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WorksheetsNervous System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A nerve cell. The basic structural unit of the nervous system.
a)
Neuron
b)
Spinal cord
c)
Dendrite
d)
Brain
2.
What two components make up the central nervous system?
a)
Brain/Spinal Cord
b)
Motor/Sensory neurons
c)
Spinal cord/Motor neurons
d)
Only Brain
3.
Which part of the neuron is a long fiber that send information to other cells?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Terminal
c)
Cell body
d)
Axon
4.
If I step on a nail...what type of neuron take that signal to the central nervous system?
a)
Interneurons
b)
Motor neurons
c)
Sensory
d)
Receptors
5.
Major function of the nervous system
a)
Movement
b)
Sensation
c)
Thought
d)
All of these
6.
The ________ is a rope-like bundle of nerves. It is also the main pathway for information.
a)
Nerves
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Brain
d)
Motor neurons
7.
Where in your body can you find nerve cells?
a)
Brain
b)
Spinal cord
c)
Neurons
d)
Everywhere
8.
Which part of a neuron receives information?
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Cell body
d)
Axon terminal
9.
Wht word is synonymous with autonomic?
a)
Voluntary
b)
Involuntary
c)
Central
d)
Brain
10.
Label the Neuron - What does the letter "A" represent?
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
11.
Label the Neuron - What does the letter "H" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon terminal
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Cell body
12.
Label the Neuron - What does the letter "E" represent?
a)
Cell Body
b)
Nucleus
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Myelin Sheath
13.
The junction between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron is called
a)
Synapse
b)
Neurotransmitter
c)
Nerve Pathway
d)
Calcium Channel
14.
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
15.
What is not a response of the Sympathetic Nervous system? (Fight or flight)
a)
Dilation of the pupils
b)
Elevation of the heart rate
c)
Increased blood flow to skeletal muscle
d)
Increased activity of the digestive system
16.
The myelin sheath (part that covers a neuron) is responsible for
a)
Slowing down signals
b)
Protecting the neuron and making signal travel faster
c)
Fueling cell body
d)
Carrying impulsees to other neurons
17.
______ send signals away from neurons whereas ______ receive signals from other neurons.
a)
Axons; Dendrites
b)
Synapses; dendrites
c)
Dendrites; axons
d)
Axons; synapses
18.
What type of responses does the parasympathetic nervous system control?
a)
Rest & digest
b)
Flight or flight
c)
Fight & digest
d)
Stress & digest
19.
The part of a nerve cell that contains the nucleus is called the
a)
Neuron
b)
Cell body
c)
Axon
d)
Dendrite
20.
_____ neurons carry messages away from the central nervous system.
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Flower
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