WorksheetsNervous System
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The _____ is the basic building block of the nervous system.
a)
soma
b)
neuron
c)
axon
d)
terminal
2.
_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Fun
3.
_____ neurons carry messages away from the central nervous system.
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Flower
4.
Dendrites send messages to the terminal buttons.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
This is the area in a neuron that determines whether or not a given neuron will 'fire.'
a)
Soma (cell body)
b)
dendrite
c)
axon
d)
terminal button
6.
Every one of your actions arises from:
a)
Neural Impulses from muscles to brain
b)
Neural Impulses from brain to muscles
7.
What is the all or nothing principle?
a)
A neuron either totally fires or doesn't at all
b)
A neuron will fire even with minimal stimuation
c)
A neuron can part way fire
8.
Neurons only communicate with electrical signals.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What is reuptake?
a)
Returning a shirt to the store.
b)
nuerotransmitters moving from the synapse back to the presynaptic terminal buttons
c)
the building up of the myelin sheath around the axon
d)
the movement of negative ions to the outside of the axon
10.
_____ are biochemical substances that are released into the synaptic cleft to stimulate or suppress other neurons.
a)
receptors
b)
hormones
c)
nuerotransmitters
d)
interneurons
11.
Individuals who suffer from depression sometimes lack which of the following neurotransmitters:
a)
dopamine
b)
acetylcholine
c)
GABA
d)
Serotonin
12.
Disturbances of the neurotransmitter _____ can produce memory problems.
a)
Serotonin
b)
Acetylcholine
c)
Dopamine
d)
GABA
13.
A four-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the head and almost his entire left hemisphere was removed but just three years later he was nearly completely normal. What term best explains the ability of the brain to 'rewire' itself, especially when we are young?
a)
Plasticity
b)
Reflexology
c)
reuptake
d)
explandability
14.
The two major subsystems of the nervous system are the central neervous system and the
a)
autonomic nervous system
b)
sympathetic nervous system
c)
peripheral nervous system
d)
somatic nervous system
15.
The central nervous system is comprised of all the neurons in the brain and the ____.
a)
Spinal Cord
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Medulla
d)
Pons
16.
Amy has an itch on her nose and would like to scratch it. What part of her nervous system will control the movement of her arm to scratch her nose?
a)
Somatic
b)
Sympathetic
c)
Parasympathetic
d)
Autonomic
17.
"Fight or flight" behavior is associated with:
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Central
d)
Somatic
18.
In the _____ procedure, a composite picture of neuron activity is produced by detecting atomic particles emitted by radioactive dye.
a)
fMRI
b)
MRI
c)
EEG
d)
PET
19.
Our ability to breath is controlled by the _____
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Pons
c)
Medulla
d)
Reticular System
20.
This controls your alertness level.
a)
Reticular Formation
b)
Pons
c)
Thalamus
d)
Amygdala
21.
Hearing a bird sing involves the transfer of auditory information from the ear through the spinal cord, then the reticular activating system, then to the _____ which will direct messages to the auditory cortex.
a)
Occipital Lobe
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Thalamus
d)
Temporal Lobe
22.
The _____ is important for the human ability to tap dance and walk on a tightrope.
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Medulla
c)
Thalamus
d)
Amygdala
23.
A person who has suffered damage to their hippocampus would be expected to have difficulty with:
a)
Walking a straight line
b)
Seeing the board
c)
Making new memories
d)
Breathing
24.
A stroke that damages parts of your amygdala would be expected to:
a)
Change your emotions
b)
Alter your memory
c)
Make you thirsty
25.
The _____ is involved in the regulation of feeding, drinking, and sexual behavior.
a)
Thalamus
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Hippocampus
26.
Damage to the _____ would impair our ability to plan and reason.
a)
Medulla
b)
Cerebral Cortex
c)
Pons
d)
Reticular Formation
27.
Some boxers have permanent vision damage from their years of fighting, which of the lobes would incur damage to create this result?
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Occipital
d)
Temporal
28.
Some schizophrenics who claim to be experiencing auditory hallucinations have irregular activity where in their brain?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
29.
The _____ interconnects the two hemispheres of the cerebrum.
a)
cerebellum
b)
limbic system
c)
cerebral cortex
d)
corpus callosum
30.
Thanksgiving is on November ____.
a)
23
b)
24
c)
25
d)
26
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