WorksheetsNervous System Quiz
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Specialized connections with other cells
Synapse
Lobe
Cerebrum
The nerve cell
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Neuron
The major organ of the nervous system encased in the skull
Neuron
Axon
Brain
A special nerve filament that arises from the cell body and travels up to a meter
Dendrite
Axon
Soma
This part of the brain controls coordination and balance
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Medulla oblongata
Central nervous system is:
made up of nerves that extend from PNS
same as PNS
command system of the body by monitoring internal + external stimuli and includes the brain + spinal cord
Functions of the nervous system are everything BUT:
sensory input
integration of information
disruption of thought processes
motor output
CSF is:
dark thick liquid in legs
only found in the toes
clear, watery, fluid that fills brain ventricles
cold sore face
Parts of the brain stem are all of the following BUT:
midbrains
pons
thalamus
medulla oblong
Interior of the spinal cord contains:
jelly beans
white matter
gray matter
nothing
Which lobe is in charge of vision?
Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
What does the pineal gland do?
Secrete Melatonin
Has memory function
Monitors the heart rate and blood pressure
Sends messages to the sensory organs
What is the contact point between 2 neurons?
Myelin Sheath
Synapse
Synaptic Cleft
Neurotransmitters
What is the largest brain region in the brain?
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Axon
Cerebral Cortex
Afferent Nerves conduct messages from the CNS to the muscles and glands of the body.
True
False
You're scratching your hand and the signal is going into your spinal cord. Is this signal afferent or efferent signal?
Afferent
Efferent
Sensory
Motor
What is a basic nervous system function?
Remembering a painful memory
sweating during a yoga class
learning a new language
feeling afraid of the dark
what is the outer most layer of the brain?
pia mater
dura mater
arachnoid
none
nerve impulse is
carried by afferent and efferent branches
not carried by afferent and efferent branches
carried away and brought by efferent branches
brought by afferent and carried by efferent branches
where does voluntary control over skeletal muscles originate from?
cerebellum
cerebrum
medulla oblongata
none
What regulates heart rhythm, blood flow, breathing rate, swallowing, and vomiting?
Medulla Oblongata
Pons
Dura mater
Hypothalamus
Elevated ridges of tissue in the cerebral hemispheres
Sulci
Gyri
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater
Phrase given to instinctive response to danger to give one more energy for a response.
Rest and digest
Fight or fly a kite
Rest and discuss
Fight or flight
How many thoracic vertebrae are present in the human body?
31
17
7
14
Afferent neurons = _________
Sensory neurons
Memory neurons
Sinus neurons
Motor neurons
Where is the Cerebrum located?
Superior and Anterior parts of the brain
Superior and Posterior parts of the brain
Anterior and Posterior parts of the brain
Lateral parts of the brain
