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Nervous System & Senses

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?

a)

central and peripheral divisions

b)

superior and inferior divisions

c)

major and minor divisions

d)

ventral and dorsal divisions

2.

The two main types of cells that make up the nervous system are...

a)

neurons and neuroglial cells

b)

spinal cord and brain

c)

neurons and nerve cells

d)

epithelial and connective cells

3.

What is the type of neuron that carries an action potential from an affector to the spinal cord?

a)

sensory neuron

b)

interneuron

c)

motor neuron

d)

associate neuron

4.

Pictured is a human brain. What part of the brain is labeled with the #1?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

brain stem

d)

diencephalon

5.

Pictured is a human brain. What part of the brain is labeled with the #5?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

brain stem

d)

diencephalon

6.

An automatic involuntary response to changes occurring inside or outside the body is called a ...?

a)

perception

b)

projection

c)

reflex

d)

voluntary response

7.

Which type of receptor is used by eyes to help us see?

a)

mechanoreceptor

b)

thermoreceptor

c)

chemoreceptor

d)

photoreceptor

8.

Which of the following would not be considered a somatic sense?

a)

proprioreceptors

b)

cutaneous receptors

c)

pain receptors

d)

photoreceptors

9.

Pictured is a cross section of an eyeball. What part is labeled #4?

a)

cornea

b)

lens

c)

retina

d)

iris

10.

Pictured is a cross section of an eyeball. What part is labeled #5?

a)

lens

b)

cornea

c)

iris

d)

retina

11.

Pictured is a cross section of an eyeball. Which number would represent the cornea?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

The photoreceptors that responsible for giving us fine details and color vision in bright light are...?

a)

rods

b)

cones

c)

sticks

d)

stones

13.

Pictured is a cross section of an ear. Which part is labeled with the letter A?

a)

tympanic membrane

b)

ear drum

c)

auditory canal

d)

cochlea

14.

Pictured is a cross section of an ear. Which letter represents the cochlea?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

E

d)

G

15.

Which of the following receptors are found in the semicircular canals, utricle, and saccule?

a)

chemoreceptors

b)

mechanoreceptors

c)

nociceptors

d)

thermoreceptors

16.
What is the fluid in the space between the meninges that acts as a shock absorber to the brain and spinal cord called? 
a)
Blood-Brain Barrier
b)
Meninges
c)
Cerebrospinal Fluid
d)
Cerebral Cortex
17.
The membranes covering the brain and spinal cord are the _________.
a)
thalamus
b)
ventricles
c)
meninges
d)
choroid plexuses
18.
What is "homeostasis"?
a)
The body's ability to react to a stimuli. 
b)
The body's ability to keep everything inside it in balance. 
19.
Which part of the brain controls all involuntary actions?
a)
brain stem
b)
cerebrum
c)
cerebellum
20.
The job of the somatic nervous system is to control breathing and the respiratory system.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Division of the Autonomic Nervous System (which is a subdivision of the Peripheral Nervous System) that is FIGHT OR FLIGHT
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
22.

Lack of salivation, is a response controlled by which system?

a)

sympathethic

b)

parasympathetic

23.

increased heart rate, is a response controlled by which system?

a)

sympathetic

b)

parasympathetic

24.

active digestion, is a response controlled by which system?

a)

sympathetic

b)

parasympathetic

25.

pupils constricted, is a response controlled by which system?

a)

parasympathetic

b)

sympathetic

26.
What is not a response of the sympathetic nervous system?
a)
Dilation of the pupils
b)
Elevation of the heart rate
c)
Increased blood flow to skeletal muscle
d)
  increased activity of the digestive system
27.

Feeling of calm, is a response controlled by which system?

a)

sympathetic

b)

parasympathetic