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WorksheetsNervous System
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mrs. Lee has muscle pain, fatigue, sleeping difficulties, depression and exercise intolerance. her doctor has prescribed only symptomatic treatment and states that this disorder is most common in women. What is her most common diagnosis?
a)
muscle spasm
b)
fibromyalgia
c)
myasthenia gravis
d)
muscular dystrophy
2.
The membrane covering the brain is called:
a)
ventricles
b)
vessels
c)
periosteum
d)
meninges
3.
Mr. Lee fell 20 feet from a ladder. Tests revealed that he has damage to the inner most meningeal layer. What structure is damaged?
a)
arachnoid
b)
dura mater
c)
pia mater
d)
ventricles
4.
The _____ is located below the cerebrum.
a)
diencephalon
b)
pituitary gland
c)
hypothalamus
d)
cerebellum
5.
Another name for the nerve is:
a)
dendrite
b)
axon
c)
neuron
6.
The _____ nervous system consists of brain and the spinal cord.
a)
autonomic
b)
central
c)
peripheral
7.
The _____ nervous system consists of the part of the nervous system that supplies the internal organs, including the blood vessels, stomach, intestine, liver, kidneys, bladder, genitals, lungs, pupils, heart, and sweat, salivary, and digestive glands.
a)
peripheral
b)
central
c)
autonomic
8.
Cowboy Tex was suffered a spinal cord injury when bull riding. What nervous system was damaged?
a)
central
b)
peripheral
9.
Phil got in a motor vehicle accident. He now has trouble with appetite control and temperature regulation. What area of the brain is affected?
a)
cerebrum
b)
cerebellum
c)
brain stem
d)
hypothalamus
10.
The ______ 's function is planning, recalling information and decision making.
a)
brain stem
b)
hypothalamus
c)
cerebrum
d)
cerebellum
11.
The ____ lobe coordinates voluntary muscle movement?
a)
frontal
b)
occipital
c)
parietal
d)
temporal
12.
Symptoms of this disease is characterized by headache, fever, stiff neck, nausea and vomiting. To diagnose a patient may have to have a lumbar puncture. Treatment is antibiotics. What disease is this?
a)
fibromyalgia
b)
neuritis
Guillian Barre Syndrome
Guillian Barre Syndrome
c)
Rhinitis
d)
Bacterial Meningitis
13.
A disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures.
a)
Bacterial Meningitis
b)
Parkinson's Disease
c)
Epilepsy
d)
Hydrocephalus
14.
In this disease, neurons in the brain gradually break down or die. Many of the symptoms are due to a loss of neurons that produce a chemical messenger in your brain called dopamine. When dopamine levels decrease, it causes abnormal brain activity which leads to tremors, "pill rolling", gait shuffling, stiffness and slow movement.
a)
Cerebral Palsy
b)
Epilepsy
c)
Multiple Sclerosis
d)
Parkinson's disease
15.
Chris just rescued a 2 yr old little girl from a burning house. His breathing and pulse rate are slowing down. He is now feeling fatigued. What part of the nervous system is responsible for these changes?
a)
sympathetic nervous system
b)
parasympathetic nervous system
16.
This disease is a crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease. The virus spreads from person to person and can invade an infected person’s brain and spinal cord, causing paralysis. It is rare in the U.S. b/c we have a vaccine for it. What is this disease?
a)
encephalitis
b)
bacterial meningitis
c)
Poliomyelitis
d)
Multiple Sclerosis
17.
Paralysis of the legs and lower body, typically caused by spinal injury or disease is called ______.
a)
paresthesia
b)
quadraplegia
c)
hemiplegia
d)
paraplegia
18.
________ means paralysis of one side of the body including one arm, one leg and the trunk.
a)
hemiplegia
b)
paraplegia
paraplegia
paraplegia
c)
paresthesia
paresthesia
paresthesia
d)
quadraplegia
19.
This form of paralysis affects the whole body and is inevitably the product of damage high in the spinal cord, usually in the cervical spine between C1-C7. The higher the injury is, the more extensive the damage will be, and very high spinal cord injuries are often immediately fatal.
a)
hemiplegia
b)
quadraplegia
c)
paresthesia
d)
paraplegia
20.
____ is a clear, colorless liquid that bathes the brain and spinal cord. While its primary function is to cushion the brain within the skull and serve as a shock absorber for the central nervous system, it also circulates nutrients and chemicals filtered from the blood and removes waste products from the brain.
a)
choroid plexus
b)
cerebrospinal fluid
c)
lymph
21.
Bill is experiencing tachycardia and dry mouth following an accident. After a few hours, his symptoms disappeared. Which nervous system structures were likely activated?
a)
central nervous system
b)
autonomic nervous system
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