WorksheetsBrain and Behavior
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 25mins
What covers the axon of some neurons and speeds impulses?
Dendrites
Myelin Sheath
Synaspe
Dopamine
What is a neuron?
A nerve cell
A neural impulse that travels down the axon
Space between the axon tip and the dendrite
Brain and spinal cord
What would result if you were to sustain damage to your motor cortex?
Lack of sight
Lack of control over voluntary movements
Lack of sensation
Lack of hearing
What examples deal with the sympathetic nervous system?
Laying in bed listening to music
Rocking back and forth outside
Hanging off of a cliff
Hitting a baseball
What is the function of the somatic nervous system?
Controls the glands and muscles of the internal organs
Controls the body's skeletal muscles
Arouses the body in stressful situations
Calms the body to conserve energy
In what order does information travel through a neuron?
Soma (cell body), Dendrites, Axon, Terminal Buttons
Terminal Buttons, Axon, Soma (cell body), Dendrites
Dendrites, Soma (cell body), Axon, Terminal Buttons
Dendrites, Axon, Soma (cell body), Terminal Buttons
The junction between 2 neurons is the
Dendrite
Axon
Myelin Sheath
Synapse
What does the Central Nervous System include?
The centre of each nerve cell
The nerves that control the main functions of the body, such as heart rate and blood pressure
The brain and spinal cord
The nerves that prepare the body for fight or flight response
The ability of brain tissue to take on new functions, usually occurs after parts of the brain have been damaged
Neurogenesis
Neuroplasticity
Somatic Regeneration
Stem Cell Lesions
What does the Peripheral Nervous System include?
The parasympathetic nervous system
The sympathetic nervous system
The somatic nervous system
All of the above
