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Nervous System Test Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the part highlighted in red?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
2.
Identify the lobe of the brain that is highlighted.  
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
3.
Identify the lobe of the brain
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
4.
Name the two major parts of the central nervous system.
a)
The brain and the skull. 
b)
The brain and the body.
c)
The spinal cord and the brain.
d)
The spinal cord and the body. 
5.

Which part of the brain coordinates the actions of muscles and helps you maintain balance?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebrum

c)

cerebellum

d)

Thalamus

6.

Which part of the brain controls all involuntary actions?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebrum

c)

cerebellum

d)

diencephalon

7.
The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.
a)
dendrite
b)
axon
c)
cell body
d)
Schwann cell
8.

These carry signals FROM tissues and organs TO the brain and spinal cord

a)
Sensory Neurons
b)
Motor Neurons
c)
Efferent Neurons
d)
Glial Cells
9.
This part of the nervous system regulates involuntary actions such as heart function, blood pressure, breathing, digestion.
a)
Autonomic Nervous System
b)
Sensory Nervous System
c)
Motor Nervous System
d)
Peripheral Nervous System
10.
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
11.

_____ neurons carry  messages AWAY from the central nervous system.

a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Flower
12.
The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting.
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
c)
somatic
d)
peripheral
13.
Part of the peripheral that controls conscious activities
a)
autonomic
b)
somatic
c)
sympathetic
d)
parasympathetic
14.
Chemicals in the neuron that help send messages
a)
dendrites
b)
neurotransmitters
c)
axon terminals
d)
vesicles
15.
Myelinated fibers (tracts) form ________ matter while unmyelinated fibers form ________ matter. 
a)
sensory, motor
b)
gray, white
c)
motor, sensory
d)
white, gray
16.

What joins the two hemispheres of the brain together?

a)

corpus callosum

b)

cerebral cortex

c)

frontal lobe

d)

cerebellum

17.

The structures that carry messages toward a neuron’s cell body are

a)

axons

b)

dendrites

c)

nerves

d)

nerve impulses

18.
What number on the graph represents the Depolarization phase?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.
What number on the graph represents the Hyperpolarization phase?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.

The dorsal root ganglion contains cell bodies of...

a)

sensory neurons

b)

interneurons

c)

motor neurons

d)

astrocytes

21.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "C" represent?
a)
Cell Body
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Myelin Sheath
22.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
23.
What deep brain structure in the Temporal Lobe is concerned with maintaining homeostasis?
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Hippocampus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Medulla Oblongata
24.
What part of the Brainstem controls heart rate, blood pressure, and digestion and is also responsible for reflexes like vomiting, sneezing, and coughing?
a)
Midbrain
b)
Pons
c)
Medulla Oblongata
d)
Hypothalamus
25.
What is the largest part of the brain?
a)
Thalamus
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Spinal Cord
d)
Cerebrum
26.

The ventral root will house which neuron of the PNS?

a)

Sensory

b)

Motor

c)

Interneuron

d)

All of the above

27.
Which ions are involved in an action potential?
a)
Na; Cl
b)
Na; K
c)
K; Cl
d)
Na; Ca
28.

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
29.
In resting potential, neurons have more _________ on the outside of the cell membrane.
a)
K+
b)
NaCl
c)
Na+
d)
Cl-
30.
In resting potential, neurons have more ____________ on the inside of the cell membrane.
a)
NaCl
b)
Na+
c)
K+
d)
Cl-
31.
The thin, web-like membrane between the outer and inner layer of meninges
a)
dura mater
b)
pia mater
c)
arachnoid mater
32.

The innermost layer of meninges that supplies blood vessels to the brain

a)

pia mater

b)

dura mater

c)

arachnoid mater

33.
The outermost of the three meninges
a)
pia mater
b)
dura mater
c)
arachnoid mater
34.

Name the sulcus indicated by the arrow

a)

Anterior median fissue

b)

Posterior median sulcus

c)

Central canal

d)

Ventral roots

35.

Name the fissure indicated by the arrow

a)

Posterior median sulcus

b)

Dorsal roots

c)

Anterior median fissure

d)

Pia mater

36.

Name the area labeled 1 of the gray matter

a)

Pia mater

b)

Ventral horn

c)

Posterior (dorsal) horn

d)

Lateral horns

37.

Name the area labeled 2 in the gray matter

a)

Ventral horns

b)

Posterior (dorsal) horns

c)

Lateral horns

d)

Lateral column

38.

White matter of spinal cord is made of

a)

Myelinated dendrite

b)

Non myelinated dendrite

c)

Myelinated axon

d)

Non myelinated axon

39.

Cerebrospinal fluid circulates around the brain between the

a)

skull and dura mater.

b)

dura mater and arachnoid mater.

c)

arachnoid and pia maters.

d)

pia mater and brain surface.

40.

What part of your brain controls your voluntary muscle movements as well as interprets senses?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Nerves

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