25 Important MCQs
Nervous System
(With Solutions)
Human Anatomy & Physiology
B.Pharm (BP201T) & D.Pharm
By
Dr. Mahendra Pratap Singh
Assoc. Prof. & Vice Principal
Krishnarpit Institute of Pharmacy
Prayagraj, India
Question.1:- System of the body which
coordinates and controls its activity is known
as ___________
a) Organ system
b) Muscular system
c) Nervous tissue
d) Nervous system
Answer: d) Nervous system
Explanation: Nervous system is the one which is
responsible for all the activities of the body. It coordinates
and controls the activities of the body.
Question 2:- The human nervous system
comprises
a) the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system
b) the central nervous system and the somatic nervous system
c) the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems
d) the autonomic and the somatic nervous systems
Answer: A the central nervous system and the
peripheral nervous system
Question 3:- The autonomic nervous system
a) Enables us to act on the external environment
b) Transmits motor information to the brain
c) Regulates the internal environment
d) Located within the brain
Answer: C) Regulates the internal
environment
Question 4:- The three main anatomical neural
planes are
a) cerebral, horizontal and coronal
b) cerebral, ventral and dorsal
c) horizontal, anterior and posterior
d) sagittal, coronal and horizontal
Correct option: b)
Question 5:- Peripheral nervous system consists of
the brain and spinal cord.
a) True
b) False
Answer: b
Explanation: Nervous system has two subdivisions, i.e.,
CNS and PNS. CNS or central nervous system consists of
the brain and spinal cord while PNS or peripheral
nervous system includes all nervous tissues outside the
CNS.
Question 6:- Which of the following is NOT the
component of the PNS?
a) Elastic connective tissue
b) Cranial nerves
c) Spinal nerves
d) Ganglia
Answer: a
Explanation: The main components of PNS are spinal
nerves and their branches, cranial nerves and their
branches, sensory receptors, and ganglia.
Question 7:- What is the basic unit of the nervous
system?
a) Glial cell
b) Meninges
c) Neuron
d) Cerebrospinal fluid
Answer: c) Neuron
Explanation:- Neurons are cells that perform most of
the information processing, memory, and
communication functions of the nervous system.
Question 8:- Which of the following cells
supports, nourishes, and protect the neurons?
a) Nissl bodies
b) Perikaryon
c) Ganglia
d) Glial cells
Answer: d
Explanation: Glial cells are also called neuroglia,
these cells support, nourishes, and protect the
neurons
Question 9:- What is the speed of nerve impulse?
a) 60 m/s
b) 0.5 – 130 m/s
c) 10-30 m/s
d) 50 -150 m/s
Answer: b
Explanation: Nerve impulse or action potential is the
electrical signals which travel through the membrane
of the neurons. The speed of these signals ranges
from 0.5 to 130 m/s.
Question 10:- The neuron cell is made up of
which of the following parts?
a) Axon
b) Dendrite
c) Nucleus
d) All of the Above
Answer: d All of the Above
Explanation- Neurons have three basic parts: a cell body
and two extensions called an axon and a dendrite. Nucleus
is within the cell body.
Question 11:- The autonomic nervous system is
part of the
a) somatic nervous system
b) peripheral nervous system
c) parasympathetic nervous system
d) sympathetic nervous system
a) Answer: b) peripheral nervous system
Question 12:- Neurons come in which different
type(s)?
a) Sensory
b) Motor
c) Skeletal
d) a and b
Answer: d) a and b
Explanation:- The sensory neurons carry information
from the sense organs (such as the eyes and ears) to
the brain. Motor neurons have long axons and carry
information from the central nervous system to the
muscles and glands
Question 13:- How do neurons communicate
with one another?
a) Electrically
b) Chemically
c) Through weak, radio-wave-like impulses
d) a and b
Answer: d a and b
Explanation: Neurons communicate with one another and
with the organs they control by passing a minute electrical
current called an "action potential." The action potential is
caused by chemical stimulation of the neuron.
Question 14:- The cerebral cortex covers the
A. Brain
B. Cerebellum
C. Great cerebral commissure
D. Cerebral hemispheres
Answer: D) Cerebral hemispheres
Question 15:- The somatic nervous system is
part of the
A. Autonomic nervous system
B. Peripheral nervous system
C. Central nervous system
D. Parasympathetic nervous system
Answer: B) Peripheral nervous system
Explanation:- The somatic nervous system is a component
of the peripheral nervous system associated with the
voluntary control of the body movements via the use of
skeletal muscles
Question 16:- In general, afferent nerves carry
sensory information
A. to the central nervous system
B. to the peripheral nervous system
C. from the central nervous system
D. from the cortex
Answer: A) to the central nervous system
Question 17:- What is a common neurotransmitter?
a) Acetylcholine
b) GABA
c) Serotonin
d) All of the above
Answer: d All of the above
Explanation: Acetylcholine is an excitatory neurotransmitter
GABA is inhibitory transmitter
Serotonin is an inhibitory transmitter
Question 18:- Which disease or disorder results when the
neurons in the brain that produce dopamine die?
a) Multiple sclerosis
b) Lou Gehrig disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
c) Parkinson disease
d) Seizure disorder
Answer: c) Parkinson disease
Explanation:- Parkinson is the result of the loss
of dopamine-producing brain cells. Patients
unable to direct or control their movement in a
normal manner.
Question 19:- What are Nissl bodies?
a) Golgi bodies
b) Lysosomes
c) Cluster of rough endoplasmic reticulum
d) Mitochondria
Answer: c
Explanation: Neurons are made up of three parts, i.e.,
cell body, dendrites, and axon. The cell body consists of
ribosomes and a cluster of endoplasmic reticulum,
which is known as Nissl bodies.
Question 20:- Which of the following is not
found in axon?
a) Endoplasmic reticulum
b) Neurofibrils
c) Mitochondria
d) Microtubules
Answer: a
Explanation: Endoplasmic reticulum is not present in
axons as it does not synthesize protein. An axon
contains mitochondria, neurofibril, and microtubule
and the cytoplasm of an axon is called axoplasm.
Question 21:- Name the multipolar neuron which is
located entirely within the central nervous system.
a) Motor neuron
b) Efferent neuron
c) Afferent neuron
d) Interneuron
Answer: d
Explanation: Interneurons are the multipolar neurons,
which are found within the CNS. Motor neurons are
also known as efferent neurons, they transfer signals
from the CNS to effector organs.
Question 22:- Out of the following, which one does
not affect the speed of conduction of nerve impulse.
a) No. of ganglia
b) Myelin sheath
c) Axon diameter
d) Temperature
Answer: a
Explanation: The speed of conduction of nerve impulse
depends upon three factors, i.e., myelin sheath, temperature,
and axon diameter. Higher the temperature higher would be
the speed and also larger the diameter higher the speed.
Question 23:- Which of the following is NOT a
function of cerebrospinal fluid:
a) to exchange nutrients and metabolic waste
b) to improve conduction of nerve signals between different brain
regions
c) to provide mechanical protection to the brain
d) to carry neuroactive hormones in the nervous system
Answer: b) to improve conduction of nerve signals between
different brain regions
Question 24:- Which of the following generally acts
to conserve energy?
a) somatic nervous system
b) peripheral nervous system
c) sympathetic nervous system
d) parasympathetic nervous system
Answer: d) parasympathetic nervous system
Explanation:- The sympathetic nervous system is activated in
stressful situations. The parasympathetic nervous system allows
to “rest and digest.” The parasympathetic system’s functions
conserve energy: slowing down the heart rate, reducing
contractile forces of both cardiac and gastrointestinal muscle
Question 25:- Which of the following is a method for
measuring neuroanatomy?
a) Electroencephalography (EEG)
b) Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
c) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
d) Positron emission tomography (PET)
a) Answer: c) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
