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3RD-SCIENCE 10 - QUIZ#1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the blue structure

a)

axon terminal

b)

dendrite

c)

schwann cell

d)

axon

2.

what might be a job of a motor neuron?

a)

connecting to a muscle and helping you move

b)

connecting within the brain to help you make a decision

c)

sending a message toward your brain from a pain receptor in your skin

d)

all of these

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

a)

electrical signals; receptors

b)

electrical signals; synapse

c)

chemicals; receptors

d)

chemicals; synapse

6.

What part of the neuron is number 4 pointing at?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon Terminal

c)

Axon

d)

Myelin Sheath

7.
Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Medulla  Oblongata
d)
Corpus Callosum
8.
If a head injury results in someone no longer being able to hear, which part of the brain may have been damaged?
a)
temporal lobe
b)
occipital lobe
c)
parietal lobe
d)
frontal lobe
9.
This lobe receives and processes visual information and then sends it to other parts of the brain for further processing and storage.
a)
Occipital Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Frontal Lobe
10.

What does the neuron's nucleus do?

a)

Controls the actions of the neuron

b)

Produces food for the neuron

c)

Carries information from the cell body to other neuronsThis is a wrong answer

d)

Controls speed of electrical signal through the axon

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.
Neurons that travel toward the central nervous system are called
a)
afferent neurons
b)
efferent neurons
c)
exit neurons
d)
CNS neurons
14.
What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and cranial nerves
c)
spinal cord and spinal nerves
d)
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
15.
Sensory neurons carry nerve impulses from the sense organs and internal organs (like your stomach) to the
a)
peripheral nervous system (PNS)
b)
central nervous system (CNS)
c)
muscles
d)
sense organs