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Q3 Science 10 Lesson: Nervous System

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a nerve cell?

a)

axon

b)

neuron

c)

dendrite

d)

myelin

2.

The brain is covered in a membrane called:

a)

choroid plexus.

b)

meninges.

c)

ventricles.

d)

cerebral aqueduct.

3.

What is located below the cerebrum?

a)

The thalamus

b)

The cerebellum

c)

The diencephalon

d)

The hypothalamus

4.

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

a)

Temporal

b)

Occipital

c)

Frontal

d)

Parietal

5.

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

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Brain stem

6.

Consists of your brain and spinal cord

a)

medulla

b)

cerebrum

c)

central nervous system

d)

peripheral nervous system

7.

The main function of the nervous system

a)

send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body

b)

break down food to be used by the body

c)

remove wastes from the body

d)

all of these

8.

The part of the neuron that receives stimulus is the (a)  

9.

Which of the following is not the basic function of the nervous system?

a)

detects and senses stimuli

b)

responds to sensory stimulation

c)

sends signal rapidly between body parts

d)

produces fluids such as plasma and intestinal fluid

10.

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