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WorksheetsNervous System
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The _____ is the basic building block of the nervous system.
a)
soma
b)
neuron
c)
axon
d)
terminal
2.
The central nervous system is comprised of all the neurons in the brain and the ____.
a)
Spinal Cord
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Medulla
d)
Pons
3.
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
4.
"Fight or flight" behavior is associated with:
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Central
d)
Somatic
5.
What is the main control center of the body that contains the brain and spinal cord?
a)
Peripheral nervous system
b)
Central nervous system
c)
Autonomic nervous system
d)
Somatic nervous system
6.
The nervous system is made of these three parts:
a)
Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerves
b)
Brain,Tendons, and Ligaments
c)
Brain, Heart and Lungs
d)
Spinal Cord, Vertebrae and nerves
7.
Nerve Cells are also called:
a)
Capillaries
b)
Axons
c)
Neurons
d)
NeoCortex
8.
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
9.
What does the autonomic nervous system control?
a)
Voluntary movement
b)
Cardiac muscles only
c)
Involuntary responses
d)
The spinal cord
10.
What is the correct sequence of the Reflex Arc?
a)
Afferent Neuron ->
Affector ->
Interneuron ->
Effector ->
Efferent Neuron
Affector ->
Interneuron ->
Effector ->
Efferent Neuron
b)
Affector ->
Afferent Neuron -> Interneuron ->
Efferent Neuron -> Effector
Afferent Neuron -> Interneuron ->
Efferent Neuron -> Effector
c)
Efferent Neuron ->
Effector ->
Interneuron ->
Affector ->
Afferent Neuron
Effector ->
Interneuron ->
Affector ->
Afferent Neuron
d)
Effector ->
Efferent Neuron ->
Interneuron ->
Afferent Neuron ->
Affector
Efferent Neuron ->
Interneuron ->
Afferent Neuron ->
Affector
11.
The myelin sheath
a)
makes the signal travel faster
b)
protects the neuron
c)
carries the signal away from the cell body
d)
carries the signal to the cell body
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