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WorksheetsNervous System Part 2
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Nerve impulses travel faster through unmyelinated axons.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The situation in which the axons from different parts of the nervous system lead to the same neuron is known as divergence.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The movement of sodium and potassium ions across a cell membrane is called a(n)
a)
resting potential
b)
impulse
c)
neurilemma
d)
synapse
4.
The sodium potassium pump allows
a)
potassium ions out slower than sodium
b)
sodium ions out slower than potassium
c)
potassium ions out faster than sodium
5.
Nerve impulses jump from
a)
node to dendrite
b)
dendrite to node
c)
dendrite to synapse
d)
node to node
6.
If a neuron responds at all, it responds completely. This is known as the
a)
threshold
b)
all-or-none response
c)
neuronal pool
d)
withdrawal reflex
7.
The junction between 2 neurons is called the
a)
dendrite
b)
axon
c)
node of Ranvier
d)
synapse
8.
Neurotransmitters are
a)
proteins
b)
hormones
c)
biochemicals
d)
impulses
9.
Groups of neurons that make hundreds of synaptic connections are known as the
a)
withdrawal reflex
b)
all or none response
c)
neuronal pool
d)
meninges
10.
The actual gap in the synapse is called the
a)
synaptic bridge
b)
synaptic vesicle
c)
synaptic membrane
d)
synaptic cleft
11.
When an impulse leaves a neuronal pool to stimulate several others it is known as
a)
convergence
b)
divergence
c)
amplification
d)
threshold response
12.
An automatic subconscious response to a stimulus is called a
a)
potassium pump
b)
all or none response
c)
rapid fire response
d)
reflex
13.
The rapid withdrawal from something that causes pain is called the
a)
node to node response
b)
withdrawal reflex
c)
rapid fire response
d)
action potential
14.
Membranes around the brain and spinal cord are known as the
a)
neurilemma
b)
dura mater
c)
meninges
d)
pia mater
15.
the fluid that protects and cushions the brain is called
a)
cerebrospinal fluid
b)
neurilemma
c)
potassium
d)
sodium
16.
delicate
a)
dura mater
b)
arachnoid
c)
pia mater
17.
tough
a)
dura mater
b)
arachnoid
c)
pia mater
18.
weblike
a)
dura mater
b)
arachnoid
c)
pia mater
19.
innermost layer attached to the brain
a)
dura mater
b)
arachnoid
c)
pia mater
20.
white fibrous connective tissue
a)
dura mater
b)
arachnoid
c)
pia mater
21.
no blood vessels because it is thin
a)
dura mater
b)
arachnoid
c)
pia mater
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