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WorksheetsNervous System I practice quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 31mins
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.
What are specialized nerve endings that detect change inside and outside the body?
a)
interneurons
b)
receptors
c)
motor neurons
d)
reflex arc
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.
The spinal cord is protected by the _____?
a)
vertebrae
b)
skull
c)
lungs
d)
rib cage
5.
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
6.
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
7.
Which ions are involved in the electrical nerve impulse?
a)
Iodine and Sodium
b)
Potassium and Sodium
c)
Iron and Sodium
d)
Calcium and Iodine
8.
Neurotransmitters are released from the
a)
Dendrites
b)
Post-synaptic neuron
c)
Presynaptic neuron
d)
Axon
9.
Neurons are the name of cells in nervous system.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
what are the 2 types of nerves?
a)
sensory nerves and motor nerves
b)
sensory nerves and circular nerves
c)
motor nerves and circular nerves
d)
circular nerves and octular nervs
11.
Preparing the body for the "fight-or-flight" response is the role of the ________.
a)
Cerebrum
b)
parasympathetic nervous sys
c)
sympathetic nervous sys
d)
somatic nervous sys
12.
_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Fun
13.
_____ neurons carry messages away from the central nervous system.
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Flower
14.
The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting.
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
c)
somatic
d)
peripheral
15.
Junction between two neurons
a)
axon terminal
b)
dendrite
c)
synapse
d)
neurotransmitter
16.
AFFERENT Neurons that transmit impulses TO the CNS are called
a)
neuoglia
b)
sensory
c)
efferent
d)
association
17.
Which neurons act to connect a sensory neuron to a motor neuron?
a)
interneuron
b)
afferent
c)
efferent
d)
motor
18.
How many pairs of spinal nerves are there?
a)
36
b)
12
c)
28
d)
31
19.
How many pairs of cranial nerves do we have?
a)
18
b)
12
c)
30
d)
24
20.
Which is the correct order when a stimulus starts a nerve impulse?
a)
motor neuron-response-stimulus-sensory neuron-interneurons
b)
stimulus-response-sensory neuron-motor neuron-interneurons
c)
stimulus-sensory neuron-interneurons-motor neurons- response
d)
interneurons- motor neurons, sensory neurons- stimulus- response
21.
The nerve cell that carries impulses from a sense receptor to the brain or spinal cord is a _____________.
a)
Motor Neuron
b)
Sensory Neuron
c)
Relay Neuron
22.
A chemical substance that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse
a)
Neurotransmitter
b)
Axon
c)
Synapse
d)
Nerve
23.
what are the two ions transported across the membrane in an action potential?
a)
O2- and K+
b)
K+ and Na+
c)
Ca+2 and B+3
d)
Na+1 and Cl
24.
Reflexes involve receptors sending messages to the ______________.
a)
brain
b)
heart
c)
nerves
d)
spinal cord
25.
What is the final component of a reflex arc?
a)
Effector
b)
Receptor
c)
Integrating Centre
d)
Afferent Pathway
26.
In which direction does the afferent pathway conduct impulses?
a)
From the brain to the spinal cord
b)
From receptors to the brain/spinal cord
c)
From the brain/spinal cord to the receptors
d)
From the brain/spinal cord to the effectors
27.
The nerves in the PNS are myelinated by
a)
Schwann cells
b)
Oligodendrocytes
c)
ependymal
d)
astrocytes
28.
Neurons that conduct nerve impulses from the receptors to the central nervous system are
a)
Motor neurones
b)
Efferent neurons
c)
Relay neurons
d)
Sensory neurons
29.
The portion of the nervous system that is considered involuntary is the ?
a)
Central nervous system
b)
Sensory nervous system
c)
Autonomic nervous system
d)
Motor nervous system
30.
The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting.
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
c)
somatic
d)
peripheral
31.
What is any part of the body that produces a response to stimuli?
a)
neurons
b)
effectors
c)
receptors
32.
neurons have a nucleus.
a)
true
b)
false
33.
Which of the following is a part of the nervous system?
a)
lungs
b)
the heart
c)
the spinal cord
d)
skin
34.
Where on the neuron would you find the myelin sheath?
a)
dendrite
b)
nucleus
c)
axon
d)
terminal branches
35.
What is another word for autonomic?
a)
voluntary
b)
involuntary
c)
central
d)
brain
36.
The nerves in your legs are part of the ____ nervous system.
a)
Central
b)
Peripheral
37.
Which Neuron is this?
a)
Sensory Neuron
b)
Inter Neuron
c)
Motor Neuron
38.
A bundle of neurons is called a...
a)
Super Neuron
b)
Mega Neuron
c)
Nerve
d)
Inter Neuron
39.
When a neuron is resting, the inside of the axon has a ____________ charge.
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
d)
slightly positive
40.
Which of the following are cells that support and protect neurons?
a)
myelinocytes
b)
neuroglia
c)
grey matter
d)
synapse
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