Nervous system MCQs :-
1. The brain and spinal cord are covered with several protective layers including pie mater, arachnoids and durra mater.
- False
- True
2. Which of the following screens all sensory messages traveling to the cerebral cortex?
- Limbic system
- Diencephalon
- Reticular activating system
- Medulla oblongata
3. The hypothalamus functions include awareness of pain and focusing of attention.
- False
- True
4. Which cranial nerve is responsible for hearing and sense of balance?
- ii – optic
- VIII – acoustic
- X – vagus
- VI – abducens
5. Which part of the brainstem connects the cerebellum with the cerebrum and the midbrain to the medulla and houses one of the respiratory centers?
- Medulla oblongata
- Thalamus
- Pons
- Midbrain
6. The “fight or flight” syndrome is controlled by the parasympathetic response system
(PN S).
False
True
7. Which of the following relays messages between upper and lower levels of the nervous system?
Occipital lobe
Cerebellum
Brainstem
Cerebrum
8. Which cranial nerve is responsible for sensations of the throat, larynx, and thoracic and abdominal viscera (heart. lungs, bronchi and GI tract)?
XII – hypoglossal
VII – trigeminal
X – vague
IX – glossopharvngeal
9. A neuron consists of a cell body, one or more dentrites and a single axon.
False
True
10. The corpus callosum joins the right and left cerebral hemispheres of the brain.
True
False
12. The temporal lobe is responsible for interpreting visual stimuli.
False
True
13. The surface of the cerebrum has convolutions called gyri and creases called sulci.
False
True
14. The Pons mediates the auditory and visual reflexes.
False
True
15. The limbic system initiates primitive drives such as hunger, aggression, and s..ual and emotional arousal.
True
False
16. The medulla oblongata is responsible for wakefulness.
False
True
17. Which cranial nerve is responsible for lateral extra ocular eye movement?
III – Oculomotor
IV – trochlear
vi — adduces
X-vagus
18. Which cranial nerve is responsible for the movement of the palate, swallowing, gag reflex. activity of thoracic and abdominal viscera such as heart rate and peristalsis?
VII – Trigeminal
IX – giossopharyngeal
xii – hypoglossal
X-vagus
19. Cranial nerves V (trigeminal) and VII (facial) perform both sensory and motor functions.
False
True
20. The spinal cord terminates near the:
Second lumbar vertebra
Midbrain
Foramen magnum
Medulla oblongata
21. Which cranial nerve is responsible for tongue movement?
X – vagus
XII – hypoglossal
XI – spinal accessory
IX – gloss pharyngeal
22. Which cranial nerve is response for the taste receptors in the anterior two-thirds of the tongue?
IX – gloss pharyngeal
VII – facial
X-vagus
XII – hypoglossal
23. Many axons are surrounded by a segmented, white. fatty substance called pia mater.
False
True
24. Which of the following controls body temperature. appetite, water balance. pituitary secretions. emotions and autonomic functions including the sleep\wake cycle?
Limbic system
Hypothalamus
Reticular activating system
Thalamus
25. Which of following go from the spinal cord to the arms, hands, legs and feet?
Peripheral autonomic nerves
Central nervous system
Cranial nerves
Peripheral somatic nerves
26. The surface of the cerebrum has convolutions known as:
Canyons
Sulci
Gyri
Pons