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WorksheetsNervous System Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and cranial nerves
c)
spinal cord and spinal nerves
d)
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
2.
Which of the following is a part of the nervous system?
a)
lungs
b)
the heart
c)
the spinal cord
d)
skin
3.
What are the two parts of the nervous system?
a)
The brain and spinal cord
b)
The central nervous and peripheral nervous system
c)
The neurons and the dendrites
d)
The cerebrum and the medulla
4.
What are the 3 main parts of the brain?
a)
Brain stem and medulla, neurons, and cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum, motor nerves, brain stem and medulla
c)
Cerebrum, cerebellum, spinal cord
d)
Cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem and medulla
5.
Whose job is it to carry nerve impulses away from a cell body in a neuron?
a)
Axons
b)
Dendrites
c)
Spinal Cord
d)
Synapses
6.
Which part of the brain helps you learn new things in science class?
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Brain stem and medulla
d)
Motor nerves
7.
What is the purpose of neurons?
a)
Neurons control persons imagination
b)
Neurons coordinate skeletal muscles
c)
Neurons transmit messages throughout body
d)
Neurons control heart beat, breathing, and digestion
8.
What does the peripheral nervous system do?
a)
Help you learn new facts
b)
Help nerve impulses move
c)
Controls imagination
d)
Delivers messages from the Central Nervous system to body
9.
What is the largest part of the brain?
a)
Thalamus
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Spinal Cord
d)
Cerebrum
10.
Responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestion.
a)
Somatic Nervous System
b)
Autonomic Nervous System
c)
Spinal Cord
d)
Brainstem
11.
Which system controls body movements?
a)
Autonomic Nervous System
b)
Central Nervous System
c)
Peripheral Nervous System
d)
Somatic Nervous System
12.
Which system controls body movements?
a)
Autonomic Nervous System
b)
Central Nervous System
c)
Peripheral Nervous System
d)
Somatic Nervous System
13.
An extension of a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body
a)
Dendrite
b)
Nerve
c)
Vein
d)
Axon
14.
A cytoplasmic extension of a neuron that receives stimuli
a)
Axon
b)
Nerve
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
15.
A cytoplasmic extension of a neuron that receives stimuli
a)
Axon
b)
Nerve
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
16.
A cytoplasmic extension of a neuron that receives stimuli
a)
Axon
b)
Nerve
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
17.
The junction at which the end of the axon of a neuron meets the end of a dendrite or the cell body of another neuron
a)
Synapse
b)
Neurotransmitter
c)
Threshold
d)
Nerve
18.
A chemical substance that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse
a)
Neurotransmitter
b)
Axon
c)
Synapse
d)
Nerve
19.
The light sensitive inner layer of the eye
a)
Retina
b)
Cornea
c)
Lens
d)
Pupil
20.
What helps you maintain balance?
a)
Ear canal
b)
Stirrup
c)
Cochlea
d)
Semicircular canals
21.
What is the proper name for a nerve cell?
a)
Nerves
b)
Neuron
c)
Nilli
d)
Brain
22.
Anything that causes your brain to react is called an_____
a)
Stimulus
b)
Action
c)
Impulse
d)
Axon
23.
The part of the neuron that takes in and receives messages is called the _____
a)
dendrite
b)
nucleus
c)
axon
d)
synapse
24.
The gap that a message has to cross to get from one neuron to the other is called the _____
a)
synapse
b)
dendrite
c)
axon
d)
nucleus
25.
Any message that is sent by the body or the brain using neurons is called an _____
a)
impulse
b)
reaction
c)
synapse
d)
stimulus
26.
Neurons that only travel from the body to the brain are called _____
a)
sensory neurons
b)
interneurons
c)
motor neurons
27.
Neurons that travel only from the brain to the body are called _____
a)
motor neurons
b)
inteneurons
c)
sensory neurons
28.
Neurons that are in the brain only are called _____.
a)
interneurons
b)
sensory neurons
c)
motor neurons
29.
The only 2 parts of the body that are included in the central nervous system are the _____ and _____
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and backbone
c)
spinal cord and eyes
d)
brain and eyes
30.
The nob on the bottom part of the brain where balance and coordination are controlled is called the _____
a)
cerebellum
b)
cerebrum
c)
brain stem
31.
Which part of the brain controls language?
a)
cerebrum
b)
cerebellum
c)
brain stem
32.
Which part of the brain controls balance?
a)
cerebellum
b)
cerebrum
c)
brain stem
33.
Which part of the brain controls breathing?
a)
brain stem
b)
cerebrum
c)
cerebellum
34.
Which part of the brain controls heart beat?
a)
brain stem
b)
cerebellum
c)
cerebrum
35.
Which part of the brain controls taste?
a)
cerebrum
b)
cerebellum
c)
brain stem
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