Biology

Nervous System Physiology

1,959 Questions

Enhance your knowledge of human neurobiology through questions on nervous system physiology. The topics cover brain anatomy, sensory modalities, and the neural mechanisms controlling speech and language. This resource is ideal for students preparing for medical and general science exams.

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Nervous System Physiology Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Fingers

  2. Tongue

  3. Intestine

  4. Nerves

  5. Skin

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Nerves are the part of nervous system. Nerves act like electric wires in the human body as they spread all over the body and send messages to brain. If we touch a hot cup, the nerves in the skin send message to the brain and then brain orders the hand to withdraw itself from the cup.

Multiple choice
  1. pre­mo­tor cor­tex

  2. pri­mary motor cor­tex

  3. asso­ci­a­tion cortex

  4. pri­mary sen­sory cor­tex

  5. broca’s area

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

These are the cortical areas that are neither motor nor sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information.The idea of a voluntary movement originates in the asso­ci­a­tion cortex.

Multiple choice
  1. sleep and arousal

  2. fight or flight response

  3. maintenance of body balance

  4. memory and speech

  5. visual reception

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The pons is a section of the brain lying above the medulla oblongata . It plays important role in arousal, sleep, carrying sensory information between the cerebrum and the cerebellum and helping control of autonomic functions.

Multiple choice
  1. Cerebellum

  2. Thalamus

  3. Hypothalamus

  4. Pons

  5. Cerebral cortex

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The cerebral cortex is the part of the brain that functions to make human beings unique and distinct. Distinct human traits encompassing higher thought, language and human consciousness as well as the ability to think, reason and imagine, all originate in the cerebral cortex.

Multiple choice
  1. axons

  2. myelin

  3. dendrites

  4. cell bodies

  5. meninges

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Grey matter in the central nervous system consists primarily of neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons, giving it a grey appearance. White matter consists of myelinated axons appearing white due to the myelin sheath. Meninges are the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, not part of the grey matter itself.

Multiple choice
  1. cerebellum and medulla oblongata

  2. cerebellum, pons and medulla oblongata

  3. cerebellum and pons

  4. pons and medulla oblongata

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The brain stem consists of three main parts: midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata. It connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord and controls vital functions like breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure. The cerebellum is located at the back of the brain, below the cerebrum, and is NOT part of the brain stem - it coordinates voluntary movement and balance. Options A, B, and C incorrectly include the cerebellum.

Multiple choice
  1. diencephalon

  2. cerebral cortex

  3. cerebellum

  4. medulla oblongata

  5. white matter

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The cerebral cortex is the outermost layered structure of neural tissue of the cerebrum (brain), in humans and some other vertebrates