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WorksheetsNeurons and Neural Impulses Quiz Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The job of the somatic nervous system is to control breathing and the respiratory system.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
a)
axons
b)
sensory receptors
c)
spinal cord
d)
motor neurons
3.
Division of the Autonomic Nervous System (which is a subdivision of the Peripheral Nervous System) that is FIGHT OR FLIGHT
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
4.
Division of the Autonomic Nervous System (which is a subdivision of the Peripheral Nervous System) that is & REST AND DIGEST
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
5.
What does the autonomic nervous system control?
a)
Voluntary movement
b)
Cardiac muscles only
c)
Involuntary responses
d)
The spinal cord
6.
Amy has an itch on her nose and would like to scratch it. What part of her nervous system will control the movement of her arm to scratch her nose?
a)
Somatic
b)
Sympathetic
c)
Parasympathetic
d)
Autonomic
7.
X
a)
Axon Terminal Button
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
8.
Z
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon Terminal
c)
Neurotransmitters
d)
Synapse
9.
What is Acetylcholine mainly responsible for?
a)
mood
b)
alertness
c)
emotion
d)
muscle action/movement
10.
You have two types of nerves in your peripheral nervous system
a)
somatic and autonomic
b)
sensory and motor
c)
parasympathetic and sympathetic
d)
neurons and anti-neurons
11.
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
12.
When a neuron is not engaged in an impulse.
a)
Resting potential
b)
Action potential
c)
Neural potential
d)
Synaptic potential
13.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "D" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Node of Ranvier
14.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "C" represent?
a)
Cell Body
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Myelin Sheath
15.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "B" represent?
a)
Myelin Sheath
b)
Schwann Cell
c)
Cell Body
d)
Nucleus
16.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
17.
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
18.
The neuroglial cells that form the myelin sheath (protective axon covering) in the PNS are the _______
a)
Oligodendrocytes
b)
Microglial cells
c)
Schwann cells
d)
astrocytes
19.
The neuroglial cells that are star-shaped and function for form a barrier between capillaries and neurons are _______.
a)
Oligodendrocytes
b)
Microglial cells
c)
Schwann cells
d)
Astrocytes
20.
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
21.
What is the name of cells that support the cells that send information?
a)
Neurons
b)
Axons
c)
Dendrites
d)
Neuroglia
22.
Which is the correct nerve pathway?
a)
dendrite > axon > cell body > synapse > dendrite
b)
dendrite > cell body > axon > synapse > dendrite
c)
axon > cell body > dendrite > synapse > axon
d)
axon > cell body > dendrite > synapse > axon
23.
The function of the ependymal cells is ___________.
a)
Protection of the delicate neuron axon
b)
Maintain the health of the neuron
c)
Circulates the cerebrospinal fluid
d)
Insulate the electrical impulse
24.
A chemical produced by neurons that carries messages to other neurons
a)
myelin sheath
b)
neurotransmitter
c)
axon
d)
axon terminal
25.
part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons
a)
axon
b)
dendrites
c)
myelin sheath
d)
synapse
26.
When a neuron is not engaged in an impulse.
a)
Resting potential
b)
Action potential
c)
Neural potential
d)
Synaptic potential
27.
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
28.
What contains the nucleus of the neuron?
a)
Terminal Bouton
b)
Cell Body
c)
Axon Hillock
d)
Myelin Sheath
29.
When a neuron is resting, the inside of the axon has a ____________ charge.
a)
positive
b)
negative
30.
Which ions are involved in an action potential?
a)
Na; Cl
b)
Na; K
c)
K; Cl
d)
Na; Ca
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