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Nervous System Review

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main function of the nervous system?

a)

to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide

b)

to break down food consumed by a person for nutrients

c)

to control the body's activities by relaying messages

d)

to control the body's movements

2.

What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

a)

Central and Lower nervous systems

b)

Central and Peripheral nervous systems

c)

Lower and Cerebral nervous systems

d)

Central and Muscular nervous systems

3.

What are the three parts of the nervous system?

a)

brain, spinal cord, nerves

b)

brain, lungs, spinal cord

c)

heart, brain, nerves

d)

brain, nerves, neurons

4.

A nerve cell is called a:

a)

neutron

b)

nerve

c)

neuron

d)

synapse

5.

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

a)

to

b)

away

c)

in between

6.

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

a)

to

b)

away from

c)

in between

7.

The space between an axon of a neuron that is communicating with a dendrite of another neuron is called a ________________.

a)

Neuron

b)

Brain message

c)

Stimulus

d)

Synapse

8.

Senses recognize ____________ which are recognized by the brain and results in a response.

a)

Synapses

b)

Brain messages

c)

Stimuli (plural of stimulus)

d)

Cerebrums

9.

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

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

10.

When the spinal cord responds in an emergency to a stimulus before the brain, this is called a...

a)

response

b)

synapse

c)

cerebral response

d)

reflex

11.
Without the ____ the two sides of our brain couldn't communicate. 
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Cerebral Cortex
c)
Thalamus
d)
Corpus Callosum 
12.
The Medulla Obolongata controls our ___.
a)
Blood Pressure 
b)
Muscle Memory 
c)
Pain reaction
d)
Memory 
13.
What is the largest part of the brain?
a)
Thalamus
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Spinal Cord
d)
Cerebrum
14.
What is this?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
15.

What is this?

a)

Corpus callosum

b)

Medulla Oblongata

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Hypothalamus

16.

Which lobe is this?

a)

Occipital Lobe

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Temporal Lobe

d)

Frontal Lobe

17.

What lobe is orange in this picture?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

18.

What lobe is bright pink in this picture?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

19.

What lobe is green in this picture?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

20.

What lobe is pink in this picture?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

21.

What structure is red in this picture?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem

22.

What structure is blue in this picture?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem

23.

What structure is grey in this picture?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem

24.

What does the green lobe do?

a)

Processes your hearing

b)

Processes your vision

c)

Contains your personality

d)

Processes your sense of touch

25.

What does the yellow lobe do?

a)

Processes your hearing

b)

Processes your vision

c)

Contains your personality

d)

Processes your sense of touch

26.
The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons
a)
axon 
b)
dendrite
c)
axon terminal
d)
gene
27.
This releases neurotransmitters which are sent into the synaptic cleft for receptors on the dendrite to taste
a)
axon
b)
axon terminal
c)
gene
d)
neuron
28.

A network of branches on the neuron that receive signals from neighboring cells.  

a)
axon
b)
axon terminal
c)
dendrite
d)
neuron
29.
A nerve cell that is the basic working unit of the brain and nervous system which processes and transmits information
a)
axon
b)
neuron
c)
dendrite
d)
neurotransmitter
30.
A chemical produced by neurons that carries messages to other neurons
a)
myelin sheath
b)
neurotransmitter
c)
axon
d)
axon terminal
31.
This insulating material forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron.  It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.
a)
neuron
b)
myelin sheath
c)
dendrite
d)
neurotransmitter
32.
The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another.  It is where communication occurs between an axon and dendrite
a)
synapse
b)
axon terminal
c)
impulse
d)
myelin
33.
What is the brain made of?
a)
Nerve tissue
b)
Brain tissue
c)
Cortex tissue 
d)
Stem tissue
34.
Which is the following is represented by the letter A?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Cell Body 
c)
Nucleus
d)
Myelin Sheath
35.

Which is the following is represented by the letter B?

a)

cell body

b)

nucleus

c)

dendrite

d)

axon

36.

Which of the following is represented by letter C?

a)

Cell body

b)

nucleus

c)

axon

d)

dendrite

37.

Which of the following is represented by letter C?

a)

Cell body

b)

nucleus

c)

axon

d)

dendrite

38.

Which is represented by the letter E?

a)

Axon

b)

Myelin sheath

c)

schwan cells

d)

terminal branches

39.

Which is represented by the letter G?

a)

axon

b)

myelin sheath

c)

schwan cell

d)

terminal branches

40.

Which is represented by the letter H?

a)

axon

b)

myelin sheath

c)

schwan cell

d)

terminal branches

41.

The basic structural unit of the nervous system:

a)

nerve

b)

neuron

c)

brain

d)

spinal cord

42.

Lipid (fat) covering that increases the rate of transmission and insulates the axon:

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

myelin sheath

d)

schwann cell

43.

Type of neuron that carries messages from the body to the brain/spinal cord:

a)

Afferent/sensory

b)

Efferent/motor

44.

Type of neuron that carries messages from the brain/spinal cord to the body

a)

Afferent/Sensory

b)

Efferent/Motor