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Nervous System Practice Test

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The autonomic nervous system controls blood pressure, smooth muscle, breathing and heart rate and is.....

a)

voluntary

b)

involuntary

2.

The motor (somatic) nervous system carries nerve impulses to skeletal muscle from the CNS and is.....

a)

voluntary

b)

involuntary

3.

What is represented by C?

a)

Neurotransmitter

b)

Receptor

c)

Plasma membrane

d)

Vesicle

e)

Synapse

4.

What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

a)

axons and dendrites

b)

sensory receptors

c)

spinal cord and brain

d)

motor neurons and sensory neurons

5.
Division of the Autonomic Nervous System (which is a subdivision of the Peripheral Nervous System) that is FIGHT OR FLIGHT
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
6.
 Division of the Autonomic Nervous System (which is a subdivision of the Peripheral Nervous System) that is & REST AND DIGEST
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
7.
Feeling of calm
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
8.
increased heart rate
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
9.

Identify the blue part of the image.

a)

peripheral nervous system (PNS)

b)

central nervous system (CNS)

c)

adrenal system

d)

neurotransmitter system

10.
This insulating material forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron.  It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.
a)
neuron
b)
myelin sheath
c)
dendrite
d)
neurotransmitter
11.

The part of the PNS that controls involuntary actions

a)

autonomic nervous system

b)

somatic nervous system

c)

organic nervous system

d)

reflexive nervous system

12.

Controls automatic functions like breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, coughing, and vomiting.

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

hypothalamus

d)

brainstem

13.

How is a message delivered from the "sending" neuron to the "receiving" axon?

a)

sympathetic nerves

b)

hormones

c)

medulla oblongata

d)

neurotransmitters

14.

This lobe is responsible for decision making, reasoning, speech production, voluntary movement, emotions and problem solving.

a)

Occipital Lobe

b)

Frontal Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

15.

This lobe is responsible for the perception and recognition of auditory stimuli (hearing), memory and language comprehension.

a)

Occipital Lobe

b)

Frontal Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

16.

This lobe is responsible with many aspects of vision.

a)

Occipital Lobe

b)

Frontal Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

17.

This lobe is responsible for interpreting sensory stimuli such as touch, pressure, temperature, and pain.

a)

Occipital Lobe

b)

Frontal Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

18.

The corpus callosum

a)

manages our understanding of speech and language

b)

cannot process messages sent from the left hand

c)

is a deep fissure in the cerebral cortex

d)

is a thick band of nerve fibres linking the two hemispheres of the brain

19.
The role of the cerebellum is to 
a)
detect emotions
b)
coordinate posture and balance
c)
process visual information
d)
think symbolically
20.

This brain structure directs the activities of the pituitary gland, controls thirst, water balance, and metabolism.

a)

cerebellum

b)

frontal lobe

c)

thalamus

d)

hypothalamus

21.
A person has a stroke on her occipital lobe.  What might happen to her?
a)
reduced planning abilities
b)
deafness
c)
coma
d)
blindness
22.
A tumor on the temporal lobe would most affect the career of 
a)
an architect
b)
a musician
c)
a professor
d)
a researcher