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AnatomyScience Olympiad 2022( Nervous,Senses, Endocrine)

Total questions: 140

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

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.

What is the inner most meningeal layer of the brain?

a)

Arachnoid

b)

Dura mater

c)

Pia mater

d)

Ventricles

5.

What is located below the cerebrum?

a)

The thalamus

b)

The cerebellum

c)

The diencephalon

d)

The hypothalamus

6.

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

7.

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

8.

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

a)

Temporal

b)

Occipital

c)

Frontal

d)

Parietal

9.

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

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Brain stem

10.

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

a)

Spinal Nerves

b)

Sympathetic

c)

Parasympathetic

d)

Spinal Nerves

11.

How is bacterial meningitis treated?

a)

Viatmins

b)

Nothing

c)

Oxygen

d)

Antibiotics

12.

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

13.

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

a)

Epilepsy

b)

Hydrocephalus

c)

Meningitis

d)

Cerebral palsy

14.

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

15.

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

a)

hydorcephalus.

b)

meningitis.

c)

neuritis.

d)

epilepsy.

16.

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

a)

West Nile Virus

b)

Enephalitis

c)

Poliomyelitis

d)

Multiple sclerosis

17.

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.

18.
The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.
a)
heart, brain, kidneys
b)
lungs, liver, stomach
c)
brain, spinal cord, nerves
d)
eyes, pancreas, veins
19.
What does the cerebrum control?
a)
controls thoughts and voluntary actions
b)
controls vital and involuntary actions 
c)
controls balance
d)
controls the uvula
20.
Which part of the brain controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate?
a)
Diencephalon
b)
Frontal Lobe
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Cerebellum
21.
What is the part highlighted in red?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
22.
Identify the lobe of the brain that is highlighted.  
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
23.
Identify the lobe of the brain
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
24.
What is the largest area of the brain that controls everything conscious?
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Diencephalon
d)
Brain Stem
25.
Wrinkled part of the brain's surface where the body processes information
a)
Brain stem
b)
Cerebral Cortex
c)
Corpus Callosum
d)
Cerebellum
26.
This part is known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements.  
a)
Thalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Cerebellum
27.
Which part of the brain controls reflexes?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain stem
d)
Spinal cord
28.
Which are the main divisions of the nervous system?
a)
afferent and efferent
b)
peripheral and central
c)
somatic and autonomic
d)
sympathetic and parasympathetic
29.
What is the central nervous system made up of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
cranial and spinal nerves
c)
sensory and motor systems
d)
sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
30.
What is the largest part of the brain?
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
brain stem
d)
medulla oblongata
31.
What is responsible for heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure?
a)
midbrain
b)
pons
c)
medulla oblongata
d)
cerebrum
32.
What part is responsible for visual processing?
a)
frontal
b)
parietal
c)
temporal
d)
occipital
33.
Which neurons carry messages from the brain to the body?
a)
sensory neuron
b)
motor neuron
c)
interneuron
d)
afferent
34.
What is number 1?
a)
dendrite 
b)
axon
c)
cell body
d)
myelin sheath
35.
What is number 4?
a)
dendrite
b)
axon 
c)
cell body
d)
myelin sheath
36.
What is number 5?
a)
cell body
b)
nucleus
c)
axon terminal
d)
synapes
37.
What is number 2?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
brain stem
d)
spinal cord
38.
What is number 6?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
brain stem
d)
spinal cord
39.
Which of the following is NOT part of a neuron?
a)
dendrite
b)
axon
c)
myelin sheath
d)
medulla oblongata
40.

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

41.

The speed of neural conduction between neurons will result in difficulties in speaking, vision, and balance if the ________________ insulating the axons is damaged or removed.

a)

Axon

b)

Myelin Sheath

c)

Nucleus

d)

Brain

42.

Which of the following is regulated by the autonomic nervous system

a)

Breathing

b)

Kicking a soccer ball

c)

Balancing on one foot

d)

Raising your hand

43.

Dopamine and Serotonin are examples of _______________

a)

Axon

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Somatic Nerves

d)

Autonomic Nerves

44.

The branch like figures that receive impulses & conducts them to the cell body

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Cell Body

d)

Myelin Sheath

45.

The two parts of the Peripheral Nervous System

a)

Brain and Spinal Cord

b)

Somatic and Autonomic

c)

Systematic and Brain

d)

Spinal cord and Autonomic

46.

The ____________ is part of the peripheral nervous system and controls our senses.

a)

Systemic

b)

Autonomic

c)

Somatic

d)

Autonomous

47.

What is number 3 pointing at on the neuron?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Soma

48.

What part of the neuron is number 4 pointing at?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon Terminal

c)

Axon

d)

Myelin Sheath

49.

Which part of the Neuron is number 1 pointing at?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Cell body

c)

Axon

d)

Nucleus

50.

What is the name of the blue structure

a)

axon terminal

b)

dendrite

c)

schwann cell

d)

axon

51.

Myelin would be made by what structure

a)

the red one

b)

the blue one

c)

the green one

d)

the purple one

52.

Which of the following cells protect the nervous system from infection

a)

microglial

b)

astrocyte

c)

oligodendrocyte

d)

ependymal cell

53.

Which of the following glial cells make spinal fluid

a)

astrocyte

b)

oligodendrocyte

c)

microglial cell

d)

ependymal cell

54.

What part of a neuron receives messages from other neurons?

a)

dendrite

b)

cell body

c)

axon

d)

axon terminal

55.

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

56.

Which best describes myelin?

a)

it is a neurotransmitter that triggers muscle contraction

b)

it is a protein that builds the axon

c)

it is a fat that speeds the message along the axon

d)

it is a fat that helps the neuron "hear" messages

57.

which of the following is true?

a)

neuroglial cells protect and support neurons

b)

neurons help and support neuroglial cells

c)

neurons transmit the electochemical message

d)

neuroglial cells make myelin in the PNS

58.

The PNS (peripheral nervous system)

a)

contains the brain and spinal cord

b)

contains all the nerves of the body

c)

is divided into the somatic and autonomic systems

d)

is divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions

59.

The pink structure is the.....

a)

frontal lobe

b)

occipital lobe

c)

parietal lobe

d)

temporal lobe

60.

The part of your brain that senses pain is the....

a)

blue lobe

b)

yellow lobe

c)

green lobe

d)

pink lobe

61.

Name structure 3

a)

thalamus gland

b)

pineal gland

c)

cerebellum

d)

corpus callosom

62.

What number structure regulates hormones?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

63.

In the reflex arc shown, which number would be the effector?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

G

d)

F

64.

What of the following would your parasympathetic system do in a time of stress?

a)

increase heartrate

b)

inhibit digestion

c)

restore salivary production

d)

decrease blood pressure

65.
The first part of the eye that light hits. 
a)
lens
b)
cornea
c)
pupil
d)
retina
66.
Receptors stimulated by physical forces that cause movement of fluid or vibration within the body are:
a)
proprioreceptors
b)
chemoreceptors
c)
mechanoreceptors
d)
thermoreceptors
67.
Nerve impulses are carried from the eye to the brain by the
a)
optic nerve
b)
transducens nerve
c)
cornea
d)
rod and cone cells
68.
The ear functions for ___________.
a)
balance
b)
hearing
c)
both balance and hearing
69.

Receptors found in your mouth are

a)

mechanical receptors

b)

chemical receptors

c)

sound receptors

d)

photoreceptors

70.

Which type of receptor is NOT found in your skin?

a)

temperature

b)

pain

c)

pressure

d)

light

71.

Which of the following statements about sense organs is INCORRECT?

a)

They are responsible for producing senses.

b)

They contain sensory cells.

c)

They are responsible for detecting stimuli.

d)

There are five sense organs in humans.

72.

The part of ear that provides equilibrium

a)

cochlea

b)

round window

c)

semicircular canals

d)

labyrinth

73.

The receptors that sense chemicals

a)

thermoreceptors

b)

mechanoreceptors

c)

chemoreceptors

d)

photoreceptors

74.

The ________is the area for hearing.

a)

malleus

b)

incus

c)

stapes

d)

cochlea

75.
The first part of the eye that light hits. 
a)
lens
b)
cornea
c)
pupil
d)
retina
76.
The cells responsible for color vision in vertebrates are called
a)
rod cells
b)
cone cells
c)
bipolar cells
d)
cupula cells
77.
Nerve impulses are carried from the eye to the brain by the
a)
optic nerve
b)
transducens nerve
c)
cornea
d)
rod and cone cells
78.
The ear functions for ___________.
a)
balance
b)
hearing
c)
both balance and hearing
79.

Receptors found in your mouth are

a)

mechanical receptors

b)

chemical receptors

c)

sound receptors

d)

photoreceptors

80.

Special structures that detect stimuli

a)

Receptors

b)

nerve cells

c)

brain

d)

medulla

81.

The part of ear that provides equilibrium

a)

cochlea

b)

round window

c)

semicircular canals

d)

labyrinth

82.

The receptors that sense light

a)

thermoreceptor

b)

chemoreceptor

c)

mechanoreceptor

d)

photoreceptor

83.

The ________is the area for hearing.

a)

malleus

b)

incus

c)

stapes

d)

cochlea

84.
When you cry and your nose runs, what fluid is coming through your nose?
a)
Tears
b)
Cerebrospinal fluid
c)
Aqueous humor
d)
Mucus
85.
What are the two functions of the lens of the eye?
a)
Refraction and accomodation
b)
Impulse reception and transmission
c)
Maintains the shape of the eyeball and refracts light
d)
Color vision and night vision
86.
What part of the eye is actually a mucous membrane?
a)
Sclera
b)
Cornea
c)
Choroid coat
d)
Conjunctiva
87.
When a person looks at an image, light rays pass through the eye and focus on the:
a)
Pupil
b)
Retina
c)
Optic nerve
d)
Lens
88.
How is glaucoma usually treated?
a)
Medication
b)
Surgical removal of the lens
c)
Corrective lenses
d)
Radial kertotomy
89.
What eye condition occurs more frequently in children?
a)
Cataract
b)
Glaucoma
c)
Strabismus
d)
Presbyopia
90.
What disorder can often be corrected with radial keratotomy (RK)?
a)
Myopia
b)
Cataract
c)
Strabismus
d)
Amblyopia
91.
What is the largest structure of the ear?
a)
Malleus
b)
Cochlea
c)
Pinna
d)
Tympanic membrane
92.
If your ossicles were removed, you would NOT be able to:
a)
Equalize pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane
b)
Maintain your sense of balance
c)
Transmit sound waves to the inner ear
d)
Carry nerve impulses to the cerebrum
93.
Of the following, when a sound is heard, what structure would be the first to transmit the sound wave?
a)
Organ of Corti
b)
Cochlea
c)
Stapes
d)
Tympanic membrane
94.
What organ of the inner ear is NOT involved in hearing?
a)
Vestibule
b)
Cochlea
c)
Organ of Corti
d)
Semicircular canals
95.
What statement about the sense of taste is true?
a)
Taste is influences by the sense of smell
b)
Taste buds are called lacteals
c)
There are no taste buds in the back of the tongue
d)
There are two main tastes, sweet and salty
96.
Pauline has a conductive hearing loss, which can be caused by:
a)
auditory nerve damage
b)
an infection in the semicircular canals
c)
a ruptured tympanic membrane
d)
damage to the cochlea
97.
What disorder could be treated by the surgical insertion of an artificial stapes?
a)
Otosclerosis
b)
Meniere's disease
c)
Otitis media
d)
Sensory hearing loss
98.
Organisms in the throat can travel up the eustachian tube and cause:
a)
Otosclerosis
b)
A cerumen plug
c)
Otitis media
d)
Meniere's disease
99.
What function do the orbits, eye lashes, and lacrimal glands all have in common?
a)
Nutrition
b)
Lubrication
c)
Protection
d)
Excretion
100.
When you cry and your nose runs, what fluid is coming through your nose?
a)
Tears
b)
Cerebrospinal fluid
c)
Aqueous humor
d)
Mucus
101.
What are the two functions of the lens of the eye?
a)
Refraction and accomodation
b)
Impulse reception and transmission
c)
Maintains the shape of the eyeball and refracts light
d)
Color vision and night vision
102.
When a person looks at an image, light rays pass through the eye and focus on the:
a)
Pupil
b)
Retina
c)
Optic nerve
d)
Lens
103.
What eye condition can occur in someone with a normally shaped eyeball?
a)
Myopia
b)
Hyperopia
c)
Presbyopia
d)
Astigmatism
104.
How is glaucoma usually treated?
a)
Medication
b)
Surgical removal of the lens
c)
Corrective lenses
d)
Radial kertotomy
105.
What eye condition occurs more frequently in children?
a)
Cataract
b)
Glaucoma
c)
Strabismus
d)
Presbyopia
106.
What disorder can often be corrected with radial keratotomy (RK)?
a)
Myopia
b)
Cataract
c)
Strabismus
d)
Amblyopia
107.
Where would you find cerumen?
a)
Eustachian tube
b)
External auditory canal
c)
Semicircular canals
d)
Cochlea
108.
If your ossicles were removed, you would NOT be able to:
a)
Equalize pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane
b)
Maintain your sense of balance
c)
Transmit sound waves to the inner ear
d)
Carry nerve impulses to the cerebrum
109.
What organ of the inner ear is NOT involved in hearing?
a)
Vestibule
b)
Cochlea
c)
Organ of Corti
d)
Semicircular canals
110.
What statement about the sense of taste is true?
a)
Taste is influences by the sense of smell
b)
Taste buds are called lacteals
c)
There are no taste buds in the back of the tongue
d)
There are two main tastes, sweet and salty
111.
Pauline has a conductive hearing loss, which can be caused by:
a)
auditory nerve damage
b)
an infection in the semicircular canals
c)
a ruptured tympanic membrane
d)
damage to the cochlea
112.
The "cause" for something to happen is the
a)
response
b)
effect
c)
stimulus
d)
homeostasis
113.
The "effect" of a given stimulus is the...
a)
response
b)
stimulus
c)
cause
d)
result
114.
Negative Feedback Loops:
a)
amplify processes
b)
prevent small changes from getting larger
c)
are initiated during childbirth
d)
are found only in plants
115.
Letter I is pointing to
a)
Testes
b)
Oviducts
c)
Ovaries
d)
Adrenals
116.
What is gland #3?
a)
Adrenal Gland
b)
Pancreas
c)
Ovaries
d)
Testes
117.
An organ that produces secretions called hormones is known as a :
a)
chemical
b)
gland
c)
hormone
d)
duct
118.
This gland is located between the lungs behind the sternum and secretes thymosin that helps mature WBC's in our bodies when we are children. 
a)
thyroid
b)
parathyroid
c)
thymus
d)
brain stem
119.

What structure(s) shown in the picture above the kidneys?

a)

Thyroids

b)

Adrenal glands

c)

Testes

d)

Parathyroids

120.

What structure is this?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Thyroid

c)

Parathyroid

d)

Adrenal glands

121.

Letter J is pointing to

a)

Ovaries

b)

Pineal Gland

c)

Adrenal

d)

Testes

122.

The gland labeled 4 in the diagram is?

a)

the thymus gland

b)

the thyroid gland

c)

the parathyroid glands

d)

the adrenal glands

123.
The two types of feedback systems that help organisms maintain homeostasis are:
a)
positive and negative 
b)
receptor and effector
c)
static and dynamic
d)
minor and major
124.

If the calcium in your blood decreases below homeostasis levels, a gland in the brain will sense the decrease and send a chemical message to your bones. Your bones will release calcium into the blood, bringing blood calcium levels back up. This is an example of what type of feedback?

a)

Positive Feedback Response

b)

Negative Feedback Loop

125.

Endocrine glands secrete _

a)

Hormones

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

A wide range of chemical substances

126.

Cells that have receptors for a particular hormone.

a)

gland cells

b)

neurons

c)

hormones

d)

target cells

127.
What hormone raises blood calcium levels?
a)
Epinephrine
b)
Calcitonin
c)
PTH
d)
T3 and T4
128.
Which of the following assessments are needed to diagnose growth hormone deficiency?
a)
Bone age and growth velocity
b)
Bone age, growth velocity, and growth hormone response to provocative stimuli
c)
Sex hormone priming and growth hormone response to provocative stimuli
d)
Growth hormone response to provocative stimuli
129.
Which of the following physiologic functions is not regulated by anterior pituitary hormones?
a)
Growth
b)
Thyroid function
c)
Sleep
d)
Reproduction
130.

How many hormones pancreas produced

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

131.

what does glucagon and insulin do

a)

clean your blood

b)

control blood sugar concentration

c)

help you digest faster

d)

make you high

132.

The Adrenal gland secretes the following except:

a)

cortisol

b)

ADH

c)

epinephrine

d)

aldosterone

133.

The Adrenal gland is located:

a)

in the throat

b)

in the brain

c)

inferior to the uterus

d)

on top of the kidneys

134.

Cortisol can be released in response to:

a)

low blood LH levels

b)

high blood salt levels

c)

low blood glucose levels

d)

low blood calcium levels

135.

Which of the following does NOT deal with glucose in some form or another?

a)

Insulin

b)

Cortisol

c)

Epinephrine

d)

Aldosterone

136.

Which of the following is NOT true of the pancreas?

a)

It is located in the abdominal cavity

b)

It contains the Islet of Langerhans

c)

It is found superior to the thyroid

d)

It produces insulin and glucagon

137.

Insulin is released in response to:

a)

low blood glucose levels

b)

low blood calcium levels

c)

high blood glucose levels

d)

high blood calcium levels

138.

Glucagon targets:

a)

the pancreas

b)

all cells of the body

c)

the liver

d)

mostly fat cells

139.

What is the function of the Thyroid gland

a)

Hormones that are used to change the metabolic rate of a person's body

b)

Hormones that are used to help you run

c)

Hormones to help you swallow

d)

Penguin

140.

What is the shape of the thyroid?

a)

butterfly

b)

squaroidal

c)

triangular

d)

octoganal

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9th - 12th Grade