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Unit 10 The nervous system

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

The ability of taking notes and respond to various factors in the surrounding world depends on the (a)   system

2.

The central nervous system consists of the brain and the (a)   cord

3.

(a)   nerves are connected with the brain and the spinal cord

4.

Twelve cranial nerves serve mostly the (a)   organs

5.

(a)   system is a part of the body's communication network

6.

The automatic system affects the automatic and (a)   actions of the internal organs.

7.

The nervous system also has the function of picking up (a)   of light, sound, touch, taste, heat, cold, pain etc ...

8.

The sensations are carried from sense organs to the (a)   over the sensory nerves

9.

The brain receives messages and reacts to them, makes plans and sends (a)   for action

10.

Orders of the brain are carried to the muscles by the (a)   nerves

11.

What is the control center of the entire nervous system?

a)

the brain

b)

the spinal cord

c)

the nerves

d)

the muscles

12.

What is the brain?

a)

a soft, spongy mass of tissue

b)

the bones of the cranium

c)

nervous tissue

d)

gray matter and white matter

13.

The brain is surrounded and protected by the bones of the (a)  

14.

The brain and the spinal cord consist of two kinds of nervous tissue called (a)   matter and white matter

15.

Gray matter consists largely of nerve cell (a)  

16.

white matter is made up of nerve (a)  

17.

What is the basic unit of the nervous system?

a)

nerve cell

b)

neuron

c)

nerve cell or neuron

d)

nucleus

18.

All neurons are distinguished from other body cells by thin fibers or (a)  

19.

The extensions are called dendrites or (a)  

20.

Dendrites are the part of the nerve cell that receive (a)  

21.

The stimulus passes into the nerve cell and then into the (a)  

22.

The axon carries the stimulus along to the (a)   of another nerve cell

23.

The nerve cells communicate their impulse chemically across gaps called (a)  

24.

If the tiny cell body is destroyed, it .......... be repaired

a)

can

b)

can't

25.

If an axon or dendrite is cut, it will often (a)   and function again

26.

What is the function of the sensory nerves?

a)

carry stimuli from the various sense organs to the brain.

b)

carry impulses from the brain or other nerve centers to the muscles

c)

serve as the connections between each other and between sensory and motor nerves

27.

What is the function of the motor nerves?

a)

carry stimuli from the various sense organs to the brain

b)

carry impulses from the brain or other nerve centers to the muscles

c)

connect the nerves

28.

The nervous system helps us ........

a)

take notes and respond to factors in the surrounding world

b)

meet or even touch each other at their points of connection

c)

control center of the entire nervous system

29.

It is owing to the nervous system that we can take notes and respond to our surrounding world.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The brain and the spinal cord are separated by the twelve cranial nerves.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The involuntary actions of the internal organs of the body are controlled by the automatic system.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The sensory nerves serve the function of carrying sensations to sense organs.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The motor nerves help carry orders from the brain to the muscles or certain parts of the body.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The nervous system is controlled by the brain.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Gray and white matters are found only in the brain.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Neurons are distinguishable from all other cells of the body by thin fibers called dendrites and axon.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Each neuron has more than one axon.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Stimuli from any part of the body are received by the dendrites.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

If the axon Is cut, it cannot heal

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Our ability of taking notes and responding to our surrounding world_________the nervous system.

a)

depends on

b)

controls

c)

affects

d)

decides

41.

Peripheral nerves including the twelve cranial nerves_________ mostly the sense organs.

a)

constitute

b)

serve

c)

affect

d)

make up

42.

The brain is a soft,_________mass of tissue.

a)

black

b)

spongy

c)

hard

d)

spherical

43.

The brain is the _________ center of the entire nervous system.

a)

speech

b)

motor

c)

control

d)

writing

44.

Each neuron contains a nucleus surrounded by _______

a)

protoplasm

b)

watery fluid

c)

cytoplasm

d)

a wall

45.

If an axon or dendrite is _________, it will often heal and function again.

a)

destroyed

b)

cured

c)

cut

d)

dyed

46.

The_________nerves carry stimuli to the brain.

a)

motor

b)

sensory

c)

cranial

d)

peripheral

47.

How are living things able to respond to their surrounding world?

a)

thanks to the nervous system

b)

thanks to the brain

c)

thanks to the sensory and motor nerves

d)

thanks to digestive system

48.

What's the central nervous system composed of?

a)

the brain and spinal cord

b)

heart, blood vessel, lungs

c)

sensory nerves

d)

motor nerves

49.

What's the function of the automatic system?

a)

affects the automatic and involuntary actions of the internal organs

b)

receives messages of sensations

c)

makes plans and sends orders for action

d)

controls the nervous system

50.

How are sensations carried to the brain?

a)

through sensory nerves

b)

through motor nerves

c)

through associative nerves

d)

through connective nerves

51.

What makes muscles contract and relax

a)

the motor nerves

b)

the sensory nerves

c)

the connective nerves

d)

the associative nerves

52.

Where are white and gray matters found?

a)

in the brain and spinal cord

b)

in the brain

c)

in the spinal cord

d)

in the nervous system

53.

Why are the two matters called the white and gray?

a)

because of their appearance

b)

because people call so

c)

because they have no colors

54.

What are neurons?

a)

nerve cells

b)

nervous cells

c)

nervous system

d)

nerve system

55.

How can they be distinguished from other body cells?

a)

based on dendrites and axons

b)

based on thin tissues

c)

based on huge extensions

56.

What are dendrites?

a)

a part of the nerve cell that receives stimulus

b)

a part of the nerve cell that give stimulus

57.

What happens to a dendrite or axon if it is cut?

a)

it will heal and function again

b)

it cannot be repaired

58.

What do motor nerves do?

a)

carry impulses from the brain to the muscles

b)

carry stimuli from the sense organs to the brain

c)

connect nerves to nerves

59.

The basic unit of the nervous system is called (a)  

60.

The vital organ of the circulatory system is the (a)  

61.

(a)   are places where a nerve impulse passes from one nerve cell to another.