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nervous system

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As organisms get more complex, cells become specialized to perform specific functions in the body. What is the function for the cell shown?

a)

contract and shorten movement

b)

provide coverage and protection

c)

carry impulses around the body

d)

connects parts together

2.

Which cell relays messages from one tissue to another?

a)

Red Blood Cell-RBC

b)

White Blood Cell-WBC

c)

Neuron

d)

Tissue

3.

The main function of the nervous system

a)

send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body

b)

break down food to be used by the body

c)

remove wastes from the body

d)

all of these

4.

The part of the brain in charge of involuntary actions such as breathing and heartbeat.

a)

cerebrum

b)

medulla

c)

cerebellum

d)

neuron

5.

The part of the brain in charge of thinking and memory.

a)

cerebrum

b)

medulla

c)

cerebellum

d)

neuron

6.

Which part of the neuron transmits impulses to other neurons?

a)

axon

b)

cell body

c)

dendrite

d)

node

7.

The major set of large set of nerves running down the spinal column or vertebrae.

a)

axon

b)

spinal cord

c)

dendrite

d)

cell body

8.
The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.
a)
heart, brain, kidneys
b)
lungs, liver, stomach
c)
brain, spinal cord, nerves
d)
eyes, pancreas, veins
9.
What is the part highlighted in red?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
10.
What is the largest area of the brain that controls everything conscious?
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Diencephalon
d)
Brain Stem
11.
This is a picture of the 
a)
peripheral nervous sysyem
b)
central nervous system
c)
respiratory system
d)
circulatory system
12.
Brain cells are called
a)
hemoglobin
b)
neurons
c)
brainpoppers
d)
alveoli
13.
E
a)
Synapse
b)
Cell Body
c)
Axon 
d)
Dendrite