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Topic 9 Nervous System Review Part 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All but which of the following are the three main parts of a neuron?

a)

Cell body

b)

Sacromere

c)

Dendrite

d)

Axon

2.

Which part of the neuron can be myelinated?

a)

Cell Body

b)

Sacrolemma

c)

Axon

d)

Dendrite

3.

Which cell produces the Myelin sheath?

a)

Schwann Cells

b)

Muscle fibers

c)

Neuroglia

d)

nodes of Ranvier

4.

Myelination allows the impulses to travel slower from neuron to neuron.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Another word for synapse is all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Junction

b)

Joint

c)

Clasp

d)

Separated

6.

The impulse travels in the direction of the ___________, once it passes the synapse.

a)

Presynaptic Neuron

b)

Postsynaptic Neuron

c)

Axosomatic Synapse

d)

Axodendritic Synapse

7.

The postsynaptic neuron receives information after the synapse.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which key word(s) describes an electrical synapse?

a)

Common

b)

Gap Junction

c)

Neurotransmitter

d)

Long lasting

9.

Which synapse transmits impulses faster?

a)

Electrical

b)

Chemical

10.

A reflex arc is a complex neural pathway.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Reflexes are ________________ responses to a stimuli.

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

12.

The embryonic brain development starts are three weeks post conception.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The anterior potion of the neural tube forms the ________.

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Brain Stem

c)

Brain

d)

Cerebellum

14.

How many cerebral hemispheres are there?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

5

15.

What lobe is located in the posterior aspect of the brain

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

16.

Which structure separates the hemispheres of the brain?

a)

Corpus Callosum

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Medulla Oblongata

d)

Ventricle

17.

The larger portion of your brain is called?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Brain Stem

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Medulla Oblongata

18.

The ridges of the cerebrum are also called ________ and the shallow grooves are called __________.

a)

fissures, gyri

b)

gyri, sulci

c)

gyri, fissures

d)

sulci, gyri