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The Brain and Nervous System

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which lobe is responsible for thinking, planning, problem solving, emotions, behavior control and decision making?

a)

Parietal Lobe

b)

Temporal Lobe

c)

Frontal Lobe

d)

Occipital Lobe

2.
Known as the "Little brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements:
a)
Thalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Cerebellum
3.

Which lobe is responsible for language, hearing, and speech?

a)

Temporal Lobe

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Frontal Lobe

4.
Receives sensory input for touch and body position
a)
Parietal Lobe
b)
Frontal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
5.

Which lobe is responsible for vision, and visual processing?

a)

Temporal Lobe

b)

Occipital Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Frontal Lobe

6.
Which letter on the illustration represents the temporal lobe
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
Which letter on the illustration represents the parietal lobe
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
Which letter on the illustration represents the occipital lobe
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
What is this?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
10.

Wrinkled part of the brain's surface where the body processes information - it's highly developed in humans.

a)
Brain stem
b)
Cerebral Cortex
c)
Corpus Callosum
d)
Cerebellum
11.

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

a)

Spinal Nerves

b)

Sympathetic

c)

Parasympathetic

d)

Spinal Nerves

12.

What part of the nervous system is responsible for increasing the heart rate, diverting blood to major muscle groups, and preparing the body to escape a dangerous situation?

a)

Spinal Nerves

b)

Sympathetic

c)

Parasympathetic

d)

Spinal Nerves

13.
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that helps regulate:
a)
learning and memory
b)
pain and pleasure
c)
muscle movements
d)
sleep, moods/emotions
14.
This neurotransmitter is most often associated with pleasure/reward sensations:
a)
Acetylcholine
b)
GABA
c)
Dopamine
d)
Serotonin
15.
What is a neurotransmitter?
a)

the fatty covering of the axon

b)

a nerve cell

c)

a chemical messenger

d)

the gap between neurons

16.
The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another.  It is where communication occurs between an axon and dendrite
a)
synapse
b)
axon terminal
c)
impulse
d)
myelin
17.

Type of neuron that carries messages from the body to the brain/spinal cord:

a)

sensory

b)

motor

18.

Type of neuron that carries messages from the brain/spinal cord to the body

a)

Sensory

b)

Motor