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Ch.7 The nervous system dynamic study module

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cerebellum aids in maintenance of ___________

a)

Speech

b)

Balance and posture

c)

Emotional behavior

d)

Binocular vision

2.

The cell bodies of sensory neuron whose fibers enter the spinal cord are found in the _________

a)

Dorsal root ganglion

b)

Autonomic ganglia

c)

Ventral root

d)

Ventral root ganglion

3.

Supporting cells in in the PNS include _________ that form the myelin sheaths and satellite cells that act as protective cushioning cells.

a)

Astrocytes

b)

Neurofibrils

c)

Schwann cells

d)

Dendrites

4.

Which of the following statements regarding the nerve impulse is TRUE?

a)

During repolarization, sodium ions diffuse rapidly into the cell

b)

A stimulus changes the permeability of a “patch” of the membrane, and sodium ions (Na+) diffuse rapidly into the cell

c)

If a stimulus is strong enough, hyperpolarization causes membrane polarity to be completely reversed, and an action potential is initiated

d)

The external face of resting membrane is slightly negative, and it’s internal face is slightly positive

5.

The ______ produce cerebrospinal fluid

a)

Mammillary bodies

b)

Pineal gland

c)

Choroid plexuses

d)

Corpora quadrigemina

6.

Collectively, the supporting cells in the CNS are called ________

a)

Microglia

b)

Oligodendrocytes

c)

Neuroglia

d)

Schwann cells

7.

Damage to which cranial nerve(s) may impair the sense of taste?

a)

The facial (N VII) and the glossopharyngeal (N IX)

b)

Facial (N VII)

c)

Hypoglossal (N XII)

d)

Glossopharyngeal (N IX)

8.

Which of the following is NOT a central nervous system glial cell?

a)

Microglia

b)

Neuron

c)

Ependymal cell

d)

Astrocyte

9.

The deep groove that separates the two hemispheres of the cerebrum is called the _______

a)

Postcentral gyrus

b)

Longitudinal fissure

c)

Central sulcus

d)

Precentral gyrus

10.

The ______ nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord

a)

Peripheral

b)

Efferent

c)

Afferent

d)

Central

11.

An action potential i) occurs when the graded potential is strong enough, ii) obeys the all-or-none rule, iii) is initiated by the opening of “gates” for sodium channels, iv) is characterized by a series of depolarization/ repolarizations along the membrane

a)

All the statements are correct

b)

Only (ii) and (iv) are correct

c)

Only (i) and (iii) are correct

d)

Only (i),(ii) and (iii) are correct

12.

The axon of a neuron _________

a)

Is the only process of a multipolar neuron

b)

Conducts nerve impulse toward the neuron cell body

c)

Conducts nerve impulses away from the neuron cell body

d)

Can be one of many attached to the cell body