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HBS Communication Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Our nervous system allows us to respond to

a)

Sight

b)

Smell

c)

Taste

d)

All of the above

2.

A nerve cell is called

a)

Synapse

b)

Platelets

c)

Neuron

d)

Muscle

3.

2 types of neurone are

a)

Sensory

b)

Voluntary

c)

Synapse

d)

Motor

4.

Synapse is created by

a)

A singular neurone

b)

One neurone meeting another

c)

Impulses

5.

A stimulus is

a)

not detected by sensors (senses)

b)

detected by receptors (our senses)

6.
Neur/o means
a)
bone
b)
nerves
c)
spinal cord
d)
meninges
7.
What Nervous System contains the brain and spinal cord?
a)
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
b)
Central Nervous System (CNS)
c)
Total Nervous System
d)
Higher Nervous System
8.
Which nervous system is responsible for "flight or fight" response? This system is part of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS).
a)
Parasympathetic Nervouse System
b)
Central Nervous System
c)
Sympathetic Nervous System
d)
None of the above
9.
Alzheimers patients suffer from ....
a)
Bone pain
b)
Muscle pain
c)
Memory Loss
d)
Tremors
10.

largest portion of the brain, divided into left and right hemispheres

a)

cerebellum

b)

midbrain

c)

pons

d)

cerebrum

11.

located under the posterior of the cerebrum

a)

cerebellum

b)

ventricles

c)

brain

d)

spinal cord

12.
Anything that causes you to respond is ....
a)
a response.
b)
a stimuli.
c)
a reaction.
d)
an interpretation.
13.
This part of the brain would be in charge of controlling coughing, blinking, breathing.
a)
peripheral nerves
b)
brain stem
c)
cerebellum
d)
cerebrum
14.
The purpose of the nervous system is ...
a)
respond, interpret and receive stimuli
b)
interpret, receive and respond to stimuli
c)
receive, interpret and respond to stimuli
d)
none of the above
15.
What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and cranial nerves
c)
spinal cord and spinal nerves
d)
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
16.
This is a picture of a ...
a)
stomach
b)
neuron
c)
piece of hair
d)
small intestines
17.
Name the three main parts of the Nervous System?
a)
heart, blood, veins
b)
brain, nerves, spinal cord
c)
nerves, blood, cells
d)
spinal cord, back bones, brains
18.
The part of the neuron that receives signals is the:
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
19.
Which part of the neuron is a long fiber that send information to other cells?
a)
dendrite
b)
terminal
c)
cell body
d)
axon
20.

Heartbeat, respiration, coughing, sneezing and vomiting are controlled by which structure?

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Thalamus

c)

Pons

d)

Medulla Oblongata

21.

Autonomic nervous system regulates:

a)

Skeletal and cardiac muscles

b)

Cardiac muscles only

c)

Cardiac and smooth muscles

d)

Smooth muscles only

22.

Efferent neurons transmit impulse away from the CNS to:

a)

Motor response

b)

Sensory response

c)

Association response

d)

Dendrite response

23.

The neurotransmitter that causes a response to the muscle system is:

a)

Dopamine

b)

Acetylcholine

c)

Acetylcholinestrase

d)

Melonin

24.

In a resting neuron:

a)

The inside is relatively negative to the outside

b)

The inside is relatively positive to the outside

c)

The inside and outside are equal

d)

There is more potassium ions on the outside

25.

The sodium-potassium pump mechanism is dependent upon:

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Active transport

d)

Passive transport

26.
Which type of muscle is found in your heart?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
27.
Which muscle type is found in your stomach, bladder, and intestines?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
28.
The cardiac muscle is 
a)
Voluntary 
b)
Involuntary 
29.
What is Dendrite
a)
nerve fibers that carry message to cell body
b)
allow nerve impulses to pass from one neuron to next neuron
c)
nerve fibers that carry message from the cell body
d)
fat covering of the neuron
30.

The Peripheral Nervous System consists of ...

a)

Motor cells

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Nerves

31.

what is acetylcholine

a)

protective separation between blood and brain cells

b)

interlacing network of nerves

c)

released at the ends of nerve cells

32.

what are the depressions on the surface of the cerebral cortex?

a)

plexus

b)

axon

c)

gyrus

d)

suclus

33.

which is the correct definition for multiple sclerosis?

a)

Degeneration of neurons in the basal ganglia occuring later in life and leading to tremors,weakness of muscles and slowness of movement

b)

Autoimmune neroumuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary muscles

c)

Destruction of the myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS and its replacement by plaques of hard tissue

34.

demyelination:

a)

clot of a material tha travels through the blood stream and suddenly blocks a vessel

b)

Destruction of myelin on axons of neurons ( as in multiple sclerosis)

35.

what does the peripheral nervous system relate to?

a)

brain, spinal cord

b)

cranial nerves, spinal nerves, autonomic nerves

c)

both choices

36.
Main organ of the nervous system. protected by the skull, and made of neurons, it is the control center for all actions, thoughts and emotions.
a)
brain
b)
electrical impulse
c)
gland
d)
heart
37.
What are the two parts of the nervous system? 
a)
The brain and spinal cord
b)
The central nervous and peripheral nervous system 
c)
The neurons and the dendrites
d)
The cerebrum and the medulla
38.
Which of the following is a part of the nervous system?
a)
lungs
b)
the heart
c)
the spinal cord
d)
skin
39.
What is the main function of the nervous system?
a)
clean waste from the cells
b)
absorb nutrients for energy
c)
deliver messages to the brain
40.
Fatty layer insulating electrical impulses and increases speed of impulses going down the axon.
a)
Dendrites
b)
Cell Body
c)
Myelin Sheath
41.
The part of the neuron that passes the message along is called the _____
a)
axon
b)
dendrite
c)
nucleus
d)
synapse
42.
The gap that a message has to cross to get from one neuron to the other is called the _____
a)
synapse
b)
dendrite
c)
axon
d)
nucleus 
43.
The red part of the picture shows the ________ which is part of the nervous system.
a)
brain
b)
spinal cord
c)
peripheral nerves
d)
neurons
44.
The brain is the ______ ______ of the body.
a)
nervous center
b)
nueropathy
c)
control center
d)
extension
45.
The yellow lines in the diagram show the _____________ which is part of the nervous system. 
a)
peripheral nerves
b)
brain stem
46.
The red part of the picture shows the _________ which is part of the nervous system.
a)
brain
b)
neurons
c)
optic nerve
d)
brain stem
47.
____________ is a long bundle of neurons that sends messages to and from the brain and all parts of the body.
a)
spinal cord
b)
brain
c)
central nervous system
48.
Where on the neuron would you find a myelin sheath?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Nucleus
c)
Axon
d)
Terminal branches
49.
If a neuron were to lose its myelin sheath, what MOST LIKELY would happen?
a)
The person would have seizures.
b)
There would be no blood supply to the neuron.
c)
The nerve impulse would not be able to cross the synapse.
d)
The nerve impulse would slow down across the axon.
50.
What is the MAIN function of a nerve?
a)
To produce neurons
b)
To carry messages
c)
Sensation
d)
Protection

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