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The Brain & neurons

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of the nerve cells?

a)

They are responsable of your defense mechanism.

b)

They transmit signals or messages to other neurons, organs or glands.

c)

They transmit substances to your endocrine system to produce hormones.

2.

What is the name of the part of the neuron that is pointed out in the image?

a)

Cell Body (Soma)

b)

Axon

c)

Myelin Sheats

d)

Dendrites

3.

What is the name of the part of the neuron that is pointed out in the image?

a)

Myelin sheaths

b)

Cell Body (Soma)

c)

Axon

d)

Dendrites

4.

What is the name of the part of the neuron that is pointed out in the image?

a)

Myelin Sheats

b)

Axon

c)

Dendrites

d)

Cell Body (Soma)

5.

What is the name of the part of the neuron that is pointed out in the image?

a)

Myelin Sheats

b)

Cell Body (Soma)

c)

Dendrites

d)

Axon

6.

The extension that transmit electrical impulses from the som to other parts is:

a)

Myelin Sheaths

b)

Soma

c)

Dendrites

d)

Axon

7.

The extensions that obtain the messages from other cells are:

a)

Myelin Sheats

b)

Axon

c)

Dendrites

d)

Soma

8.

Type of neuron that perceive information about your environment.

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Interneuron

c)

Sensory Neuron

9.

Type of neuron located only in the brain and spinal cord that pass impulses from one neuron to another.

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Interneuron

c)

Sensory Neuron

10.

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

11.
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
12.
An axon conducts nerve impulses _________ the cell body.
a)
away from
b)
toward
c)
both toward and away
d)
around, bypassing
13.
W
a)
Axon Terminal Button
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
14.
_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Fun
15.
______ send signals away from neurons whereas ______ receive signals from other neurons.  
a)
Axons; Dendrites
b)
Synapses; dendrites
c)
Dendrites; axons
d)
Axons; synapses
16.
A nerve cell can also be termed
a)
Neuron
b)
Cell Body
c)
Dendrite
d)
Axon
17.
X
a)
Axon Terminal Button
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
18.
Z
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon Terminal
c)
Neurotransmitters
d)
Synapse
19.
Y
a)
Axon 
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
20.
Nerve impulses within the neuron are sent in _____ form
a)
Electrical
b)
Chemical
c)
Electro-chemical
d)
Petrochemical
21.

What type of neuron is A?

a)

Sensory

b)

Inter

c)

Motor

22.

What type of neuron is B?

a)

Sensory

b)

Inter

c)

Motor

23.

What type of neuron is C?

a)

Sensory

b)

Inter

c)

Motor

24.

An example of a reflex action includes

a)

Touching a butterfly

b)

Brushing your hand against the side of your body

c)

Touching a hot stove

d)

Your legs moving as you walk

25.

In a reflex arc, the sensory neuron leads to the ___________ and the motor neuron leads to the __________

a)

Spinal cord, CNS

b)

CNS, muscle

c)

Spinal cord, muscle

d)

Muscle, CNS

26.

Reflex actions are important because

a)

They provide a quick, involuntary response

b)

They prevent injury

c)

They are essential to the survival of organisms

d)

All of the above

27.

In a reflex action, the __________ bypasses the ___________

a)

Motor neuron, brain

b)

Sensory neuron, brain

c)

Sensory neuron, spinal cord

d)

Motor neuron, spinal cord

28.
what controls your balance ?!
a)
thalamus 
b)
cerebellum
c)
basal ganglia
d)
frontal lobes
29.
what controls your reading and writing ?!
a)
parietal lobes
b)
brainstem
c)
thalamus
d)
motor strip
30.
what controls your heart rate ?
a)
motor stip
b)
sensory strip
c)
cerebellum
d)
brainstem
31.
what controls your sight ?
a)
occipital lobes
b)
temporal lobes
c)
parietal lobes
d)
brainstem
32.
Damage to the cerebellum would most affect the career of
a)
an architect
b)
a teacher
c)
an athlete
d)
a librarian
33.
What is the largest part of the brain?
a)
Thalamus
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Spinal Cord
d)
Cerebrum
34.
What is this?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
35.
Controls hearing and smell
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
36.

Who has a bigger frontal lobe?

a)
b)
37.

If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have ?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1

38.

Which lobe is this?

a)

Occipital Lobe

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Temporal Lobe

d)

Frontal Lobe

39.
Identify the structure in green.
a)
parietal lobe
b)
frontal lobe
c)
occipital lobe
d)
temporal lobe
40.
Identify the structure in green.
a)
temporal lobe
b)
frontal lobe
c)
parietal lobe
d)
occipital lobe
41.
Identify the structure in green.
a)
parietal lobe
b)
frontal lobe
c)
temporal lobe
d)
occipital lobe
42.
Identify the structure in green.
a)
frontal lobe
b)
temporal lobe
c)
occipital lobe
d)
parietal lobe
43.
Identify the structure in green.
a)
brainstem
b)
spinal cord
c)
corpus callosum
d)
thalamus
44.

Which color represents the parietal lobe?

a)

Blue

b)

Pink

c)

Yellow

d)

Green

45.

What is heavier 100kg of gold or 100 kg of feathers?

a)

Gold

b)

Feather

c)

They are both the same

d)

Who knows?

46.

Some months have 31 days.How many of them have 28 days?

a)

6

b)

10

c)

1

d)

12

47.
a)

I on stand

b)

I understand

c)

I stand

d)

Stand up

48.

What can you hold without ever touching or using your hands?

a)

feather

b)

your breath

c)

water

49.
Johnny's mother had three children. The first was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?
a)
June
b)
July
c)
March
d)
None of these
50.

What is the chemical message?

a)

Neurotransmitter

b)

Electronic impulse

c)

Dendrite

d)

Axon