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WorksheetsNervous System Structures
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The central nervous system includes all EXCEPT the following.
a)
Brain
b)
Brain Stem
c)
Spinal Cord
d)
Optic nerve
2.
The region of the brain that makes up the majority of the mass of the brain is the
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Brain Stem
c)
Diencephalon
d)
Cerebrum
3.
Deep grooves that separate the cerebrum into lobes are called
a)
fissures
b)
gyri
c)
sulci
d)
ganglia
4.
Controls heartbeat and breathing
a)
Pons
b)
Medulla
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Thalamus
5.
Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements
a)
Thalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Cerebellum
6.
Wrinkled part of the brain's surface where the body processes information
a)
Forebrain
b)
Cerebral Cortex
c)
Corpus Callosum
d)
Cerebellum
7.
The cerebral cortex is made of
a)
white matter
b)
gray matter
c)
pink goo
d)
basal ganglia
8.
Which lobe of the brain is this?
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Occipital
d)
Temporal
9.
This brain lobe controls mood changes.
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Occipital
d)
Temporal
10.
The ____ separates the two sides of our brain.
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Cerebral Cortex
c)
Thalamus
d)
Corpus Callosum
11.
The ___ relays information from the sense organs to the area of the brain that process the information.
a)
Thalmus
b)
Pons
c)
Cerebral Cortex
d)
Hippocampus
12.
The Medulla Obolongata controls our ___.
a)
Blood Pressure
b)
Muscle Memory
c)
Pain reaction
d)
Memory
13.
Nerve responsible for the sense of smell
a)
oculomotor
b)
olfactory
c)
optic
d)
trochlear
14.
There are ____ cranial nerves
a)
7
b)
8
c)
10
d)
12
15.
The system that contains the cranial nerves and spinal nerves?
a)
CNS
b)
PNS
c)
DNR
d)
ABC
16.
These nerves only carry signals TO the central nervous system.
a)
Motor nerves
b)
Efferent nerves
c)
Mixed nerves
d)
Afferent nerves
17.
These nerves can carry messages to and from the central nervous system
a)
sensory nerves
b)
motor nerves
c)
mixed nerves
d)
efferent nerves
18.
This region of the brain interprets speech.
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain stem
d)
Diencephalon
19.
The ridges or bumps of the cerebrum are called
a)
Gyri
b)
Sulci
c)
Fissures
d)
Spagetti
20.
The membrane that surrounds each individual nerve fiber is the
a)
endoneurium
b)
prineurium
c)
epineurium
d)
fasicle
21.
The membrane that surrounds a group of nerve fascicles are
a)
endoneurium
b)
prineurium
c)
epineurium
d)
fasicle
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