WorksheetsNervous System
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What two things are found in the central nervous system?
a)
brain/spinal cord
b)
spinal cord/motor neurons
c)
motor/sensory neurons
d)
only brain
2.
Which part of the neuron is a long fiber that send information to other cells?
a)
dendrite
b)
terminal
c)
cell body
d)
axon
3.
What are specialized nerve endings that detect change inside and outside the body?
a)
interneurons
b)
receptors
c)
motor neurons
d)
reflex arc
4.
Which of the TWO nervous systems contains motor and sensory neurons?
a)
central nervous system
b)
peripheral
c)
motor
d)
sensory
5.
What is the LARGEST of the 3 parts of your brain?
a)
cerebellum
b)
cerebrum
c)
spinal cord
d)
medulla
6.
Which part of the brain controls balance and body position?
a)
cerebrum
b)
medulla
c)
cerebellum
d)
impluses
7.
If I step on a nail...what type of neuron take that signal TO the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?
a)
interneurons
b)
motor
c)
sensory
d)
receptors
8.
The spinal cord is protected by the _____?
a)
vertebrae
b)
skull
c)
lungs
d)
rib cage
9.
The impulse changes to _______________ as it moves ACROSS the synapse to other neurons.
a)
electrical
b)
chemical
c)
it stays the same
d)
liquid
10.
If I step on a nail...what type of neurons take the response to my muscles?
a)
motor
b)
interneurons
c)
sensory
d)
not neurons, muscle tissue sends the response
11.
What does the cerebrum control?
a)
controls thoughts and voluntary actions
b)
controls vital and involuntary actions
c)
controls balance
d)
controls the uvula
12.
What is the part highlighted in red?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
13.
Identify the lobe of the brain that is highlighted.
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
14.
Identify the lobe of the brain
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
15.
What is the largest area of the brain that controls everything conscious?
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Diencephalon
d)
Brain Stem
16.
Wrinkled part of the brain's surface where the body processes information
a)
Brain stem
b)
Cerebral Cortex
c)
Corpus Callosum
d)
Cerebellum
17.
This part is known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements.
a)
Thalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Cerebellum
18.
Part of the nervous system made of the nerves that are not part of the brain or spinal cord.
a)
central nervous system
b)
peripheral nervous system
19.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "E" represent?
a)
Schwann Cell
b)
Node of Ranvier
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Myelin Sheath
20.
What is the chemical used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another nerve cell?
a)
Neurotransmitters
b)
Synapse
c)
Threshold
d)
Impulse
21.
The junction between two communication neurons is called the
a)
Synapse
b)
Neurotransmitter
c)
Nerve Pathway
d)
Calcium Channel
22.
The job of the somatic nervous system is to control breathing and the respiratory system.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
a)
axons
b)
sensory receptors
c)
spinal cord
d)
motor neurons
24.
Division of the Autonomic Nervous System (which is a subdivision of the Peripheral Nervous System) that is FIGHT OR FLIGHT
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
25.
Division of the Autonomic Nervous System (which is a subdivision of the Peripheral Nervous System) that is for REST AND DIGEST
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
26.
Feeling of calm
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
27.
X
a)
Axon Terminal Button
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
28.
Z
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon Terminal
c)
Neurotransmitters
d)
Synapse
29.
You have two types of nerves in your peripheral nervous system
a)
somatic and autonomic
b)
sensory and motor
c)
parasympathetic and sympathetic
d)
neurons and anti-neurons
30.
The nerves in your legs are part of the ____ nervous system.
a)
Central
b)
Peripheral
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