Nervous System Quiz

  Which part of the nerve cell receives nerve impulses from other cells?

• dendrite
• axon
• cell body
• axon terminal

What does the cerebrum control?

• controls thoughts and voluntary actions
• controls vital and involuntary actions 
• controls balance
• controls the uvula

Which part of the brain helps keep your balance so you don't fall flat on your face?

• Cerebellum

• Medulla oblongata

• Pituitary gland

• Spinal cord

What is the main function of the nervous system?

• clean waste from the cells
• absorb nutrients for energy
• deliver messages to the brain

The main organ of the nervous system.

• spinal cord

• nerves

• neuron

• brain

A nerve cell that is specialized to transfer messages in the form of fast moving electrical energy

• neuron

• brain

• medulla

• cerebellum

The space between an axon of a neuron that is communicating with a dendrite of another neuron is called a ________________.

• Neuron

• Brain message

• Stimulus

• Synapse

When the spinal cord responds in an emergency to a stimulus before the brain, this is called a...

• response

• synapse

• cerebral response

• reflex

Lobe of cerebrum that processes vision

• Occipital
• Frontal
• Temporal
• Parietal

A person has a stroke on her occipital lobe.  What might happen to her?

• reduced planning abilities
• deafness
• coma
• blindness