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2019 brain practice session 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Part of the nervous system made of the brain and spinal cord.
a)
central nervous system
b)
peripheral nervous system
2.
What does the cerebrum control?
a)
controls thoughts and voluntary actions
b)
controls vital and involuntary actions 
c)
controls balance
d)
controls the uvula
3.
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
4.
Which part of the brain controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate?
a)
Diencephalon
b)
Frontal Lobe
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Cerebellum
5.
What is the part highlighted in red?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
6.
Identify the lobe of the brain that is highlighted.  
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
7.
Identify the lobe of the brain
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
8.
What is the largest area of the brain that controls everything conscious?
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Diencephalon
d)
Brain Stem
9.
Wrinkled part of the brain's surface where the body processes information
a)
Brain stem
b)
Cerebral Cortex
c)
Corpus Callosum
d)
Cerebellum
10.
This part is known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements.  
a)
Thalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Cerebellum
11.
Which part of the brain controls reflexes?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain stem
d)
Spinal cord
12.
Which systems work together when nutrients are dropped off for the cells in the brain?
a)
Circulatory, Excretory, Respiratory
b)
Circulatory, Digestive, Nervous
c)
Circulatory, Respiratory, Nervous
d)
Circulatory, Skeletal, Nervous
13.

The human brain is made of 100 billion neurons. Each neuron has a nucleus that contains genes. Many neurons bind together to form a nerve.

a)

tissue

b)

system

c)

organ

d)

cell

14.

Humans feel hungry when their empty stomachs contract and glucose levels in their body drop. Both of the situations stimulate neurons that send messages to the brain which are interpreted as hunger. What body systems are involved in this process as described?

a)

digestive, muscular, integumentary, and respiratory

b)

digestive, excretory, integumentary, and skeletal

c)

circulatory, excretory, nervous, and skeletal

d)

circulatory, digestive, muscular, and nervous

15.

The urinary bladder is a muscular organ of the excretory system that collects urine excreted by the kidney. How does the nervous system help the urinary system in excretion?

a)

it signals the urinary bladder to absorb more water from the urine.

b)

It signals the urinary system to collect waste from the different parts of the body.

c)

It signals the urinary bladder to hold and release urine at appropriate times.

d)

It signals the urinary bladder to allow more urine to flow from the ureters.

16.
Damage to the cerebellum would most affect the career of
a)
an architect
b)
a teacher
c)
an athlete
d)
a librarian
17.
Without the ____ the two sides of our brain couldn't communicate. 
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Cerebral Cortex
c)
Thalamus
d)
Corpus Callosum 
18.
The Medulla Obolongata controls our ___.
a)
Blood Pressure 
b)
Muscle Memory 
c)
Pain reaction
d)
Memory 
19.
What is the largest part of the brain?
a)
Thalamus
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Spinal Cord
d)
Cerebrum
20.
The parietal lobe controls __________.
a)
Vision
b)
Problem Solving
c)
Memory
d)
Sense of touch, pain, pressure