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Nervous System

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which part of a neuron RECIEVES information?
a)
axon
b)
dendrite
c)
cell body
d)
axon terminal
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
c)
sensory 
d)
receptors
5.
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
6.

Peripheral nervous system consists of what structures?

a)

a network of nerves branching from the CNS

b)

spinal cord and brain

c)

an organ that connects the CNS and PNS

d)

brain and nerves

7.

The nerve cell that transmits impulses from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.

a)

Efferent Neuron

b)

Relay Neuron

c)

Afferent Neuron

d)

Schwann cell

8.

The nerve cell that carries impulses from a sense receptor to the brain or spinal cord is a _____________.

a)

Efferent Neuron

b)

Afferent Neuron

c)

Relay Neuron

d)

neurotransmitter

9.
What is Acetylcholine mainly responsible for?
a)
mood
b)
alertness
c)
emotion
d)
muscle action/movement
10.
Too much dopamine is linked with
a)
Alzheimers
b)
Schizophrenia
c)
Parkinsons
d)
Depression
11.
Which neurotransmitter is mostly responsible for alertness and arousal?
a)
Norepinephrine
b)
Serotonin
c)
Dopamine
d)
GABA
12.
Parkinson's is the result of too little:
a)
Serotonin
b)
Glutamate
c)
Dopamine
d)
ACh
13.
Serotonin is responsible for ________
a)
movement
b)
learning
c)
alertness and arousal
d)
mood, sleep & hunger
14.
Low levels of serotonin is linked to
a)
Depression
b)
Alzheimer's
c)
Parkinson's
d)
Schizophrenia
15.
Which neurotransmitter is released in response to injury or trauma?
a)
Acetylcholine
b)
Endorphins
c)
Serotonin
d)
GABA
16.
Which neurotransmitter inhibits brain activity?
a)
Acetylcholine
b)
GABA
c)
Endorphins
d)
Dopamine
17.
What is a neurotransmitter?
a)
fatty covering of the axon
b)
nerve cell
c)
chemical messenger
d)
gap between neurons
18.
The depletion of Acetylcholine is associated with:
a)
Schizophrenia
b)
Huntington's
c)
Depression
d)
Alzheimer's
19.
Which neurotransmitter is involved in the "Fight or Flight" response?
a)
Acetylcholine
b)
Endorphins
c)
Norepinephrine
d)
Serotonin
20.
The hormones of the ___ play a role in regulating metabolism.
a)
thymus gland
b)
parathyroid gland
c)
thyroid gland
d)
pineal gland
21.
The master gland of the body, secreting a large number of hormones that affect other glands, growth and development. Housed within a bony cradle deep within the skull. 
a)
Thymus
b)
Pineal
c)
Thyroid
d)
Pituitary
22.
This substance plays a role in regulating circadian rhythms, and is produced by the pineal body.
a)
Benadryl
b)
Melatonin
c)
Melanin
d)
Ambien
23.

Increases heart rate and breathing rate;increases blood pressure

a)

adrenals

b)

thyroid

c)

parathyroid

d)

pancreas

24.

Stimulates skeletal growth; stimulates development of male and female sex organs

a)

pancreas

b)

adrenals

c)

pituitary

d)

hypothalamus

25.

Regulates the activities of other glands

a)

ovaries

b)

testes

c)

thymus

d)

hypothalamus

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