| 1. | What is the nervous system? |
| a. | | A highly specialized network with components called neurons |
| b. | | A network of tissue |
| c. | | A network of muscles |
| d. | | it enables humans to react to their surroundings and coordinate behaviour
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| 2. | How are neurons grouped in the nervous system? |
| a. | | They are grouped together to form organs which serve as a sort of switching station |
| b. | | Are grouped together to form the muscle tissue of organs |
| c. | | Are grouped together around the heart |
| d. | | Are grouped together around the body
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| 3. | What are the names of the two nervous systems in the human body? |
| a. | | Nerve and Muscle systems |
| b. | | Nerve and Tissue systems |
| c. | | Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems |
| d. | | All three
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| 4. | Which nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord? |
| a. | | Peripheral Nervous System |
| b. | | Tissue Nervous System |
| c. | | Muscle Nervous System |
| d. | | Central Nervous System
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| 5. | What are the three major parts of the nervous system? |
| a. | | Brain, spinal cord, nerves |
| b. | | Lung, heart, blood |
| c. | | Eyes, nose, ears |
| d. | | All of the above
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| 6. | Which neuron sends impulses from the receptors to the Central Nervous System? |
| a. | | Sensory Neuron |
| b. | | Relay Neuron |
| c. | | Motory Neuron |
| d. | | Messenger Neuron
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| 7. | What are the 2 subdivisions of the PNS? |
| a. | | Cranial and Spinal |
| b. | | Oligodendrocytes and Schwann |
| c. | | Somatic and Autonomic |
| d. | | fingers and toes
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| 8. | the nervous system is made up of 2 principal types of cells: |
| a. | | neurons & skin cells |
| b. | | neurons & glial cells |
| c. | | glial cells & muscle cells |
| d. | | skin cells &muscle cells
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| 9. | what is the nervous system? |
| a. | | a highly specialized network with components call neuron |
| b. | | a network of tissue |
| c. | | a network of muscles |
| d. | | a network of skin cells
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| 10. | The most basic function of the nervous system is? |
| a. | | Stimulation |
| b. | | Neuron |
| c. | | Conduction |
| d. | | Inhibition
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| 11. | What does the nervous system do? |
| a. | | develops a blood clot leading to a tumour |
| b. | | prevents health problems |
| c. | | allows the body to respond to changes in the environment |
| d. | | creates a reflex action which is not operated by the brain
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| 12. | what famous scientist has an excess amount of glial cells? |
| a. | | Albert Einstein |
| b. | | Bruce Ames |
| c. | | Hans Bethe |
| d. | | Nikola Tesla
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| 13. | in a reflex arc any muscle or gland that carries out a response is called |
| a. | | receptor |
| b. | | sensory neuron |
| c. | | motor neuron |
| d. | | effector
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| 14. | What are the two components of the Nervous System? |
| a. | | somatic and autonomic |
| b. | | sympathetic and parasympathetic |
| c. | | spinal cord and brain |
| d. | | central and peripheral
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| 15. | how long can a neuron's trunk be? |
| a. | | 6 inches |
| b. | | 3 feet |
| c. | | 2 feet |
| d. | | 1/2 inch
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| 16. | The zone in a nerve cell that initiates action potential is |
| a. | | Input zone |
| b. | | Conducting zone |
| c. | | Trigger zone |
| d. | | Output zone
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| 17. | Venom cobra effects which part? |
| a. | | Circulatory system |
| b. | | Digestive system |
| c. | | Nervous system |
| d. | | Respiratory system
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| 18. | The axon is covered by? |
| a. | | Neurilema |
| b. | | Dendrites |
| c. | | Axon terminal |
| d. | | Myelin
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| 19. | What is the difference between ANS and SNS? |
| a. | | They are both in the PNS |
| b. | | One is always in automic mode, the other is sensory |
| c. | | none of them |
| d. | | There is nothing called ANS or SNS
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| 20. | what inner layer of meninges protect for |
| a. | | bacteria coming from outside of the body |
| b. | | it protect the brain from the injury |
| c. | | supplies it with nutrients ad oxygen |
| d. | | all of the above
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| 21. | What does the cerebrum do? |
| a. | | Interprets impulses from the senses, stores memory, and controls movement |
| b. | | Helps us breathe, maintain balance |
| c. | | Absorb nutrients from food |
| d. | | Make a pathway for messages to be sent to the cell body
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What others think about Nervous System |
| By: Maria on May 19, 2013 |
| | The nervous system is very interesting. |
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| By: Luke on May 15, 2013 |
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| By: amy on Apr 30, 2013 |
| | your brain is made up of 78% water |
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| By: Car on Apr 15, 2013 |
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| By: Sharky on Mar 9, 2013 |
| | That's what we've all been waiitng for! Great posting! |
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| By: Debbie on Jan 19, 2012 |
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| By: crystal on Jul 6, 2011 |
| | We are wonderfully made by our Creator... amazing human body! |
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| By: Angelo Nico Pomida on Jul 6, 2011 |
| | cerebellum is the part of the brain that controls coordination and balance . |
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| By: amiri on Jul 6, 2011 |
| | nervous system the big gift of ALLAH. |
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| By: sally on Jun 24, 2011 |
| | it is very important thing in human body |
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| By: giggity on Mar 21, 2011 |
| | Fun quiz, some questions could be made a little harder though... |
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| By: mael on Mar 20, 2011 |
| | no mention of action potencial ! thank god for that |
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| By: Nova on Mar 17, 2011 |
| | the pituitary gland secretes adrenocorticotrophine which causes the adrenal gland to secrete Cortisol. |
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| By: Nova on Mar 13, 2011 |
| | the Peripheral nervous system is made up of the motor and sensory neurons |
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| By: melissa on Mar 9, 2011 |
| | I enjoyed the help that it gave me it made me feel like i understood alot more the topic at hand. Over all a very helpful tool |
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| By: robin on Feb 15, 2011 |
| | great tool for teachers who are searching for quiz material. |
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| By: chachi on Feb 15, 2011 |
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| By: tiffany on Feb 15, 2011 |
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| By: liana on Feb 13, 2011 |
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| By: Davis on Feb 3, 2011 |
| | need improvement some questions |
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| By: Alanna on Jan 3, 2011 |
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| By: Amir on Dec 27, 2010 |
| | The nervous system is the master controlling system of the body. Highly structured and complex. Despite of that, it is fuctionally and structurally classified. |
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| By: maggie on Dec 5, 2010 |
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| By: sae-a on Nov 29, 2010 |
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| By: greg jennings on Nov 18, 2010 |
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| By: lulu on Nov 17, 2010 |
| | the nervous system is awsome |
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| By: NIck Velissaris on Oct 27, 2010 |
| | It is a great sutdy and its is exciting to learn about your body |
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| By: set on Oct 26, 2010 |
| | it was a great quiz. i really liked it. |
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| By: REBECCA S. REGIS on Oct 25, 2010 |
| | The Nervous System takes charge of coordinating the work of the different systems of your body. It does so through messages that travel through nervous tissue. It has two components, the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. The brain is the control center of the body. |
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| By: Gabriel Gray on Oct 12, 2010 |
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| By: Jenn on Aug 29, 2010 |
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| By: franz menesis on Aug 17, 2010 |
| | the nervous system is composed of different organs.the three major organs of the nervous systems are the nerve cells,brain,and spinal cord.the nervous system is the body's internal data professor . |
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| By: kondaiah on Jul 22, 2010 |
| | very informative for a common man nice. |
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| By: Sofia Diaz on Jul 19, 2010 |
| | The sense organs helps us aware of our environment, and through our muscles and glands we respond to our environment |
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| By: patrick on Jul 12, 2010 |
| | well good but some of the question is not appropriate to my age(10) |
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| By: Diana on Jun 28, 2010 |
| | nervous system is a complex structure. |
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| By: Leah on Jun 14, 2010 |
| | The nervous system is very interesting:) |
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| By: slindile ngobese on May 25, 2010 |
| | nervous system is the unbelievable and yet so important system in the body. |
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| By: jay jay on May 21, 2010 |
| | the nervous system controls and coordinates the functions throughout the body |
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| By: Ruth on Dec 8, 2009 |
| | its great to learn about the nervous system coz it tells you what happens in and out of yr body |
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| By: AIsha on Nov 11, 2009 |
| | I have a test on it tomorrow |
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| By: Jon on Nov 7, 2009 |
| | It's very important to the humans's body. |
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| By: nervy on Nov 5, 2009 |
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| By: Samantha on Nov 1, 2009 |
| | To remember the parts of a neuron think of D C B A, Dendrite, Cell Body, and Axon. |
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| By: f on Oct 28, 2009 |
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| By: Bornaf on Oct 27, 2009 |
| | Neurons are one of the two or three types of cells which divides only once in thier life time. |
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| By: p on Oct 27, 2009 |
| | the nervous system is important |
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| By: Anamika on Oct 24, 2009 |
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| By: paul on Oct 14, 2009 |
| | this quiz is not challenging at all |
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| By: cyndi on Oct 12, 2009 |
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| By: milanni on Oct 1, 2009 |
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| By: ponnukutty on Sep 7, 2009 |
| | the nervous system is one of the hardest things to remember in biology. i am studying gcse aqa science and i am finding it pretty difficult to remember all the names and functions of everything. hope you all do better than me!!! |
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| By: Richard on Aug 31, 2009 |
| | The medulla oblongata a so small i can't believe it controls so much technical stuff. I have actual seen and held a real brain! |
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| By: chie on Jul 25, 2009 |
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| By: denis on Jul 8, 2009 |
| | this quiz is great ,it helps met owards my exam. |
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| By: Ariel on Jun 30, 2009 |
| | This was a very hard quiz.! U really have to think on this quiz and pay attention. sometimes the answers be in the question =) |
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| By: kat on Jun 25, 2009 |
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| By: abby on Jun 18, 2009 |
| | this quiz could use more question |
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| By: jENNY on Jun 17, 2009 |
| | gOOD TEST TO TEST UR KNOWLEDGE |
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| By: Shez on Jun 3, 2009 |
| | I think this quiz is great exercise but would like more questions on how the neurons transmits impulses and depolarisation and repolarisation |
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| By: nicole on May 31, 2009 |
| | the nervous system controls your body and it thinks for you it also controls your movement so you can do anything you want to do. if you didn't have a brain you won't be able to do anything at all it gives you oxygen and nutrients to survive. |
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| By: Jinath on May 21, 2009 |
| | The central nervous system is comprised of the brain and the spinal cord. |
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| By: charm on Mar 28, 2009 |
| | It is very complex but fun to lean |
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| By: alex on Jan 15, 2009 |
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