Nervous System MCQs

1. What is the function of the nervous system? a) To digest food b) To regulate body
temperature c) To communicate between body parts d) To produce hormones Answer: c)
To communicate between body parts
2. Which part of the nervous system is responsible for linking the brain to every part of the
body? a) The Central Nervous System (CNS) b) The Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
c) The Endocrine System d) The Skeletal System Answer: b) The Peripheral Nervous
System (PNS)
3. How many main divisions is the nervous system divided into? a) One b) Two c) Three d)
Four Answer: b) Two
4. What does the central nervous system consist of? A) Brain spinal cord and
nerves.B) Heart and lungs C) Muscles and bones D) Skin and hair Answer: A) Brain
and spinal cord
5. Which of the following functions is controlled by the central nervous system? A)
Digestion B) Blinking C) Maintaining body temperature D) Pumping blood
Answer: C) Maintaining body temperature
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1. What is the protective structure surrounding the brain? a) Spine b) Skull c) Ribcage d) Heart
Answer: b) Skull
2. What does the brain's structure resemble? a) A walnut b) A sponge c) A rock d) A computer
Answer: a) A walnut
3. What gives the brain its wrinkled appearance? a) Folds and depressions b) Smooth surface c)
Hard shell d) Liquid core Answer: a) Folds and depressions
4. How many parts does the brain consist of? a) One part b) Two parts c) Three parts d) Four
parts Answer: c) Three parts
5. What is the main function of the brain mentioned in the paragraph? a) Pumping blood b)
Controlling body temperature c) Serving as the control center of the body d) Digesting food
Answer: c) Serving as the control center of the body
6. What is the main function of the Fore Brain or Cerebrum? a) Controlling body
temperature b) Controlling voluntary movements c) Pumping blood to the rest of
the body d) Digesting food
Answer: b) Controlling voluntary movements
7. Which hemisphere of the Cerebrum controls the left side of the body? a) Right
hemisphere b) Left hemisphere c) Both hemispheres equally d) None of the
above
Answer: a) Right hemisphere
 8. Which hemisphere of the Cerebrum controls the left side of the body?
Left hemisphere c) Both hemispheres equally d) None of the

1. What does the cerebrum control? A) Taste and smell B) Hearing and seeing C) Breathing and
heartbeat D) Digestion and circulation Answer: B) Hearing and seeing
2. Where is the thalamus located, and what does it control? A) It lies inside the cerebrum and
controls decision making. B) It lies inside the cerebrum and controls sensory functions. C) It lies
at the base of the cerebellum and controls speech. D) It lies in the brainstem and controls body
temperature. Answer: B) It lies inside the cerebrum and controls sensory functions.
3. Where is the hypothalamus located, and what functions does it control? A) It lies inside the
cerebrum and controls memory. B) It lies inside the cerebellum and controls balance. C) It lies at
the base of the thalamus and controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst. D) It lies in the
spinal cord and controls muscle movements. Answer: C) It lies at the base of the thalamus and
controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst.
4. Which part of the brain is responsible for decision making? A) Cerebrum B) Thalamus C)
Hypothalamus D) Brainstem Answer: A) Cerebrum
5. What is the main function of the optic lobes in the midbrain? A) Processing
auditory information B) Regulating body temperature C) Controlling visual
reflexes D) Balancing the body Answer: C) Controlling visual reflexes
6. How many optic lobes are there in the midbrain? A) One B) Two C) Three D) Four
Answer: D) Four
7. What are the three parts of the hind brain mentioned in the paragraph? a)
Thalamus, Cerebellum, and Hypothalamus b) Pons, Cerebellum, and Medulla
oblongata c) Amygdala, Hippocampus, and Cortex d) Occipital lobe, Temporal
lobe, and Frontal lobe
Answer: b) Pons, Cerebellum, and Medulla oblongata
What is the main function of the Pons in the hind brain? a) Controlling heart rate b)
Regulating body temperature c) Linking different parts of the brain and controlling facial
expressions d) Processing visual information
Answer: c) Linking different parts of the brain and controlling facial expressions

Which part of the brain conveys signals from the medulla to the higher parts of the brain?

a) Cerebellum

b) Pons

c) Medulla oblongata

d) Thalamus

Answer: b) Pons

What is the main function of the cerebellum mentioned in the paragraph? A) Controlling
blood pressure B) Maintaining body balance C) Regulating heart rate D) Digesting food
Answer: B) Maintaining body balance

Where is the medulla oblongata located in relation to the cerebellum? A) In front of it B)

Above it C) Below it D) Beside it
Answer: C) Below it

What does the medulla oblongata primarily control? A) Voluntary muscle movements B)
Digestive functions C) Involuntary reflex actions D) Vision and optic lobes
Answer: C) Involuntary reflex actions

Which part of the nervous system narrows down gradually into the spinal cord? A) Optic
lobes B) Cerebellum C) Medulla oblongata D) Respiratory system
Answer: C) Medulla oblongata

Question 1:
What is the function of sensory nerves in the peripheral nervous system?
A) Carry messages away from the brain
B) Carry messages to the brain
C) Control the body’s organs
D) Connect the central nervous system to the peripheral nervous system

Answer: B) Carry messages to the brain

Question 2:
Which type of nerves in the peripheral nervous system carries messages away from the
brain or spinal cord to the organs?
A) Sensory nerves
B) Motor nerves
C) Central nerves
D) Communicative nerves

Answer: B) Motor nerves

What is the term for a quick action in which the brain is not involved, such as
accidentally touching a hot pot?
a) Neuron
b) Reflex action
c) Superfast response
d) Sensory reaction
Answer: b) Reflex action

How are reflex actions controlled by the body?

a) By conscious thought
b) By muscle strength
c) By nerve messages
d) By sensory receptors

Answer: c) By nerve messages

What is responsible for voluntary actions ?

A) Midbrain
B) Hindbrain
C) Forebrain
D) Spinal cord

Answer 1:
C) Forebrain

Which of the following is an example of a voluntary action mentioned in the paragraph?

A) Digestion
B) Breathing
C) Running
D) Heartbeat

Answer 2:
C) Running

Which of the following is an example of an involuntary biological process?

a) Walking
b) Breathing
c) Speaking
d) Writing
Answer: b) Breathing

Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling involuntary actions?

a) Forebrain
b) Midbrain
c) Hind brain
d) Cerebral cortex
Answer: c) Hind brain

What is excretion? A) The production of metabolic wastes in the body. B) The process of
eliminating waste materials from the body. C) The digestion and respiration of food. D)
The study of the human excretory system.
Answer: B) The process of eliminating waste materials from the body.

Why is the excretory system critical to survival? A) To produce metabolic wastes. B) To

study the human digestive system. C) To eliminate waste materials from the body. D) To
create carbon dioxide gas.
Answer: C) To eliminate waste

What happens if metabolic wastes are not eliminated from the body? A) Improved
overall health. B) Enhanced digestion and respiration. C) Increased energy levels. D) It
might lead to death.
Answer: D) It might lead to death.

What is the function of kidneys in the human excretory system? A) To digest food B) To
regulate body temperature C) To eliminate waste products from the body D) To pump
blood throughout the body Answer: C) To eliminate waste products from the body

Where are the kidneys located in the human body? A) In the chest cavity B) On either
side of the vertebral column in the lower abdominal region C) In the brain D) Attached
to the heart Answer: B) On either side of the vertebral column in the lower abdominal
region

What is the liquid form in which the excretory product is discharged from the body? A)
Blood B) Saliva C) Urine D) Sweat Answer: C) Urine

What is the primary function of nephrons in the kidneys? a) Transporting blood to the
kidneys b) Metabolizing nutrients c) Filtering waste materials from the blood d) Carrying
dissolved mineral salts
Answer: c) Filtering waste materials from the blood

Which blood vessel transports blood to the kidneys?

a) Renal artery
b) Renal vein
c) Aorta
d) Pulmonary artery
Answer: a) Renal arter

primary purpose of Dialysis?

A) To filter and cleanse the blood outside the body. B) To filter and cleanse the blood
inside the body. C) To perform surgery on the kidneys. D) To replace the need for
kidneys.

Answer: A) To filter and cleanse the blood outside the body.

Which two distinct processes are involved in the purification of blood during Dialysis?

A) Filtration and absorption. B) Filtration and reabsorption. C) Absorption and diffusion.

D) Reabsorption and diffusion.

Answer: B) Filtration and reabsorption.

What is the primary purpose of a kidney transplant? a) To remove the patient's own
kidney b) To manage acute renal failure c) To replace a healthy kidney with a damaged
one d) To prevent kidney disease
Answer: b) To manage acute renal failure

In a kidney transplant, where does the healthy kidney come from? a) It is created
artificially in a lab b) It is taken from the patient's own body c) It is received from a
donor d) It is a backup kidney inside the patient's body
Answer: c) It is received from a donor