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Nervous Responses and the Brain

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Human nervous system. Label A.

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Cranial nerves

d)

Spinal nerves

2.

Human nervous system. What is B?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Cranial nerves

d)

Spinal nerves

3.

What is the response in the above activity?

a)

catching the ruler

b)

voluntary action

c)

release the ruler

d)

involuntary action

4.

The above experiment shows ______________ action and is done _________________.

a)

voluntary, consciously

b)

voluntary, unconsciously

c)

involuntary, consciously

d)

involuntary, unconsciously

5.

Response is very important in our lives so that we can _____________________.

a)

coordinate our brain during certain time only.

b)

coordinate and control body organs to function efficiently in the time required.

c)

coordinate study, resting and sleeping time.

d)

to protect ourselves from harms.

6.

The figure above explains a pathway of impulse in human nervous system during hot object experiment. This pathway explains ____________________.

a)

a voluntary action

b)

an involuntary action

c)

a reflex anatomy

d)

a relation between stimuli and response

7.

Example of involuntary action is ____________________.

a)

reading

b)

talking

c)

breathing

d)

writing

8.

Example of voluntary action is ____________________.

a)

peristalsis

b)

heartbeat

c)

breathing

d)

reading

9.
What does the cerebrum control?
a)
controls thoughts and voluntary actions
b)
controls vital and involuntary actions 
c)
controls balance
d)
controls the uvula
10.
What is the part highlighted in red?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
11.

In this picture, the red line (the one on the bottom) represents a(n)

a)

motor neuron

b)

sensory neuron

c)

receptor

d)

interneuron

12.

In this picture, the blue line (the one on top) represents a(n)

a)

interneuron

b)

motor neuron

c)

sensory neuron

d)

effector

13.

The gap that a message has to cross to get from one neuron to the other is called the _____

a)

synapse

b)

dendrite

c)

axon

d)

that space

14.
What is letter B
a)
Optic nerve
b)
Lens
c)
Cornea
d)
Retina
15.
What is letter E?
a)
Vitreous humor
b)
Retina
c)
Cornea
d)
Optic nerve
16.
What is letter F?
a)
Retina
b)
Pupil
c)
Vitreous humor
d)
Iris
17.
What is letter G?
a)
Sclera
b)
Retina
c)
Lens
d)
Vitreous humor
18.
What is letter H?
a)
Cornea
b)
Optic nerve
c)
Iris
d)
Retina
19.
What is letter I?
a)
Cornea
b)
Lens
c)
Vitreous humor
d)
Optic nerve
20.
Why does your pupil increase in size when you enter a dark room?
a)
To protect the eye
b)
to allow more light to enter the  eye
c)
to allow less light to enter the eye
d)
to look like a  pirate
21.
This part of the eye has photoreceptors called rods and cones.  They help us to see color and see at night.  It is called:
a)
optic nerve
b)
brain
c)
retina
d)
cornea
22.
This part of the eye changes shape to control the amount of light that enters the eye.  It is also known as the colored part of the eye.  What is it called?
a)
pupil
b)
lens
c)
iris
d)
retina
23.

The cornea...

a)

controls the amount of light that enters the eye.

b)

converts light rays into impulses that are interpreted by the brain-

c)

protects the eye and refracts the light towards the retina.

d)

is opaque.