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Nervous System Vocabulary, Lesson 1 and 2 Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not apart of the nervous system?

a)

brain

b)

cranium

c)

cranial nerves

d)

cerebellum

2.

These are the signals generated form inside and outside of the body?

a)

sensory integration

b)

motor output

c)

integration

d)

stimuli

3.

Which of the following means weakness?

a)

-phasia

b)

-paresis

c)

-plegia

d)

-asthenia

4.

Read the following and decide where it would fit in the overlapping functions:


"feel a breeze"

a)

sensory input

b)

integration

c)

motor output

5.

Read the following and decide where it would fit in the overlapping functions:


"duck under a branch"

a)

sensory input

b)

integration

c)

motor output

6.

Read the following and decide where it would fit in the overlapping functions:


"scream and run"

a)

sensory input

b)

integration

c)

motor output

7.

Read the following and decide if it is part of the CNS or PNS


"brian"

a)

CNS

b)

PNS

c)

None of the above

8.

Read the following and decide if it is part of the CNS or PNS


" autonomic nervous system"

a)

CNS

b)

PNS

c)

None of the above

9.

Read the following and decide if it is part of the CNS or PNS


" cranial nerves"

a)

CNS

b)

PNS

c)

None of the above

10.

Read the following and decide if it is part of the CNS or PNS


"spinal cord"

a)

CNS

b)

PNS

c)

None of the above

11.

This division of the nervous system activates the action of the organs or muscles.

a)

sensory division

b)

motor division

c)

efferent division

d)

afferent division

12.

The word " soma" means ...

a)

life

b)

somatic

c)

sympathetic

d)

body

13.

Combining form for cerebrum.

a)

encephal/o

b)

cerebell/o

c)

cephal/o

d)

cerebr/o

14.

Combining form meaning rapid contraction and relaxation.

a)

esthesi/o

b)

ment/o

c)

poli/o

d)

clon/o

e)

coln/o

15.

Medical term for muscle contraction

a)

thalam/o

b)

radicul/o

c)

-taxia

d)

ton/o

16.

Read the following decide if it is a neuron or neuroglia.


"highly specialized"

a)

neuron

b)

neuroglia

17.

Read the following decide if it is a neuron or neuroglia.


"insulation"

a)

neuron

b)

neuroglia

18.

Read the following decide if it is a neuron or neuroglia.


"transmits signals"

a)

neuron

b)

neuroglia

19.

Read the following and choose the correct neuroglia.


"protects the chemical environment of the brain"

a)

astrocyte

b)

microglia

c)

ependymal

d)

oligodendrocyte

20.

Read the following and choose the correct neuroglia.


"produces myelin sheaths"

a)

astrocyte

b)

microglia

c)

ependymal

d)

oligodendrocyte

21.

Read the following and choose the correct neuroglia.


"cushion for the CNS"

a)

astrocyte

b)

microglia

c)

ependymal

d)

oligodendrocyte

22.

Read the following and choose the correct neuroglia.


"phagocyte"

a)

astrocyte

b)

microglia

c)

ependymal

d)

oligodendrocyte

23.

Read the following and choose the correct neuroglia.


"disposes of bacteria and dead brain cells"

a)

astrocyte

b)

microglia

c)

ependymal

d)

oligodendrocyte

24.

Read the following and choose the correct neuroglia.


"ciliated"

a)

astrocyte

b)

microglia

c)

ependymal

d)

oligodendrocyte

25.

Read the following and choose the correct neuroglia.


"most abundant"

a)

astrocyte

b)

microglia

c)

ependymal

d)

oligodendrocyte

26.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

27.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

28.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

29.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

30.
a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon Terminals

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Schwann Cells

31.
a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon Terminals

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Schwann Cells

32.
a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon Terminals

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Schwann Cells

33.

What direction foes the electrical signal travel through the neuron?

a)

From dendrites, down the Axon, and out Axon terminalsThis is a correct answer

b)

From Axon terminals, down the Axon, & out of the dendrites

c)

Any direction up or down the cell

d)

From the Axon, to the Dendrites, and out the Axon terminals

34.

What do Schwann Cells do?

a)

Intakes information from other neurons

b)

Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath

c)

Sends information to the next cell

d)

Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon

35.

What do Axon Terminals do?

a)

Intakes information from other neurons

b)

Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath

c)

Sends information to the next cell

d)

Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon