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The Nervous System

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are 3 sense organs?

a)

Tongue, Stomach, Heart

b)

Tongue, Mouth, Ears

c)

Mouth, Ears, Nose

d)

Mouth, Nose, Heart

2.

List the pathway of nerve impulses when a stimulus is detected.

a)

Stimulus, Receptor, Effector, Control Center, Response

b)

Receptor, Effector, Stimulus, Control Center, Response

c)

Control Center, Stimulus, Receptor, Effector, Response

d)

Stimulus, Receptor, Control Center, Effector, Response

3.

What is the purpose of the myelin sheath in neuron cells?

a)

It creates more space for the axon terminals of the neuron.

b)

It allows electrical impulses to transmit quickly and efficiently along the nerve cells.

c)

It allows nerve cells to be longer in length.

d)

It provides warmth for the cell.

4.

Choose the correct path electrical impulses take in the human nervous system.

a)

Sand in your eye, Eyeball, Brain, Effector, Rapid Blinking

b)

Brain, Sand in your eye, Eye, Effector, Rapid Blinking

c)

Rapid Blinking, Effector, Brain, Eyeball, Sand in your eye

d)

Sand in your eye, Effector, Brain, Eyeball, Rapid Blinking

5.

What is a neurotransmitter?

a)

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell that conducts electrical impulses.

b)

Chemical messenger that carries signals between neurons.

c)

Projections of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons.

d)

sleeves of fatty tissue that protect your nerve cells.

6.

The human nervous system is capable of a wide range of functions. What is the basic unit of the nervous system?

a)

Glial Cells

b)

Meninges

c)

Neuron

d)

Cerebrospinal fluid

7.

The neuron cell is made up of which of the following parts?

a)

Axon

b)

Dendrite

c)

Nucleus

d)

All of the above

8.

Neurons come in which different type(s)?

a)

Sensory

b)

Motor

c)

Skeletal

d)

A and B

9.

How do neurons communicate with one another?

a)

Electrically

b)

Chemically

c)

Through weak, radio-wave like impulses

d)

A and B

10.

What is a common neurotransmitter?

a)

Acetylcholine

b)

GABA

c)

Serotonin

d)

All of the above