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Neurobiology and behavior

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What covers the axon of some neurons and speeds impulses?

a)

Dendrites

b)

Myelin Sheath

c)

Synaspe

d)

Dopamine

2.

What is a neuron?

a)

A nerve cell

b)

A neural impulse that travels down the axon

c)

Space between the axon tip and the dendrite

d)

Brain and spinal cord

3.

Summarize sensory neurons purpose

a)

CNS neurons that communicate between sensory and motor neurons

b)

Carry incoming information from the sense receptors to the CNS

c)

Carry outgoing information from the CNS to the muscles and glands

d)

Controls the body's skeletal muscles

4.

What would result if you were to sustain damage to your motor cortex?

a)

Lack of sight

b)

Lack of control over voluntary movements

c)

Lack of sensation

d)

Lack of hearing

5.

What examples deal with the sympathetic nervous system?

a)

Laying in bed listening to music

b)

Rocking back and forth outside

c)

Hanging off of a cliff

d)

Hitting a baseball

6.

What is the function of the somatic nervous system?

a)

Controls the glands and muscles of the internal organs

b)

Controls the body's skeletal muscles

c)

Arouses the body in stressful situations

d)

Calms the body to conserve energy

7.

List the parts of a motor neuron

a)

Dendrites, Cellbody, Nucleus, Axon, Myelin Sheaths

b)

Axon, Nucleus, Cellbody, Neurotransmitters, Myelin Sheaths

c)

Myelin Sheaths, Neurotransmitters, Axon, GABA, Serotonin

d)

Nucleus, Cellbody, Dopamine, Myelin Sheaths, Dendrites

8.

Which of these is NOT a function of a neuron?

a)

Receive info

b)

Transmit info to the rest of the body

c)

Produce info

d)

Process info

9.

Jason was a healthy college student who was playing a game of football with his friends, he got tackled by the competing linebacker and hit his head on the ground and passed out. He woke up later in the hospital where the doctor told him that his heart rhythm was irregular and he had to be fed through a tube because his digestion system no longer normal. Which part of his brain was injured severely enough to cause these symptoms?

a)

Medulla oblangata

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Basil ganglia

d)

Hypothalamus

10.
Gaps in the myelin sheath are called _______.
a)
nodes of Ranvier
b)
synapses
c)
Na+/K+ pumps
d)
fenestrations
11.
long extension of neuron that sends information
a)
dendrite
b)
cell body
c)
axon
d)
nodes of Ranvier
12.
This is the electrical charge that travels down an axon when a neuron is firing
a)
Resting Potential
b)
Action Potential
c)
Threshold
d)
Refractory Period
13.
The junction between 2 neurons is called the
a)
dendrite
b)
axon
c)
node of Ranvier
d)
synapse
14.
What is the central nervous system
a)
The centre of each nerve cell
b)
The nerves that control the main functions of the body, such as heart rate and blood pressure
c)
The brain and spinal cord
d)
The nerves that prepare the body for fight or flight response
15.
What is this?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
16.
What part of the brain controls hunger and thirst?
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Thalamus
c)
Pons
d)
Medulla Oblongata
17.
the part of the brain that includes the pons, medulla oblongata, and midbrain
a)
thalamus
b)
hypothalamus
c)
brain stem
d)
hippocampus
18.
The ability of brain tissue to take on new functions, usually occurs after parts of the brain have been damaged
a)
Neurogenesis
b)
Brain Plasticity
c)
Somatic Regeneration
d)
Stem Cell Lesions
19.
The tough, white covering: part of the external coat of the eye:
a)
lens
b)
sclera
c)
cornea
d)
conjunctiva
20.
Cells in the retina; sensitive to dim light:
a)
cones
b)
pupil
c)
rods
d)
iris
21.
The structure of the eye responsible for color vision:
a)
cones
b)
cornea
c)
rods
d)
ganglion cells