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HAP5.1 Nervous System Organization

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The functional cell type of the nervous system is the

a)

nerve

b)

brain

c)

neuron

d)

chemical

2.

What is the function of the nervous system?

a)

to control and coordinate body functions and systems.

b)

to protect the body from harm.

c)

to identify pain and begin healing.

d)

to break down food.

3.

Select all of the organs of the nervous system:

a)

Brain

b)

Heart

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Nerves

e)

Stomach

4.

Which of the following is the nervous system?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Which system controls all other body systems?

a)

Muscular

b)

Excretory

c)

Nervous

d)

Digestive

6.

The nervous system's supporting cells are called:

a)

glial cells

b)

mitochondria

c)

neurons

d)

nuclei

7.
_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Fun
8.

Processing and interpreting the sensory input and deciding what to do about it is called

a)

sensation

b)

integration

c)

response

d)

motor output

9.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the peripheral nervous system?

a)

cranial nerves

b)

spinal nerves

c)

peripheral nerves

d)

spinal cord

10.

The sensory division of the PNS is also known as the

a)

afferent division

b)

efferent division

c)

motor division

d)

sympathetic division

11.

The motor division of the PNS is also known as the

a)

afferent division

b)

efferent division

c)

sensory division

d)

sympathetic division

12.

The autonomic nervous system controls

a)

voluntary muscle movement

b)

skeletal muscles

c)

visceral motor function

d)

the fight or flight response

13.

Rest and digest is associated with

a)

sympathetic nervous system

b)

parasympathetic nervous system

c)

somatic nervous system

d)

afferent division of the PNS

14.

Which division of the Peripheral Nervous System sends information from receptors in the body to the brain and spinal cord?

a)

afferent division

b)

efferent division

c)

somatic motor division

d)

visceral motor division

15.

Which type of CNS neuroglial cells support and brace neurons and connect them to their nutrient/blood supply?

a)

astrocytes

b)

microglial cells

c)

ependymal cells

d)

oligodendrocytes

16.

Which type of CNS neuroglial cells monitor neuron health and "eat" pathogens or debris?

a)

astrocytes

b)

microglial cells

c)

ependymal cells

d)

oligodendrocytes

17.

Which type of CNS neuroglial cells produce cerebrospinal fluid to cushion the brain and spinal cord?

a)

astrocytes

b)

microglial cells

c)

ependymal cells

d)

oligodendrocytes

18.

Which type of CNS neuroglial cells wrap a myelin sheath around the long axons of neurons?

a)

astrocytes

b)

microglial cells

c)

ependymal cells

d)

oligodendrocytes

19.

Which type of PNS neuroglial cells support and brace neurons and connect them to their nutrient/blood supply?

a)

astrocytes

b)

Schwann cells

c)

ependymal cells

d)

oligodendrocytes

e)

satellite cells

20.

Which type of PNS neuroglial cells wrap a myelin sheath around the long axons of neurons?

a)

astrocytes

b)

Schwann cells

c)

ependymal cells

d)

oligodendrocytes

e)

satellite cells

21.

Which is represented by the letter E?

a)

Axon

b)

Myelin sheath

c)

schwan cells

d)

terminal branches

22.

Lipid (fat) covering that increases the rate of transmission and insulates the axon of a neuron:

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

myelin sheath

d)

Schwann cell

23.

The approximate ratio of glial cells to neurons is

a)

1:1

b)

2:1

c)

1:5

d)

10:1

24.

Most neurons are

a)

multipotent

b)

apoptotic

c)

amitotic

d)

transient

25.

The nervous system communicates throughout the body using

a)

electrical signals

b)

cell-to-cell diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

hormones