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Nervous System Test Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 3hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the structures of the meninges?
a)
Dura mater
b)
Arachnoid membrane
c)
Pia mater
d)
All of the above
2.
Dendrites receive the impulse and conduct them to the_____.
a)
Cell body
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Cerebrum
d)
Spinal cord
3.
What does the Myelin Sheath cover?
a)
Covers the glial cells
b)
Covers axons and some parts of spinal cord
c)
Covers the synapse
d)
None of the above
4.
How does the sympathetic nervous system prepare the body for emergencies and stress?
a)
By receiving impulses and conducting them to the cell body.
b)
By increasing breathing rate, heart rate and blood flow to the muscles.
c)
By maintaining normal body functions during ordinary circumstances.
d)
By carrying instructions to and from the autonomic nervous system.
5.
Which part of the nervous system receives external stimuli & transmits to brain where it's interpreted?
a)
somatic nerves
b)
peripheral nerves
c)
sensory nerves
d)
cerebellum
6.
Which is a function of the Central Nervous System?
a)
Recieve and process information.
b)
Receive external stimuli and transmits to brain where it is intercepted.
c)
Brain and spinal cord.
d)
Anything that excites or activates a nerve and causes an impulse.
7.
Sites in the sensory organs that receive external stimulation to be sent to the brain for interpretation is____.
a)
Ganglion
b)
Innervations
c)
Plexus
d)
Receptors
8.
What returns the body to normal after a response to stress,and maintains normal bodily functions during normal activities?
a)
Autonomic nervous system
b)
Central nervous system
c)
Parasympathetic nervous system
d)
Peripheral nervous system
9.
What are terminal end fibers?
a)
Root like processes that receive the impulse and conduct them to the cell body
b)
Branching fibers at the end of the axon
c)
Substances that make it possible for messages to cross from the synapse of a neuron to the target receptor
d)
The space between 2 neurons
10.
Neurotransmitters are ?
a)
A.process that extends away from the cell body
b)
Branching fibers at the end of the axon
c)
Space between 2 neurons or between a neuron and a receptor organ
d)
Substances that make it posssible for messages to cross from the synapse of a neuron to the target receptor
11.
What is the Myelin Sheath?
a)
One of the cerebral lobes
b)
The White protective covering made up of Glial cells
c)
A system of membranes that enclose the brain and spinal cord
d)
Part of the peripheral spinal nerves
12.
What are dendrites?
a)
Branching fibers at the end of axon
b)
Space between 2 neurons
c)
Root like processes that receive the impulse and conduct them to the cell body
d)
Process that extends away from the cell body and conducts the impulse away the nerve cell
13.
What is the correct definition of synapses?
a)
Root like processes that receive the impulse and conduct them to the cell body
b)
Space between 2 neurons or between a neuron and a receptor organ
c)
Branching fibers at the end of the axon
d)
Provide support and protection for neurons
14.
What is the function of PNS?
a)
Recevive and process in formation
b)
To carry nerve impulses towards the brain
c)
Transmit nerve signals to and from the Central Nervous System
d)
Receives and interprets nerve impulses from sensory receptors
15.
What is the second largest part of the brain?
a)
cerebellum
b)
brainstem
c)
cerebrum
d)
thalamus
16.
The _____ is responsible for thought, judgement, memory, emotion, controlling and integrating motor and sensory functions
a)
Cerebral hemisphere
b)
Frontal lobe
c)
Brain
d)
Cerebrum
17.
What is the purpose of the autonomic nervous system?
a)
Receive external stimuli, transmits it to the brain where it is interpreted
b)
Controlling involuntary actions of internal organs
c)
Carry instructions to and from the autonomic nervous system
d)
Gives brain messages on how to control autoness functions like working a car
18.

Processes that carry nerve impulses away from the cell body.

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell Body

19.

A message that is passed through the nervous system is known as a/an

a)

Axon

b)

Dendrite

c)

Impulse

d)

Synapse

20.

Which of the following is an involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus?

a)

Senses

b)

Impulse

c)

Reflex

d)

Homeostasis

21.

An internal or external change that brings about a response is called a/an

a)

Impulse

b)

Reflex

c)

Stimuli

d)

Homeostasis

22.

The central nervous system is made up of the:

a)

brain and nerves

b)

spinal cord and nerves

c)

brain and spinal cord

d)

only the nerves

23.

The peripheral nervous system is made up of the:

a)

brain and nerves

b)

spinal cord and nerves

c)

brain and spinal cord

d)

only the nerves

24.

What is the name of structure 5?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Cell Body

d)

Nucleus

25.

What is the name of structure A?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Nerves

26.

What is the name of structure B?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Nerves

27.

What is the function of # 4? (You need to know the function of all of them)

a)

Insulate the axon

b)

Allow impulse to "hop" along axon and move faster

c)

receive impulse from the next neuron

d)

send impulse on to next neurons

28.

What are the two main branches of the nervous system?

a)

CNS and PNS

b)

brain and spine

c)

autonomic and somatic

d)

sympathetic and parasympathetic

29.

What does afferent neuron do?

a)

carry info towards CNS

b)

carry info away from CNS

c)

transmit commands

d)

motor neuron

30.

Frontal lobe does what:

a)

vision

b)

hearing

c)

spacial and sense processing

d)

decision making and thoughts

31.

occipital lobe does what:

a)

vision

b)

hearing

c)

spacial and sense processing

d)

decision making and thoughts

32.

What is B?

a)

epithalamus

b)

hypothalamus

c)

thalamus

33.

What controls balance?

a)

cerebrum

b)

diencephalon

c)

medulla oblongata

d)

cerebellum

34.

What cushions brain from trauma?

a)

cerebrospinal fluid

b)

blood brain barrier

c)

cerebellum

d)

afferent neurons

35.

What is the order of the reflex arc?

a)

receptor, motor neuron, integration center, sensory neuron, effector

b)

effector, motor neuron, integration center, sensory neuron, receptor

c)

receptor, afferent pathway, integration center, efferent pathway, effector

36.

Which part is #3?

a)

sclera

b)

cornea

c)

retina

d)

lens

37.

Which part is #5?

a)

pupil

b)

iris

c)

cornea

d)

lens

38.

Which part is #4?

a)

pupil

b)

iris

c)

cornea

d)

lens

39.

Which part is #7?

a)

sclera

b)

optic nerve

c)

cornea

d)

retina

40.

What does the pupil do?

a)

protects the eye

b)

helps the eye focus

c)

allows light to enter eye

d)

regulates how much light enters the eye

41.

Where does light refract?

a)

Lens

b)

Cornea

c)

Pupil

d)

Optic Nerve

42.

Which part of the eye contains rods and cones?

a)

Cornea

b)

Lens

c)

Retina

d)

Vitreous Humor

43.

Which part of the eye is a gel material that keeps all of the parts in place?

a)

retina

b)

cornea

c)

lens

d)

vitreous humor

44.
Which part of the eye absorbs light from the sides of the eye?
a)
lens
b)
ciliary body
c)
choroid
d)
pupil
45.
Which part of the eye is the outer white part of the eye?
a)
cornea
b)
iris
c)
ciliary body
d)
sclera
46.
Type of photoreceptor that is active in bright light and perceives color?
a)
fovea centralis
b)
cones
c)
rods
d)
optic disk
47.
What part of the eye is a clear protective structure that allows light to enter the eye?
a)
iris
b)
retina
c)
cornea
d)
choroid
48.
When sound waves cause the eardrum to vibrate, these vibrations are immediately passed on to the_________.
a)
outer ear and ear canal
b)
inner ear
c)
tiny hairs
d)
three small bones in the middle ear
49.
What is #13?
a)
Eardrum
b)
Anvil
c)
Hammer
d)
Cochlea
50.
Which part of the ear is shaped like a snail shell?
a)
eardrum
b)
auditory nerve
c)
cochlea
d)
anvil
51.

What is in the Semi-Circular canals?

a)

Cilia (Tiny Hairs)

b)

Liquid filled tubes

c)

Thin Skin

52.

What is this?

a)

Ear Drum

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Pinna

d)

Cochlea

e)

Hearing Nerve

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