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Nervous and Endocrine System

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a nerve cell?

a)

axon

b)

neuron

c)

dendrite

d)

myelin

2.

Which 2 are parts of the central nervous system?

a)

brain

b)

nose

c)

spinal cord

d)

left big toe

3.

The brain is covered in a membrane called:

a)

choroid plexus.

b)

meninges.

c)

ventricles.

d)

cerebral aqueduct.

4.

Cranial nerves and spinal nerves are part of the peripheral nervous system.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is the inner most meningeal layer of the brain?

a)

Arachnoid

b)

Dura mater

c)

Pia mater

d)

Ventricles

6.

What is located below the cerebrum?

a)

The thalamus

b)

The cerebellum

c)

The diencephalon

d)

The hypothalamus

7.

When the spinal cord is severed and brain damage occurs, what substance could leak into tissues?

a)

Choroid plexus

b)

Cerebral aqueduct

c)

Cerebrospinal fluid

d)

Corpus callosum

8.

What type of paralysis would a patient have if they sustained a spinal cord injury at the T10 level?

a)

paraplegia

b)

quadraplegia

c)

hemiplegia

d)

paresthesia

9.

Voluntary muscle movement is coordinated by what part of the brain?

a)

Temporal

b)

Occipital

c)

Frontal

d)

Parietal

10.

What part of the brain deals with appetite and temperature control?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Brain stem

11.

Becoming paralyzed as a result of a fall damages what nervous system?

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Peripheral

c)

Cental

d)

Autonomic

12.

What part of the nervous system is responsible for slowing down breathing and pulse?

a)

Spinal Nerves

b)

Sympathetic

c)

Parasympathetic

d)

Spinal Nerves

13.

How is bacterial meningitis treated?

a)

Viatmins

b)

Nothing

c)

Oxygen

d)

Antibiotics

14.

Someone with a spinal cord injury might experience:

a)

inability to move and respiratory distress

b)

hairloss

c)

increased appetite

d)

none of the above

15.

Someone experiencing serve headache, nausea and vomiting might be suffering from what disorder?

a)

Epilepsy

b)

Hydrocephalus

c)

Meningitis

d)

Cerebral palsy

16.

Which nervous system structure causes someone to have dry mouth and tachycardia after sustaining an injury from a car accident?

a)

Central

b)

Autonomic

c)

Peripheral

d)

Cerebral

17.

Hallucinations, seizures, and temporary loss of consciousness is a symptom of:

a)

hydorcephalus.

b)

meningitis.

c)

neuritis.

d)

epilepsy.

18.

The cerebrum deals with planning, recalling information, and decision making.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

A rare disease in the US that leads to paralysis is known as:

a)

West Nile Virus

b)

Enephalitis

c)

Poliomyelitis

d)

Multiple sclerosis

20.

An elderly woman have tremors and shuffling of her gait might be developing:

a)

cerebral palsy.

b)

Alzheimer's disease.

c)

Parkinson's disease.

d)

multiple sclerosis.

21.
Gigantism results from abnormal secretion of what hormone?
a)
Estrogen
b)
Androgen
c)
Somatotropin
d)
Epinephrine
22.
A goiter is an enlargement of what gland?
a)
Pituitary
b)
Adrenal
c)
Mammary
d)
Thyroid
23.
Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates growth of long bones?
a)
Prolactin
b)
Thyrotropin
c)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
d)
Human growth hormone
24.
Which of the following anterior pituitary hormones stimulates Cortisol production?
a)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
b)
Insulin like growth factors
c)
Luteinizing hormone
d)
Prolactin
25.
Which type of anterior pituitary cell secretes human growth hormone?
a)
Corticotrophs
b)
Lactotrophs
c)
Somatotrophs
d)
Thyrotrophs
26.
Which of the following hormones opposes the action of parathyroid hormone?
a)
Thyroid stimulating hormone
b)
Testosterone
c)
Insulin
d)
Calcitonin
27.
The responses of the body to long term stress does NOT include which one of the following responses.
a)
Glycogenolysis
b)
Increased heart rate
c)
Gluconeogenesis
d)
Lipolysis
28.
Glands located on the kidneys that regulate the use of carbohydrates and salt, and prepare the body for emergencies.
a)
Thyroid gland
b)
Pancreas
c)
Adrenal glands
d)
Ovaries/testes
29.
What is an Hormone?
a)
Substance produced in one part of an organism that affects another part of the organism
b)
Cells that has an receptor for a particular hormone
c)
Cells that pick up on a particular hormones through receptor
d)
Steroids that cause the abnormal actions in hormones
30.
What are the functions of the Pancreatic hormones?
a)
Reduce or increase blood sugar levels
b)
Increase blood calcium levels
c)
Increase blood pressure
d)
Decrease rate of metabolism
31.
The Adrenal Cortex secretes what type of hormone?
a)
Amine
b)
Peptide
c)
Steroid
d)
Glyco-Protein
32.
Glucocorticoids and Mineralocorticoids are secreted by which organ?
a)
Adrenal Cortex
b)
Adrenal Medulla
c)
Thalamus
d)
Pancreas
33.
Progesterone is responsible for?
a)
Regulation of menstrual cycle
b)
Release of glucocorticoids
c)
Increase blood sugar level
d)
Decrease stress level
34.
The gland(s) most responsible for controlling your growth is
a)
The endocrine gland.
b)
The pituitary gland.
c)
The adrenal glands.
d)
The thymus gland.
35.
Insulin and glucagon;
a)
Are secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans
b)
Elevate blood glucose
c)
Are secreted in response to declining plasma levels of glucose
d)
Are secreted by the pancreas and are concerned with the regulation of blood glucose
36.
What is the pituitary gland?
a)
the master gland
b)
helps you go to sleep
c)
influence metabolic rate
d)
decrease blood calcium
37.
Pineal gland – 
a)
produces a hormone (melatonin) that helps you go to sleep
b)
produces a hormone that stimulates the immune response in children
c)
hormone that increases blood
d)
decreases bone calcium levels
38.
Thyroid gland - 
a)
increase bone calcium levels
b)
produces a hormone (melatonin) that helps you go to sleep
c)
decreases bone calcium levels
d)
produces a hormone that stimulates the immune response in children
39.
Function of parathyroid gland?
a)
produces hormones that influence metabolic rate
b)
decrease blood calcium
c)
increase bone calcium levels
d)
decreases bone calcium levels
40.
What is the thymus gland?
a)
decrease blood calcium
b)
increase bone calcium levels
c)
produces a hormone that increases blood
d)
stimulates the immune response in children
41.
Function of adrenal glands:
a)
produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)
b)
control female characteristics and menstrual cycle
c)
control male characteristics and sperm production
d)
help prepare the body for stress
42.
Function of pancreas:
a)
control blood pressure
b)
produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)
c)
control female characteristics
d)
control sperm production
43.
What is the function of ovaries?
a)
control female characteristics and menstrual cycle
b)
control male characteristics
c)
produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)
d)
control blood pressure
44.
What are the testes?
a)
control menstrual cycle
b)
produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)
c)
control blood pressure
d)
control male characteristics
45.
The exocrine part of the pancreas secretes
a)
digestive juices including enzymes
b)
produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)
c)
produces hormones help prepare the body for stress
d)
control blood pressure
46.
What is the target cell?
a)
A cell that a hormone is specifically directed towards
b)
produces a large number of different hormones
c)
secretes digestive juices including enzymes
d)
secretes molecular messengers
47.
What is the endocrine system?
a)
senses the hormone levels in the blood
b)
controls all other endocrine glands
c)
A group of glands that work together with the nervous system to coordinate all body functions
d)
decreases bone calcium levels

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