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DHO Ch. 7.6/7.7 Nervous System & Special Senses

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What job do the nerves perform?

a)

Carry messages to and from the brain

b)

Play games

c)

Support and Protect the body

d)

Nothing

2.

What does the cerebellum control?

a)

Sight

b)

Balance and coordination

c)

smell

d)

touch

3.

Another name for a stroke is

a)

Brain attack

b)

Dementia

c)

IBS

d)

Lechuda

4.

What does the medulla oblongata control

a)

Immune system

b)

Voluntary movement

c)

Breathing and heart rate

d)

Controls all of the above

5.

A neuron has multiple

a)

Cell bodies

b)

Dendrites

c)

Axons

d)

Nuclei

6.

The central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The peripheral nervous system consists of all the nerves outside of the central nervous system

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The function of the olfactory receptors is

a)

Chewing

b)

Vision

c)

Hearing

d)

Smell

9.

This cranial nerve is responsible for hearing

a)

Glossopharyngeal

b)

Vestibulocochlear

c)

Accessory

d)

Vagus

10.

Which of these is not a symptom of dementia/alzheimers

a)

Language problems

b)

Memory loss

c)

Unpredictable behavior

d)

Fever

11.

The thalamus and hypothalamus make up what part of the brain stem

a)

Pons

b)

Medulla Oblongata

c)

Diencephalon

12.

This is what helps to protect and insulate the axon of a nerve

a)

Myelin sheath

b)

Dendrites

c)

Dura Mater

d)

Arachnoid Mater

13.

There cerebrum is the ______ part of the brain.

a)

Largest

b)

Smallest

14.

Cluster headaches are more common in

a)

Women

b)

Men

c)

Children

d)

Rabbits

15.

F.A.S.T stands for face, arm, speech, time

a)

True

b)

False