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HSH ATI TEAS PREP QUIZ: The Nervous System

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are considered main roles of the nervous system?

a)

Collect and receive information internally and externally

b)

To process or derive meaning from the information collected and received

c)

Forward the information to the appropriate party. To set them up to react how they need to

d)

To dispatch the information to the regions of the brain that handle processing of the information

2.

What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?

a)

Central nervous system

b)

Autonomic nervous system

c)

Peripheral nervous system

d)

Somatic nervous system

3.

The main function of this nervous system is to incorporate the information it is getting and systematize the information so that it can queue a proper response? This system is also composed of the brain and the spinal chord.

a)

Central nervous system

b)

Peripheral nervous system

4.

The region of the brain called the hind brain consists of all of the following except?

a)

Medulla oblongata

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Pons

5.

This region/part of the brain coordinates movement and is where various features of motor learning take place? (i.e. balance, coordination, speech, posture, and muscle or implicit memory)

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerrebellum

6.

This region of the brain is divided into two sides by a trench called the longitudinal fissure that are linked by a bundle of neural fibers called the corpus callosum.

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerrebellum

c)

Medulla oblongata

d)

Pons

7.

This lobe of the cerebrum contains the primary motor cortex and is essential for problem solving, and speech

a)

Frontal

b)

Temporal

c)

Parietal

d)

Occipital

8.

What lobe of the brain mainly functions in auditory processing but has some role in visual memory and your ability to learn language?

a)

Frontal

b)

Temporal

c)

Parietal

d)

Occipital

9.

This lobe of the brain contains the somatosensory cortex and is crucial for processing the information from touch.

a)

Frontal

b)

Temporal

c)

Parietal

d)

Occipital

10.

What lobe of the brain allows us to quickly process visual information from the eyes and relay that information so we can respond accordingly?

a)

Frontal

b)

Temporal

c)

Parietal

d)

Occipital

11.

Which of the following is not considered to be part of the brain stem?

a)

Pons

b)

Medulla Oblongata

c)

Thalamus

d)

Midbrain

12.

What part of the brain stem main functions are involuntary? (i.e. breathing, hear rate, digestion, coughing, sneezing, and vomiting)

a)

Pons

b)

Medulla Oblongata

c)

Midbrain

13.

What part of the brain stem functions as the message headquarters for many other parts of the brain? It also has many essential cranial nerves that stem from it in order to accomplish this function.

a)

Pons

b)

Medulla Oblongata

c)

Midbrain

14.

They ______________ connects the nervous system to the endocrine system and helps to regulate the body's temperature.

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Medulla Oblongata

d)

Cerebral Cortex

15.

Which of the following correctly characterizes the two types of nerves in the peripheral nervous system?

a)

Spinal Nerves (12 pairs) and Cranial Nerves (31 pairs)

b)

Spinal Nerves (24 pairs) and Cranial Nerves 62 pairs)

c)

Spinal Nerves (31 pairs) and Cranial Nerves (12 pairs)

d)

Spinal Nerves (62 pairs) and Cranial Nerves (24 pairs)

16.

The __________ part of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for processing sensory data like touch, taste, hearing, and vision.

a)

Sensory nervous system

b)

Somatosensory nerous system

c)

Sympathetic nervous system

d)

Parasympathetic nervous system

17.

The ___________ part of the peripheral nervous system communicates sensations that are in the vicinity of the body? (i.e. temperature, pain, pressure, movement, vibration, etc)

a)

Sensory nervous system

b)

Somatosensory nervous system

c)

Sympathetic nervous system

d)

Parasympathetic nervous system

18.

Sensory Neurons are also known as _____________ neurons transmit stimuli to the CNS and Motor Neurons are also known as ____________ neurons in response to the stimuli transmit signals from the CNS to the body allowing us to perform voluntary body movements and sometimes reflex movements.

a)

Afferent and Efferent

b)

Efferent and Afferent

19.

The Autonomic nervous system (a branch of the peripheral nervous system) that manages involuntary movements and functions is made up of the ___________ and ____________ nervous systems?

a)

Somatic and Somatosensory

b)

Central and Peripheral

c)

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

20.

The ___________ nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

21.

The ___________ nervous system is responsible for "Rest and Digest" and works to conserve homeostasis within the body?

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic