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Chapter 6 - Nervous System

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ are sensory receptors found on the human tongue

a)

Neurons

b)

Olfactory nerves

c)

Taste buds

d)

Choroids

2.

A(n) ____ carries nerve impulses from the cell body to other neurons and muscles.

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

nucleus

d)

reflex arc

3.

Alcohol is an example of what type of drug?

a)

stimulant

b)

depressant

c)

inhalant

d)

prescription

4.

Select 2 options that show neurons at rest

a)

More Na+ ions inside the neuron

b)

negatively charged neuron

c)

More Na+ ions outside the neuron

d)

More K+ ions outside the neuron

5.

Chemical fumes that influence the nervous system are called ____.

a)

stimulants

b)

neurotransmitters

c)

inhalants

d)

dendrites

6.

Which part of the ear is responsible for maintaining balance?

a)

oval window

b)

auditory nerve

c)

cochlea

d)

semicircular canals

7.

The ____ nervous system carries impulses from the central nervous system to the heart and other organs.

a)

autonomic nervous system

b)

somatic nervous system

c)

central nervous system

8.

The minimum stimulus needed to cause an action potential

a)

threshold

b)

impulse

c)

nodes

d)

reflex arc

9.

Which part of the eye does light enter first?

a)

the lens

b)

the pupil

c)

the cornea

d)

the iris

10.

What are the gaps on the myelin sheath called?

a)

axons

b)

thresholds

c)

nodes

d)

cell bodies

11.

What could cause a person with brain cancer to have lost balance and decreased coordination?

a)

cancer has damaged pons

b)

cancer has damaged hypothalamus

c)

cancer has damaged cerebellum

d)

cancer has damaged pons and hypothalamus

12.

What if a person lacked motor neurons? (Select 2 options)

a)

would be unable to play piano

b)

would be unable to breathe

c)

would be unable to feel hot plate

d)

would be unable to play the guitar

13.

Which of the statements is true of reflexes?

a)

All reflex signals must go to brain

b)

they require conscious thought

c)

they are slow responses

d)

they are involuntary

14.

Which of the following neurotransmitter is involved only in muscle movement?

a)

acetylcholine (Ach)

b)

serotonin

c)

dopamine

15.

Which of these would NOT be a factor in drug addiction?

a)

decrease dopamine level after quitting

b)

tolerance to a depressant

c)

normal dopamine level maintained during drug use

d)

increased dopamine level due to a drug

16.

An involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus is a ____.

a)

stimulus

b)

reflex

c)

paralysis

d)

conscious response

17.

Most reflexes are processed in the ________

a)

cerebrum

b)

brain

c)

spinal cord

d)

peripheral nervous system

18.

The space between axon of one neuron and dendrite of another neurons is called a ____.

a)

axon

b)

neurotransmitter

c)

synapse

d)

dendrite

19.

Any change inside or outside your body that causes a response is a ____.

a)

response

b)

stimulus

c)

reflex

d)

neurons

20.

Dull and throbbing pain is often associated with

a)

myelinated neuron

b)

non-myelinated neuron

c)

resting neuron

21.

Which neurons cause muscles to move?

a)

Axons

b)

motor neuron

c)

sensory neuron

d)

interneuron

22.

Which part of the brain is involved in memory, speech, complicated thoughts?

a)

cerebellum

b)

cerebrum

c)

brain stem

d)

hypothalamus

23.

Part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.

a)

peripheral nervous system

b)

outside nervous system

c)

medial nervous system

d)

central nervous system

24.

A message carried by a nerve cell is called a(n) ____.

a)

signal

b)

impulse

c)

reflex

d)

neuron

25.

Our breathing system is control and coordinated by this part of the brain.

a)

Spinal cord

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medulla

d)

Cerebrum

26.

If a person finds difficulty in dancing, which part of the brain is yet to be developed?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Pons

d)

Medulla

27.

The part of the neuron that insulates the axon and increases the speed of the action potential within the neuron.

a)
Synapse
b)
Dendrite
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)

Axon Terminal

28.
This part of the neuron stores then releases neurotransmitters into the synapse.
a)
Axon 
b)
Dendrite
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Axon Terminal
29.

This part of the neuron receives chemical messages from the neurotransmitters of other neurons. It is labeled A in the diagram.

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Cell Body

30.

Which part of the brain controls your blood pressure and heart rate?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebrum

c)

cerebellum

d)

adrenal gland

31.

Which nervous system will control Skeletal muscles?

a)

Somatic Nervous System

b)

Autonomic Nervous System

32.

Bronchial muscle contracts and mucus production increases is controlled by

a)

Parasympathetic Nervous System

b)

Sympathetic Nervous System

33.

Which of the following nervous system would control the action to 'Glands'?

a)

Somatic Nervous System

b)

Autonomic Nervous System

34.

Which of the following is associated with free nerve endings?

a)

Pain receptors

b)

Temperature receptors

c)

Light pressure receptors

d)

Heavy pressure receptors

35.

The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations is the role of the:

a)
sympathetic nervous system
b)
parasympathetic system
c)
somatic nervous system
d)
cerebellum
36.

What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system?

a)

central and peripheral

b)

parasympathetic and sympathetic

c)

brain and spinal cord

d)

Somatic and Nervous

37.

This controls body temperature and regulates the pituitary gland

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medulla Oblangata

d)

Hypothalamus

38.

Which organ lacks pain receptors?

a)

Eyes

b)

Brain

c)

Intestine

d)

Kidneys

39.

Receptors found in your mouth are

a)

mechanical receptors

b)

chemical receptors

c)

sound receptors

d)

photoreceptors

40.
Nerve impulses are carried from the eye to the brain by the
a)

Optic nerve

b)

Motor neuron

c)

Interneuron

d)

Rods and Cones

41.
The cells responsible for color vision in vertebrates are called
a)

Rods

b)

Cones

c)

Cell body

d)

Motor neuron

42.
Which part of the ear contains tiny hairs that help translate sound vibrations into electrical signals to the brain
a)
eardrum
b)
cochlea
c)

auditory nerve

d)
anvil
43.

Chemical receptors that respond to chemicals in the air

a)
Papillae
b)
Nose buds
c)

Olfactory receptors

d)

taste buds

44.

Photoreceptors that detect gray tones in low light

a)
Rods
b)
Cones
c)

Taste buds

d)

Olfactory receptors

45.

Label D

a)

Cornea

b)
Lens
c)

Iris

d)

Pupil

46.

Label C

a)
Optic Nerve
b)
Optic Disc
c)
Retina
d)

Auditory nerve

47.

Name the colorless - gelatinlike liquid labelled as B

a)
Aqueous Humor
b)
Vitreous Humor
c)

Cornea

48.

What part of the eye is this?

a)

Iris

b)

Lens

c)

Retina

d)

Pupil

49.

What is the muscle that controls the size of the pupil?

a)

Cornea

b)

Retina

c)

Iris

d)

Optic Nerve

50.

What are the three tiny bones in your middle ear called? (Select 2 answers)

a)

Hammer, Angus, Stirrup

b)

Hammer, Anvil, Stirrup

c)

malleus, incus, stapes

d)

Hanson, Angus, Stands

51.

Which of the following structure is responsible for hearing?

a)

Cochlea

b)

Water, and tiny hairs

c)

Iris

d)

Semicircular canals

52.

What does the fluid inside your ears do when displaced?

a)

Vibrates the skin in your ear

b)

Sends sound waves to the brain

c)

Displaces the hair cells.

d)

Stimulates the hair cells to send an impulse

53.

When sound waves cause the tympanic membrane to vibrate, these vibrations are immediately passed on to the_________.

a)

Auditory canal

b)

semicircular canals

c)

tiny hairs

d)

three small bones in the middle ear

54.

What happens in the inner ear?

a)

Sound waves cause the tympanum to vibrate

b)

The vibrations travel through 3 inner bones

c)

Sound waves are reflected.

d)

Sound waves are converted into nerve impulses.

55.

When you spin while sitting in a swivel chair with your eyes closed, you can sense this movement by

means of your

a)

cochlea

b)

stapes

c)

semicircular canals

d)

auditory nerve

56.

Which of the following is not a function of the skin?

a)

produces vitamin D

b)

eliminates waste

c)

stores calcium and phosphorus

d)

helps regulate body temperature

57.

Select 2 types of medicines that can only be bought with a doctor's order?

a)

Aspirin

b)
Prescription medicine
c)

Over the counter medicine

d)

Antibiotics

58.

Which of the following is NOT true about Drugs?

a)

It can destroy neurotransmitter

b)

It can alter the function of body

c)

It can mimic a neurotransmitter

d)

It can block a receptor site for a neurotransmitter

59.
Examples of stimulants
a)

Inhalants

b)

Nicotine

c)

Alcohol

60.

Which of the following is a depressant?

a)
Alcohol
b)

Chocolate

c)

Nicotine

d)

Caffeine

61.

The short-term effects of ___ include loss of coordination, impaired & judgement and slow reaction time.

a)

alcohol

b)

nicotine

c)

caffeine

d)

dopamine

62.

Consuming this drug increases the amount of Dopamine released into a synapse.

a)

caffeine

b)

nicotine

c)

gasoline

d)

adenosine

63.

When a person's body has become used to the effects of the a drug or medicine and needs a greater amount to be effective.

a)

Stimulant

b)

Dependence

c)

Tolerance

d)

Addiction

64.

The condition in which a person develops a mental or emotional need for a drug or other substance.

a)

psychological dependence

b)

tolerance

c)

withdrawal

d)

physiological dependence