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AP Biology Nervous System Exam Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for balance and coordination?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
Which part of the brain is primarily responsible interpreting your sense of touch?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
Injury to which part would most likely result in loss of memory?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
Which part of the nervous system shown represents the spinal cord?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
Which part of the brain is used to control the involuntary movements of the digestive system?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
Which type of neuron receives signals/stimuli from the eyes, ears, nose, skin, or tongue and transmits this information to other neurons?
a)
sensory
b)
motor
c)
interneuron
d)
relay neuron
7.
Which type of neuron signals digestive glands to release enzymes, muscles to contract, or causes other actions in the body?
a)
sensory
b)
motor
c)
interneuron
d)
relay neuron
8.
What number on the graph represents the Hyperpolarization phase?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
What number on the graph represents the Depolarization phase?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.

What number(s) on the graph represents the THRESHOLD level of stimulus?

a)

1 and 5

b)

2

c)

3

d)

6

11.

What number on the graph represents the repolarization phase?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.
-70 mV is the measure of a
a)
Threshold Potential
b)
Action Potential
c)
Resting Potential
d)
End Point Potential
13.
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
14.
What type of receptor is responsible for vision?
a)
Photoreceptor
b)
Chemoreceptor
c)
Mechanoreceptor
15.
Your ear drum is also known as the:
a)
Tympanic Membrane
b)
Tempanic Membrane
c)
Timpanic Membrane
d)
Tompanic Membrane
16.
The main inner ear structure that enables one to hear is called the: 
a)
Cochlea
b)
Pinna
c)
Eustachian Tube
d)
Auricle
17.
What is this?
a)
Vestibule
b)
Semicircular Canals
c)
Cochlea
18.

This is responsible for picking up color and bright light:

a)

rods

b)

cones

c)

retina

d)

lens

19.

This is responsible for picking up dim light and peripheral vision:

a)

rods

b)

cones

c)

retina

d)

lens

20.

Pick the correct order of structures through which light travels through the eye:

a)

retina, cornea, lens, aqueous humor, vitreous humor, optic nerve

b)

aqueous humor, vitreous humor, retina, lens, cornea, optic nerve

c)

cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor, retina, optic nerve

d)

optic nerve, cornea, lens, aqueous humor, vitreous humor, retina

21.
In this picture, the red line represents a(n)
a)
motor neuron
b)
sensory neuron
c)
receptor
d)
interneuron
22.
In this picture, the green line represents 
a)
motor neuron
b)
sensory neuron
c)
interneuron
d)
receptor
23.
In this picture, the blue line represents a(n)
a)
interneuron
b)
motor neuron
c)
sensory neuron
d)
effector
24.

The clear part of the eye that light will first pass through.

a)

Lens

b)

Cornea

c)

Sclera

d)

Retina

25.
The back of the eye;  an upside-down image of whatever you are looking at is projected here. 
a)
lens
b)
cornea
c)
pupi
d)
retina
26.

Muscles and/or glands and organs:

a)

Stimulus

b)

Effector

c)

Sensory Neuron

d)

Motor Neuron

e)

Interneuron

27.

In which order is a signal sent from stimulus to response?

a)

Sensory Organ (Receptor), Sensory Neuron, Interneuron, Motor Neuron, Effector

b)

Sensory Neuron, Sensory Organ, Interneuron, Motor Neuron, Effector

c)

Interneuron, Sensory Neuron, Sensory Organ, Motor Neuron, Effector

d)

Motor Neuron, Effector, Interneuron, Sensory Neuron, Sensory Organ

e)

Effector, Motor Neuron, Interneuron, Sensory Neuron, Sensory Organ

28.

The diagram represents the components of a reflex arc. The arrows indicate the direction of information flow.


Cell B is a(n)

a)

sensory neuron

b)

motor neuron

c)

effector cell

d)

interneuron

e)

receptor cell

29.

The diagram represents the components of a reflex arc. The arrows indicate the direction of information flow.


Cell C is a(n)

a)

sensory neuron

b)

motor neuron

c)

effector cell

d)

interneuron

e)

receptor cell

30.

The diagram represents the components of a reflex arc. The arrows indicate the direction of information flow.


Cell D is a(n)

a)

sensory neuron

b)

motor neuron

c)

effector cell

d)

interneuron

e)

receptor cell

31.

The diagram represents the components of a reflex arc. The arrows indicate the direction of information flow.


Cell A is a(n)

a)

sensory neuron

b)

motor neuron

c)

effector cell

d)

interneuron

e)

receptor cell

32.

The diagram represents the components of a reflex arc. The arrows indicate the direction of information flow.


Cell E is a(n)

a)

sensory neuron

b)

motor neuron

c)

effector cell

d)

interneuron

e)

receptor cell

33.

The diagram represents the components of a reflex arc. The arrows indicate the direction of information flow.


Which cell is found entirely within the central nervous system?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

34.

The blind spot of the eye is at the

a)

fovea of the retina

b)

entrance of the optic nerve

c)

periphery of the lens

d)

periphery of the choriod

35.

Balance and coordination are moderated by:

a)

medulla

b)

cerebellum

c)

olfactory bulb

d)

cerebrum

e)

hypothalamus

36.

The sense of smell is interpreted by:

a)

medulla

b)

cerebellum

c)

olfactory bulb

d)

cerebrum

e)

hypothalamus

37.

Secretes hormones, regulates, emotion, governs hunger, thirst and body temperature control:

a)

medulla

b)

cerebellum

c)

olfactory bulb

d)

cerebrum

e)

hypothalamus

38.

Vision is interpreted here:

a)

medulla

b)

cerebellum

c)

olfactory bulb

d)

cerebrum

e)

hypothalamus

39.

Breathing is controlled by the:

a)

medulla

b)

cerebellum

c)

olfactory bulb

d)

cerebrum

e)

hypothalamus

40.

The diagram represents the human brain only.

Region E is the

a)

cerebellum

b)

cerebrum

c)

medulla

d)

hypothalamus

e)

pons

41.

The diagram represents the human brain only.

A function of region F is:

a)

reasoning

b)

control of blood pressure

c)

hearing

d)

memory

e)

coordination of voluntary muscles