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Nervous system/Senses

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main function of the nervous system?
a)
clean waste from the cells
b)
absorb nutrients for energy
c)
deliver messages to the brain
2.
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
3.
What is the job of the spinal cord?
a)
To protect your muscles
b)
To communicate from your brain to the rest of your body
c)
To open and close your lungs.
4.
Which is the following is represented by the letter A?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Cell Body 
c)
Nucleus
d)
Myelin Sheath
5.

Which is the following is represented by the letter B?

a)

cell body

b)

nucleus

c)

dendrite

d)

axon

6.

Which is represented by the letter E?

a)

Axon

b)

Myelin sheath

c)

schwan cells

d)

terminal branches

7.

Nerve fibers in the neuron that carries impulses toward the cell body:

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

nucleus

d)

myelin sheath

8.

A single fiber in the neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body:

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

myelin sheath

d)

nucleus

9.

Type of neuron that carries messages from the body to the brain/spinal cord:

a)

Afferent/sensory

b)

Efferent/motor

10.

Type of neuron that carries messages from the brain/spinal cord to the body

a)

Afferent/Sensory

b)

Efferent/Motor

11.

The thalamus regulates and controls the autonomic nervous system

a)

true

b)

false

12.

The pons is responsible for reflex actions including chewing, tasting, and saliva production.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

The central nervous system has two divisions: the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

What are two main divisions of the nervous system?

a)

Central, Peripheral

b)

Sympathetic, Parasympathetic

c)

Autonomic, Central

d)

Afferent, Efferent

15.

What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system

a)

Afferent, Efferent

b)

Sympathetic, Parasympathetic

c)

Central Peripheral

d)

autonomic, somatic

16.

Which one is NOT the function of the cerebrospinal fluid

a)

shock absorber

b)

carries signals to the brain

c)

carries nutrients

d)

removes metabolic products and wastes

17.

A condition caused by continuous repetitive movement of the wrist is ____.

a)

Multiple Sclerosis

b)

Carpal Tunnel

c)

Shingles

d)

Neuralgia

18.

The chronic degenerative neuromuscular disease that results in total body paralysis but does not affect mental acuity is ____.

a)

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS

b)

Multiple sclerosis

c)

cerebral palsy

d)

Parkinson's Disease

19.

An acute inflammation of nerve cells caused by the herpes virus is ____.

a)

Cerebral Palsy

b)

Cerebrovascular accident

c)

Shingles

d)

Neuralgia

20.

Paralysis of the lower extremities is ____.

a)

Quadriplegia

b)

Hemiplegia

c)

Paraplegia

d)

Biplegia

21.

The part of the brain responsible for muscle coordination, balance, posture, and muscle tone is the

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Diencephalon

d)

Medulla Oblongata

22.

The part of the brain responsible for conducting impulses between brain parts and for certain eye reflexes is the

a)

Pons

b)

Medulla Oblongata

c)

Diencephalon

d)

Midbrain

23.

The part of the brain that regulates heartbeat, respiration, swallowing, coughing, and blood pressure is the

a)

Pons

b)

Midbrain

c)

Medulla Oblongata

d)

Cerebrum

24.

Part of the Brain that is responsible for problem solving, motor control, and speech production

a)

Frontal

b)

Temporal

c)

Occipital

d)

Parietal

25.

The part of the brain that is responsible for Auditory, language, and memory

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

26.

What side of the brain is know for music awareness

a)

Left

b)

Right

27.

What part of the brain is known for numbers skills

a)

Left

b)

Right

28.

What side of the brain is know for Imagination

a)

Left

b)

Right

29.

What side of the brain is known for Logic

a)

Left

b)

Right

30.

What is the Red part of the brain

a)

Occipital

b)

Temporal

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Parietal

31.

What part of the brain is the yellow

a)

Occipital

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Parietal

d)

Temporal

32.

What is the blue on the brain stem

a)

Medulla

b)

Thalamus

c)

Pons

d)

Midbrain

33.

What is the purple on the brain stem

a)

Medulla

b)

Pons

c)

Midbrain

d)

Thalamus

34.

What cranial nerve function is smell

a)

Olfactory

b)

Optic

c)

Oculomotor

d)

Trochlear

35.

The Accessory CN function is to...

a)

help with speech

b)

Move your eyes

c)

Tongue movements

d)

Turning your head, shoulder movement

36.

What is the other name for the Vestibulocochlear CN

a)

Accessory

b)

Acoustic

c)

Ulnar

d)

Median

37.

What system are the Cranial nerves a part of?

a)

The Central Nervous System

b)

The Autonomic Nervous System

c)

The Peripheral Nervous System

d)

None of the above

38.
vsion
a)
olfactory
b)
optic
c)
oculomotor
d)
accessory
39.
hearing and balance
a)
trochlear
b)
vestibulocochlear
c)
trigeminal
d)
accessory
40.
swallowing
a)
hypoglossal
b)
vagus
c)
trigeminal
d)
glossopharyngeal
41.

Moves eyes laterally away from the nose

a)

Abducens - VI

b)

Facial - VII

c)

Trigeminal - V

d)

Accessory - XI

42.

Eye movement down and in

a)

Occulomotor - III

b)

Trochlear - IV

c)

Trigeminal - V

d)

Abducens - VI

43.

Glossopharyngeal is

a)

sensory

b)

motor

c)

mixed/both

44.

The optic nerve is

a)

sensory

b)

motor

c)

mixed

45.

Spinal Accessory is

a)

sensory

b)

motor

c)

both

46.

Photoreceptors are found in your

a)

eyes

b)

ears

c)

nose

d)

mouth

e)

skin

47.
Nerve impulses are carried from the eye to the brain by the
a)
optic nerve
b)
transducens nerve
c)
cornea
d)
rod and cone cells
48.
Of the following, when a sound is heard, what structure would be the first to transmit the sound wave?
a)
Organ of Corti
b)
Cochlea
c)
Stapes
d)
Tympanic membrane
49.
Organisms in the throat can travel up the eustachian tube and cause:
a)
Otosclerosis
b)
A cerumen plug
c)
Otitis media
d)
Meniere's disease
50.
The tube that connects the middle ear with the pharynx is the?
a)
eustachian
b)
palantine
c)
esophagus
d)
tympanic
51.
Extrensic muscles are responsible for:
a)
looking up, down, left, and right
b)
dilating the pupil
c)
opening and closing teh eyelid
d)
changing the shape of the lens
52.
The "color" of someone's eye is actually the color of the ______.
a)
lens
b)
sclera
c)
cornea
d)
iris