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Nervous System -I

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of a neuron is responsible for sending an impulse to the next neuron?

a)

Axon Terminal

b)

Dendrites

c)

Cell Body

d)

Axon

2.

The three main functions of the nervous system are ...

a)

Decision making, thinking, and gathering information

b)

Seeing, Feeling, and Hearing

c)

Gathering information, maintaining homeostasis, and responding to stimuli

d)

Using the 5 senses, telling my body to move, and being aware of my surroundings

3.

The nerves that extend from the brain and spinal cord, make up the _____________________.

a)

Central Nervous System(CNS)

b)

Somatic Nervous System

c)

Autonomic Nervous System

d)

Peripheral Nervous System(PNS)

4.
Which part of a neuron RECIEVES information?
a)
axon
b)
dendrite
c)
cell body
d)
axon terminal
5.
Which part of the neuron is a long fiber that send information to other cells?
a)
dendrite
b)
terminal
c)
cell body
d)
axon
6.
Which of the TWO nervous systems contains motor and sensory neurons?
a)
central nervous system
b)
peripheral
c)
motor
d)
sensory
7.
If I step on a nail...what type of neuron take that signal TO the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?
a)
interneurons
b)
motor
c)
sensory 
d)
receptors
8.

The nerve cell that transmits impulses from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.

a)

Efferent Neuron

b)

Relay Neuron

c)

Afferent Neuron

d)

Schwann cell

9.

The nerve cell that carries impulses from a sense receptor to the brain or spinal cord is a _____________.

a)

Efferent Neuron

b)

Afferent Neuron

c)

Relay Neuron

d)

neurotransmitter

10.
Where in your body can you find nerve cells?
a)
Brain
b)
Spinal cord
c)
Neurons
d)
Everywhere
11.
The junction between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron is called
a)
Synapse
b)
Neurotransmitter
c)
Nerve Pathway
d)
Calcium Channel
12.
What is the chemical used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another nerve cell?
a)
Neurotransmitters
b)
Synapse
c)
Threshold
d)
Impulse
13.
The myelin sheath (part that covers a neuron) is responsible for 
a)
Slowing down signals 
b)
Protecting the neuron and making signal travel faster 
c)
Fueling cell body
d)
Carrying impulsees to other neurons 
14.
_____ neurons carry  messages away from the central nervous system.
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Flower
15.
What are the 2 major divisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
a)
Sensory & Motor
b)
Peripheral & Central
c)
Somatic & Autonomic
d)
Brain & Spinal Cord
16.
What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
a)
axons
b)
sensory receptors
c)
spinal cord
d)
motor neurons
17.
This part of the nervous system regulates involuntary actions such as heart function, blood pressure, breathing, digestion.
a)
Autonomic Nervous System
b)
Sensory Nervous System
c)
Motor Nervous System
d)
Peripheral Nervous System
18.
increased heart rate
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
19.

What is a reflex?

a)

a very good online game

b)

my favorite song

c)

a quick, automatic and involuntary response to a stimulus, made in the brain.

d)

a quick, automatic and involuntary response to a stimulus, made in the spinal cord.

20.
These nerves carry impulses from the brain and spinal cord to produce action i muscles and organs?
a)
Motor 
b)
sensory 
c)
mixed 
21.

What direction foes the electrical signal travel through the neuron?

a)

From dendrites, cell body, down the Axon, and out Axon terminals

b)

From Axon terminals, down the Axon, & out of the dendrites

c)

Any direction up or down the cell

d)

From the Axon, to the Dendrites, and out the Axon terminals

22.

Irritability

a)

Ability to respond to a stimulus and convert it to a nerve impulse

b)

Ability to transmit the impulse to other neurons, muscles, or glands

c)

Process of delivering message to muscles and glands.

d)

Process of delivering a message from sensory organs to the central nervous system.

23.

What do interneurons do?

a)

send signals to the central nervous system (brain/spinal cord)

b)

send signals to the muscles of the body

c)

connect cells found in the CNS (brain/spinal cord)

d)

provide movement

24.

What is the role of glial cells?

a)

help neurons function

b)

pass impulses across synapse

c)

carry impulses from cell body to axon terminals

d)

provide movement

25.

This neuron specializes in the transmission of senses such as: sight, smell, taste and hearing.

a)

Unipolar

b)

Bipolar

c)

Multipolar