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CNS-PNS JK & MS

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two things are found in the central nervous system?

a)

brain/spinal cord

b)

despacito 2

c)

motor/sensory neurons

d)

only brain

2.

Which part of a neuron RECIEVES information?

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

cell body

d)

Celine Dion

3.

Which part of the neuron is a long fiber that send information to other cells?

a)

dendrite

b)

terminal

c)

Burger King Foot Lettuce

d)

axon

4.

What are specialized nerve endings that detect change inside and outside the body?

a)

Congress

b)

receptors

c)

motor neurons

d)

reflex arc

5.

Which of the TWO nervous systems contains motor and sensory neurons?

a)

central nervous system

b)

peripheral

c)

Go-Gurt filled with Mayo

d)

sensory

6.

Which part of your brain controls memory?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

the "backspace" key

d)

neurons

7.

What is the LARGEST of the 3 parts of your brain?

a)

cerebellum

b)

cerebrum

c)

Flamin' Hot Cheetos

d)

medulla

8.

Which part of the brain controls breathing?

a)

Thanos Car

b)

medulla

c)

cerebellum

d)

cerebrum

9.

Which part of the brain controls balance and body position?

a)

cerebrum

b)

don't touch my property

c)

cerebellum

d)

impluses

10.

The spinal cord is protected by the _____?

a)

vertebrae

b)

skull

c)

Cardiovascular Bronchitis

d)

rib cage

11.

The impulse changes to _______________ as it moves ACROSS the synapse to other neurons.

a)

electrical

b)

chemical

c)

I require fiscal assistance

d)

liquid

12.

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)

Machinery Gunnard Kellyclarkson

13.

If I step on a nail...what type of neurons take the response to my muscles?

a)

motor

b)

interneurons

c)

sensory

d)

one broken toenail

14.

What part of the brain contains nuclei that relay signals from the forebrain to the cerebellum?

a)

pons

b)

spinal cord

c)

medulla oblongata

d)

Lele Pons

15.

What part of the brain connects the two hemispheres of the brain?

a)

Siberian Tiger

b)

reticular formation

c)

Corpus Callosum

d)

pons

16.

What is the function of the nervous system?

a)

provide nutrients for the body.

b)

send and recieve messages

c)

repeated backflips

d)

remove carbon dioxide from blood

17.

The bony structure that protects the brain.

a)

vertebrae

b)

shins lost in Vietnam

c)

cranium

d)

rib cage

18.

Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?

a)

Axon

b)

Dendrite

c)

Tree

d)

Cell Body

19.

Name the three main parts of the Nervous System.

a)

heart, blood, veins

b)

brain, nerves, spinal cord

c)

Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, trash

d)

spinal cord, back bones, brains

20.

What system regulates actions that take no thought to perform? ex. breathing, heart pumping, etc.

a)

the big kind

b)

autonomic

c)

parasympathetic

d)

peripheral

21.

End of the spinal cord, also known as the tailbone.

a)

Femur

b)

Halsey

c)

Fibula

d)

Coccyx

22.

Lobe of the brain closest to the eyes.

a)

Eye lobe

b)

Temporal

c)

Frontal

d)

Occipital

23.

Inflammation of the Meninges

a)

Meninges-no-feel-good

b)

Meningitis

c)

Brain Cancer

d)

Dysentery

24.

What does it mean to say that the nervous system monitors changes?

a)

displays computer data

b)

always aware of sensory alerts

c)

kinda just knows

d)

tiny brains in your sensory organs tell the brain what's happening

25.
What is this?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
26.
The _____ lobe, located behind the frontal lobe, processes messages related to touch, taste, and temperature.
a)
frontal lobe
b)
parietal lobe
c)
temporal lobe
d)
occipital lobe
27.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "D" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Node of Ranvier
28.
Damage to the brain stem would most likely result in 
a)
impaired planning abilities
b)
death
c)
a coma
d)
blindness
29.
The junction at which the end of the axon of a neuron meets the end of a dendrite or the cell body of another neuron 
a)
Synapse
b)
Neurotransmitter
c)
Axon
d)
Nucleus
30.
What is a reflex? 
a)
A response that is slow 
b)
When the brain controls the muscles 
c)
When the muscles move 
d)
An automatic response that occurs rapidly without conscious control.