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WorksheetsNervous and Endocrine System
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
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1.
The two major divisions of the nervous system are:
a)
brain and spinal cord.
b)
central and somatic nervous system.
c)
sympathetic and parasympatheic systems.
d)
peripheral and central nervous systems.
2.
The speed of neural conduction between neurons will result in difficulties in speaking, vision, and balance if the ___________ insulating the axons are damaged or removed.
a)
myelin sheath
b)
axons
c)
neurons
d)
dendrites
3.
Dr. Vazquez is examining a cell from the nervous system of an animal. He notices that at one end of the cell body is a long, fibrous strand of tissue. He immediately recognizes this as an axon that is responsible for:
a)
carrying signals away from the cell body.
b)
receiving signals from other cells and carrying them toward the cell body.
c)
determining the speed at which an action potential will travel.
d)
determining whether the cell inhibits or excites neighboring neurons.
4.
Messages are transmitted from one neuron to another through the:
a)
axon terminal of one neuron to the axon terminal of another neuron.
b)
dendrites of one neuron to the dendrites of another neuron.
c)
synapses of one neuron to the axon terminal of another neuron.
d)
axon terminals of one neuron to the dendrites of other neurons.
5.
Which of the following is regulated by the autonomic nervous system?
a)
Differentiating between hot and cold.
b)
Digesting food.
c)
Throwing a ball.
d)
Balancing on a balance be
6.
Acetylcholine and dopamine, which help control movement, are examples of:
a)
axons.
b)
glands.
c)
chromosomes.
d)
neurotransmitters.
7.
Neurotransmitters are _____________ that travel across the ____________ to another cell.
a)
electrical signals; receptors
b)
electrical signals; synapse
c)
chemicals; receptors
d)
chemicals; synapse
8.
The electrical charge that travels down the axon is called?
a)
Chemicals
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Action Potential
d)
Excitatory
9.
What receives impulses & conducts them to the cell body?
a)
Neurons
b)
Somas
c)
Dendrites
d)
Axon Terminals
10.
The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles is the:
a)
Somatic Nervous System
b)
Autonomic Nervous System
c)
Parasympathetic Nervous System
d)
Sympathetic Nervous System
11.
This gland regulates sugar levels in the blood:
a)
Ovaries
b)
Thyroid
c)
Pancreas
d)
Adrenal
12.
Chemical messengers that circulate throughout the body in the blood?
a)
Cells
b)
Glands
c)
Hormones
d)
Adrenaline
13.
Controls the pituitary gland?
a)
Thalamus
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Thyroid
d)
Testes
14.
The "Master Gland" that secretes many hormones, some of which affect other glands.
a)
Pituitary Gland
b)
Thyroid Gland
c)
Adrenal Gland
d)
Pancreas Gland
15.
The part of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body after a scare.
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Peripheral
d)
Somatic
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