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Nervous / Sensory System Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A body part that responds to information from the outside world

a)

brain

b)

taste buds

c)

optical illusion

d)

sense organ

2.

Select the five organs that make up the sensory system.

a)

Smell, eyes, touch, tongue and hearing.

b)

Tongue, skin, sight, smell and ears.

c)

Touch, ears, nose, eyes and tongue.

d)

Ears, tongue, skin, eyes and nose.

3.

Your sense of smell and taste are part of what system?

a)

Digestive system

b)

Nervous system

c)

Ionic system

d)

Respiratory system

4.

The skin senses for which of the following?

a)

Temperature

b)

Pressure

c)

Pain

d)

Touch

e)

The skin can sense all of these

5.

Something you detect using your sensory receptors is called a...

a)

stimulus

b)

reflex

c)

sense

d)

touch

6.

The two major parts of the nervous system are the

a)

brain and spinal cord

b)

central and somatic nervous systems

c)

sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.

d)

peripheral and central nervous systems

7.

The speed of neural conduction between neurons will result in difficulties in speaking, vision, and balance if the ________________ insulating the axons is damaged or removed.

a)

Axon

b)

Myelin Sheath

c)

Nucleus

d)

Brain

8.

Dr. Vazquez is examining a cell from the nervous system of an animal. He notices that at one end of the cell body is a long, fibrous strand of tissue. He immediately recognizes this as an axon that is responsible for

a)

carrying signals away from the cell body

b)

receiving signals from other cells and carrying them toward the cell body.

c)

determining the speed at which an action potential will travel

d)

determining whether the cell inhibits or excites neighboring neurons

9.

Dopamine and Serotonin are examples of _______________

a)

Axon

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Somatic Nerves

d)

Autonomic Nerves

10.

Neurotransmitters are ______________ that travel across the ______________ to another cell.

a)

electrical signals; receptors

b)

electrical signals; synapse

c)

chemicals; receptors

d)

chemicals; synapse

11.

The branch like figures that receive impulses & conducts them to the cell body

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Cell Body

d)

Myelin Sheath

12.

Rods are light sensitive cells in the retina that

a)

give you color vision in dim light

b)

respond in dim light

c)

give you color vision in bright light

d)

respond in bright light

13.

Cones are light sensitive cells in the retina that

a)

give you color vision in bright light

b)

respond in dim light

c)

give you color vision in dim light

d)

respond in bright light

14.

The optic nerve transmits signals to the

a)

temporal lobe

b)

parietal lobe

c)

occipital lobe

d)

frontal lobe

15.

The pupil is located at the center of the

a)

sclera

b)

iris

c)

retina

d)

nothing

16.

The vitreous humor is

a)

gel like and gives the eyeball its shape

b)

watery and gives the eyeball its shape

17.

The blind spot is created by the

a)

retina

b)

optic nerve leaving the eye through the retina

c)

nothing; we don't have one

18.

The human eye is surrounded by how many muscles?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

6

d)

5

19.

The optic nerve has a covering that helps protect and insulate it called the

a)

muscle fiber

b)

fat layer

c)

myelin sheath

d)

trash bag

20.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
cornea
b)
lens
c)
iris
d)
cilicary body
21.
Cornea is abnormally curved, causes blurry vision because it is unable to focus.
a)
Temporarily Blind 
b)
Blindness
c)
Eye
d)
Astigmatism
22.
Which part of the eye contracts and dilates based on the environment? 
a)
Pupil
b)
Cornea
c)
Sclera
d)
Iris
23.
Nearsightedness is also known as ....
a)
Myopia
b)
Hyperpopia
c)
Presbyopia
d)
none of the above
24.

What does the eustachian/auditory/pharygnotympanic tube do ?

a)

helps with balance and equilibrium

b)

filters out ear wax

c)

Equalizes pressure between the middle and outer ear

25.

What part of the inner ear helps you keep your balance ?

a)

Vestibule

b)

the Ossicles (MISO)

c)

Pinna

d)

Semicircular canals

26.

What are the ossicles of the ear ? (1,2,3 in order )

a)

Malleus,incus,stapes (MISO)

b)

Incus,vestibule,oval window

27.

What is the middle ear filled with in a healthy ear?

a)

endolymph

b)

perilymph

c)

air

d)

water

28.

What are the three main sections of the hearing system?

a)

outer ear, middle ear, inner ear

b)

ear, nerve, brain

c)

left ear, right ear, brain

29.

Senses that respond to chemicals in solution utilize which of the following:

a)

Meissner's corpuscle

b)

chemoreceptors

c)

crista ampullaris

d)

beta lactamase

30.

Which of the following senses are most closely related:

a)

touch and smell

b)

smell and taste

c)

taste and hearing

d)

hearing and smell

31.

The nerves associated with smell are referred to as the:

a)

olfactory receptor cells

b)

smell cells

c)

gustatory receptor cells

d)

umami cells

32.

Small projections located on the tongue’s surface where taste buds are located are known as:

a)

papillae

b)

gustatory cells

c)

olfactory epithelium

d)

mucous producing glands

33.

Our noses can detect chemicals in the air

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

a)

Taste is referred to as the gustatory sense.

b)

Taste is referred to as the olfactory sense.

c)

There are five primary tastes.

d)

Taste buds are specialised to be more sensitive to one of the primary tastes.

35.

The papillae are:

a)

The bumps on the tongue that contain the taste buds.

b)

The taste buds.

c)

Receptors which are found in the nose.

d)

Receptors in the back of the eye which detect light.

36.

The skin senses for which of the following?

a)

Temperature

b)

Pressure

c)

Pain

d)

Touch

e)

The skin can sense all of these

37.

The outer ear, responsible for gathering and focusing sound waves, is called the

a)

anvil

b)

pinna

c)

stirrup

d)

cochlea

38.

The portion of the outer ear which sound waves hit, leading to vibrations which are passed along to the tiny bones of the middle ear, is the

a)

ear canal

b)

ear drum

c)

auditory nerve

d)

cochlea

39.

The cochlea of the inner ear is lined with ______ to create an electrical signal which travels to the brain.

a)

photoreceptors

b)

chemoreceptors

c)

neuroreceptors

d)

mechanoreceptors

40.

Proprioception relies on inputs from all of the following sensory systems EXCEPT

a)

the eyes

b)

the skin

c)

the nose

d)

the inner ear