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Nervous System Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Please tell me what area of the brain is labeled C & what is a nickname we give it?

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2.

Spastic Paralysis is a symptom of what disease?

a)

Huntington's Disease

b)

Cerebral Palsy (CP)

c)

Epilepsy

d)

Alzheimer's Disease

3.

Please list the 3 layers of the meninges!

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4.

The term quadriplegia means paralysis of _____

a)

both legs

b)

all 4 extremities

c)

one whole side of the body

d)

both arms

5.

Multiple sclerosis is ____

a)

a disorder involving acetylcholine

b)

a myelin disorder

c)

most common in men

d)

patients die at the age of 55

6.

What do we call a neuron that does not have a myelin sheath?

a)

gray matter

b)

white matter

c)

sensory

d)

motor

7.

Please tell me what area of the brain is labeled A & give me it's function.

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8.

Visual perception is located in the ____ lobe.

a)

frontal

b)

temporal

c)

parietal

d)

occipital

9.

There are ___ cranial nerves in the human body

a)

6

b)

10

c)

12

d)

31

10.

Which of the following disorders can result in large disfiguring fibrous tumors?

a)

multiple sclerosis

b)

multiple neurofibromatosis

c)

muscular dystrophy

d)

Parkinson Disease

11.

Areas of the neuron that store and secrete neurotransmitters are called:

a)

synaptic knob

b)

synaptic junction

c)

synaptic cleft

d)

plasma membrane

12.

Please explain a synapse between 2 neurons. Be sure to include all parts!

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13.

Please explain how a nerve impulse travels along the axon. Also include myelinated and unmyelinated neurons. Be as specific as you can!

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14.

When an impulse encounters myelin it will "jump" from one Node of Ranvier to the next. This process is called (a)   .

15.

The synaptic cleft uses chemicals like dopamine & acetylcholine to communicate. These chemicals are known as (a)   .

16.

A display of symptoms like paralysis of the 7th cranial nerve is known as (a)   .

17.

Please draw which way a sensory neuron impulse travels

18.

Please draw which was a motor neuron impulse travels