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Nervous System Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the divisions of the Peripheral Nervous System?
a)
Somatic & Motor
b)
Brake & Motor
c)
Somatic & Autonomic
d)
Sensory & Motor
2.
Afferent nerves are called
a)
efferent
b)
sensory
c)
motor
d)
peripheral
3.
Motor nerves are called
a)
afferent
b)
peripheral
c)
sensory
d)
efferent
4.
The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations in the role of the:
a)
sympathetic nervous system
b)
parasympathetic system
c)
somatic nervous system
d)
cerebellum
5.
The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves that branch out from the CNS (central nervous system) and connect to other body parts
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Autonomic
d)
Peripheral
6.
The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting.
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
c)
somatic
d)
peripheral
7.

The job of the somatic nervous system is to control breathing and the respiratory system.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Increased heart rate in response to danger is controlled by which division of the nervous system?

a)

sympathetic

b)

parasympathetic

9.
Which is the correct sequence in the transmission of a neural impulse?
a)
axon, dendrite, cell body, synapse
b)
dendrite, axon, cell body, synapse
c)
synapse, axon, dendrite, cell body
d)
dendrite, cell body, axon, synapse
10.
An axon conducts nerve impulses _________ the cell body.
a)
away from
b)
toward
c)
both toward and away
d)
around, bypassing
11.
W
a)
Axon Terminal Button
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
12.
X
a)
Axon Terminal Button
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
13.
Z
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon Terminal
c)
Neurotransmitters
d)
Synapse
14.
Y
a)
Axon 
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
15.

Which is the correct order of events in depolarization then repolarization? 

a)
Sodium channels close, potassium channels open
b)
Sodium channels open, potassium channels open, 
c)
Sodium channels open, potassium channels close
d)
Potassium channels open, sodium channels open
16.

At which point on the diagram does depolarization of the axon occur? 

a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
17.
In resting potential, neurons have more _________ on the outside of the cell membrane.
a)
K+
b)
NaCl
c)
Na+
d)
Cl-
18.
In resting potential, neurons have more ____________ on the inside of the cell membrane.
a)
NaCl
b)
Na+
c)
K+
d)
Cl-
19.

After an action potential displaces Na+ and K+ ions, what works to restore them to the proper location?

a)

Ligand-gated channels

b)

Sodium voltage-gated channels

c)

Potassium voltage-gated channels

d)

Sodium-Potassium pumps

20.

Which neurotransmitter increases heart rate and contracts blood vessels for the fight or flight response?

a)

Acetylcholine

b)

Endorphins

c)

Norepinephrine

d)

Serotonin

21.

Which neurotransmitters triggers muscle contraction and is involved in attentiveness?

a)

GABA

b)

Glutamate

c)

Acetylcholine

d)

Dopamine

22.

Dopamine controls...

a)

Movement, posture, & mood

b)

Aggressiveness & anger

c)

Learning & memory

d)

Thought & anxiety

23.

What type of neuroglial cell is found in the CNS and phagocytes bacteria and cellular debris?

a)

Microglial

b)

Oligodendrocytes

c)

Astrocytes

d)

Ependyman

24.

What type of neuroglia cell is found in the CNS and provides multiple layers of myelin sheaths?

a)

Microglial

b)

Oligodendrocytes

c)

Astrocytes

d)

Ependymal

25.

What cell is found in the CNS and connects neurons to blood vessels?

a)

Microglial

b)

Oligodendrocytes

c)

Astrocytes

d)

Ependymal

26.

What neuroglial cell is found in the CNS and creates cerebrospinal fluid?

a)

Microglial

b)

Oligodendrocytes

c)

Astrocytes

d)

Ependymal

27.

What neuroglial cell is found in the PNS and forms individual myelin sheaths.

a)

Oligodendrocytes

b)

Schwann

c)

Satellite

d)

Ependymal

28.

What type of cell is found in the PNS that regulates and stabilizes the cells environment?

a)

Astrocytes

b)

Schwann

c)

Satellite

d)

Ependymal

29.

What part of the neuron is this?

a)

cell body

b)

nucleus

c)

axon

d)

dendrite

30.

What part of the neuron is this?

a)

dendrite

b)

nucleus

c)

schwann cells

d)

axon

31.

What part of the neuron is this?

a)

dendrites

b)

axon terminals

c)

nucleus

d)

cell body

32.

What part of the neuron is this?

a)

axon terminals

b)

dendrites

c)

axon

d)

cell body

33.

What part of the neuron is this?

a)

axon

b)

axon terminals

c)

nodes of ranvier

d)

cell body

34.

What is Alzheimer's Disease?

a)

A condition in which bones become weak and brittle

b)

Progressive mental deterioration due to generalized degeneration of the brain

c)

A disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement

d)

Inflammation of the lining of bronchial tubes, which carry air to and from the lungs

35.

Which of the following is a symptom of early Alzheimer's

a)

Seizures

b)

Hot flashes

c)

Short-term memory loss

d)

Impaired vision

36.

Which of the following are affected by Alzheimer's?

a)

The ability to walk

b)

Breathing

c)

Recognition and memory

d)

Muscle coordination

37.

Alzheimer's is associated with a lack of...

a)

Dopamine

b)

Acetylcholine

c)

Norepinephrine

d)

GABA

38.

Parkinson's is associated with a lack of...

a)

Acetylcholine

b)

Dopamine

c)

GABA

d)

Glutamate

39.

What causes Parkinson's?

a)

Sensory neuron death

b)

Motor neurons apathy

c)

Decreased acetylcholine

d)

Loss of dopamine producing cells

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