Nervous System MCQs

Comprehensive Multiple Choice Questions Collection

1. Nervous system function:

a. Digestion b. Coordination ✓
c. Respiration d. Excretion

2. CNS stands for:

a. Central nerve system b. Central nervous system ✓
c. Control nerve system d. Common nervous system

3. CNS includes:
a. Heart & lungs b. Brain & spinal cord ✓
c. Nerves only d. Muscles

4. PNS is made of:

a. Brain cells b. Network of nerves ✓
c. Blood vessels d. Hormones

5. Basic unit of nervous system:

a. Tissue b. Organ
c. Neuron ✓ d. Cell wall

6. Neuron transmits:
a. Blood b. Hormones
c. Impulses ✓ d. Oxygen

7. Cell body contains:

a. Axon b. Nucleus ✓
c. Dendrite d. Nerve

8. Dendrites function:
a. Send messages b. Receive messages ✓
c. Store energy d. Produce blood

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9. Axon function:
a. Receive impulses b. Send impulses ✓
c. Store food d. Protect cell

10. Nerve is:

a. Single cell b. Bundle of axons ✓
c. Tissue only d. Organ

11. Sensory neurons carry impulses to:

a. Muscles b. CNS ✓
c. Skin d. Heart

12. Motor neurons carry impulses to:

a. CNS b. Organs
c. Effectors ✓ d. Brain only

13. Interneurons are found in:

a. Skin b. CNS ✓
c. Muscles d. Bones

14. Fastest impulse speed:

a. 10 m/s b. 50 m/s
c. 150 m/s ✓ d. 5 m/s

15. Brain is protected by:

a. Skin b. Skull ✓
c. Muscle d. Blood

16. Largest brain part:

a. Cerebellum b. Cerebrum ✓
c. Medulla d. Pons

17. Cerebrum controls:

a. Breathing b. Thinking ✓
c. Digestion d. Heartbeat

18. Thalamus controls:

a. Blood flow b. Sensory functions ✓
c. Movement d. Digestion

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19. Hypothalamus controls:
a. Vision b. Temperature ✓
c. Hearing d. Speech

20. Midbrain function:

a. Thinking b. Relay information ✓
c. Digestion d. Balance

21. Hindbrain includes:

a. Cerebrum b. Cerebellum ✓
c. Thalamus d. Hypothalamus

22. Cerebellum controls:

a. Thinking b. Balance ✓
c. Breathing d. Digestion

23. Medulla oblongata controls:

a. Writing b. Heartbeat ✓
c. Memory d. Vision

24. Spinal cord is extension of:

a. Brain stem ✓ b. Cerebrum
c. Nerves d. Skull

25. Reflex action is:

a. Slow action b. Voluntary
c. Immediate ✓ d. Learned

26. The unit of nervous system is:

a. neuron ✔️ b. tissue
c. organ d. bone

27. The long part of neuron is called:

a. dendrite b. axon ✔️
c. nucleus d. cell body

28. The brain and spinal cord together form:

a. peripheral system b. central nervous system ✔️
c. digestive system d. circulatory system

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29. The function of nervous system is to:
a. digest food b. control body ✔️
c. pump blood d. make bones

30. Messages in nerves travel as:

a. blood b. nerve impulses ✔️
c. oxygen d. water

31. The organ that controls thinking is:

a. heart b. cerebrum ✔️
c. lungs d. stomach

32. Balance of body is controlled by:

a. cerebellum ✔️ b. cerebrum
c. medulla d. spinal cord

33. The fastest response in body is:

a. voluntary action b. reflex action ✔️
c. slow action d. learned action

34. Pulling hand from a pin is:

a. voluntary action b. reflex action ✔️
c. slow action d. planned action

35. The spinal cord passes through:

a. skull b. backbone ✔️
c. ribs d. chest

36. Receptors are present in:

a. skin ✔️ b. bones
c. muscles d. teeth

37. The brain is protected by:

a. ribs b. skull ✔️
c. lungs d. muscles

38. The spinal cord is protected by:

a. skull b. vertebral column ✔️
c. ribs d. muscles

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39. A quick automatic response is called:
a. voluntary action b. reflex action ✔️
c. slow action d. learned action

40. The message from brain to muscles is carried by:

a. sensory neuron b. motor neuron ✔️
c. inter-neuron d. receptor

41. The message from sense organ to brain is carried by:

a. motor neuron b. sensory neuron ✔️
c. inter-neuron d. gland

42. The center for breathing is:

a. cerebrum b. medulla oblongata ✔️
c. cerebellum d. thalamus

43. Walking is an example of:

a. involuntary action b. voluntary action ✔️
c. reflex action d. slow action

44. Reading is controlled by:

a. thinking ✔️ b. automatic response
c. reflex d. sleep

45. The smallest functional unit of brain is:

a. neuron ✔️ b. tissue
c. organ d. bone

46. Glands and muscles act as:

a. receptors b. effectors ✔️
c. neurons d. tissues

47. The pathway of nerve impulse is called:

a. nerve path b. reflex arc ✔️
c. blood path d. muscle path

48. The sense organ for touch is:

a. eye b. skin ✔️
c. ear d. nose

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49. The control center of body is:
a. heart b. brain ✔️
c. lungs d. stomach

50. The system that coordinates body activities is:

a. digestive system b. nervous system ✔️
c. respiratory system d. skeletal system

51. The neurons that decide action for a stimulus are:

a. sensory neuron b. inter-neuron ✔️
c. motor neuron d. all of these

52. The parts of neuron that receive messages are:

a. cell body b. dendrites ✔️
c. axons d. nuclei

53. Heartbeat is controlled by:

a. cerebrum b. cerebellum
c. medulla oblongata ✔️ d. hypothalamus

54. Many axons enclosed in a common sheath form:

a. nerve cell b. nerve ✔️
c. dendrite d. spinal cord

55. Sensory neurons carry messages towards:

a. muscles b. glands
c. sense organs d. brain and spinal cord ✔️

56. Precise and accurate body movements are controlled by:

a. cerebellum ✔️ b. cerebrum
c. thalamus d. midbrain

57. When you have a toothache, you feel pain because:

a. there is a cavity in your tooth b. tiny bits of food are left
c. bacteria digest the food d. the cavity reaches the nerves and the
nerves send a message to the brain ✔️

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 Worksheet of Science Today
Topic: Nervous System & Human Actions

1. Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

The Peripheral Nervous System consists of a network of nerves spread in the body to
connect all parts to the Central Nervous System.

• There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves which arise from the brain.

• There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves which arise from the spinal cord.

2. Working of the Nervous System (Simple & Accurate)

The nervous system detects changes and produces responses through these key
steps:

1. Stimulus: Any change in the environment (like heat or sound) that a receptor
detects.

2. Sensory Neurons: These carry the message from the receptor to the Central
Nervous System (Brain).

3. Processing: The Central Nervous System processes the message and sends a
signal to motor neurons.

4. Motor Neurons: These carry the nerve impulse to the Effectors (Muscles and
Glands) to produce a response.

Stimulus → Receptor → Sensory Neuron → CNS → Motor Neuron → Effector →

Response

3. Actions Controlled by the Nervous System

Voluntary actions:
The body actions which are performed under conscious control, i.e., which are done
after thinking over them are called voluntary actions. For example; speaking, eating,
reading, walking, running, clapping, etc., are voluntary actions.

Involuntary actions:
The body actions which are performed without involvement of thinking process are
called involuntary actions. Involuntary actions are not performed under conscious
control.

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