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Biology - Nervous System

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 13mins

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1.

The Central Nervous System (CNS) includes the brain and the...

a)

Spinal cord

b)

Autonomic Nervous System

c)

Sensory organs

d)

Pain receptors

2.

The Autonomic Nervous system includes the

a)

CNS and PNS

b)

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System

c)

Somatic and Sympathetic Nervous System

d)

Sensory and motor Neurons

3.

The sensory information from the eye is processed in the

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Occipital Lobe

c)

Temporal Lobe

d)

Parietal Lobe

4.

The central sulcus seperates the

a)

Cerebrum from the Cerebellum

b)

Left hemisphere from the right hemisphere

c)

Frontal lobe from the parietal lobe.

d)

Temporal lobe from the frontal lobe

5.

The sympathetic nervous systems

a)

increases the rate of digestion

b)

controls and regulates most body functions to slow down, conserve energy and relax

c)

controls and regulates the nerve reflex arc for rapid response of involuntary movement

d)

controls and regulates most body functions for stress and quick responses to danger

6.

Motor Neurons that control voluntary movement are part of the

a)

Central nNervous System

b)

Autonomic Nervous System

c)

Somatic Nervous System

d)

Sympathetic Nervous System

7.

Where does the interpretation and understanding of incoming sensory information from major sensory organ and the millions of receptors throughout the body

a)

mostly in the cerebellum

b)

mostly in the frontal lobe

c)

mostly behind the frontal lobe

d)

mostly in the spinal cord

8.

Fine motor movement, balance posture and muscle memory is mostly controlled by

a)

cerebellum

b)

medulla oblongata

c)

sensory organs

d)

cerebral cortex

9.

The most abundant cell types in the central nervous system cells provide support for and insulation between neuron found in the brains are

a)

glial cells

b)

rod cells

c)

interneurons

d)

motor neurons

10.

While no one knows exactly, it’s safe to say humans have approximately how many nerves in the human body?

a)

30-50

b)

100-200

c)

10,000 - 20,000

d)

bilions

11.

The speed of nerve impulse transmission for myelinated neurons is at speeds up to...

a)

120 m/s

b)

120 km/hr

c)

1.2 m/s

d)

the speed of of light (3.00 X 108 m/s)

12.

A nerve is

a)

an electrochemically sensitive cell that is has axons and dendrites

b)

an enclosed, cable-like bundle of axons in the peripheral nervous system (PNS)

c)

a tube that lets sodium ion travel through at high speeds from one part of the body to another

d)

many 1000s neurons linked together in a linear form

13.

The main function of an axon is

a)

increase the cell's surface area

b)

to regulate nutrient intact for the cell body

c)

to receive signals from neighbouring cells

d)

transmit action potential away from the cell body to an adjacent cell

14.

The main function of sensory neurons is to

a)

transmit a stimulus from a receptor cell to the CNS

b)

transmit a stimulus from the CNS to a receptor cell

c)

interpret the meaning of a stimulus that occurs in a a receptor cell

d)

to detect a stimulus and generate a chemical change in a sensory organ

15.

In what form does a nerve impulse travel from neuron to another

a)

electrical signal

b)

chemical signal

c)

magnetic signal

d)

ionic signal

16.

Which system below would have the most direct ability to speed up the heart rate at the SA node of the heart

a)

Optic nerves

b)

Sympathetic nerve fibers

c)

Parasympathetic nerve fibers

d)

Motor nerve fibers of the Somatic Nervous System

17.

The purpose of the myelin sheath of the axon of a neuron is to

a)

protect the neuron from damage

b)

speed up action potential in the neuron

c)

slow down up action potential in the neuron

d)

stop action potential from spreading

18.

The corpus callosum is composed a thick band of myelinated nerve fibers between left and right hemispheres. Its main purpose would be to

a)

promote the reflex arc

b)

quickly transfer signal between the left and right hemisphere

c)

quickly transfer signal between the frontal and occipital lobes

d)

to move sensory information from both the eyes the right to the left brain

19.

which of the following is not part of the hindbrain

a)

pons

b)

cerebellum

c)

hypothalamus

d)

medulla oblongata

20.

What part of the brain controls autonomic (involuntary) functions such as breathing, heart and blood vessel function, digestion, sneezing, and swallowing.

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Medulla Oblongata

c)

Corpus Callosum

d)

Hipocampus

21.

A part of the plays important roles in the consolidation of information (learning) from short-term memory to long-term memory, and in spatial memory that enables navigation. As well is involved with emotion and motivation. It has the shape of a seahorse

a)

Thalamus

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Hippocampus

d)

Medulla oblongata

22.

What part of the brain is number 1?

a)

Pons

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Medulla Oblongata

23.

Which of the following is the correct order for the reflex arch (ie touching a hot stove or when doctor taps the knee with a rubber hammer)

a)

sensory neuron - receptor - motor neutron - effector (muscle reacts)- spine (interneuron)

b)

effector (muscle reacts)- motor neutron - spine (interneuron)- sensory neuron -receptor

c)

receptor - sensory neuron - spine (interneuron) - motor neutron - effector (muscle reacts)

d)

receptor - sensory neuron - spine (interneuron) - effector (muscle reacts)- motor neutron

24.

the receptors responsible for taste (taste buds) and smell are

a)

Mechanorecptors

b)

Thermoreceptors

c)

Chemoreceptors

d)

Olfactory nerve

25.

The photoreceptors called cones and rods responsible for detecting light and are found in the

a)

Pupil

b)

Retina

c)

Optic nerve

d)

Occipital Lobe

26.

Neuroplasticity refers to

a)

the inability of a neuron to conduct action potential

b)

the ability for membrane (resting) potential to occur in a neuron

c)

the ability of neurons of the brain to rapidly repair and regenerate

d)

the ability of the brain to change so that a given function can be transferred to a different location in the brain

27.

The Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) is composed of

a)

sensors and effectors

b)

motor neurons and interneurons

c)

the somatic and the autonomic nervous system

d)

the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems

28.

Which of the following is NOT responsible for the protection of the brain

a)

meninges

b)

frontal lobe

c)

temporal bone

d)

cerebral spinal fluid

29.

The dendrite

a)

is a long extension of a neuron

b)

conducts nerve impulses to the cell body

c)

is the main information processing center of the nervous system

d)

is something in the environment that directly influences the activity of a living organism

30.

A change in the external environment that initiates an electrochemical impulse is known as a

a)

synapse

b)

response

c)

stimulus

d)

receptor