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Nervous & Endocrine System

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 10hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This system is used to conduct electrical or chemical impulses throughout the body.

a)

Digestive System

b)

Endocrine System

c)

Cardiovascular System

d)

Nervous System

2.

The Central Nervous System consists of what body parts?

a)

Brain & Skull

b)

Brain & Spinal Cord

c)

31 Spinal Nerves & 12 Cranial Nerves

d)

Thyroid Glands

3.

What must FIRST happen for the nervous system to complete a full homeostatic balance loop?

a)

A effector must stimulate the muscles and glands

b)

A stimuli must be present telling the body that it needs to react

c)

The integration occurs telling the body how to react.

d)

An output is created.

4.

The green section of the brain is referring to what lobe of the brain?

a)

Frontal

b)

Occipital

c)

Parietal

d)

Temporal

5.

What section of the brain is shown here in blue?

a)

Parietal

b)

Temporal

c)

Frontal

d)

Occipital

6.

The deep groove that separates our left and right brain hemispheres is known as...

a)

Central Sulci

b)

Longitudinal Fissure

c)

Longitudinal Gryi

d)

Central Gyri

7.

Which organ is NOT a part of the endocrine system?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Thyroid

c)

Spleen

d)

Pineal Gland

8.

What system is used when we refer to our bodies being in "Fight-or-Flight"?

a)

Parasympathetic Nervous System

b)

Sympathetic Nervous System

c)

Adrenaline System

d)

Rest & Digest System

9.

What is known as the "rest & digest" system?

a)

Parasympathetic Nervous System

b)

Sympathetic Nervous System

10.

What body part is used in both the nervous system as well as the endocrine system? It is utilized as a connector or bridge between the two systems.

a)

Pineal Gland

b)

Thymus

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Cerebral Spinal Fluid

11.

What are the two hormones associated with the pancreas? (You should select two answers)

a)

Melatonin

b)

Insulin

c)

Glucose/Glucagon

d)

Growth Hormone

12.

A deficiency of which hormone can cause dwarfism?

a)

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

b)

Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone (ACTH)

c)

Growth Hormone (GH)

d)

Insulin

13.

Long nerve fibers that send electrical impulses away from the nerve cell body to other cells are

a)

axons

b)

dendrites

c)

organelles

14.

The inability to produce insulin

a)

cancer

b)

fatigue

c)

diabetes

15.

In a neuron, impulses move

a)

from dendrite to axon

b)

from cell body to dendrite

c)

from axon to cell body

16.

Gland that allows your body to respond to danger.

a)

thymus

b)

adrenal

c)

thyroid

d)

ovary

17.

Short, branched extensions of a nerve cell body that receives info

a)

dendrites

b)

axons

c)

axon terminals

18.

Part of brain that helps you keep your balance.

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

d)

brain stem

19.

Brain and spinal cord

a)

PNS

b)

CNS

20.

Nerves

a)

PNS

b)

CNS

21.

Gathers info that is happening in and around your body

a)

motor neurons

b)

sensory neurons

22.

Carries nerve impulses to muscles or glands

a)

sensory neurons

b)

motor neurons

23.

What two systems work together to provide communication for your body?

a)

Nervous and Respiratory

b)

Endocrine Respiratory

c)

Nervous and Endocrine

d)

Circulatory and Respiratory

24.

The endocrine system's function is to

a)

Regulate mood

b)

Secrete hormones from glands

c)

Produce sexual hormones

d)

All of the above

25.

Which of the following are chemicals released by glands or cells?

a)

Hormones

b)

Blood

c)

Lymph

d)

Water

26.

The testes and ovaries release

a)

blood

b)

sex hormones

c)

insulin

d)

water

27.

The cell in the nervous system is called the

a)

Gland

b)

Neuron

c)

Muscles

d)

Bone

28.

The peripheral nervous system consists of?

a)

Brain and Spinal Cord

b)

All the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord

c)

Liver and Stomach

d)

Heart and ArteriesVeins

29.

In which system would you find the thymus and thyroid?

a)

Endocrine

b)

Nervous

c)

Muscular

d)

Reproductive

30.

What is 1

a)

axon

b)

synapse

c)

dendrite

d)

cell body

31.

Nerve cells do not reproduce or repair themselves.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What is the job of your endocrine system?

a)

To control the body using electrical signals

b)

To bring oxygen into the body

c)

To pump blood from the heart

d)

To send chemical messages called hormones

33.

Chemicals released by the endocrine system are called

a)

Impulses

b)

Hormones

c)

Glands

d)

Endocrones

34.

How do hormones get to different parts of your body?

a)

They float through air

b)

They don't travel to different parts of your body

c)

They travel in your blood.

d)

They are carried by nerve cells

35.

What is the mV of a neuron at a resting rate?

a)

-70mV

b)

-55mV

c)

30mV

d)

70mV

36.

The exterior portion of the brain is covered with __________ matter. This gets this specific appearance due to the nuclei being tightly packed together.

a)

Brain Stem

b)

White Matter

c)

Grey Matter

d)

Sulci

37.

What is the name of the "wrinkles" in the brain?

a)

Sulci

b)

Gyri

c)

Convolutions

d)

Fissure

38.

What is one of the possible problems that could be faced with a defect of the thyroid?

a)

Hyperthyroidism

b)

Diabetes

c)

Hypoglycemia

d)

Addison's Disease

39.

The thymus plays an important role in which body function?

a)

Metabolism

b)

Electrolyte Imbalances

c)

Immunity

d)

Weight loss/gain