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Nervous System Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 9hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Temporal Lobe is Responsible For Memory.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The Frontal Lobe is Responsible For Cognitive Function.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The Occipital Lobe is Responsible For Vsion.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The Parietal Lobe is in Charge of Temperature, Taste, and Touch.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of the following is not a symptom of a concussion?

a)

Confusion

b)

Dizziness

c)

Diarrhea

d)

Headache

6.

CTE can only be diagnosed after death.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

CTE is caused by repeated blows to the head.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

If you have a second severe concussion before recovering from the first one, there's a 50% chance you could die.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

According to the American Academy of Neurology, if you have any Loss of Conscience; the concussion is labeled as Severe.

a)

True

b)

False

10.
Dendrites receive the impulse and conduct them to the_____.
a)
Cell body
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Cerebrum
d)
Spinal cord
11.
Which letter on the illustration represents the frontal lobe
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
Which letter on the illustration represents the temporal lobe
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
Where is the Central Nervous System? (CNS)
a)
Organs & Limbs
b)
Brain & Spinal Cord
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Sensory Neurons
14.
Which is the correct sequence in the transmission of a neural impulse?
a)
axon, dendrite, cell body, synapse
b)
dendrite, axon, cell body, synapse
c)
synapse, axon, dendrite, cell body
d)
dendrite, cell body, axon, synapse
15.

The junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron.

a)

axon

b)

synapse

c)

dendrite

d)

vesicle

16.
A
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
17.
Neurons that travel toward the central nervous system are called
a)
afferent neurons
b)
efferent neurons
c)
exit neurons
d)
CNS neurons
18.

Which of the following divisions of the nervous system control voluntary muscle movements?

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

c)

Autonomic

d)

Somatic

19.

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems together make up which division of the nervous system?

a)

Central

b)

Autonomic

c)

Somatic

d)

Regional

20.

An electrical impulse within a single neuron is called a

a)

synapse

b)

membrane potential

c)

action potential

d)

cell body

21.
What is a neurotransmitter?
a)
fatty covering of the axon
b)
nerve cell
c)
chemical messenger
d)
gap between neurons
22.

A person has a stroke on her frontal lobe.  What might happen to her?

a)
reduced planning abilities
b)
deafness
c)
blindness
23.

Makes decisions, plans, reasons, and carries out behaviors (Cognitive Function)

a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
24.
What part of the neuron houses the nucleus?
a)
Cell Body
b)
Dendrites
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Synapse
25.
What part of the neuron receives the message from the previous neuron?
a)
Terminal Fibers
b)
Dendrites
c)
Cell Body
d)
Myelin
26.
What part of the neuron can be described as a tail like structure that carries the impulse away from the cell body?
a)
Axon
b)
Cell Body
c)
Dendrites
d)
Synapse
27.

a signal molecule (Chemical) that transmits nerve impulses across synapses

a)
neuron
b)
neurotransmitter
c)
nerve
d)
action potential
28.
a junction at which a neuron meets another cell
a)
axon
b)
dendrites
c)
myelin sheath
d)
synapse
29.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "H" represent?
a)
Schwann Cell
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Dendrite
30.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "C" represent?
a)
Cell Body
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Myelin Sheath
31.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
32.
These store and release neurotransmitters into the synapse
a)
Dendrites
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminals
d)
Nodes of Ranvier
33.
The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.
a)
dendrite
b)
axon
c)
cell body
d)
Schwann cell
34.
A change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react is call a(n) 
a)
reaction
b)
stimulus
c)
response
35.

What is the doctor's name in this picture? HINT: He is pictured with the actor that portrayed him!

a)

Bennet Omalu

b)

Hakeem Olajuwon

c)

Bennet Smith