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The Nervous System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A bundle of nerves that runs along the back of a vertebrate within the spinal column.
a)
Dendrites
b)
Stimulus
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Spinal cord
2.
A nerve cell.
a)
Neuron
b)
Spinal cord
c)
Dendrite
d)
Brain
3.
The main control center in an animal body; part of the central nervous system.
a)
Brain
b)
Brain Stem
c)
Spinal Cord
d)
Nervous System
4.
Carry message from body to brain from the brain to body.
a)
Nerves
b)
Neuron 
c)
Brain
d)
Spinal Cord
5.
Responds to information received from the outside environment and inside your body. For example, touching a hot stove is a stimulus.
a)
Nerves
b)
Brain
c)
Stimulus 
d)
Dendrite
6.
Branch-like extensions of the neuron that receive chemical messages and carry them to the cell body.
a)
Dendrites
b)
Neurons
c)
Nerves
d)
Spinal Cord
7.

The urinary bladder is a muscular organ of the excretory system that collects urine excreted by the kidney. How does the nervous system help the urinary system in excretion?

a)

it signals the urinary bladder to absorb more water from the urine.

b)

It signals the urinary system to collect waste from the different parts of the body.

c)

It signals the urinary bladder to hold and release urine at appropriate times.

d)

It signals the urinary bladder to allow more urine to flow from the ureters.

8.

Which 2 body systems interact and initiate movement?

a)

muscular and nervous system

b)

skeletal and muscular system

c)

respiratory and nervous system

d)

circulatory and nervous system

9.
What are the three (3) main parts of the nervous system?
a)
cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla
b)
cochlea, nerves, vestibule
c)
brain, spinal cord, nerves
10.
Which part of the body is like a highway for sending messages?
a)
Blood
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Atrium
d)
Ventricle
11.
What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and cranial nerves
c)
spinal cord and spinal nerves
d)
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
12.
The nervous system works with these two systems to direct behavior and movement.
a)
respiratory and excretory
b)
skeletal and muscular
c)
respiratory and digestive
d)
skeletal and digestive
13.
What is the job of the spinal cord?
a)
To protect your muscles
b)
To communicate from your brain to the rest of your body
c)
To open and close your lungs.
14.
What sense organ is responsible for our sense of touch?
a)
Ears
b)
Face
c)
Nose 
d)
Skin
15.

What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

a)

Central and Lower nervous systems

b)

Central and Peripheral nervous systems

c)

Lower and Cerebral nervous systems

d)

Central and Muscular nervous systems

16.

Dendrites are part of a neuron that carries electrical signals _______ the cell body.

a)

to

b)

away

c)

in between

17.

Axons are part of a neuron that send electrical signals ________ the cell body

a)

to

b)

away from

c)

in between

18.

The space between an axon of a neuron that is communicating with a dendrite of another neuron is called a ________________.

a)

Neuron

b)

Brain message

c)

Stimulus

d)

Synapse

19.

When the spinal cord responds in an emergency to a stimulus before the brain, this is called a...

a)

response

b)

synapse

c)

cerebral response

d)

reflex

20.

A person gets bit by a mosquito while he was sleeping. He instantly woke up and slap the spot that got bit. What is the order of process during this motion?

a)

Motor Input > Integration > Sensor Output

b)

Sensor Input > Integration > Motor Output

c)

Integration > Motor Output

d)

Integration > Sensor Output