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The Nervous System - Chapter 7

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

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1.

The part of the nervous system that contains the brain and spinal cord is the....

a)

Peripheral Nervous System

b)

Somatic Division

c)

Involuntary Division

d)

Central Nervous System

2.

The two subdivision of the nervous system are the central nervous system and the....

a)

Peripheral Nervous System

b)

Autonomic Divison

c)

Sympathetic Division

d)

Parasympathetic Division

3.

The two divisions of the peripheral nervous system are the...

a)

Autonomic and Somatic

b)

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

c)

Sensory and Motor

4.

The subdivision of the motor division of the Peripheral Nervous System that is voluntarily controlled is the...

a)

Somatic Nervous System

b)

Autonomic Nervous System

5.

Glial cells that form myelin sheaths are called...

a)

Satellite cells

b)

Ependymal cells

c)

Astrocytes

d)

Schwann cells

6.

Neuron processes that carry messages toward the cell body are...

a)

Axons

b)

Dendrites

7.

Neuron processes that take messages away from the cell body are called...

a)

Dendrites

b)

Axons

8.

What is pumped into a resting nerve membrane to generate and propagate (spread) an action potential?

a)

Potassium

b)

Calcium

c)

Sodium

9.

What kind of molecules are released into a synaptic cleft (separation between neurons) to send chemical messages to the next neuron?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Sodium

d)

Neurotransmitter

10.

The knee-jerk reflex is an example of what kind of reflex arc?

a)

One Neuron

b)

Two Neuron

c)

Three Neuron

11.

The frontal lobe of the brain deals with the following...

a)

Vision

b)

Smell

c)

Hearing

d)

Decision making

12.

What contains the sensory and motor areas for the various parts of our body?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebral Cortex

c)

Frontal Lobe

d)

Pons

13.

Smell is associated with which of our brain lobes?

a)

Parietal

b)

Occipital

c)

Temporal

d)

Cerebellum

14.

Math and spatial reasoning are associated with our...

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Cerebral Cortex

c)

Medulla Oblongata

d)

Parietal Lobe

15.

What part of our brain stem controls breathing, but is mostly fiber tracts?

a)

Pons

b)

Medulla Oblongata

16.

What part of our brain stem helps with breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, swallowing and vomiting?

a)

Pons

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Medulla Oblongata

17.

What part of our brain provides the precise timing for our skeletal muscles, and controls our balance and equilibrium?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Pons

c)

Cortex

d)

Cerebellum

18.

Michael J. Fox displayed symptoms at age 29 of what disease?

a)

Concussion

b)

Alzheimer's

c)

Huntington's

d)

Parkinson's

19.

A cardiovascular accident is commonly known as a

a)

aneurysm

b)

contusion

c)

concussion

d)

stroke

20.

A CVA is caused by either a blood clot or

a)

Seizure

b)

Hemorrhage

c)

Ruptured Blood Vessel