wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

nervous system

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 15mins

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 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
5.
Name the three main parts of the Nervous System?
a)
heart, blood, veins
b)
brain, nerves, spinal cord
c)
nerves, blood, cells
d)
spinal cord, back bones, brains
6.
What are the two main functions of the nervous system?
a)
1)  Communication System
2)  Carries messages to & from the brain 
b)
1)  Circulates Items
2)  Carries Items
c)
1)  Master Mind
2)  Head Lines Man
d)
1)  Planner
2)  Caretaker
7.
What is the main function of the nervous system?
a)
clean waste from the cells
b)
absorb nutrients for energy
c)
deliver messages to the brain
8.
Which system is most closely associated with the brain?
a)
nervous
b)
muscular
c)
circulatory
d)
respiratory
9.
This is the main organ of the nervous system. 
a)
brain
b)
electrical impulse
c)
gland
d)
heart
10.
When you react to catch a dropped ruler your body reacts in this order:
a)
1) muscles contract 2) eyes sense ruler move 3) message sent to brain 4) message sent to the muscles
b)
1) message sent to muscles 2) muscles contract 3) message sent to brain 4) eyes sense ruler move
c)
1) eyes contract 2) muscles sent to brain 3) message sense moves 4) ruler is sent to muscles
d)
1) eyes sense ruler move 2) message sent to brain 3) message sent to muscles 4) muscles contract
11.
The major set of large nerves running down the spinal column or vertebrae.
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Brain
d)
Spinal Cord