Nervous System Review

Rachel is driving to school when another car suddenly pulls out in front of her.  She slams on the brakes,  an action which prevents an accident from occurring. Rachel begins to feel an adrenaline rush as her heart starts racing. Which division of the nervous system is responsible for this response?

• parasympathetic nervous system

• somatic nervous system

• sympathetic nervous system

• visceral nervous system

Which is not a function of the meninges?

• cushion the brain

• nourish the brain

• protect the central nervous system

• supply blood to the central nervous system

An epidural blocks pain, which type of neuron is targeted by an epidural?

• cerbral neuron

• interneuron

• motor neuron

• sensory neuron

What is the correct organizational sequence of the nervous system categories following the path of motor output?

1. Autonomic Nervous System

2. Central Nervous System

3. Peripheral Nervous System

4. Sympathetic Nervous System

• 2,3,4,1

• 2.3.1.4

• 3,4,1,2

• 3,1,2,4

If a person suffered a head injury and her primary symptoms included trouble balancing and coordinating basic movements, which part of the brain is most likely damaged?

• cerebellum

• cerebrum

• hypothalamus

• medulla oblongata

What is a response to a reflex?

• laughing at a comedian

• coughing due to too much perfume

• running away from a bear

• limping after falling on your leg

The circulatory system relies on signals from the nervous system to __________.

• production of blood cells

• regulate blood pressue

• exchange O2 and CO2 in red blood cells

• Control cholesterol

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which division of the nervous system is responsible for restoring the body to normal function following a stressful event?

• parasympathetic

• somatic

• sympathetic

• visceral

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which of the following is true regarding the transmission of nervous impulses fromone neuron to the next?

• All neurotransmitters are inhibitory.

• Neurotransmitters cannot be reabsorbed.

• The axon of one neuron touches the dendrite of the next.

• Chemical messages are carried across a space between neurons.

Which of the following describes the pattern of events that happen following a threshold potential?

• K channels open and K ions diffuse inward, the membrane becomes depolarized, Na channels open and Na ions diffuse outward, the membrane become repolarized.

• K channels open and K ions diffuse outward, the membrane become repolarized, Na channels open and Na ions diffuse inward, the membrane becomes depolarized.

• Na channels open and Na ions diffuse inward, the membrane becomes depolarized, K channels open and K ions diffuse outward, the membrane become repolarized.

• Na channels open and Na ions diffuse outward, the membrane become repolarized, K channels open and K ions diffuse inward, the membrane becomes depolarized.