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WorksheetsNervous system BCC
Total questions: 141
Worksheet time: 2hrs 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The largest part of the brain, the cerebrum has two hemispheres (or halves). The cerebrum controls voluntary movement, speech, intelligence, memory, emotion, and sensory processing.
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Medulla
c)
Spinal Cord
2.
This portion of the brain stem is located just above the spinal cord. It regulates vital functions, such as heartbeat and breathing
a)
brain stem
b)
pons
c)
medulla oblongata
3.
The ______ helps coordinate and fine‑tune movement and balance.
a)
medulla
b)
cerebrum
c)
cerebellum
4.
This portion of the central nervous system runs down the inside of the spinal column, connecting the brain with nerves going to the rest of the body.
a)
mid brain
b)
spinal cord
c)
cerebellum
5.
The _______ lobe, located behind the forehead, does much of the work of complex thinking, like planning, imagining, making decisions, and reasoning.
a)
frontal lobe
b)
parietal lobe
c)
temporal lobe
d)
occipital lobe
6.
The ______ lobe, in the rear of the brain, processes light and other visual information from the eyes.
a)
fontal lobe
b)
parietal lobe
c)
tempral lobe
d)
occipital lobe
7.
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
8.
The _____ lobe, found near the ears, processes hearing and is involved in memory retrieval.
a)
frontal lobe
b)
parietal lobe
c)
temporal lobe
d)
occipital lobe
9.
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
10.
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
11.
a)
Thalamus
b)
Frontal lobe
c)
Pons
d)
Hipocampus
12.
What functions does this lobe carry out?
a)
Hearing and auditory processing
b)
Vision and visual processing
c)
Processing fear
d)
Judgment, impulse control, planning
13.
This lobe receives and processes visual information and then sends it to other parts of the brain for further processing and storage.
a)
Occipital Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Frontal Lobe
14.
Letter A
a)
frontal
b)
parietal
c)
occipital
d)
temporal
15.
Letter B
a)
Gyrus
b)
Sulcus
c)
Transverse Fissure
d)
Longitudinal Fissure
16.
Controls hearing, and language comprehension
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
17.
Letter D
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Occipital
d)
Temporal
18.
Letter F
a)
Thalamus
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Midbrain
19.
Letter N
a)
frontal
b)
parietal
c)
temporal
d)
occipital
20.
THE BRAIN AND THE SPINAL CHORD MAKE UP THE __________NERVOUS SYSTEM
a)
CENTRAL
b)
PERIPHERAL
c)
AUTONOMIC
d)
SOMATIC
21.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
22.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "D" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Node of Ranvier
23.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "E" represent?
a)
Schwann Cell
b)
Node of Ranvier
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Myelin Sheath
24.
Location at which a neuron can transfer an impulse to another cell with the use of neurotransmitters is called __________.
a)
myelin sheath
b)
axon
c)
threshold
d)
synapse
25.
What is the insulating membrane that surrounds parts of the axon that helps the impulses travel faster called?
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrites
c)
Node of Ranvier
d)
Myelin Sheath
26.
The part of the neuron that receives messages from other neurons
a)
axon
b)
dendrite
c)
cell body
d)
Schwann cell
27.
Which nervous system contains sensory and motor neurons that carry information between the central nervous system and the rest of the body?
a)
Autonomic Nervous System
b)
Somatic Nervous System
c)
Peripheral Nervous System
d)
Central Nervous System
28.
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
29.
The part of the neuron that sends messages to other neurons
a)
axon
b)
dendrite
c)
cell body
d)
Schwann cell
30.
The correct direction of the neural impulse within one neuron.
a)
Axon Terminal to Dendrite
b)
Dendrite to Axon Terminal
c)
Cell Body to Axon
d)
Axon Terminal to Cell Body
31.
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
32.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "B" represent?
a)
Myelin Sheath
b)
Schwann Cell
c)
Cell Body
d)
Nucleus
33.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "C" represent?
a)
Cell Body
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Myelin Sheath
34.
What is the name of this type of neuron
a)
Multipolar Neuron
b)
Bipolar Neuron
c)
Pseudounipolar Neuron
d)
Anaxonic
35.
What is the name of this type of neuron?
a)
Multipolar Neuron
b)
Bipolar Neuron
c)
Psedounipolar Neuron
d)
Anaxonic
36.
label 8
a)
myelin sheath
b)
axon
c)
axon terminal
d)
dendrites
37.
Trochlear Nerve
a)
II
b)
IV
c)
V
d)
VIII
38.
Allows you to swallow your food
a)
Trigeminal
b)
Facial
c)
Glossopharyngeal
d)
Hypoglossal
39.
Sense of smell
a)
I
b)
II
c)
III
d)
VII
40.
Numbed by the dentist when you're getting a cavity filled in the lower jaw
a)
Occulomotor
b)
Trigeminal
c)
Facial
d)
Glossopharyngeal
41.
Slows the heart rate
a)
Glossopharyngeal
b)
Vagus
c)
Accessory
d)
Hypoglossal
42.
Shrugs the shoulders
a)
Accessory
b)
Vestibulocochlear
c)
Abducens
d)
Trigeminal
43.
Balance
a)
Optic
b)
Trigeminal
c)
Vestibulocochlear
d)
Vagus
44.
Moves eyes laterally away from the nose
a)
abducens
b)
facial
c)
trigeminal
d)
accessory
45.
Taste sensation on the anterior 2/3 of the tongue
a)
facial
b)
trigeminal
c)
glossopharngeal
d)
hypoglossal
46.
A loss of hearing could be associated with which cranial nerve?
a)
Olfactory
b)
Trigeminal
c)
Vestibulocochlear
d)
Accessory
47.
Stimulates peristalsis
a)
Vagus
b)
Trochlear
c)
Abducens
d)
hypoglossal
48.
Eye movement down and in
a)
Occulomotor
b)
Trochlear
c)
Trigeminal
d)
Abducens
49.
Moves the tongue
a)
Trigeminal
b)
Facial
c)
Hypoglossal
d)
Accessory
50.
Sight
a)
I
b)
II
c)
III
d)
IV
51.
Vagus nerver
a)
I
b)
II
c)
VIII
d)
X
52.
abducens
a)
abducts arm
b)
elevates shoulders
c)
moves eye away from nose
d)
constricts the pupil
53.
sense of smell
a)
I
b)
II
c)
III
d)
IV
54.
Accessory
a)
lifts shoulders
b)
abducts eye
c)
rotates eye
d)
tongue control
55.
Accessory
a)
lifts shoulders
b)
abducts eye
c)
rotates eye
d)
tongue control
56.
Swallowing
a)
glossopharyngeal
b)
hypoglossal
c)
trigeminal
d)
optic
57.
gag reflex
a)
glossopharyngeal
b)
vagus
c)
trigeminal
d)
optic
58.
sensation in teeth
a)
trigeminal
b)
hypoglossal
c)
vagus
d)
glossopharyngeal
59.
Balance
a)
vestibulocochlear
b)
olfactory
c)
vagus
d)
cranial nerve III
60.
Chewing
a)
optic
b)
accessory
c)
abducens
d)
trigeminal
61.
Salivary glands
a)
facial
b)
optic
c)
olfactory
d)
accessory
62.
Goes numb at the dentist gives you novocaine
a)
Trigmemial
b)
abducens
c)
vagus
d)
glossopharyngeal
63.
vestibulocochlear nerve #8
a)
concerned with taste; controls face
b)
longest and most widely distributed; supplies organs/head/neck/thoracic and abd cavities
c)
concerned with hearing and balance
d)
governs sense of smell
64.
Vagus nerve #10
a)
governs sense of smell
b)
supplies head/neck/thoracic and abd cavity
c)
concerned with vision
d)
governs sensory branches
65.
facial nerve #7
a)
concerned with hearing and balance
b)
concerned with taste and controls facial expressions
c)
governs sense of smell
d)
controls gag reflex
66.
What system are the Cranial nerves a part of?
a)
The Central Nervous System
b)
The Autonomic Nervous System
c)
The Peripheral Nervous System
d)
None of the above
67.
Which of these cranial nerves are purely sensory?
a)
Olfactory
b)
Optic
c)
Vestibulocochlear
d)
All are Purely sensory
68.
What nerve is where fibers carry sensory impulses from and motor impulses to the pharynx, larynx, and the abdominal viscera ?
a)
Vestibulocochlear
b)
Accessory
c)
Vagus
d)
Facial
69.
The Medulla Obolongata controls our ___.
a)
Blood Pressure
b)
Muscle Memory
c)
Pain reaction
d)
Memory
70.
The Sensory Neuron is part of the
a)
Peripheral Nervous System
b)
Central Nervous System
71.
The Sensory Neuron ...
a)
Detects changes in the environment
b)
Is located in sense organs like the eye or nose
c)
sends messages to the interneurons
d)
Receives messages from the interneurons
72.
Which Neuron is this?
a)
Sensory Neuron
b)
Inter Neuron
c)
Motor Neuron
73.
The Inter Neuron is part of the
a)
Peripheral Nervous System
b)
Central Nervous System
74.
The Inter Neuron ...
a)
Carries impulses to the spinal cord and brain
b)
Takes messages from sensory neurons and relays to motor neurons
c)
sends messages to the sensory neurons
d)
Receives messages from the motor neurons
75.
A bundle of neurons is called a...
a)
Super Neuron
b)
Mega Neuron
c)
Nerve
d)
Inter Neuron
76.
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
77.
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
78.
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
79.
What is another word for autonomic?
a)
voluntary
b)
involuntary
c)
central
d)
brain
80.
The brain controls the body's functions.
a)
True
b)
False
81.
Where in your body can you find nerve cells?
a)
brain
b)
spinal cord
c)
neurons
d)
everywhere
82.
The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.
a)
heart, brain, kidneys
b)
lungs, liver, stomach
c)
brain, spinal cord, nerves
d)
eyes, pancreas, veins
83.
Two major branches of the nervous system
a)
central and peripheral
b)
peripheral and motor
c)
motor and sensory
d)
central and motor
84.
TRUE or FALSE: All nerves are the same and do the same things
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
85.
The peripheral nervous system can be divided into these two functions:
a)
movement and sensation
b)
movement and thinking
c)
thinking and decision making
d)
movement and smell only
86.
Sensory neurons are involved with
a)
all 5 senses
b)
sense of touch only
c)
involuntary movement
d)
all movment
87.
Movement can be:
a)
only voluntary
b)
only involuntary
c)
voluntary OR involuntary
d)
none of these
88.
An example of involuntary movement would be:
a)
heart beating
b)
walking
c)
talking
d)
wiggling toes
89.
An example of voluntary movement would be:
a)
smiling
b)
heart beat
c)
digestion
d)
breathing
90.
Involuntary motor neurons have these two responses:
a)
Sympathetic and parasympathetic
b)
Fast and slow
c)
automatic and manual
d)
Sympathetic and sleeping
91.
In this picture, the red line represents a(n)
a)
motor neuron
b)
sensory neuron
c)
receptor
d)
interneuron
92.
In this picture, the green line represents
a)
motor neuron
b)
sensory neuron
c)
interneuron
d)
receptor
93.
In this picture, the blue line represents a(n)
a)
interneuron
b)
motor neuron
c)
sensory neuron
d)
effector
94.
When you touch the hot handle of a pan, this causes a reflex which happens at the __________ level without having the brain process the impulse first.
a)
Brain Stem
b)
Frontal Lobe
c)
Spinal Cord and Parietal Lobe
d)
Spinal Cord
95.
What is known as a quick, automatic response to a stimulus?
a)
Reaction
b)
Reflex
c)
Procedural Memory
d)
After-image
96.
Area of gray matter (butterfly) on the back posterior of the spinal cord
a)
Dorsal Horn
b)
Ventral Horn
c)
Anterior Column
d)
Posterior Column
97.
What are the two systems found in the PNS?
a)
Somatic and autonomic
b)
Autonomic and systemic
c)
Automatic and somatic
d)
Systematic and automatic
98.
What is the bottom picture called?
a)
RESPONSE
b)
STIMULUS
c)
EFFECTOR MUSCLE
d)
HURTY EFFECT
99.
Effectors may be all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
cardiac muscle
b)
glands
c)
smooth muscles
d)
sensory cells
100.
Which of the following is the final part of a reflex arc?
a)
integration center
b)
effector
c)
receptor
d)
sensory neuron
101.
Which neurons act to connect a sensory neuron to a motor neuron?
a)
interneuron
b)
afferent
c)
efferent
d)
motor
102.
Neurons that transmit impulses Away from the CNS are called
a)
sensory, ventral
b)
sensory, dorsal
c)
motor, efferent
d)
motor, dorsal
103.
A patient has an injury to the ventral root of his spinal nerve at the lumbar level of his spinal cord. He will experience problems of
a)
sensory at the bowel and bladder
b)
motor at the legs and feet
c)
sensory at the legs and feet
d)
motor at the arms and diaphragm
104.
Which part of the nervous system is not included in a reflex arc or reflex response?
a)
brain
b)
spinal cord
c)
afferent spinal nerves
d)
interneurons
105.
Area of white matter on the front of the spinal cord
a)
Anterior Column
b)
Posterior Column
c)
Ventral Horn
d)
Dorsal Horn
106.
What is the difference between the white matter and grey matter in your spinal cord?
a)
grey handles muscle movement; white relays messages between brain and body
b)
grey handles voluntary movements; white handles involuntary movements
c)
grey handles muscle movements; white handles higher-level thought
d)
grey is made of brain cells; white is made of bone cells
107.
What are the three layers of connective tissue in which the brain and spinal cord are wrapped in for protection called?
a)
Vertebral Column
b)
Cerbrospinal Fluid
c)
Blood-Brain Barrier
d)
Meninges
108.
What is the fluid in the space between the meninges that acts as a shock absorber to the brain and spinal cord called?
a)
Blood-Brain Barrier
b)
Meninges
c)
Cerebrospinal Fluid
d)
Cerebral Cortex
109.
Which letter represents the Cervical Region of the spinal cord?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
110.
Which letter represents the Thoracic Region of the spinal cord?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
111.
The nerves in the PNS are myelinated by
a)
Schwann cells
b)
Oligodendrocytes
c)
ependymal
d)
astrocytes
112.
A deep groove on the front of the spinal cord
a)
Anterior Median Fissure
b)
Anterior Column
c)
Ventral Horn
d)
Ventral Sulcus
113.
Protective covering on the brain and spinal cord that resembles a spider web
a)
Arachnoid Mater
b)
Pia Mater
c)
Dura Mater
d)
Meninges
114.
Network of nerves that supplies the upper limbs
a)
Brachial Plexus
b)
Cervical Plexus
c)
Sacral Plexus
d)
Lumbar Plexus
115.
Nerves that extend beyond the end of the spinal cord into the lower portion of the spinal column
a)
Cauda Equina
b)
Anterior Fissure
c)
Ventral Horn
d)
Sarcal Plexus
116.
Mass of cell bodies of sensory neurons near the spinal cord
a)
Dorsal Root Ganglion
b)
Ventral Root Ganglion
c)
Efferent Neuron
d)
Afferent Neuron
117.
Area of gray matter on the back portion of the spinal cord
a)
Dorsal Horn
b)
Ventral Horn
c)
Anterior Column
d)
Posterior Column
118.
General term for a network of spinal nerves
a)
Plexus
b)
Glia
c)
Ganglion
d)
Meninges
119.
Outermost covering of the brain and spinal cord
a)
Dura Mater
b)
Pia Mater
c)
Arachnoid Mater
d)
Meninges
120.
Which is the innermost meninges?
a)
Dura mater
b)
Arachnoid mater
c)
Pia mater
d)
Cranial mater
121.
Which space is located between the arachnoid and pia maters?
a)
Epiarachnoid space
b)
Subarachnoid space
c)
Epidural space
d)
Subpial space
122.
What are the interconnected cavities that are filled with cerebrospinal fluid?
a)
CSF channels
b)
Lobes
c)
Meninges
d)
Ventricles
123.
Where is the third ventricle located?
a)
In the left cerebral hemisphere
b)
In the right cerebral hemisphere
c)
In between the two parts of the thalamus
d)
In the brainstem
124.
Where is the fourth ventricle located?
a)
In the left cerebral hemisphere
b)
In the right cerebral hemisphere
c)
In the midline of the brain beneath the corpus callosum
d)
In the brainstem
125.
What structure connects the two cerebral hemispheres?
a)
Cerebral aqueduct
b)
Corpus callosum
c)
Spinal cord
d)
Interhemispherical canal
126.
What structure connects the third and fourth ventricles?
a)
Cerebral aqueduct
b)
Corpus callosum
c)
Spinal cord
d)
Interventricular canal
127.
What is the name of the fluid that protects and helps nourish the central nervous system?
a)
Blinker fluid
b)
CNS fluid
c)
Cerebrospinal fluid
d)
Vital fluid
128.
What is the mass of specialized capillaries that secretes CSF into a brain ventricle?
a)
Choroid plexus
b)
Dural sinus
c)
Corpus callosum
d)
Cerebral aqueduct
129.
HOW MANY LOBES DOES YOUR BRAIN HAVE?
a)
FOUR
b)
ONE
c)
TWO
d)
THREE
130.
YOUR CEREBRUM(BRAIN) IS COVERED WITH BUMPS AND GROOVES. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE GROOVES OF YOUR BRAIN?
a)
SULCUS
b)
GYRUS
c)
SEPTUM
d)
CORTEX
131.
THIS IS YOUR BODIES THERMOSTAT AND HELPS KEEP YOUR BODY'S TEMPERATURE, HUNGER, THIRST, AND BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATED. THIS KEEPS YOUR BODY IN HOMESTASIS.
a)
HYPOTHALAMUS
b)
THALAMUS
c)
AMYGDALA
d)
MEDULLA
132.
A FLUID FILLED CAVITY WITHIN YOUR BRAIN
a)
VENTRICLE
b)
CANAL
c)
AQUADUCT
d)
CEREBROSPINAL
133.
The autonomic NS is
a)
voluntary
b)
involuntary
134.
The somatic NS is
a)
voluntary
b)
involuntary
135.
Which of these is the middle layer of the meninges
a)
dura mater
b)
arachnoid
c)
pia mater
136.
Which of these is the inner layer of the meninges
a)
dura mater
b)
arachnoid
c)
pia mater
137.
The fluid filled spaces inside of the brain are the
a)
meninges
b)
ventricles
c)
cerebrospinal fluid
d)
choroid plexus
138.
The fluid that coats the brain and spinal cord and serves as a liquid shock absorber is
a)
meninges
b)
ventricles
c)
cerebrospinal fluid
d)
choroid plexus
139.
The little ball that sits below the cerebrum
a)
cerebrum
b)
cerebellum
c)
diencephalon
d)
brainstem
140.
The thalamus and hypothalamus are in the
a)
cerebrum
b)
cerebellum
c)
diencephalon
d)
brainstem
141.
Midbrain, Pons, and Medulla Oblongata are the sections of the
a)
cerebrum
b)
cerebellum
c)
diencephalon
d)
brainstem
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