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Nervous System

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the part of the neuron that receives impulses?

a)

axon

b)

synapse

c)

cell body

d)

nodes of Ranvier

2.

This carries the impulse from the cell body and is covered in a myelin sheath

a)

axon

b)

nodes of Ranvier

c)

Schwann cells

d)

dendrites

3.

These neurons receive impulses from sensory neurons

a)

motor neurons

b)

interneurons

c)

sensory neurons

d)

mixed neurons

4.

Why doesn't an action potential travel back up the axon of the neuron?

a)

because of the valve

b)

the axon is repolarized

c)

it is in the relative refractory period

d)

it is in the absolute refractory period

5.

This covering of the CNS is on the surface of the spinal cord and brain.

a)

dura mater

b)

archnoid membrane

c)

pia mater

d)

tow mater

6.

This section of the brain is responsible for conscious activities

a)

cerebellum

b)

thalamus

c)

hypothalamus

d)

cerebral cortex

7.

This section of the brain contains the reflex centers for chewing, facial expression, and eyeball movement

a)

Pons

b)

thalamus

c)

medulla oblongata

d)

midbrain

8.

This sections of the brain functions on the subconscious level

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellem

c)

midbrain

d)

pons

9.

This division of the peripheral nervous system contains receptors and nerve fibers that carry information from the body to the CNS

a)

sensory division

b)

motor division

c)

somatic system

d)

autonomic system

10.

This system can be controlled, AKA the voluntary nervous system

a)

sensory division

b)

motor division

c)

somatic system

d)

autonomic system