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The control and regulatory systems

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What lobe is orange in this picture?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

2.

Where is the brain in our body?

a)

Inside the big toe

b)

In the left shoe

c)

The brain is in the skull

d)

In the brain box

3.

What is the largest part of the brain?

a)

Our brains like cookies!

b)

The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain.

c)

Brains are all the same.

d)

The brain stem is the big part.

4.

Where is the cerebellum?

a)

It is in America.

b)

I think I saw it at the movies.

c)

It's inside your head.

d)

It's in the back of the brain.

5.
Largest area of brain that controls everything conscious 
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Diencephalon
d)
Brain Stem
6.
Lack of Blood flow to the brain
a)
Amnesia
b)
Aphasia
c)
Stroke
d)
Prader Willi
7.
What part of the brain controls hunger and thirst?
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Thalamus
c)
Pons
d)
Medulla Oblongata
8.

The ______________ is the largest part of the brain

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Amygdala

d)

Hippocampus

e)

Prefrontal Cortex

9.

This part of the brain coordinates movement and balance.

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Amygdala

d)

Hippocampus

e)

Prefrtonal Cortex

10.

What is a neuron?

a)

A nerve cell that is wired to send signals to the different parts of the brain.

b)

A brain cell that does not work.

c)

A scared cell that is wired to make you go crazy.

d)

That funny looking thing you taught us about.

11.

Which system is made up of the brain and spinal card?

a)

Central Nervous System

b)

Peripheral Nervous System

12.

Which part of the nervous system is the central command center of the body?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Neuron

d)

Dendrite

e)

Axon

13.

Which part of the nervous system that allow communication with rest of the body?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Neuron

d)

Dendrite

e)

Axon

14.

Which part of the nervous system that move messages in the form of fast-moving electrical energy?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Neurons

d)

Dendrite

e)

Axon

15.

The two largest divisions of the nervous system are the

a)

parasympathetic and sympathetic.

b)

central and peripheral.

c)

afferent and efferent.

d)

autonomic and somatic.

e)

somatic and sympathetic.

16.

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems together make up which division of the nervous system?

a)

Central

b)

Autonomic

c)

Somatic

d)

Peripheral

e)

Regional

17.

The brain and the spinal cord make up which of the following divisions of the nervous system?

a)

Peripheral

b)

Central

c)

Somatic

d)

Autonomic

e)

Sympathetic

18.

"Fight or flight" is mostly associated with which subdivision of the nervous system?

a)

Somatic

b)

Central

c)

Sympathetic

d)

Parasympathetic

e)

Spinal

19.

Which image represents the nervous system?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

What does our spinal chord do?

a)

It's the big information tube that goes down the backbone.

b)

It's a large tube that absorbs water into our bloodstream.

c)

It's where food is crushed and mixed with saliva.

d)

It's the organ that pumps blood around our body.

21.

Which is NOT a function of the nervous system?

a)

gathering information

b)

responding to a stimulus

c)

maintaining homeostasis

d)

collecting waste

22.

Cover dancing requires a lot of coordination, but which part of your brain coordinates your muscle movements?

a)

cerebellum

b)

cerebrum

c)

brain stem

d)

hypocampus

23.
The nerve cell that transmits impulses from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.
a)
Motor Neuron
b)
Relay Neuron
c)
Sensory Neuron
d)
Schwann cell