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NERVOUS SYSTEM

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

A nerve cell is called a:

a)

neutron

b)

nerve

c)

neuron

d)

synapse

4.

The cerebellum is labeled as #...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

5.

Which part of the brain controls involuntary movements such as digestion and your heartbeat?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla/spinal cord

6.

Which part of the brain controls senses, thinking, and memory?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

7.
The _______ send and receive messages from the brain.
a)
Nerves
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Brain
8.
The _____ controls all the other organs, and processes all the information. 
a)
Nerves
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Brain
9.
The _______ is the part of your eye that gives you your eye color.
a)
Iris
b)
Pupil
c)
Lense
d)
Retina
10.
The light enters through you _______, and goes through your eye lens. 
a)
iris
b)
pupil
c)
lens
d)
retina
11.
Your taste buds are not attached to nerve cells
a)
True
b)
False
12.

This system controls everything you do.

a)

Nervous system

b)

Olfactory system

c)

Respiratory system

d)

Endocrine system

13.

What is the biggest part of the brain?

a)

Brain stem

b)

Think tank

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Cerebellum

14.

What kind of cells make up the nervous system?

a)

Plasma

b)

Neurons

c)

Blood Vessels

d)

Spinal Cord

15.

Why is your spinal cord important?

a)

Because it holds our spine together

b)

Because all communication needs to travel through the spinal cord, towards and away from the brain.

c)

Because it controls our senses

d)

It's not

16.

What part of your brain controls your voluntary muscle movements as well as interprets senses?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Nerves

17.
The part of the brain that controls balance, coordination, and unconscious muscle activities.
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain
d)
Spinal Cord
18.
Which part of the brain controls reflexes?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain stem
d)
Spinal cord
19.
Name the two major parts of the central nervous system.
a)
The brain and the skull. 
b)
The brain and the body.
c)
The spinal cord and the brain.
d)
The spinal cord and the body. 
20.
which part of the brain carries out mental processes such as learning and remembering?
a)
brain stem
b)
cerebrum
c)
cerebellum
21.

Eating food is an example of (a)   action.

22.

An example of a reflex action includes

a)

Touching a butterfly

b)

Brushing your hand against the side of your body

c)

Touching a hot stove

d)

Your legs moving as you walk

23.

In a reflex arc, the sensory neuron leads to the ___________ and the motor neuron leads to the __________

a)

Spinal cord, CNS

b)

CNS, muscle

c)

Spinal cord, muscle

d)

Muscle, CNS

24.

Blinking of our eyes

a)

Reflex Action

b)

Regular Action

25.

Moving your hand away from a hot surface

a)

Reflex Action

b)

Regular Action

26.

Which statement best describes a reflex?

a)

Slow response that you have to think about

b)

Rapid response to protect body from harm

27.

You (a)   (can, cannot) control reflexes.

28.

Most reflexes are very (a)   . (slow, fast)

29.

Blinking when something enters your eye (a)   (is, is not) a reflex.