airborne chemicals
C) by gathering information from the environment
D) by interpreting visual information
34. Chemoreceptors that odors are called _______ receptors
A) auditory C) cone
B) cochlea D) olfactory
35. The parasympathetic nervous system is activated when you?
A) hear a telephone ring C) run a race
B) lift a hammer D) sit thinking
36. The central nervous system consists of?
A) spinal nerves only C) the brain only
B) the brain and spinal cord D) the spinal cord only
37. When the ligament below the patella is tapped, the quadriceps contracts, the hamstring relaxes
and the leg rapidly …?
A) contracts
B) extends
C) relaxes
D) remains stationary
