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Nervous System

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

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.

A nerve cell is called a:

a)

neutron

b)

nerve

c)

neuron

d)

synapse

4.

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

a)

to

b)

away

c)

in between

5.

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

a)

to

b)

away from

c)

in between

6.

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

a)

True

b)

False

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.

The cerebellum is labeled as #...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

9.

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

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

10.

#1 is pointing to the...

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

11.

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

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla/spinal cord

12.

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

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

13.

Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

14.

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

15.

Which of the following is NOT a sense?

a)

hearing

b)

nose

c)

smell

d)

touch

16.

Someone who is "right-brained" is considered to be more...

a)

logical

b)

creative

17.

What are the three major parts of your brain?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Nerves

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Spinal Cord

e)

Brain Stem

18.

What part of your brain controls your voluntary muscle movements as well as interprets senses?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Nerves

19.

What part of your brain controls involuntary muscle movements?

a)

olfactory

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Brain Stem

d)

cerebellum

20.

What part of your brain is responsible for coordinating muscle movements between the voluntary and involuntary muscles?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Brain Stem

d)

Nerves

21.

How do your nerves work?

a)

They carry messages back and forth from the brain to the rest of the body

b)

The send messages only to the spinal cord

c)

They only receive messages from the spinal cord

d)

They really don't work. They are lazy and want everything done for them.

22.

What other systems does your nervous system work with?

a)

Circulatory

b)

Respiratory

c)

Skeletal

d)

Muscular

e)

Immune

23.

What is considered the command center of the nervous system?

a)

Neurons

b)

Heart

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Brain

24.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

25.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

26.
a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon Terminals

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Schwann Cells

27.

What direction foes the electrical signal travel through the neuron?

a)

From dendrites, down the Axon, and out Axon terminals

b)

From Axon terminals, down the Axon, & out of the dendrites

c)

Any direction up or down the cell

d)

From the Axon, to the Dendrites, and out the Axon terminals

28.

What does the neuron's Myelin Sheath do?

a)

Controls the actions of the neuron

b)

Produces food for the neuron

c)

Carries information from the cell body to other neurons

d)

Surrounds and insulates the axon

29.

What do Nodes of Ranvier do?

a)

Intakes information from other neurons

b)

Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath

c)

Sends information to the next cell

d)

Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon

30.

What do Schwann Cells do?

a)

Intakes information from other neurons

b)

Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath

c)

Sends information to the next cell

d)

Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon

31.

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

32.
The brain's supporting cells are called: 
a)
glial cells
b)
mitochondria
c)
neurons
d)
nuclei
33.
_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Fun
34.
______ send signals away from neurons whereas ______ receive signals from other neurons.  
a)
Axons; Dendrites
b)
Synapses; dendrites
c)
Dendrites; axons
d)
Axons; synapses
35.
Z
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon Terminal
c)
Neurotransmitters
d)
Synapse
36.
What is the nerve impulse in the axon called?
a)
action potential
b)
resting potential
c)
membrane potential
d)
synapse
37.
An unmyelinated axon, dendrite, and cell body are also known as
a)
white matter
b)
grey matter
c)
glia
d)
astrocytes
38.
What is the name of cells that support the cells that send information?
a)
Neurons
b)
Axons
c)
Dendrites
d)
Neuroglia
39.
The function of the ependymal cells is ___________.
a)
Protection of the delicate neuron axon
b)
Maintain the health of the neuron
c)
Circulates the cerebrospinal fluid
d)
Insulate the electrical impulse
40.
What type of neuroglial cell attaches neurons to capillaries?
a)
Astrocyte
b)
Oligodendrocytes
c)
Microglial
d)
Ependymal
41.

Neuroglial cells that form the fatty myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS are ___________ in the PNS are ________________?

a)

ganglia and oligodendroglia

b)

astrocytes and schwann cells

c)

schwann cells and oligodendroglia

d)

oligodendroglia and schwann cells

42.

Produce cerebrospinal fluid in the brain & spinal cord

a)

ependymal cells

b)

oligodendrocytes

c)

microglia

d)

astrocytes

43.

If you picked up a hot coal, the signal from the sensory neurons in your fingertips would travel to ____________ in your spinal cord.

a)

Sensory Neurons

b)

Motor Neurons

c)

Interneurons

44.

Type of neuron that perceive information about your environment.

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Interneuron

c)

Sensory Neuron

45.

Type of neuron that sends nerve impulses to muscles and gland, by the command of other neurons.

a)

Motor Neurons

b)

Interneurons

c)

Sensory Neurons

46.

Neurons that only have on process?

a)

Multipolar

b)

Bipolar

c)

Unipolar

d)

Unpolar

47.

The Central Nervous System is almost all ....

a)

Unpolar

b)

Bipolar

c)

Multipolar

d)

Unipolar

48.
Trochlear Nerve
a)
II
b)
IV
c)
V
d)
VIII
49.
Allows you to swallow your food
a)
Trigeminal
b)
Facial
c)
Glossopharyngeal
d)
Hypoglossal
50.
Slows the heart rate 
a)
Glossopharyngeal
b)
Vagus
c)
Accessory
d)
Hypoglossal
51.
A loss of hearing could be associated with which cranial nerve?
a)
Olfactory
b)
Trigeminal
c)
Vestibulocochlear
d)
Accessory
52.
Sight
a)
I
b)
II
c)
III
d)
IV
53.
Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Medulla  Oblongata
d)
Corpus Callosum
54.
Which letter on the illustration represents the occipital lobe? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
55.
Receives sensory input for touch and body position
a)
Parietal Lobe
b)
Frontal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
56.
The cerebral cortex is made of
a)
white matter
b)
gray matter
c)
pink goo
57.

The innermost layer of meninges that supplies blood vessels to the brain

a)

pia mater

b)

dura mater

c)

arachnoid mater

58.
The fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord
a)
pia mater
b)
CSF
c)
lymph 
d)
tissue fluid
59.
The worm-like ridges on the surface of the brain
a)
convolusions
b)
ventricles
c)
gyri
d)
pia mater
60.
Responsible for heart rate, body temperature, and blood pressure
a)
medulla olongata
b)
hypothalamus
c)
thalamus
d)
pons

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