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Nervous system Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the brain controls balance and movement?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

Parietal lobe

d)

brain stem

2.

What is the main cell of the nervous system?

a)

frontal

b)

neuron

c)

nerve

d)

brain stem

3.

The Central Nervous System is made of two main parts:

a)

heart and brain

b)

Brain and Eyes

c)

frontal lobe and Brain

d)

Brain and Spinal Cord

4.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three MAIN parts of the brain

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Brain Stem

5.

Which part of a neuron sends the message out from the cell body?

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

cell body

d)

neuron

6.

If I step on a nail...what type of neuron take that signal TO the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?

a)

cerebrum

b)

motor

c)

sensory

d)

cerebellum

7.
Two major branches of the nervous system
a)
central and peripheral
b)
peripheral and motor
c)
motor and sensory
d)
central and motor
8.
The _____ controls all the other organs, and processes all the information. 
a)
Nerves
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Brain
9.

What type of neurons send signals from the brain to other parts of the body to create a response?

a)

Sensory neurons

b)

Motor neurons

c)

Action neurons

d)

Passive neurons

10.

What makes up the peripheral nervous system?

a)

The brain and spinal cord

b)

Neurons in the rest of the body

c)

Neurons in your legs

d)

Neurons in the arms

11.
What is the function of the nervous system.
a)
provide nutrients for the body.
b)
send and recieve messages
c)
circulate oxygen to sells
d)
remove carbon dioxide from blood
12.

Thinking, memory, and emotions happen here.

a)

cerebellum

b)

cerebrum

c)

medulla

d)

neuron

13.

The two parts of the nervous system are the?

a)

Central Nervous System

Outer Nervous System

b)

Peripheral Nervous System

Inner Nervous System

c)

Axial Nervous System

Appendicular Nervous System

d)

Central Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System

14.

The main job/function of the nervous system is to:

a)

pump and circulate blood throughout the body.

b)

send and receive messages about what is happening both inside and outside of the body.

c)

take oxygen to the lungs and get rid of waste products like carbon dioxide.

d)

give you shape and support.

15.

Which part of a neuron RECEIVES information?

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

cell body

d)

axon terminal

16.

What do we call a change in your surroundings that causes you to react?

a)

stimulus

b)

response

c)

voluntary

d)

involuntary

17.
Which part of a neuron makes up white matter in your brain?
a)
Dendrites
b)
axon (wrapped in myelin sheath)
c)
Axon Terminals
d)
Dendrites, axon, and the axon terminals
18.
The two types of feedback systems that help organisms maintain homeostasis are:
a)
positive and negative 
b)
receptor and effector
c)
static and dynamic
d)
minor and major
19.
Maintaining body temperature is an example of a:
a)
negative feedback loop
b)
positive feedback loop
20.

A feedback loop best fits which characteristic of life?

a)

Cells

b)

Organization

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Adaptation

21.
Negative Feedback Loops:
a)
amplify processes
b)
prevent small changes from getting larger
c)
are initiated during childbirth
d)
are found only in plants
22.

Two major functions of the neurons are?

a)

protect and defend

b)

movement and contractions

c)

lubricate and secrete

d)

Irritability and conductivity

23.

_____ connects sensory to motor neurons.

a)

internuerons

b)

Axons

c)

Dendrites

d)

Brain Stem

24.

When would the sympathetic system kick in?

a)

when you are relaxing

b)

you are in danger or in an argument

c)

when you are eating

d)

when you are running

25.

What is another saying for a sympathetic system?

a)

Feed-n-breed

b)

Pause or fight

c)

fight or flight

d)

kung fu fighting nnananannana

26.

What is Number 6?

a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon terminals/ synapses

c)

cell body

d)

myelin sheaths

27.

What direction do impulses flow?

a)

Information comes in through dendrites down the axon by myelin sheaths and then down to the axon terminals.

b)

Information comes in through axon terminals goes up the axon through myelin sheaths then down and out the dendrites.

c)

comes in through both axons and dendrites crosses paths on the myelin sheaths.

28.

What is another saying for the parasympathetic system?

a)

Flight or fight

b)

sleep and flight

c)

pause and breath

d)

feed n breed

29.

How many miles per hour does a nerve impulse travel?

a)

150

b)

268

c)

350

d)

1,000

30.

what are the two divisions of the autonomic system?

a)

CNS and PNS

b)

Sympathetic and PNS

c)

Nuerons and digestion

d)

parasympathetic and sympathetic

31.

Which of the following is the correct order of the direction of a message?

a)

Dendrite-Cell Body-Axon-Synapse

b)

Synapse-Cell Body-Axon-Dendrite

c)

Dendrite-Synapse-Cell Body-Axon

d)

Axon-Cell Body-Dendrite-Synapse

32.
This releases neurotransmitters which are sent into the synaptic cleft for receptors on the dendrite to taste
a)
axon
b)
axon terminal
c)
gene
d)
neuron
33.
A network of branches coming from individual cells.  They carry information and electrical signals in the brain and nervous system
a)
axon
b)
axon terminal
c)
dendrite
d)
neuron
34.
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
35.
What is structure labeled D in the picture?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Cell Body
d)
Axon Terminal
36.
What is structure labeled E in the picture?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Schwann Cell
c)
Node of Ranvier
d)
Myelin Sheath
37.
Which structure is responsible for receiving signals?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
38.

The __________ nervous system communicates with the skeletal muscles and the __________ nervous system communicates with the smooth and cardiac muscle as well as glands.

a)

enteric; somatic

b)

autonomic; enteric

c)

enteric; autonomic

d)

somatic; autonomic

39.

Nervous tissue of the CNS that is composed primarily of myelinated axons is often referred to as ______ matter.

a)

light

b)

dark

c)

gray

d)

white

40.

A student observes a stained slide of brain tissue under the microscope. She notices a large number of neuron cell bodies and dendrites. What type of brain tissue is she looking at?

a)

A ganglion

b)

Gray matter

c)

White matter

d)

A cranial nerve