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Nervous system review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the brain controls balance and movement?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

Parietal lobe

d)

brain stem

2.

Which part of the brain connects to the spine?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

Parietal lobe

d)

brain stem

3.

What is the main cell of the nervous system?

a)

frontal

b)

neuron

c)

nerve

d)

brain stem

4.

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

5.

A nerve cell is called a:

a)

neutron

b)

nerve

c)

neuron

d)

synapse

6.

Dendrites are part of a neuron that carries electrical signals _______ the cell body.

a)

to

b)

away

c)

in between

7.

Axons are part of a neuron that send electrical signals ________ the cell body

a)

to

b)

away from

c)

in between

8.

True or False: the cell body of a neuron has a nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The cerebellum is labeled as #...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

10.

The brain stem/medulla is labeled as #...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

11.

#1 is pointing to the...

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

12.

Which part of the brain controls involuntary movements such as digestion and your heartbeat?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla/spinal cord

13.

Which part of the brain controls senses, thinking, and memory?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

14.

Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

15.

Which of the following is NOT a sense?

a)

hearing

b)

nose

c)

smell

d)

touch

16.

True or False: the right side of the brain controls the right side of your body, while the left side of the brain controls the left side of your body.

a)

True

b)

False

17.
The _______ send and receive messages from the brain.
a)
Nerves
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Brain
18.
What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and cranial nerves
c)
spinal cord and spinal nerves
d)
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
19.
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
20.
What is the purpose of the myelin sheath on the axon?
a)
To maintain temperature
b)
To improve conductivity
c)
To protect the axon
d)
To release neurotransmitters
21.
What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
a)
axons
b)
sensory receptors
c)
spinal cord
d)
motor neurons
22.
part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons
a)
axon
b)
dendrites
c)
myelin sheath
d)
synapse
23.
The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.
a)
dendrite
b)
axon
c)
cell body
d)
Schwann cell
24.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "F" represent?
a)
Myelin Sheath
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Dendrite
25.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "C" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
26.
These carry signals from tissues and organs to the brain and spinal cord
a)
Sensory Neurons
b)
Motor Neurons
c)
Efferent Neurons
d)
Glial Cells
27.
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
28.
Which part of the brain controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate?
a)
Diencephalon
b)
Frontal Lobe
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Cerebellum
29.
What is the part highlighted in red?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
30.
What is the largest area of the brain that controls everything conscious?
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Diencephalon
d)
Brain Stem
31.
Wrinkled part of the brain's surface where the body processes information
a)
Brain stem
b)
Cerebral Cortex
c)
Corpus Callosum
d)
Cerebellum
32.
This is a picture of the 
a)
peripheral nervous sysyem
b)
central nervous system
c)
respiratory system
d)
circulatory system
33.
E
a)
Synapse
b)
Cell Body
c)
Axon 
d)
Dendrite
34.

What structure is grey in this picture?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem

35.

The autonomic nervous system is divided into

a)

Motor and Sensory

b)

Peripheral and Central

c)

The Brain and Spinal cord

d)

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

36.

controls the "rest and digest" response

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

37.

responds to stress and/ or danger

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

38.

Reflex means?

a)

Turn Back

b)

Stop

c)

GO

d)

Look back

39.

How many pair of Cranial Nerves?

a)

6 Pair

b)

7 Pair

c)

2 Pair

d)

12 Pair

40.

What Cranial Nerve is the longest

a)

Spinal cord

b)

Smell

c)

Sight

d)

Vagus

41.

Motor Neurons carry signals to.....

a)

Brain

b)

skin

c)

White matter

d)

Muscles or glands

42.

Neurons with Myelin sheath are called _______ matter

a)

Blue

b)

White

c)

Grey

d)

Red

43.

Name structure A

a)

Collecting duct

b)

Proximal convoluted tubule

c)

Distal convoluted tubule

d)

Glomerulus

44.

Name Structure B

a)

Bowmans Capsule

b)

Loop of Henle

c)

proximal Convoluted tubule

d)

Collecting duct

45.

Name structure D

a)

Glomerulus

b)

Bowmans Capsule

c)

Collecting duct

d)

Loop of henle

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