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Nervous System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What structures make up the the central nervous system?

a)

brain and cranial nerves

b)

spinal cord and spinal nerves

c)

brain and spinal nerves

d)

brain and spinal cord

2.

Which part is not found on a neuron?

a)

cell body

b)

dendrites

c)

myaline sheath

d)

endonerium

3.

Which of the following is not a lobe of the brain?

a)

Parietal lobe

b)

Frontal lobe

c)

Coxal lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

4.

How many lobes does the brain have? (in pairs)

a)

6

b)

4

c)

3

d)

5

5.

How many axons does each neuron have?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

100s

d)

1

6.

Which spinal cord roots carry efferent signals to the CNS?

a)

ventral roots

b)

dorsal roots

c)

sagittal roots

d)

posterior roots

7.

Which direction are afferent signals carried?

a)

toward the PNS

b)

toward the CNS

c)

toward the toes

d)

none of these

8.

When signals are sent through a resting neuron, what happens next?

a)

the stimulus initiates local depolarization

b)

the stimulus initiates repolarization

c)

the stimulus initiates no change in the neuron

d)

the stimulus initiates the restoration of the resting conditions

9.

Which ions are the main source of depolarization in neurons?

a)

Potassium and calcium

b)

calcium and sodium

c)

Sodium and potassium

d)

Iron and sodium

10.

Reflexes are controlled...

a)

involuntary

b)

voluntary

c)

both

d)

neither

11.

The somatic nervous system controls which of the following?

a)

smooth muscle

b)

cardiac muscle

c)

skeletal muscle

d)

glands

12.

The autonomic nervous system controls which of the following?

a)

cardiac muscle

b)

skeletal muscle

c)

all the neurons in the body

d)

only afferent neurons in the body

13.

What are the two subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system?

a)

sympathetic

b)

somatic

c)

parasympathetic

d)

motor

14.

What are the two main sections of the brain called?

a)

cerebral cortex

b)

cerebral hemispheres

c)

pons

d)

medulla

15.

What are the parts of the inner brain (diencephalon) called?

a)

thalmus

b)

hypothalamus

c)

epithalamus

d)

perithalamus

16.

What does the brain stem fuse with and turn in to?

a)

vertebral column

b)

spinal cord

c)

cranial nerves

d)

white matter

17.

What two layers of the meninges is the CSF located between?

a)

Arachnoid mater

b)

Dura mater

c)

White matter

d)

Pia mater

18.

What is the name of the space in the meninges that CSF is found?

a)

subpia space

b)

subdura space

c)

subarachnoid space

d)

subbrain space

19.

How many pairs of cranial nerves do humans have?

a)

24

b)

12

c)

10

d)

31

20.

How many pairs of spinal nerves do humans have?

a)

24

b)

12

c)

10

d)

31