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Brain and Behavior

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 25mins

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.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

In what order does information travel through a neuron?

a)

Soma (cell body), Dendrites, Axon, Terminal Buttons

b)

Terminal Buttons, Axon, Soma (cell body), Dendrites

c)

Dendrites, Soma (cell body), Axon, Terminal Buttons

d)

Dendrites, Axon, Soma (cell body), Terminal Buttons

7.
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
8.

The junction between 2 neurons is the

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Synapse

9.

What does the Central Nervous System include?

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

10.
What is this?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
11.
What part of the brain controls hunger and thirst?
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Thalamus
c)
Pons
d)
Medulla Oblongata
12.

The ability of brain tissue to take on new functions, usually occurs after parts of the brain have been damaged

a)

Neurogenesis

b)

Neuroplasticity

c)

Somatic Regeneration

d)

Stem Cell Lesions

13.

What does the Peripheral Nervous System include?

a)

The parasympathetic nervous system

b)

The sympathetic nervous system

c)

The somatic nervous system

d)

All of the above