Free Printable Nervous System Test

1.

Dendrites receive the impulse and conduct them to the_____.

a)

Cell body

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Spinal cord

2.

Which letter on the illustration represents the frontal lobe?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Which letter on the illustration represents the temporal lobe?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

The dark red shaded portion is the ________

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem

d)

Diencephalon

5.

Where is the Central Nervous System? (CNS)

a)

Organs & Limbs

b)

Brain & Spinal Cord

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Sensory Neurons

6.

Which is the correct sequence in the transmission of a neural impulse?

a)

axon, dendrite, cell body, synapse

b)

dendrite, axon, cell body, synapse

c)

synapse, axon, dendrite, cell body

d)

dendrite, cell body, axon, synapse

7.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the brainstem?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Medulla oblongata

c)

Midbrain

d)

Pons

8.

The junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron.

a)

axon

b)

synapse

c)

dendrite

d)

vesicle

9.

A

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Cell Body

10.

C

a)

Synapse

b)

Soma

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Myelin Sheath

11.

D

a)

Synapse

b)

Axon

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Dendrite

12.

Which of the following divisions of the nervous system controls voluntary behaviors?

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

c)

Autonomic

d)

Somatic

e)

Afferent

13.

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems together make up which division of the nervous system?

a)

Central

b)

Autonomic

c)

Somatic

d)

Peripheral

e)

Regional

14.

An electrical impulse within a single neuron is called a

a)

synapse

b)

membrane potential

c)

action potential

d)

cell body

15.

This neurotransmitter is linked to feelings of pleasure, euphoria, and reward.

a)

dopamine

b)

serotonin

c)

substance p

d)

glutamate

e)

endorphins

16.

What is a neurotransmitter?

a)

fatty covering of the axon

b)

nerve cell

c)

chemical messenger

d)

gap between neurons

17.

Which part of the brain controls your balance and coordination?

a)

brain stem

b)

occipital lobe

c)

cerebellum

d)

frontal lobe

18.

Makes decisions, plans, reasons, and carries out behaviors

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

19.

Which has to do with speech, taste, and thought?

a)

frontal lobe

b)

occipital lobe

c)

parietal lobe

d)

temporal lobe

20.

This part contributes to controlling your emotions (associated with the limbic system) and has important autonomic functions including; cardiovascular, temperature, appetite and gastrointestinal control.

a)

thalamus

b)

hemisphere

c)

hypothalamus

d)

cerebrum

21.

This part contributes to controlling your emotions (associated with the limbic system) and has important autonomic functions including; cardiovascular, temperature, appetite and gastrointestinal control.

a)

thalamus

b)

hemisphere

c)

hypothalamus

d)

cerebrum

22.

_______ plays a key role in Reward Pathways and is implicated in addictive disorders

a)

Acetylcholine

b)

Serotonin

c)

Dopamine

d)

GABA

23.

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that helps regulate:

a)

learning and memory

b)

pain and pleasure

c)

muscle movements

d)

sleep, moods/emotions

24.

Identify the thalamus.

a)

C

b)

B

c)

G

d)

H

25.

Identify the corpus callosum.

a)

C

b)

A

c)

F

d)

H

26.

Identify the arbor vitae.

a)

C

b)

E

c)

D

d)

H

27.

Identify the pineal gland.

a)

C

b)

E

c)

D

d)

H

28.

What kind of receptors in the eye?

a)

mechano...

b)

chemo....

c)

thermo...

d)

photo....

29.

impulses from the eye photoreceptors travel to the brain by the:

a)

auditory nerve

b)

electric nerve

c)

impulsic nerve

d)

optic nerve

30.

The nose sensory receptors are called

a)

olfactory receptors

b)

chemomechanoreceptors

c)

thermochemoreceptors

d)

none of the above

31.

the part of the inner ear that converts sound into electrical impulses is called the

a)

tempanic membrane

b)

anvil

c)

chochlea

d)

oval window

32.

Skin has the following sensory receptors except:

a)

thermoreceptor

b)

pain receptor

c)

mechanoreceptor

d)

chemoreceptor

33.

In dim light, your pupil will be

a)

larger

b)

smaller

34.

Which part of the eye is the place where images are inverted?

a)

Retina

b)

Cornea

c)

Lens

d)

Iris

35.

The sensory receptors that allow you to feel PAIN are called ________________.

a)

nociceptors

b)

sensory neurons

c)

interneurons

d)

motor neurons

36.

Which TWO senses are caused by CHEMICALS?

**Choose TWO.

a)

taste

b)

smell

c)

sound

d)

vision

37.

What do scientists call the "big picture" of where brain functions are controlled?

a)

Self-portrait

b)

Autorretrato

c)

Homunculus

d)

None of the above

38.

Your fingers have ___________ sensory receptors than the skin on your knee.

a)

More

b)

Fewer

c)

The same number of

d)

None of the above

Nervous System Test

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 33mins

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