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Nervous System Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The part of the neuron that conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body (soma)

a)

cell body

b)

axon

c)

dendrite

d)

synaptic cleft

2.

The gaps between Schwann cells

a)

myelin sheath

b)

synaptic cleft

c)

nodes of ranvier

d)

axon terminal

3.

connect the sensory and motor neurons in a neural pathway

a)

interneurons

b)

efferent neurons

c)

afferent neurons

d)

proprioceptors

4.

type of reflexes that secrete saliva, changes in pupil size, and digestion

a)

autonomic

b)

sympathetic

c)

somatic

d)

voluntary

5.

occurs when blood supply to the brain is blocked and vital brain tissues die

a)

huntington's disease

b)

parkinson's disease

c)

CVA or stroke

d)

Multiple sclerosis

6.

tissues that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord

a)

sinuses

b)

arachnoid villie

c)

meninges

d)

ventricles

7.

The primary somatic sensory cortex (sensation from touch) is located in the ____ lobe

a)

occipital

b)

frontal

c)

parietal

d)

temporal

8.

The innermost membrane, or meningeal layer

a)

periosteal

b)

dura

c)

arachnoid

d)

pia

9.

how many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

a)

18

b)

15

c)

5

d)

12

10.

How many pairs of spinal nerves?

a)

34

b)

25

c)

7

d)

31

11.

type of disease resulting from a degeneration of the dopamine - releasing neurons

a)

autoimmune

b)

huntingtons

c)

alzheimers

d)

parkinsons

12.

only pair of cranial nerves to extend to the thoracic and abdominal cavities

a)

oculomotor

b)

vestibulocochlear

c)

vagus

d)

glossopharyngeal

13.

Cranial nerve III

a)

trochlear

b)

olfactory

c)

oculomotor

d)

optic

14.

division of autonomic nervous system often called rest and digest

a)

sympathetic

b)

parasympathetic

c)

afferent

d)

somatic

15.

the central nervous system refers to the

a)

autonomic and peripheral nervous systems

b)

brain and cranial nerves

c)

brain spinal cord and cranial nerves

d)

brain and spinal cord

e)

spinal nerves and spinal cord

16.

schwann cells form the myelin sheath around the

a)

nodes of ranvier

b)

axon

c)

dendrites

d)

nucleus

e)

cell body

17.

the neuron processes that receive incoming stimuli

a)

dendrites

b)

axon

c)

neurolemmas

d)

schwann cells

18.

which ion causes neurotransmitter vesicles to fuse to the axon's membrane

a)

sodium

b)

chlorine

c)

potassium

d)

calcium

19.

substance that is released at axonal endings (axon terminal)

a)

an action potential

b)

sodium potassium pump

c)

ions

d)

neurotransmitters

20.

what is the correct order of a reflex arc

a)

receptor - sensory neuron - integration - motor neuron - effector

b)

effector - sensory neuron - integration - motor neuron - receptor

c)

sensory neuron - receptor - integration - effector - motor neuron

21.

What type of reflex involves skeletal muscles

a)

somatic

b)

sympathetic

c)

parasympathetic

d)

autonomic

22.

6

a)

axon

b)

axon terminal

c)

myelin sheath

d)

dendrite

23.

1

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

node of ranvier

d)

axon terminal

24.

2

a)

axon

b)

cell body

c)

schwann cells

d)

dendrite

25.

type of neuron for cranial nerve X

a)

sensory

b)

motor

c)

both