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LC1: Nervous System

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following animals has a nerve net?

a)

Flat worm

b)

Jelly fish

c)

Human

d)

Earth worm

2.

Which of the following is a concentration of the nervous system in the head region of an animal, as opposed to a diffuse net?

a)

Peripheralization

b)

Cephalization

c)

Gangliazation

d)

Hypocentralization

3.

Which of the following is NOT true about the nervous system of most invertebrates?

a)

The nerve cord is ventral

b)

There is a greater diversity across invertebrate species in nervous system organization than in vertebrates

c)

Their nervous system functions are relatively simple

d)

They show a greater degree of centralization and cephalization

4.

Which division of the nervous system contains the brain and spinal cord?

a)

Central

b)

Peripheral

c)

Somatic

d)

Parasympathetic

5.

Which type of neurons carry information from the central nervous system to the muscles or organs?

a)

interneurons

b)

motor neurons

c)

sensory neurons

6.

Which division of the nervous system arouses and alerts the body and mobilizes it in stressful situations?

a)

Sympathetic Nervous System

b)

Parasympathetic Nervous System

c)

Central Nervous System

d)

Somatic Nervous System

7.

Which type of sensory receptor responds to changes in light?

a)

photoreception

b)

thermoreception

c)

mechanoreception

d)

chemoreception

8.

Which of the following is NOT correlated with higher complexity/intelligence in animals?

a)

higher encephalization quotient

b)

less gyri & sulci

c)

higher brain to body weight proportion

d)

higher cerebral cortex area

9.

In the image below, the number 1 represents the...

a)

dendrites

b)

axon

c)

axon terminal

d)

myelin sheath

10.

Which division of the nervous system controls our "involuntary" behaviors?

a)

Somatic

b)

Autonomic

11.

Which part of the autonomic nervous system takes over during fight or flight?

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

12.

What part of the brain controls conscious activities, memory, language, and the senses?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Brainstem