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BIO310 Nervous System

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the part of the brain that is responsible in maintaining body balance.

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Medulla oblongata

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Cerebellum

2.

Determine the correct flow of the reflex arcs.

a)

Effector, afferent neuron, integration center, efferent neuron, receptor

b)

Receptor, afferent neuron, integration center, efferent neuron, effector

c)

Effector, efferent neuron, integration center, afferent neuron, receptor

d)

Receptor, efferent neuron, integration center, afferent neuron, effector

3.

Select the region of the brain that contains inspiratory and expiratory neurons for the rhythmic control of breathing.

a)

Cerebral cortex

b)

Medulla oblongata

c)

Apneustic center of the pons

d)

Pneumotaxic center of the pons

4.

Identify the function of hypothalamus.

a)

It controls body temperature

b)

It controls RAAS

c)

It controls acid-base balance

d)

It regulates respiratory rate

5.

Indicate the components which belong to the central nervous system.

a)

Sympathetic nerve and parasympathetic nerve

b)

Spinal cord and brain

c)

Spinal nerve and cranial nerve

d)

Sensory neuron, interneuron and motor neuron

6.

Identify the part of our brain that ensures our muscles to work together to produce smooth coordinated voluntary movement.

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medulla oblongata

d)

Hypothalamus

7.

Determine the functions of parasympathetic nerve.

a)

Dilates pupil, increases heart rate and stimulates salivation

b)

Constricts blood vessels, decreases heart rate and inhibits salivation

c)

Stimulates salivation, decreases heart rate and constrict pupils

d)

Inhibits urination, dilates blood vessels and constricts pupils

8.
Which lobe is this?
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Occipital
d)
Insula
9.
Which lobe is this?
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Occipital
d)
Insula
10.
Which lobe is this?
a)
Temporal
b)
Parietal
c)
Occipital
d)
Insula
11.
Which lobe is this?
a)
Insula
b)
Parietal
c)
Occipital
d)
Temporal
12.

Contains the medulla oblongata, pons and midbrain.

a)

diencephalon

b)

brain stem

c)

cerebrum

d)

cerebellum

13.

protects the brain

a)

skull

b)

meninges

c)

cerebrum

d)

cerebrospinal fluid

14.
What is the largest part of the brain?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brainstem
d)
Diencephalon
15.
Which lobe allows us to process what we are seeing?
a)
Occipital
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Insula
16.
Which lobe allows us to process what we are hearing?
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Occipital
17.
Which lobe allows us to judge the consequences of our behaviors?
a)
Frontal
b)
Occipital
c)
Temporal
d)
Insula
18.
A pineal gland that secretes melatonin and habenular nuclei
a)
Epithalamus
b)
Medulla Oblongata
c)
Basal Nuclei
d)
Amygdala
19.
If someone suffered a stroke which interfered with the ability to speak, we would assume it affected the:
a)
temporal lobe
b)
parietal lobe
c)
association area of the frontal lobe
d)
motor area of the frontal lobe
20.

The Autonomic Nervous System is part of the___________.

a)

Somatic Nervous System

b)

Peripheral Nervous System

c)

Central Nervous System

d)

Sensory Nervous System

21.

controls the "rest and digest" response

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

22.

responds to stress and/ or danger

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

23.
What is not a response of the sympathetic nervous system?
a)
Dilation of the pupils
b)
Elevation of the heart rate
c)
Increased blood flow to skeletal muscle
d)
  increased activity of the digestive system
24.
What tissue is not innervated by the autonomic nervous system?
a)
Glands
b)
Skeletal Muscle
c)
Cardiac Muscle
d)
Smooth Muscle
25.
A person has a stroke on her occipital lobe.  What might happen to her?
a)
reduced planning abilities
b)
deafness
c)
coma
d)
blindness