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Nervous System Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins

Name

Class

Date

The nervous system is primarily made up of

Myelin

Neurons

Gray matter

Neuroglia

Which of the following is used to classify a neuron?

size of the cell body

number of processes from cell body

location of nodes of Ranvier

length of the axon

If these cells were very active, it would likely indicate an infection in the CNS

Oligodendrocytes

Satellite Cells

Microglia

Ependymal

When you intentionally tighten your abdominal muscles, which divisions of the nervous system are being used?

Motor; Somatic

Motor; Autonomic

Sensory; Autonomic

Sensory; Somatic

Neuroglia that maintain cerebrospinal fluid are called

Schwann cells

Ependymal cells

Astrocytes

Oligodendrocytes

The sensory division of the peripheral nervous system is also known as the ___________ division.

Afferent

Efferent

Which part of the nervous system can help calm someone down after an emergency has occurred?

Afferent division

Somatic division

Sympathetic division

Parasympathetic division

When an impulse passes through a neuron, what is the correct order for transmission of the impulse?

cell body, axon, dendrites

axon, cell body, dendrites

dendrites, cell body, axon

cell body, dendrites, axon

____________ wrap around the axon of a neuron to create the __________________.

Microglia, immune response

Ependymal cells, cerebrospinal fluid

Astrocytes, capillaries

Schwann cells, myelin sheath

10.

During the transmission of an action potential across a _________, Ca2+ channels open triggering the synaptic vesicles to release _______ to pass the signal to the postsynaptic neuron.

cell body, action potentials

synapse, receptors

cell body, Na2+

synapse, neurotransmitters

11.

Which describes a cell's resting potential?

Charged ions rush into the cell and reverse charges inside and outside of the cell

The cell does not have a charge at all

Cell is negatively charged, environment is positively charged

Cell is positively charged, environment is negatively charged

12.

What is the order of the layers of meninges, starting against the skull and moving toward the brain?

arachnoid, dura mater, pia mater

dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater

dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid

pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater

13.

Which is not true about the cerebral cortex?

made of gray matter

made of myelinated axons

controls conscious activities

made of cell bodies and dendrites

14.

Which lobe of the brain controls reasoning, decision making & planning?

Parietal

Frontal

Occipital

Temporal

15.

Which lobe of the brain controls visual processing?

Parietal

Frontal

Occipital

Temporal

16.

Which structures are found in the diencephalon?

thalamus

hypothalamus

pineal gland

cerebellum

17.

Which portion of the brain is responsible for involuntary activities such as posture, breathing, and heart rate?

brain stem

cerebrum

cerebellum

spinal cord

18.

You’ve been practicing your jump shot for basketball every day. When you get into a game, which section of your brain allows you to use these motions easily and without thought?

cerebellum

cerebrum

brain stem

spinal cord

19.

Which of the following receptor types is incorrectly matched with item it detects?

Mechanoreceptors; pain

Photoreceptors; light

Thermoreceptors; temperature

Chemoreceptors; chemicals

20.

Which of the following touch receptors would detect deep pressure against the skin?

Merkel’s disks

Meissner’s corpuscles

Hair follicle receptors

Pacinian corpuscles

21.

In the lacrimal apparatus, tears are produced in the lacrimal gland, then travel across the ________________ towards the ___________ commissure before emptying into the nasolacrimal duct.

conjunctiva, medial

conjunctiva, lateral

lens, medial

lens, lateral

22.

Which of these parts of the eye does not have the job of regulating or focusing light as it comes into the eye?

Iris

Pupil

Sclera

Lens

23.

What is the point on the retina where the sharpest image can be detected?

Optic nerve

Choroid

Sclera

Fovea centralis

24.

Which of the following helps you see in low light?

Cones, pupil nearly closed

Cones, pupil wide open

Rods, pupil nearly closed

Rods, pupil wide open

25.

If you were looking at an individual eyeball during a dissection and it was flat, what likely happened?

The cornea was removed

The aqueous humor was extracted

The vitreous humor flowed out

The suspensory ligaments were damaged

26.

Which of the following is not true about taste buds?

There are different types of taste buds

Taste buds and papillae are the same thing

Children have more taste buds than adults

Taste buds contain chemoreceptors

27.

Which is the correct order in which sound waves flow through the ear?

auditory canal, tympanic membrane, ossicles, auricle, cochlea

auricle, auditory canal, ossicles, tympanic membrane, cochlea

auricle, auditory canal, tympanic membrane, ossicles, cochlea

auditory canal, tympanic membrane, cochlea, ossicles, auricle

28.

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

maculae 🡪 balance

gustatory cell 🡪 touch

Organ of Corti 🡪 hearing

olfactory receptor 🡪 smell

29.

Relays information from PNS to the cerebrum for processing/sorting

Thalamus

Hypothalamus

Brainstem

Ventricles

30.

Spaces that contain cerebrospinal fluid

Thalamus

Hypothalamus

Brainstem

Ventricles

31.

Sits just above spinal cord, controls involuntary activities

Thalamus

Hypothalamus

Brainstem

Ventricles

32.

Controls pituitary gland and autonomic processes

Thalamus

Hypothalamus

Brainstem

Ventricles

33.

Compared to a “hill” on the brain

Gyrus

Fissure

Cerebrum

Cerebellum

34.

Deep groove that separates large portions of the brain

Gyrus

Fissure

Cerebrum

Cerebellum

35.

Divided into 2 hemispheres

Gyrus

Fissure

Cerebrum

Cerebellum

36.

Coordinates the body, responsible for muscle memory

Gyrus

Fissure

Cerebrum

Cerebellum

37.

Converts sound waves into impulses

Chemoreceptors

Organ of Corti

Otoliths

38.

Found in tastebuds

Chemoreceptors

Organ of Corti

Otoliths

39.

Crystal salts that help with balance

Chemoreceptors

Organ of Corti

Otoliths

40.

Which occupation would be within the field of botany?

neurologist

astrologist

dendrologist

audiologist

41.

Identify structure #1.

Word Bank: Axon, Dendrite, Soma / Cell Body, Myelin Sheath, Node of Ranvier, Synapse

(a)

42.

Identify structure #2.

Word Bank: Axon, Dendrite, Soma / Cell Body, Myelin Sheath, Node of Ranvier, Synapse

(a)

43.

Identify structure #3.

Word Bank: Axon, Dendrite, Soma / Cell Body, Myelin Sheath, Node of Ranvier, Synapse

(a)

44.

Identify structure #4.

Word Bank: Axon, Dendrite, Soma / Cell Body, Myelin Sheath, Node of Ranvier, Synapse

(a)

45.

Identify structure #5.

Word Bank: Axon, Dendrite, Soma / Cell Body, Myelin Sheath, Node of Ranvier, Synapse

(a)

46.

Identify structure #6.

Word Bank: Axon, Dendrite, Soma / Cell Body, Myelin Sheath, Node of Ranvier, Synapse

(a)

47.

Identify Structure #1

Word Bank: Cerebellum, Corpus Callosum, Frontal Lobe, Hypothalamus, Occipital Lobe, Medulla Oblongata, Parietal Lobe, Pituitary gland, Pons, Spinal Cord, Thalamus

(a)

48.

Identify Structure #2

Word Bank: Cerebellum, Corpus Callosum, Frontal Lobe, Hypothalamus, Occipital Lobe, Medulla Oblongata, Parietal Lobe, Pituitary gland, Pons, Spinal Cord, Thalamus

(a)

49.

Identify Structure #3

Word Bank: Cerebellum, Corpus Callosum, Frontal Lobe, Hypothalamus, Occipital Lobe, Medulla Oblongata, Parietal Lobe, Pituitary gland, Pons, Spinal Cord, Thalamus

(a)

50.

Identify Structure #4