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Qtr3 S.Y. 2021-2022 ST#2 (Nervous System)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sympathetic and parasympathetic responses are part of the ____ nervous system

a)

Central Nervous System

b)

Autonomic Nervous System

c)

Peripheral Nervous System

d)

Somatic Nervous System

2.

What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?

a)

brain and spinal cord

b)

brain and cranial nerves

c)

spinal cord and spinal nerves

d)

cranial nerves and spinal nerves

3.

What is an organ located within the skull that functions as organizer and distributor of information for the body?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Medulla

d)

Brain

4.

What is associated with the involuntarily control of body movements?

a)

Autonomic Nervous System

b)

Peripheral Nervous System

c)

Somatic Nervous System

d)

Central Nervous System

5.

What are the two parts of the nervous system? 

a)

The brain and spinal cord

b)

The neurons and the dendrites

c)

The central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

d)

The cerebrum and the medulla

6.

What are the three main parts of the brain?

a)

Cerebrum, cerebellum, and spinal cord 

b)

Brain stem and medulla, neurons, and cerebrum

c)

Cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem and medulla

d)

Cerebellum, motor nerves, and brain stem and medulla

7.

Cranial nerves, spinal nerves, and all the other nerves throughout the body are part of the ____ nervous system.

a)

somatic

b)

peripheral

c)

autonomic

d)

central

8.

What type of responses does the sympathetic nervous system control?

a)

rest and digest

b)

rest and chill

c)

fight or flight

d)

stress and digest

9.

What serves as the main processing center for the entire nervous system?

a)

Autonomic Nervous System

b)

Peripheral Nervous System

c)

Somatic Nervous System

d)

Central Nervous System

10.

Which part of the brain helps you learn new things in science class?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Brain stem and medulla

d)

Motor nerves

11.

What is the purpose of neurons?

a)

Neurons control persons imagination

b)

Neurons coordinate skeletal muscles

c)

Neurons transmit messages throughout body

d)

Neurons control heart beat, breathing, and digestion

12.

What is the part of the brain that controls posture, balance and coordination?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Medulla

d)

Brain

13.

The nerve cells in your body are called neurons. From the picture which part of the neuron is most likely responsible for carrying signals between the dendrite and axon terminal?

a)

Soma

b)

Axon

c)

Node of Ranvier

d)

Schwann Cell

14.

Which releases neurotransmitters which are sent into the synaptic cleft for receptors on the dendrite to taste?

a)

axon

b)

axon terminal

c)

soma

d)

myelin sheath

15.

Which of the following is a network of branches coming from individual cells and carry information and electrical signals in the brain and nervous system?

a)

axon

b)

axon terminal

c)

dendrite

d)

soma

16.

Which of the following is an insulating material forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron.  It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds?

a)

axon

b)

myelin sheath

c)

dendrite

d)

node of ranvier

17.

What is structure labeled C in the picture?

a)

Axon

b)

Soma

c)

Dendrite

d)

Myelin Sheath

18.

What is structure labeled B in the picture?

a)

Axon

b)

Myelin Sheath

c)

Node of Ranvier

d)

Dendrite

19.

 What is a chemical substance that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse?

a)

Synapse

b)

Nerve

c)

Neuron

d)

Neurotransmitter

20.

What is the junction at which the end of the axon of a neuron meets the end of a dendrite or the cell body of another neuron?

a)

Synapse

b)

Nerve

c)

Neuron

d)

Neurotransmitter