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Nervous System

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 3590secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

This divides your brain into two hemispheres:

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Pons

c)

Corpus Collosum

d)

Medulla

2.

The lobe that processes what I see is the

a)

frontal

b)

parietal

c)

occipital

d)

temporal

3.

This part of my brain is related to balance and muscle coordination

a)

brain stem

b)

pons

c)

midbrain

d)

cerebellum

4.
Identify the lobe of the brain
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
5.
Identify the lobe of the brain
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
6.
What is this?
a)
Pons
b)
Medulla Oblongata
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Hypothalamus
7.
thinking, problem solving, "executive functioning" 
a)
cerebellum
b)
cerebrum
c)
amygdala
d)
hypothalamus
8.
Which letter on the image indicates the area where you would find the thalamus and hypothalamus?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
9.
This lobe receives and processes pain, pressure and touch from the body to create a map of the body's position in space and a map of body parts in relation to other body parts.
a)
Occipital Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Frontal Lobe
10.
the red portion is the ________
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
11.
Which letter on the illustration represents the temporal lobe? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
The cerebellum is labeled
a)
1
b)
4
c)
5
d)
7
13.
Which letter on the illustration represents the frontal lobe? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
label 1
a)
nucleus
b)
cell body
c)
dendrite
d)
axon
15.
label 2
a)
nucleus
b)
cell body
c)
dendrite
d)
axon
16.
label 4
a)
axon
b)
axon terminal
c)
myelin sheath
d)
tail
17.
label 6
a)
axon
b)
axon terminal
c)
myelin sheath
d)
tail
18.
label 8
a)
myelin sheath
b)
axon
c)
axon terminal
d)
dendrites
19.

What do Dendrites do?

a)

Intakes information from other neurons

b)

Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath

c)

Sends information to the next cell

d)

Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon

20.

What do Schwann Cells do?

a)

Intakes information from other neurons

b)

Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath

c)

Sends information to the next cell

d)

Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon

21.

What structure is being highlighted?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

pons

d)

brain stem

22.

Which part of the neuron hold the nucleus?

a)

cell body

b)

axon

c)

neuron

d)

axon terminal

23.

What structures make up the Central Nervous System?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal cord

c)

nerves

d)

Brain, spinal cord and nerves

24.

Which structure is composed of these 3 parts: pons, midbrain, and medulla oblongata?

a)

CNS

b)

Brain Stem

c)

PNS

d)

Cerebellum

25.

What is another name for a nerve?

a)

nerve

b)

brain

c)

signal sender

d)

neuron

26.

If you are having trouble with your BALANCE and COORDINATION, which part of your brain should be checked?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

brain stem

d)

spinal cord

27.

Select the VOLUNTARY action.

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Select the INVOLUNTARY action.

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

Space between myelin sheaths

a)

node of ranvier

b)

Nissl body

c)

synapse

d)

dendrite

30.

What are the 2 major divisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

a)

Sensory & Motor

b)

Peripheral & Central

c)

Somatic & Autonomic

d)

Brain & Spinal Cord

31.

What is the purpose of the myelin sheath on the axon?

a)

To maintain temperature

b)

To improve conductivity by insulating axon

c)

To protect the axon

d)

To release neurotransmitters

32.
a signal molecule that transmits nerve impulses across synapses
a)
neuron
b)
neurotransmitter
c)
nerve
d)
action potential
33.
This involuntary response is also known as "fight or flight"
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Slow
d)
Sensory
34.
The brain's supporting cells are called: 
a)
glial cells
b)
mitochondria
c)
neurons
d)
nuclei
35.

Elevated ridges on the surface of the brain are called:

a)

Gyrus

b)

Fissures

c)

Lobes

d)

Sulcus

36.
the fluid that protects and cushions the brain is called 
a)
cerebrospinal fluid
b)
neurilemma
c)
potassium
d)
sodium
37.

These supporting cells (neuroglia) contain cilia and found in the lining of brain's ventricles

a)

astrocyte

b)

ependymal cells

c)

Schwann cells

d)

satellite cells

38.

Star-shaped glial cells that form part of the blood–brain barrier

a)

astrocyte

b)

ependymal cells

c)

Schwann cells

d)

satellite cells

39.

Star-shaped glial cells that form part of the blood–brain barrier

a)

astrocyte

b)

ependymal cells

c)

Schwann cells

d)

satellite cells

40.
Which part of the neuron is a long fiber that send information to other cells?
a)
dendrite
b)
terminal
c)
cell body
d)
axon
41.
Which of the TWO nervous systems contains motor and sensory neurons?
a)
central nervous system
b)
peripheral
c)
motor
d)
sensory
42.
This involuntary response occurs AFTER a period high stress and causes body to calm down
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Slow
d)
Sensory
43.
This releases neurotransmitters which are sent into the synaptic cleft for receptors on the dendrite to taste
a)
axon
b)
axon terminal
c)
gene
d)
neuron
44.
This insulating material forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron.  It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.
a)
neuron
b)
myelin sheath
c)
dendrite
d)
neurotransmitter
45.

In the figure above, what is occurring at step #4?

a)

Neuron receives enough stimulation (15 mV), threshold is reached (-55mV)

b)

Na+ voltage channels open allowing Na+ to diffuse inward, depolarizing the membrane

c)

K+ voltage channels open and Na+ voltage channels open

d)

K+ voltage channels open allowing K+ to diffuse out, repolarizing the membrane.

e)

Hamsters. Massive amounts of hamsters

46.
nerve impulse
a)
action potential
b)
resting potential
c)
membrane potential
d)
synapse
47.
What number(s) on the graph represents the Resting Potential?
a)
1 and 2
b)
1 and 5
c)
2 and 3
d)
3 and 4
48.
When a neuron is depolarized, what are the first channels to open?
a)
Sodium
b)
Potassium
c)
Calcium
d)
ACTH
49.
a signal molecule that transmits nerve impulses across synapses
a)
neuron
b)
neurotransmitter
c)
nerve
d)
action potential
50.
a junction at which a neuron meets another cell
a)
axon
b)
dendrites
c)
myelin sheath
d)
synapse
51.
The reward center of the brain is most closely associated with this neurotransmitter's pathways.
a)
Dopamine
b)
Serotonin
c)
GABA
d)
Ach
52.
W
a)
Axon Terminal Button
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
53.
X
a)
Axon Terminal Button
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
54.
Y
a)
Axon Terminal Button
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
55.
Which of these is most closely related to metabolism, stress and excitement? 
a)
epinephrine 
b)
norepinepherine
c)
acetylcholine (ACh)
d)
glutamate
56.
processes memory
a)
hypothalamus
b)
hippocampus
57.
speech
a)
broca
b)
wernicke area
58.

_______ is characterized by inappropriate words and inability to understand spoken language.

a)

Grapheme-Color synesthesia

b)

Synesthesia

c)

Wernicke's aphasia

d)

Broca's aphasia

59.
Allows you to swallow your food
a)
Trigeminal
b)
Facial
c)
Glossopharyngeal
d)
Hypoglossal
60.
Trochlear Nerve
a)
II
b)
IV
c)
V
d)
VIII
61.
Slows the heart rate 
a)
Glossopharyngeal
b)
Vagus
c)
Accessory
d)
Hypoglossal
62.
Balance
a)
Optic
b)
Trigeminal
c)
Vestibulocochlear
d)
Vagus

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