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WorksheetsNervous Sys
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the branched nerve fibers that receive impluses toward the cell body of a neuron?
a)
Dendrites
b)
Axon
c)
Terminal
d)
Neuron
2.
Sensory neuron; carries impulses from the body to the CNS
a)
Efferent neuron
b)
Afferent neuron
c)
Dendrite
d)
Perkinje Fibers
3.
Motor neuron; carries impluse from the CNS to the body
a)
Dendrites
b)
Terminal
c)
Afferent neuron
d)
Efferent neuron
4.
What conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body?
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Terminal
d)
Perkinje Fibers
5.
branch of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord
a)
Central Nervous System
b)
Peripheral Nervous System
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Limbic System
6.
Branch of the nervous system that is outside the central nervous system:
Cranial Nerves
Spinal Nerves
Autonomic Nervous System
Cranial Nerves
Spinal Nerves
Autonomic Nervous System
a)
Cranial Nerves
b)
Limbic System
c)
Central Nervous System
d)
Peripheral Nervous System
7.
3 membranes that over the brain and spinal cord: dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater
a)
Meninges
b)
Gray Matter
c)
Cerebrum
d)
Mucosa
8.
neuroglial wrapping around an axon, insulates electricity inside the axon increasing the speed of the impulse
a)
Coating
b)
Mucous
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Dendrite
9.
largest portion of the brain; 4 lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital
Responsible for conscious thought and reasoning
Responsible for conscious thought and reasoning
a)
Medulla
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Pons
d)
Amygdala
10.
Fluid produced in the brain ventricles, provides nutrients, hormone, waste products, gases etc.
a)
Cerebral Spinal Fluid
b)
Water
c)
Mucosa
d)
Plasma
11.
hard thick outer layer of meninges
a)
Dura mater
b)
Skull
c)
Cranium
d)
Sulci
12.
middle layer of the meninges, "spiderweb-like"
a)
Arachnoid mater
b)
Pia Mater
c)
Skull
d)
Cranium
13.
thin delicate and deepest meninges layer, directly on the brain and spinal cord
a)
Pia Mater
b)
Arachnoid Mater
c)
Dura Mater
d)
Mucosa
14.
Portion of cerebrum generates motor commands, language, planning and other high-level functions
a)
Frontal
b)
Limbic
c)
Parietal
d)
Amygdala
15.
posterior lobes of the cerebrum; contain visual processing areas
a)
Parietal
b)
Temporal
c)
Occipital
d)
Frontal
16.
brain region containing hypothalamus and thalamus
a)
Diencephalon
b)
Cranium
c)
Frontal lobe
d)
Limbic System
17.
base of diencephalon; regulates homeostasis including temperature and hunger and thirst etc.
a)
Medulla Oblongata
b)
Pons
c)
Thymus
d)
Hypothalamus
18.
midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata; brain regions connecting "higher" brain regions and spinal cord
a)
Limbic
b)
Brain stem
c)
Midbrain
d)
Thalmus
19.
"fight or flight" division of ANS (heart rate increases, blood vessels dilate, respiration increases, etc.)
a)
Sympathetic ANS
b)
Parasympathetic ANS
c)
PNS
d)
CNS
20.
"feed or breed" division of ANS; maintains homeostasis
a)
Sympathetic ANS
b)
CNS
c)
Parasympathetic ANS
d)
PNS
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