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Nervous System Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which 2 are parts of the central nervous system?

a)

brain

b)

nose

c)

spinal cord

d)

left big toe

2.

What is a nerve cell?

a)

axon

b)

neuron

c)

dendrite

d)

myelin

3.

The brain is covered in a membrane called:

a)

choroid plexus.

b)

meninges.

c)

ventricles.

d)

cerebral aqueduct.

4.

What is the inner most meningeal layer of the brain?

a)

Arachnoid

b)

Dura mater

c)

Pia mater

d)

Ventricles

5.

What is located below the cerebrum?

a)

The thalamus

b)

The cerebellum

c)

The diencephalon

d)

The hypothalamus

6.

When the spinal cord is severed and brain damage occurs, what substance could leak into tissues?

a)

Choroid plexus

b)

Cerebral aqueduct

c)

Cerebrospinal fluid

d)

Corpus callosum

7.

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

a)

Temporal

b)

Occipital

c)

Frontal

d)

Parietal

8.

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

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Brain stem

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.

The cerebrum deals with planning, recalling information, and decision making.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The two major parts of the nervous system are the

a)

brain and spinal cord

b)

central and somatic nervous systems

c)

sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.

d)

peripheral and central nervous systems

12.

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

13.

Dr. Vazquez is examining a cell from the nervous system of an animal. He notices that at one end of the cell body is a long, fibrous strand of tissue. He immediately recognizes this as an axon that is responsible for

a)

carrying signals away from the cell body

b)

receiving signals from other cells and carrying them toward the cell body.

c)

determining the speed at which an action potential will travel

d)

determining whether the cell inhibits or excites neighboring neurons

14.

Dopamine and Serotonin are examples of _______________

a)

Axon

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Somatic Nerves

d)

Autonomic Nerves

15.

Neurotransmitters are ______________ that travel across the ______________ to another cell.

a)

electrical signals; receptors

b)

electrical signals; synapse

c)

chemicals; receptors

d)

chemicals; synapse

16.

The branch like figures that receive impulses & conducts them to the cell body

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Cell Body

d)

Myelin Sheath

17.

The two parts of the Peripheral Nervous System

a)

Brain and Spinal Cord

b)

Somatic and Autonomic

c)

Systematic and Brain

d)

Spinal cord and Autonomic

18.

What is number 3 pointing at on the neuron?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Soma

19.

Which part of the Neuron is number 1 pointing at?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Cell body

c)

Axon

d)

Nucleus

20.

which of the following is true?

a)

neuroglial cells protect and support neurons

b)

neurons help and support neuroglial cells

c)

neurons transmit the electochemical message

d)

neuroglial cells make myelin in the PNS

21.

The pink structure is the.....

a)

frontal lobe

b)

occipital lobe

c)

parietal lobe

d)

temporal lobe

22.

The part of your brain that senses pain is the....

a)

blue lobe

b)

yellow lobe

c)

green lobe

d)

pink lobe

23.

The Autonomic Nervous System is part of the___________.

a)

Somatic Nervous System

b)

Peripheral Nervous System

c)

Central Nervous System

d)

Sensory Nervous System

24.

controls the "fight or flight" response

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

25.

controls the "rest and digest" response

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

26.
Gaps in the myelin sheath are called this.
a)
Nodes of Ranvier
b)
Axon terminals 
c)
Synapses
d)
Neurotransmitters
27.
Produce the fatty, white substance that is wrapped around the axon of a neuron.
a)
Schwann's Cells
b)
Glial Cells
28.

What is the largest part of the brain?

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Brain Stem

29.

Connects the brain to the spinal cord.

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

brain stem

d)

midbrain

30.

The cerebellum:

a)

is a center for visual and hearing reflexes.

b)

is a relay center for sensory input from body.

c)

regulates muscular coordination.

d)

regulates heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure.

31.

Billy was hit in the back of the head playing ball. He "saw stars" for a while after the hit. What part of his brain was affected?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital lobe

d)

Frontal lobe

32.

Barry touched a hot stove. What kind of neuron carried the message to the brain that the stove was hot?

a)

Sensory

b)

Motor

c)

Associative

33.

After Barry touched the hot stove and the message was sent to the brain that the stove was hot, Barry's brain sent a message to his hand to move from the stove. What type of neuron carried the message for his hand to move?

a)

Motor

b)

Sensory

c)

Associative

34.

Controls Body Temperature

a)

Pans

b)

Brainstem

c)

Hypothalamus

35.

Located on the brainstem

a)

Pons

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Thalamus

36.
The area of the brain responsible for respiration, heart rate, and blood pressure is the
a)
medulla oblongata
b)
midbrain
c)
frontal lobe
d)
temporal lobe
37.
The thin layer of the  meninges is the
a)
pia mater
b)
arachnoid mater
c)
dura mater
d)
what's the matter
38.

Within the meninges, cerebrospinal fluid occupies the

a)

epidural space

b)

subarachnoid space

c)

pia mater

d)

dura mater

e)

none of the above

39.
Which lobe allows us to process what we are hearing?
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Occipital
40.
Which lobe allows us to judge the consequences of our behaviors?
a)
Frontal
b)
Occipital
c)
Temporal
d)
Insula
41.
Which lobe allows us to process what we are seeing?
a)
Occipital
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Insula
42.

Contains the medulla oblongata, pons and reticular formation.

a)

diencephalon

b)

brain stem

c)

cerebrum

d)

cerebellum

43.

All of the following protects the brain except for

a)

skull

b)

meninges

c)

cerebrum

d)

cerebrospinal fluid

44.

Which part of the brain controls your blood pressure and heart rate?

a)

brain stem

b)

occipital lobe

c)

cerebellum

d)

frontal lobe

45.

Which part of the brain controls your balance and coordination?

a)

brain stem

b)

occipital lobe

c)

cerebellum

d)

frontal lobe

46.
Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Medulla  Oblongata
d)
Corpus Callosum
47.

This region in the limbic system is responsible for consolidating new memories

a)

hippocampus

b)

hypothalamis

c)

thalamus

d)

cerebral cortex

48.

Surgical stimulation of the somatosensory cortex might result in the false sensation of

a)

a bad odor

b)

flashes of light

c)

someone whispering your name

d)

someone tickling you

49.
What are the shallow grooves on the surface of the brain?
a)
Sulci
b)
Fissures
c)
Gyri
d)
Hippocampus
50.
What are the ridges/elevations on the surface of the brain?
a)
Sulci
b)
Fissures
c)
Gyri
d)
Hippocampus
51.
What are the very deep grooves on the surface of the brain?
a)
Sulci
b)
Fissures
c)
Gyri
d)
Hippocampus
52.
Which feature separates the frontal and parietal lobes?
a)
Transverse fissure
b)
Longitudinal fissure
c)
Central sulcus
d)
Lateral sulcus
53.
Which feature separates the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes?
a)
Transverse fissure
b)
Longitudinal fissure
c)
Central sulcus
d)
Lateral sulcus
54.
Which lobe allows us to use words to express what we are thinking or how we are feeling?
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Insula
55.
What is the thin layer of gray matter that composes the outer layer of the cerebrum?
a)
Cerebral cortex
b)
Corpus callosum
c)
Falx cerebri
d)
Choroid plexus
56.
What kind of brain matter is located beneath the cerebral cortex?
a)
Gray matter
b)
White matter
c)
Black matter
d)
Rainbow matter
57.
What is gray matter composed of?
a)
Unmyelinated axons and cell bodies
b)
Bundles of myelinated axons
58.
What is white matter composed of?
a)
Unmyelinated axons and cell bodies
b)
Bundles of myelinated axons
59.
Lobe of cerebrum that processes memory and understanding speech?
a)
Temporal
b)
Occipital
c)
Parietal
d)
Frontal
60.
Lobe that deals with learning and movement
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Occipital
d)
Temporal
61.
Area of cerebrum that allows us to speak
a)
Broca's Area
b)
Wernicke's area
c)
Precentral Gyrus
d)
Postcentral Gyrus
62.
Controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate
a)
Diencephalon
b)
Frontal Lobe
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Cerebellum
63.
Neurons that travel toward the central nervous system are called
a)
afferent neurons
b)
efferent neurons
c)
exit neurons
d)
CNS neurons
64.
Impulses that travel down a myelinated neuron move faster than if it was unmyelinated.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
I'm not sure
65.

a)

Unipolar neuron

b)

Bipolar neuron

c)

Multipolar neuron

66.

a)

Unipolar neuron

b)

Bipolar neuron

c)

Multipolar neuron

67.

a)

Unipolar neuron

b)

Bipolar neuron

c)

Multipolar neuron

68.

Type of neuron located only in the brain and spinal cord that passes impulses from one neuron to another.

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Interneuron

c)

Sensory Neuron

69.

Type of neuron that sends impulses to muscles and glands

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Interneuron

c)

Sensory Neuron

70.

Motor neurons carry impulses __________ the brain

a)

towards

b)

away from

c)

within

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