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THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The system of the body that carries information to all parts of the body.
a)
Nervous system
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Neuron
d)
Brain
2.
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
3.

Carry message from body to brain from the brain to body.

a)

Nerves

b)

Neuron

c)

Brain

d)

Spinal Cord

4.

What are the three (3) main parts of the nervous system?

a)

cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla

b)

hands, spinal column, brain stem

c)

brain, spinal cord, nerves

5.
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
6.

An involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus controlled by the spinal cord is a ____.

a)

stimulus

b)

reflex

c)

brain

d)

cerebellum

7.

Any change inside or outside your body that causes a response is a ____.

a)

nerves

b)

stimulus

c)

reflex

d)

neurons

8.

The ____ is made of all the nerves that spread out from the brain and spinal cord.

a)

peripheral nervous system

b)

average nervous system

c)

central nervous system

d)

linear nervous system

9.

The largest part of the brain where thinking takes place is the ____.

a)

cerebellum

b)

cerebrum

c)

brain stem

d)

cordial stem

10.

Nerves that cause muscles to move are ____.

a)

nerves

b)

motor nerves

c)

sensory nerves

d)

feeling nerves

11.
Which part of the body is like a highway for sending messages?
a)
Blood
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Atrium
d)
Ventricle
12.
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