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CNS quiz

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

main two-way conduction pathway to and from the brain

a)

corpus callosum

b)

spinal cord

c)

cranial nerves

d)

plexuses

2.

In the spinal cord the white matter is ____________ to the grey matter

a)

superficial (outside)

b)

deep (inside)

c)

anterior (in front)

d)

lateral (to the side)

3.

The bony protection for the skull is the ________ and the bony protection for the spinal cord is the _____________.

a)

cranium; vertebra

b)

cranium; meninges

c)

meninges; vertebra

d)

meninges; meninges

4.
Which Lobe?
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Occipital
5.
Which Lobe?
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Occipital
6.

Makes decisions, plans for the future, reasons, and carries out behaviors

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

7.
The corpus callosum
a)
Manages our understanding of speech and language
b)
cannot process messages sent from the left hand
c)
is a deep fissure in the cerebral cortex
d)
is a thick band of nerve fibres linking the two hemispheres of the brain
8.
Responsible for the interpretation of language/speech. 
a)
Broca's Area
b)
Werkicke's Area
c)
Premotor Area
d)
Visual Cortex
9.

Stimulation at a point on which of the following may cause a person to report being touched on the knee?

a)

Motor Cortex

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Somatosensory cortex

d)

Temporal lobe

10.

Damage to which of the following could interfere with the ability to plan for the future?

a)

frontal lobe

b)

temporal lobe

c)

occipital lobe

d)

parietal lobe

e)

somatosensory cortex

11.

Stimulation of which of the following may cause a person to involuntarily move his/her arm?

a)

somatosensory cortex

b)

motor cortex

c)

glial cells

d)

reticular activating systen

e)

visual cortex

12.

Name this structure.

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem

d)

Basal Ganglia

13.
The role of the cerebellum is to 
a)
detect emotions
b)
coordinate posture and balance
c)
process visual information
d)
think symbolically
14.

The left cerebral hemisphere generally controls the right side of the body and vice versa. This is referred to as _____________________ organisation.

a)

Unilateral

b)

Contralateral

c)

Ipsilateral

d)

Bilateral

15.

Which parts of the brain controls reflexes?

a)

Cerebral cortex

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medulla and Brain stem

16.
Lobe of cerebrum that processes vision
a)
Occipital
b)
Frontal
c)
Temporal
d)
Parietal
17.
Area of cerebrum that allows us to speak
a)
Broca's Area
b)
Wernicke's area
c)
Precentral Gyrus
d)
Postcentral Gyrus
18.
Parts of the Brain Stem
a)
Pons & Cerebrum
b)
Cerebrum and Cerebellum
c)
Thalamus and Hypothalamus
d)
Pons & Medulla Oblongata
19.
What is this?
a)
Pons
b)
Medulla Oblongata
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Hypothalamus
20.
If you go into a coma, which part of your brian do you need to survive?
a)
Brain Stem
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Cerebrate Gud Tymes
21.

You watch your baby cousin try to put a round block into a square hole, but to no avail. Which part of his brain needs to develop more?

a)

Parietal Lobe

b)

Occipital Lobe

c)

Temporal Lobe

d)

Frontal Lobe

22.
You get kicked by a donkey and lose all of your personality. Yikes! Which part of your brain did he most likely kick?
a)
Parietal Lobe
b)
Occipital Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Frontal Lobe
23.
You slip ice skating with Lily and bang the back of your head. You begin to see stars, which of the following did you potentially damage?
a)
Parietal Lobe
b)
Occipital Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Frontal Lobe
24.
You can't roll your r's, as in drrrrrrrrr. Which part of your brain can you attribute that to?
a)
Broca's Area
b)
Weirneke's Area
c)
McHugh's Area
d)
Weinstein's Area
25.

Jeff was a superior student and had a full scholarship, but following a head injury he can no longer plan, organize, or follow through with tasks necessary for school. In which lobe did Jeff's injury likely occur?

a)

Temporal

b)

Occipital

c)

Parietal

d)

Frontal

26.

Tinnitus, which is ringing in the ears, can be a symptom of damage to which lobe?

a)

Parietal

b)

Frontal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

27.

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor describes her stroke in her book, "My Stroke of Insight." She reported losing control over her right arm as it fell limp at her side. She also tried to call for help and after much effort dialed the numbers to both her workplace and her doctor’s office only to find that she could not articulate the words she had been practicing in her mind. What areas of the brain can you be certain her stroke impacted?

a)

Right hemisphere, frontal lobe, Broca's area

b)

Left hemisphere, frontal lobe, Broca's area

c)

Right hemisphere, temporal lobe, Wernicke's area

d)

Left hemisphere, temporal lobe, Wernicke's area

28.
Brain disorder that results in memory loss
a)
Alzheimer
b)
Parkinson
c)
ALS
d)
Multiple sclerosis
29.
part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons
a)
axon
b)
dendrites
c)
myelin sheath
d)
synapse
30.

What contains the nucleus of the neuron?

a)

Terminal Bouton

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon Hillock

d)

Myelin Sheath

31.
The area of the neuron that transmits an impulse
a)
dendrite
b)
axon
c)
cell body
d)
nucleus
32.

What type of neuron is represented on the image?

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Interneuron

c)

Sensory Neuron

33.

What type of neuron is represented on the image?

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Interneuron

c)

Sensory Neuron

34.

Type of neuron that perceive information about your environment.

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Interneuron

c)

Sensory Neuron

35.

Type of neuron located only in the brain and spinal cord that pass impulses from one neuron to another.

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Interneuron

c)

Sensory Neuron

36.

Type of neuron that sends nerve impulses to muscles and gland, by the command of other neurons.

a)

Motor Neurons

b)

Interneurons

c)

Sensory Neurons

37.
Z
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon Terminal
c)
Neurotransmitters
d)
Synapse
38.
When a neuron is resting, the inside of the axon has a ____________ charge.
a)
positive
b)
negative
39.

when does the stimuli cause an action potential?

a)

when it reaches threshold

b)

just below the threshold

c)

just above threshold

40.

Depolarization is occuring at number

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

41.

What maintains the resting membrane potential in a neuron?

a)

sodium-potassium pumps

b)

sodium channels

c)

potassium channels

d)

gravity

42.
What number(s) on the graph represents the Resting Potential?
a)
1 and 2
b)
1 and 5
c)
2 and 3
d)
3 and 4