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WorksheetsNervous System
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is the part highlighted in red?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
3.
Identify the lobe of the brain that is highlighted.
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
4.
Identify the lobe of the brain
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
5.
What is the largest area of the brain that controls everything conscious?
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Diencephalon
d)
Brain Stem
6.
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
7.
Cranial nerves and spinal nerves are part of the peripheral nervous system.
a)
True
b)
False
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 nervous system is responsible for slowing down breathing and pulse?
a)
Spinal Nerves
b)
Sympathetic
c)
Parasympathetic
d)
Spinal Nerves
10.
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
11.
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
12.
What part is responsible for visual processing?
a)
frontal
b)
parietal
c)
temporal
d)
occipital
13.
Which neurons carry messages from the brain to the body?
a)
sensory neuron
b)
motor neuron
c)
interneuron
d)
afferent
14.
Which system controls involuntary responses?
a)
somatic
b)
autonomic
c)
sympathetic
d)
parasympthetic
15.
The autonomic nervous system is divided into
a)
Motor and Sensory
b)
Peripheral and Central
c)
The Brain and Spinal cord
d)
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
16.
controls the "fight or flight" response
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
17.
controls the "rest and digest" response
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
18.
responds to stress and/ or danger
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
19.
_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Fun
20.
The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting.
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
c)
somatic
d)
peripheral
21.
Part of the peripheral that controls conscious activities
a)
autonomic
b)
somatic
c)
sympathetic
d)
parasympathetic
22.
Lack of salivation
a)
sympathethic
b)
parasympathetic
23.
increased heart rate
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
24.
active digestion
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
25.
decreased respiration
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
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