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WorksheetsNervous System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.
a)
heart, brain, kidneys
b)
lungs, liver, stomach
c)
brain, spinal cord, nerves
d)
eyes, pancreas, veins
2.
What is the part highlighted in red?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
3.
Identify the lobe of the brain that is highlighted.
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
4.
Identify the lobe of the brain
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
5.
What is the largest area of the brain that controls everything conscious?
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Diencephalon
d)
Brain Stem
6.
This is a picture of the
a)
peripheral nervous sysyem
b)
central nervous system
c)
respiratory system
d)
circulatory system
7.
Brain cells are called
a)
hemoglobin
b)
neurons
c)
brainpoppers
d)
alveoli
8.
The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons
a)
axon
b)
dendrite
c)
axon terminal
d)
gene
9.
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
10.
E
a)
Synapse
b)
Cell Body
c)
Axon
d)
Dendrite
11.
Possesses the Sensory Cortex
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Occipital Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
12.
The brain and brain stem make up the:
a)
Peripheral Nervous System
b)
Somatic Nervous System
c)
Autonomic Nervous System
d)
Central Nervous System
13.
What structure is grey in this picture?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
14.
Our ______ receive messages and send them to the brain. The brain sends messages to our body on how to respond.
a)
heart
b)
lungs
c)
nerves
15.
What part of the brain deals with the thalamus and hypothalamus?
a)
Brain Stem
b)
Cerebellum
c)
diencephalan
d)
cerebrum
16.
The part of the PNS that controls involuntary actions
a)
autonomic nervous system
b)
somatic nervous system
c)
organic nervous system
d)
reflexive nervous system
17.
The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves that branch out from the CNS (central nervous system) and connect to other body parts
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Autonomic
d)
Peripheral
18.
A chemical produced by neurons that carries messages to other neurons
a)
myelin sheath
b)
neurotransmitter
c)
axon
d)
axon terminal
19.
The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another. It is where communication occurs between an axon and dendrite
a)
synapse
b)
axon terminal
c)
impulse
d)
myelin
20.
This part of the neuron stores then releases neurotransmitters into the synapse.
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Axon Terminal
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