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Nervous System

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

a)

Central and Lower nervous systems

b)

Central and Peripheral nervous systems

c)

Lower and Cerebral nervous systems

d)

Central and Muscular nervous systems

2.

What are the three parts of the nervous system?

a)

brain, spinal cord, nerves

b)

brain, lungs, spinal cord

c)

heart, brain, nerves

d)

brain, nerves, neurons

3.

A nerve cell is called a:

a)

neutron

b)

nerve

c)

neuron

d)

synapse

4.

The cerebellum is labeled as #...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

5.

The brain stem/medulla is labeled as #...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

6.

#1 is pointing to the...

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

7.

Which part of the brain controls involuntary movements such as digestion and your heartbeat?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla/spinal cord

8.

Which part of the brain controls senses, thinking, and memory?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

9.

Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

10.

Your brain is a soft organ.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is the largest part of the brain?

a)

brain stem

b)

medulla

c)

cerebrum

d)

cerebellum

12.

If you lose the feeling in a body part, you may have become __________________.

a)

sleepy

b)

paralyzed

c)

comatose

d)

stroke

13.

Which cell relays messages from one tissue to another?

a)

Red Blood Cell-RBC

b)

White Blood Cell-WBC

c)

Neuron

d)

Tissue

14.

Consists of your brain and spinal cord

a)

medulla

b)

cerebrum

c)

central nervous system

d)

peripheral nervous system

15.

All parts of the nervous system except for the brain and spinal cord

a)

nerves

b)

neuron

c)

central nervous system

d)

peripheral nervous system

16.

A bundle of nerves that go to and from the brain.

a)

spinal cord

b)

medulla

c)

neuron

d)

vertebrae

17.

Protective bones which surround and protect the spinal cord.

a)

vertebrae

b)

brain

c)

central nervous system

d)

peripheral nervous system

18.

Actions which are NOT under your control

a)

voluntary

b)

involuntary

c)

vertebrae

d)

brain

19.

Actions which are under your control

a)

involuntary

b)

voluntary

c)

brain

d)

vertebrae

20.
What is the main function of the nervous system?
a)
clean waste from the cells
b)
absorb nutrients for energy
c)
deliver messages to the brain
21.
The nervous system controls:
a)
only the heart
b)
all body systems and the whole entire body
c)
the digestive system
d)
the brain
22.
What bone protects your brain?
a)
Skull
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Cerbrum
d)
Deltoids