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Nervous System Review

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The area of the brain most associated with coordination and balance is the:
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Hippocampus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Pons
2.
The area of the brain most associated with forming memories is the:
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Hippocampus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Pons
3.
The brain lobe controlling vision is the:
a)
Frontal
b)
Occipital
c)
Temporal
d)
Parietal
4.
Autonomic life functions such as heartbeat and breathing are centred in the:
a)
Amygdala
b)
Brain Stem
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Limbic System
5.
The part of the neuron that conducts action potentials is the:
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
6.
The part of the neuron that receives signals is the:
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
7.
The part of the neuron that transmits signals to muscles is the:
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
8.
Which event characterizes repolarization?
a)
Na+ rushing into the axon
b)
K+ rushing out of the axon
c)
Ca++ rushing into the axon
d)
Activation of Na/K pumps
9.
Heartbeat would be accomplished by which branch of the nervous system?
a)
Sensory
b)
Autonomic
c)
Motor
d)
Pineal
10.
This nervous system branch causes increases in heart rate and breathing.
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Motor
d)
Sensory
11.
The CNS is contained by a membrane and bathed in:
a)
Blood
b)
Cerebro-Spinal Fluid
c)
Lymph
d)
Cytoplasm
12.
The nerve cell that carries impulses from a sense receptor to the brain or spinal cord is a _____________.
a)
Motor Neuron
b)
Sensory Neuron
c)
Relay Neuron
13.
The nerve cell that connects sensory and motor neurons is a _______________.
a)
Motor Neuron
b)
Sensory Neuron
c)
Interneurons 
d)
Glial cells
14.
The nerve cell that transmits impulses from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.
a)
Motor Neuron
b)
Relay Neuron
c)
Sensory Neuron
d)
Schwann cell
15.
What is the change of a cell membrane from positive to negative called?
a)
Glycolysis
b)
Action Potential
c)
Temporal Summation
d)
Electrolysis
16.
What part of the neuron carries the impulse toward the nerve cell body?
a)
Dorsal Root
b)
Dendrites
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Axon
17.
What part of the neuron is myelinated?
a)
Cell Body
b)
Axon
c)
Synapse
d)
Dendrite
18.
A chemical substance that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse 
a)
Neurotransmitter
b)
Axon
c)
Synapse
d)
Nerve
19.
Part of the nervous system made of the brain and spinal cord.
a)
central nervous system
b)
peripheral nervous system
20.
This is the job of the nervous system.
a)
To send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body
b)
To break down food to be used by the body
c)
To remove wastes from the body
21.
The gap that a message has to cross to get from one neuron to the other is called the _____
a)
synapse
b)
dendrite
c)
axon
d)
nucleus 
22.
These are the supporting cells of the CNS
a)
neuron.
b)
sensory.
c)
motor.
d)
neuroglia.
23.
what are the two ions transported across the membrane in an action potential?
a)
O2- and K+
b)
K+ and Na+
c)
Ca+2 and B+3
d)
Na+1 and Cl
24.
What is a neurotransmitter?
a)
fatty covering of the axon
b)
nerve cell
c)
chemical messenger
d)
gap between neurons
25.

Myelin would be made by what structure

a)

the red one

b)

the blue one

c)

the green one

d)

the purple one

26.

Which of the following cells protect the nervous system from infection

a)

microglial

b)

astrocyte

c)

oligodendrocyte

d)

ependymal cell

27.

Which of the following glial cells make spinal fluid

a)

astrocyte

b)

oligodendrocyte

c)

microglial cell

d)

ependymal cell

28.

Which best describes myelin?

a)

it is a neurotransmitter that triggers muscle contraction

b)

it is a protein that builds the axon

c)

it is a fat that speeds the message along the axon

d)

it is a fat that helps the neuron "hear" messages

29.

The pink structure is the.....

a)

frontal lobe

b)

occipital lobe

c)

parietal lobe

d)

temporal lobe

30.

The part of your brain that senses pain is the....

a)

blue lobe

b)

yellow lobe

c)

green lobe

d)

pink lobe

31.

Name structure 3

a)

thalamus gland

b)

pineal gland

c)

cerebellum

d)

corpus callosom

32.

What number structure regulates hormones?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

33.

In the reflex arc shown, which number would be the effector?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

G

d)

F

34.

The brain is covered in a membrane called:

a)

choroid plexus.

b)

meninges.

c)

ventricles.

d)

cerebral aqueduct.

35.

Cranial nerves and spinal nerves are part of the peripheral nervous system.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What is the inner most meningeal layer of the brain?

a)

Arachnoid

b)

Dura mater

c)

Pia mater

d)

Ventricles

37.

What is located below the cerebrum?

a)

The thalamus

b)

The cerebellum

c)

The diencephalon

d)

The hypothalamus

38.

When the spinal cord is severed and brain damage occurs, what substance could leak into tissues?

a)

Choroid plexus

b)

Cerebral aqueduct

c)

Cerebrospinal fluid

d)

Corpus callosum

39.

Voluntary muscle movement is coordinated by what part of the brain?

a)

Temporal

b)

Occipital

c)

Frontal

d)

Parietal

40.

What part of the brain deals with appetite and temperature control?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Brain stem

41.

What part of the nervous system is responsible for slowing down breathing and pulse?

a)

Spinal Nerves

b)

Sympathetic

c)

Parasympathetic

d)

Spinal Nerves

42.

The cerebrum deals with planning, recalling information, and decision making.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

The somatic nervous system innervates the skeletal system and is.....

a)

slow

b)

involuntary

c)

really cool

d)

voluntary

44.

The autonomic nervous system controls smooth muscle, breathing and heart rate and is.....

a)

slow

b)

involuntary

c)

really cool

d)

voluntary

45.

A bundle of nerve cell bodies in the PNS are called....

a)

ganglia

b)

astrocyte

c)

tract

d)

neuroglia

46.

Star-shaped and connects neurons to blood vessels

a)

microglia

b)

axons

c)

astrocytes

d)

ganglia

47.

Small cells that engulf and destroy microbes and cellular debris in the CNS

a)

microglia

b)

horns

c)

neuroglia

d)

astrocytes

48.

The cells that form the lining of the cavities of the brain and spinal cord and line the fluid-filled ventricles of the brain are called?

a)

arachnoid cells

b)

schwann cells

c)

ependymal cells

d)

neuroglia cells

49.

Myelinated neurons are _____________ unmyelinated neurons are ______________?

a)

white mater, gray mater

b)

pink mater, gray mater

c)

gray mater, white mater

d)

blue mater, pink mater

50.

Outermost layer of the meninges, "tough mother"

a)

pia mater

b)

cortex

c)

arachnoid mater

d)

dura mater

51.

Depolarization begins with.....

a)

decreased permeability of K+ ions

b)

increased permeability of Na+ ions

c)

decreased permeability of Na+ ions

d)

increased permeability of K+ ions

52.

Neurons that have only one process extending from the cell body are known as?

a)

neurofibral node

b)

bipolar neurons

c)

unipolar neurons

d)

multipolar neurons

53.

Middle layer of the meninges that looks like a spider

a)

arachnoid mater

b)

pia mater

c)

dura mater

d)

what does it mater

54.

CNS is the?

a)

brain and spinal

b)

nevres

c)

axon

d)

astrocyte

55.

Astrocyte

a)

connect to blood vessels

b)

phagocyte

c)

axon

d)

sheath

56.

Efferent goes away from the brain?

a)

true

b)

false

57.

Which direction does the nerve impulse move from the cell body?

a)

away

b)

to

58.

What produces myelin?

a)

Schwann cell

b)

Axon

c)

Nucleus

d)

Dendrite

59.

How does sensory receptors gather information?

a)

detecting changes in the temperature and light

b)

magic

c)

stimulating nervous cells

d)

effectors

60.
A chronic, progressive, disabling condition resulting from a degeneration of the myelin sheath is ____.
a)
cerebral palsy
b)
multiple sclerosis
c)
epilepsy
d)
Parkinson's 
61.
Sensory neurons are also called
a)
interneurons
b)
efferent
c)
afferent
d)
 glia cells
62.
The nerves in your fingertips are part of the ___ nervous system
a)
peripheral
b)
central
c)
 cardiovascular
d)
interna.
63.
This portion of a neuron allows the electrical signal to move very quickly
a)
dendrites
b)
axon terminals
c)
myelin sheath
d)
nucleus
64.
The peripheral nervous system can be divided into these two functions:
a)
movement and sensation
b)
movement and thinking
c)
movement and smell only
d)
thinking and decision making
65.
This involuntary response occurs during high stress and usually begins with a surge of adrenaline
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Sensory
d)
Slow
66.
Which of the following would be part of the parasympathetic response?
a)
Increased heart rate
b)
Decreased heart rate
c)
energy diversion to muscles
d)
dilated pupils
67.
 Concentration, language production, and decision making are features of the ___ lobe in the brain.
a)
occipital
b)
cerebellum
c)
temporal
d)
frontal
68.
The vital centers are located in the
a)
midbrain.
b)
spinal cord.
c)
pons.
d)
medulla oblongata.
69.
The afferent neuron:
a)
monitor changes both inside and outside body and sends signal to control center.
b)
gathers information and decides what to be done.
c)
activates effector organs
70.
What is the correct steps of action potential?
1.  sodium ions diffuse inward; the membrane becomes depolarized
2.  sodium channels open
3. potassium ions diffuse outward while sodium is actively transported out of the cell; the membrane becomes repolarized
4. potassium channels open
a)
2,1,4,3
b)
1,2,3,4,
c)
4,3,2,1,
d)
3,2,4,1,
71.

All multipolar neurons contain a cell body, numerous dendrites and a single

a)

axon

b)

myelin sheath

c)

nerve fiber

d)

both a and c

72.

White matter in nervous tissue receives its coloration from

a)

neuroglia

b)

myelin sheaths

c)

neurilemma

d)

dendtrites

73.

The longitudinal fissure divides the ___________________________ into left and right hemispheres

a)

cerebrum

b)

medulla oblongata

c)

cerebellum

d)

frontal lobe

74.

This image corresponds to

a)

Cross section of myelencephalon

b)

Cross section of cerebellum

c)

Cross section of spinal cord

75.

Synapses is a process of

a)

Neuronal communication

b)

Muscular contraction

c)

Reflex arc

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