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Nervous System Part I

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The nerve root that enters the spinal cord dorsally controls:

a)

Motor

b)

Sensory

c)

Efferent

d)

Spinal Tap

2.

The process extended from soma that conducts impulses towards the cell body is the:

a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Interneuron

3.

The 2 ions that are important in nerve conduction and action potential are:

a)

Potassium and calcium

b)

Sodium and potassium

c)

Sodium and calcium

d)

Sodium, calcium, and potassium

4.

Acetylcholine

a)

Is a inhibitory neurotransmitter

b)

Allows impulses to go in multiple directions

c)

Changes the permeability of the cell membrane to cause action potential in a muscle fiber

d)

Is an electrical impulse

5.

The brain stem consists of the:

a)

Cerebrum, cerebellum and midbrain

b)

Midbrain, suprabrain and low brain

c)

Thalamus, hypothalamus and epithalamus

d)

Midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata

6.

Which structure could be damaged if an individual could not learn a new task.

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Pons

7.

Elevated ridges on the surface of the brain are called:

a)

Gyrus

b)

Fissures

c)

Lobes

d)

Sulcus

8.

Awareness and conscious occurs in what structure?

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Cerebellem

c)

Medulla oblongata

d)

Cerebrum

9.

Which structure is responsible for balance?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Thalamus

d)

Hypothalamus

10.

Flight- fight response is controlled by what division?

a)

Parasympathetic

b)

Sympathetic

c)

Somatic

d)

Afferent

11.

The emotional part of the brain is mostly controlled by which structure?

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Epithalamus

d)

Hyperthalamus

12.

Which structure helps protects the brain against jolts?

a)

Cranium

b)

Meninges

c)

Blood-brain barrier

d)

Cerebrospinal fluid

13.

The Central Nervous System is made of the:

a)

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

b)

Brain and Spinal Cord

c)

Afferent and Efferent Neurons

d)

Automatic and Peripheral

14.

Which of the 3 layers of the meninges is closest to the brain?

a)

Dura Mater

b)

Arachnoid Mater

c)

Pia Mater

d)

Serous Mater

15.

The structure the helps control the sleep- wake cycle is the:

a)

Medulla oblongata

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Pons