WorksheetsUCEA B10 Human Nervous System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The _______ send and receive messages from the brain.
a)
Nerves
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Brain
2.
The ________ is a rope-like bundle of nerves. It is also the main pathway for information.
a)
Nerves
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Brain
3.
The _____ controls all the other organs, and processes all the information.
a)
Nerves
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Brain
4.
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
5.
What are specialized nerve endings that detect change inside and outside the body?
a)
interneurons
b)
receptors
c)
motor neurons
d)
reflex arc
6.
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
7.
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
8.
The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.
a)
heart, brain, kidneys
b)
lungs, liver, stomach
c)
brain, spinal cord, nerves
d)
eyes, pancreas, veins
9.
Part of the nervous system made of the brain and spinal cord.
a)
central nervous system
b)
peripheral nervous system
10.
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
11.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "D" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Node of Ranvier
12.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "E" represent?
a)
Schwann Cell
b)
Node of Ranvier
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Myelin Sheath
13.
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
14.
The junction between two communication neurons is called the
a)
Synapse
b)
Neurotransmitter
c)
Nerve Pathway
d)
Calcium Channel
15.
A nerve cell can also be termed
a)
Neuron
b)
Cell Body
c)
Dendrite
d)
Axon
16.
In this picture, the red line represents a(n)
a)
motor neuron
b)
sensory neuron
c)
receptor
d)
interneuron
17.
In this picture, the blue line represents a(n)
a)
interneuron
b)
motor neuron
c)
sensory neuron
d)
effector
18.
What is known as a quick, automatic response to a stimulus?
a)
Reaction
b)
Reflex
c)
Procedural Memory
d)
After-image
19.
Which of the following is the final part of a reflex arc?
a)
integration center
b)
effector
c)
receptor
d)
sensory neuron
20.
A reflex is an involuntary action.
a)
True
b)
False
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