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Nervous system review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nerve signals enter the neuron through the ___ and exit through the ____

a)

axon, dendrite

b)

dendrites, axon

c)

cell body, axon

d)

cell body, dendrite

2.

Astrocytes (a neuroglial cell) functions to

a)

make cerebral spinal fluid

b)

eat bacteria and cell debris

c)

provide nutrients to neuron cells

d)

make myelin

3.

myelinated nerve fibers appear

a)

grey

b)

white

c)

tan

d)

pink

4.

unipolar neurons have

a)

many dendrites and one axon

b)

one cell extension that splits into an axon and dendrite

c)

large cell bodies

d)

many axons and one dendrite

5.

This part of the nervous system is responsible for "rest and digest"

a)

Somatic

b)

sympathetic

c)

parasympathetic

d)

ocular

6.

cerebral spinal fluid flows between

a)

The dura mater and pia mater

b)

The dura mater and arachnoid mater

c)

the arachnoid mater and pia mater

d)

the pia mater and the brain

7.

Rods detect ______ and cones detect ______

a)

light, color

b)

color, light

c)

chemicals, light

d)

patterns, colors

8.

the two hemispheres of the brain are connected by the

a)

midbrain

b)

cerebellum

c)

corpus callosum

d)

dura mater

9.

Neurons are polarized by

a)

active transport

b)

sodium potassium pump

c)

pumping three sodium ions out and 2 potassium ions in

d)

all of these

10.

The part of the brain that coordinates voluntary muscle movement is the

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

brain stem

d)

spinal cord

11.

gaps between myelin on the axon are called

a)

synapses

b)

nodes of ranvier

c)

intercalated disks

d)

sodium potassium pumps

12.

Brain damage to the occipital lobe will affect

a)

personality

b)

sensory function

c)

motor function

d)

vision

13.

In the central nervous system, myelin is make by

a)

astrocytes

b)

schwann cells

c)

oligodendrocytes

d)

epindymal cells

14.

The area of sharpest vision, where most cones are located is called the

a)

fovea centralis

b)

fovea capitus

c)

optic disk

d)

choroid coat