WorksheetsIP post test review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
1. A traffic light turns green and the driver step on the gas pedal. The green light acted as a _________ that caused a _______ in the driver.
A. Action, reaction
B. Reaction, action
C. Response, stimulus
D. Stimulus, response
2. How are messages sent throughout the body?
A. They are transported through the nervous system by nerve cells or neurons.
B. They are transported through the bone marrow through the skeletal system.
C. They are transported through muscle twitches.
D. They are carried through blood cells.
3. What is a nerve impulse?
A. A pain that moves through your body
B. Muscle twitches that signal your brain
C. A message carried by a neuron
D. The beat of your heart
4. What is the correct order of a nerve impulse as it travels through the nervous system?
A. Axon, cell body, dendrite, synapse, axon tip
B. Axon tip, axon, synapse, dendrite, cell body
C. Synapse, dendrite, cell body, axon, axon tip, synapse
D. Synapse, axon tip, axon, cell body, dendrite
5. What is the function of a motor neuron?
A. Receives stimuli from a sensory receptor and converts it to an impulse
B. Transmits messages to a muscle or a gland, causing a response
C. Transmits impulses from one part of a neuron to another
D. Allows for the development of motor skills
6. Which of the following is composed of the brain and spinal cord?
A. Brain and Spinal Nervous System
B. Central Nervous System
C. Enteric Nervous System
D. Peripheral Nervous System
7. Which of the following connects the brain to the rest of the nervous system?
A. Brain Stem
B. Cerebellum
C. Cerebrum
D. Spinal Cord
8. Which part of the brain controls involuntary actions such as breathing and heart rate?
A. Brain Stem
B. Cerebellum
C. Cerebrum
D. Spinal Cord
9. Which part of the brain maintains balance and coordinates muscle movement?
A. Brain Stem
B. Cerebellum
C. Cerebrum
D. Spinal Cord
10. Which part of the brain interprets input from senses, controls movement, and carries out mental processes like learning and remembering?
A. Brain Stem
B. Cerebellum
C. Cerebrum
D. Spinal Cord
11. Which of the following is an involuntary response to a stimulus?
A. Reaction
B. Reflex
C. Stimulus
D. Thought
12. What is the function of the hippocampus?
A. Controlling movement in the lower body
B. Motor skills throughout entire body
C. Transferring short term memories to long term memories
D. Controlling your five sense organs
13. Which of your senses involves the interpretation of vibrations by specialized hair cells?
A. Hearing
B. Sight
C. Taste
D. Touch
14. Which of your senses involves receptors that are activated by temperature, pressure, texture, and pain?
A. Hearing
B. Sight
C. Taste
D. Touch
15. Which of the following does not describe a function of the nervous system?
A. Processing information
B. Receiving information
C. Restoring information
D. Responding to information
16. What type of signal can be received by your eyes?
A. Chemical
B. Electromagnetic
C. Mechanical
D. Vibrational
17. When you only study for a few minutes before taking your quiz, which form of memory are you using?
A. Sensory Memory
B. Working Memory
C. Short Term Memory
D. Long Term Memory
18. Which part of the brain is being used to decide the answer this question?
A. Cerebrum
B. Cerebellum
C. Brain Stem
D. Spinal Cord
19. Which of the following responds to chemical stimuli?
Hearing
Touch
Smell
Vision
20. What is a synapse?
A. The space between an axon tip and the structure receiving the impulse
B. The space between a cell body and the dendrite of another neuron
C. Where long term memories are stored
D. Where short term memories are stored
21. What are the receptor cells in your eyes?
A. Cones and Cups
B. Cones and Rods
C. Rods and Cups
D. Rods and Cylinders
22. Which type of neuron is responsible for receiving information about sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell?
A. Interneuron
B. Motor Neuron
C. Scanner Neuron
D. Sensory Neuron
23. When the brain decides you need to move your arm, on which type of neuron does it send the command to do so?
A. Interneuron
B. Motor Neuron
C. Scanner Neuron
D. Sensory Neuron
24. Which part of the eye is where the receptor cells are located?
A. Cornea
B. Optimus
C. Pupil
D. Retina
25. If your semicircular canals are damaged, which sense will be affected?
A. Hearing
B. Balance
C. Touch
D. Smell
