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Nervous System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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Class
Date
1.

A cell that carries information through the nervous system.

a)

Neuron

b)

Synapse

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Cerebrum

2.

The thick column of nervous tissue that links the brain to most of the nerves in the PNS.

a)

cerebellum

b)

spinal cord

c)

cerebrum

d)

brain stem

3.

A body system that controls and coordinates all body activities through electric impulses/messages between brain, spinal cord and nerves.

a)

endocrine system

b)

nervous system

c)

nerve

d)

neuron

4.

What makes up the central nervous system (CNS)?

a)

brain and spinal cord

b)

brain and cranial nerves

c)

spinal cord and spinal nerves

d)

cranial nerves and spinal nerves

5.

What is the main function of the nervous system?

a)

to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide

b)

to break down food consumed by a person for nutrients

c)

to control the body's activities by relaying messages

d)

to control the body's movements

6.

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

7.

What are the three parts of the nervous system?

a)

brain, spinal cord, nerves

b)

brain, lungs, spinal cord

c)

heart, brain, nerves

d)

brain, nerves, neurons

8.

Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

9.

Label the Neuron: What does the letter "H" represent?

a)

Myelin Sheath

b)

Axon

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Dendrite

10.

Label the Neuron: What does the letter "F" represent?

a)

Myelin Sheath

b)

Axon

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Dendrite

11.

Label the Neuron: What does the letter "A" represent?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Node of Ranvier

12.

Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way.

a)

Stimulus

b)

Response

13.

What the body does in reaction to something.

a)

Response

b)

Stimulus

14.

The division of the nervous system consisting of all the nerves outside the CNS.

a)

peripheral nervous system (PNS)

b)

brain stem

c)

interneuron

d)

synapse

15.

A tread-like extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses toward the cells body.

a)

dendrite

b)

axon

c)

nerve

d)

neuron

16.

A threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body.

a)

dendrite

b)

axon

c)

synapse

d)

neuron

17.

The part of the central nervous system that is located in the skull and controls most functions in the body.

a)

spinal cord

b)

brain

c)

cornea

d)

cerebrum

18.

The part of the brain that lies between the cerebellum and the spinal cord that controls involuntary actions.

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebrum

c)

cerebellum

d)

pupil

19.

The part of the brain that interprets input from the senses, controls movement, and carries out complex mental processes.

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

spinal cord

d)

brain

20.

The part of the brain that coordinates the actions of the muscles and helps maintain balance.

a)

brain

b)

spinal cord

c)

crebrum

d)

cerebellum