Nervous System Review Questions

Select two ways that your brain is protected from injury.

• skull

• a hat

• liquid

• spinal cord

What is a neuron?

• a bone in your spinal cord

• a blood vessel in your brain

• a nerve cell

• a stroke

If you lose the feeling in a body part, you may have become __________________.

• sleepy

• paralyzed

• comatose

• stroke

A blocked blood vessel in the brain can lead to a __________.

• kidney infection

• stomach ulcer

• lung infection

• stroke

What is the main function of the nervous system?

• to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide

• to break down food consumed by a person for nutrients

• to control the body's activities by relaying messages

• to control the body's movements

What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

• Central and Lower nervous systems

• Central and Peripheral nervous systems

• Lower and Cerebral nervous systems

• Central and Muscular nervous systems

What are the three parts of the nervous system?

• brain, spinal cord, nerves

• brain, lungs, spinal cord

• heart, brain, nerves

• brain, nerves, neurons

A nerve cell is called a:

• neutron

• nerve

• neuron

• synapse

True or False: the cell body of a neuron has a nucleus.

• True

• False

Senses recognize ____________ which are recognized by the brain and results in a response.

• Synapses

• Brain messages

• Stimuli (plural of stimulus)

• Cerebrums