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Nervous System Unit Test Review

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The nervous system is primarily made up of __________.

a)

neurons

b)

gray matter

c)

myelin

d)

neuroglia

2.

Which of the following is used to classify a neuron?

a)

Size of the cell body

b)

Number of processes from the cell body

c)

Location of the nodes of ranvier

d)

Length of the axon

3.

The sensory division of the peripheral nervous system is also known as the __________ division.

a)

afferent

b)

efferent

4.

When an impulse passes through a neuron, what is the correct order for transmission of the impulse?

a)

axon, cell body, dendrites

b)

cell body, axon, dendrites

c)

cell body, dendrites, axon

d)

dendrites, cell body, axon

5.

__________ wrap around the axon of a neuron to create the. __________.

a)

Schwann cells, myelin sheath

b)

Microglia, immune response

c)

Astrocytes, capillaries

d)

Ependymal cells, cerebrospinal fluid

6.

During the transmission of an action potential across a __________, Ca²⁺ channels open triggering the synaptic vesicles to release __________ to pass the signal to the postsynaptic neuron.

a)

cell body, Na+

b)

synapse, receptors

c)

cell body, action potentials

d)

synapse, neurotransmitters

7.

Which describes a cell's resting potential?

a)

Charged ions rush into the cell and reverse charges inside & outside of the cell.

b)

The cell does not have any charge at all.

c)

Cell is negatively. charged, environment is positively charged.

d)

Cell is negatively charged, environment is negatively charged.

8.

What is the order of the layers of meninges, starting against the skull. and. moving toward the brain?

a)

arachnoid, dura mater, pia mater

b)

pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater

c)

dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater

d)

dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid

9.

Which is not true about the cerebral cortex?

a)

made of gray matter

b)

made of myelinated axons

c)

made of cell bodies and dendrites

d)

controls conscious activities

10.

Which lobe of the brain controls reasoning, decision making and planning?

a)

Parietal Lobe

b)

Frontal Lobe

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

11.

Which lobe of the brain controls visual processing?

a)

Parietal Lobe

b)

Frontal Lobe

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

12.

Which structures are found in the diencephalon?

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Pineal Gland

13.

Which portion of the brain is responsible for involuntary activities such as posture, breathing, and heart rate?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem

d)

Spinal Cord

14.

You've been practicing your jump shot for basketball every day. When you get into a game, which section of your brain allows you to use these motions easily and without thought?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem

d)

Spinal Cord

15.

Which of the following receptor types is incorrectly matched with the item it detects?

a)

Mechanoreceptors; Pain

b)

Thermoreceptors; Temperature

c)

Photoreceptors; Light

d)

Chemoreceptors; Chemicals

16.

Which of the following touch receptors would detect deep pressure against the skin?

a)

Merkel's disk

b)

Meissner's corpuscles

c)

Hair follicle receptors

d)

Pacinian corpuscles

17.

In the lacrimal apparatus, tears are produced in the lacrimal gland, then travel across the __________ towards to __________ commissure before emptying into the nasolacrimal duct.

a)

conjunctiva, medial

b)

conjunctiva, lateral

c)

lens, medial

d)

lens, lateral

18.

Which of these parts of the eye does not have the job of regulating or focusing light as it comes into the eye?

a)

Iris

b)

Pupil

c)

Sclera

d)

Lens

19.

What is the point on the retina where the sharpest image can be detected?

a)

Optic Nerve

b)

Sclera

c)

Choroid

d)

Fovea Centralis

20.

Which of the following helps you see in low light?

a)

Cones, pupil wide open

b)

Cones, pupil nearly closed

c)

Rods, pupil nearly closed

d)

Rods, pupil wide open

21.

If you were looking at an individual eyeball during a dissection and it was flat, what likely happened?

a)

The aqueous humor was extracted

b)

The suspensory ligaments were damaged

c)

The cornea was removed

d)

The vitreous humor flowed out

22.

Which of the following is not true about taste buds?

a)

Taste buds and papillae are the same thing

b)

There are different types of taste buds

c)

Children have more taste buds than adults

d)

Taste buds contain chemoreceptors

23.

Which is the correct order in which sound waves flow through the ear?

a)

auricle, auditory canal, tympanic membrane, ossicles, cochlea

b)

auditory canal, tympanic membrane, cochlea, ossicles, auricle

c)

auditory canal, tympanic membrane, ossicles, auricle, cochlea

d)

auricle, auditory canal, ossicles, tympanic membrane, cochlea

24.

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

a)

Organ of Corti ---> Hearing

b)

Gustatory Cell ---> Touch

c)

Maculae ---> Balance

d)

Olfactory Receptor ---> Smell

25.

Relays information from PNS to the cerebrum for processing/sorting.

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Brainstem

d)

Cerebrum

e)

Cerebellum

26.

Controls pituitary gland and autonomic processes.

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Brainstem

d)

Cerebrum

e)

Cerebellum

27.

Sits just above spinal cord, controls involuntary activities.

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Brainstem

d)

Cerebrum

e)

Cerebellum

28.

Divided into 2 hemispheres.

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Brainstem

d)

Cerebrum

e)

Cerebellum

29.

Coordinates the body, responsible for muscle memory.

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Brainstem

d)

Cerebrum

e)

Cerebellum

30.

Deep groove that separates large portions of the brain.

a)

Fissure

b)

Ventricles

c)

Gyrus

31.

Spaces that contain cerebrospinal fluid.

a)

Fissure

b)

Ventricles

c)

Gyrus

32.

Compared to a "hill" on the brain.

a)

Fissure

b)

Ventricles

c)

Gyrus

33.

Found in tastebuds.

a)

Chemoreceptors

b)

Organ of Cortil

c)

Otoliths

34.

Converts sound waves into impulses.

a)

Chemoreceptors

b)

Organ of Cortil

c)

Otoliths

35.

Crystal salts that help with balance.

a)

Chemoreceptors

b)

Organ of Cortil

c)

Otoliths

36.

What structure is identified by #3?

a)

Subarachnoid Space

b)

Scalp/Skin

c)

Pia Mater

d)

Dura Mater

e)

Arachnoid Layer

37.

What structure is identified by #4?

a)

Subarachnoid Space

b)

Scalp/Skin

c)

Pia Mater

d)

Dura Mater

e)

Arachnoid Layer

38.

What structure is identified by #5?

a)

Subarachnoid Space

b)

Scalp/Skin

c)

Pia Mater

d)

Dura Mater

e)

Arachnoid Layer

39.

What structure is identified by #6?

a)

Subarachnoid Space

b)

Scalp/Skin

c)

Pia Mater

d)

Dura Mater

e)

Arachnoid Layer

40.

What structure is identified by #7?

a)

Subarachnoid Space

b)

Scalp/Skin

c)

Pia Mater

d)

Dura Mater

e)

Arachnoid Layer

41.

What structure is identified by #1?

a)

Choroid Plexus

b)

Subdural Space

c)

Fourth Ventricle

d)

Third Ventricle

e)

Lateral Ventricle

42.

What structure is identified by #8?

a)

Choroid Plexus

b)

Subdural Space

c)

Fourth Ventricle

d)

Third Ventricle

e)

Lateral Ventricle

43.

What structure is identified by #9?

a)

Choroid Plexus

b)

Subdural Space

c)

Fourth Ventricle

d)

Third Ventricle

e)

Lateral Ventricle

44.

What structure is identified by #10?

a)

Choroid Plexus

b)

Subdural Space

c)

Fourth Ventricle

d)

Third Ventricle

e)

Lateral Ventricle

45.

What structure is identified by #12?

a)

Choroid Plexus

b)

Subdural Space

c)

Fourth Ventricle

d)

Third Ventricle

e)

Lateral Ventricle

46.

What structure is identified by #2?

a)

Scalp/Skin

b)

Subdural Space

c)

Foramen of Monro

d)

Pia Mater

e)

Skull

47.

What structure is identified by #11?

a)

Scalp/Skin

b)

Subdural Space

c)

Foramen of Monro

d)

Pia Mater

e)

Skull

48.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #1

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Thalamus

e)

Hypothalamus

49.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #2

a)

Corpus Callosum

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Thalamus

e)

Hypothalamus

50.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #3

a)

Corpus Callosum

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Thalamus

e)

Hypothalamus

51.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #4

a)

Pituitary Gland

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Thalamus

e)

Hypothalamus

52.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #5

a)

Pituitary Gland

b)

Pons

c)

Medulla Oblongata

d)

Corpus Callosum

e)

Hypothalamus

53.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #6

a)

Pituitary Gland

b)

Pons

c)

Medulla Oblongata

d)

Corpus Callosum

e)

Hypothalamus

54.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #7

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Thalamus

e)

Hypothalamus

55.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #9

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Thalamus

e)

Hypothalamus

56.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #10

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Thalamus

e)

Brain Stem

57.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #11

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Thalamus

e)

Brain Stem

58.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #8

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Thalamus

e)

Hypothalamus

59.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #1

a)

Axon

b)

Dendrite

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Myelin Sheath

e)

Soma

(cell body)

60.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #2

a)

Axon

b)

Dendrite

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Myelin Sheath

e)

Soma

(cell body)

61.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #3

a)

Axon

b)

Dendrite

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Myelin Sheath

e)

Node of Ranvier

62.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #4

a)

Axon

b)

Dendrite

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Myelin Sheath

e)

Node of Ranvier

63.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #5

a)

Axon

b)

Dendrite

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Myelin Sheath

e)

Node of Ranvier

64.

Label the part of the diagram indicated by the following: #6

a)

Axon

b)

Dendrite

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Myelin Sheath

e)

Node of Ranvier

65.

What layer of the eye is identified by #1?

a)

Sclera

b)

Choroid

c)

Retina

d)

Optic Nerve

e)

Lens

66.

What layer of the eye is identified by #2?

a)

Sclera

b)

Choroid

c)

Retina

d)

Optic Nerve

e)

Lens

67.

What layer of the eye is identified by #3?

a)

Sclera

b)

Choroid

c)

Retina

d)

Optic Nerve

e)

Lens

68.

What layer of the eye is identified by #4?

a)

Sclera

b)

Choroid

c)

Retina

d)

Optic Nerve

e)

Lens

69.

What layer of the eye is identified by #10?

a)

Retina

b)

Pupil

c)

Cornea

d)

Ciliary Muscle

e)

Lens

70.

What layer of the eye is identified by #11?

a)

Retina

b)

Pupil

c)

Cornea

d)

Ciliary Muscle

e)

Lens

71.

What layer of the eye is identified by #9?

a)

Retina

b)

Pupil

c)

Cornea

d)

Ciliary Muscle

e)

Lens

72.

What layer of the eye is identified by #7?

a)

Retina

b)

Pupil

c)

Cornea

d)

Ciliary Muscle

e)

Iris

73.

What layer of the eye is identified by #6?

a)

Retina

b)

Pupil

c)

Cornea

d)

Ciliary Muscle

e)

Iris

74.

What layer of the eye is identified by #5?

a)

Retina

b)

Pupil

c)

Aqueous Humor

d)

Vitreous Humor

e)

Iris

75.

What layer of the eye is identified by #8?

a)

Retina

b)

Pupil

c)

Aqueous Humor

d)

Vitreous Humor

e)

Iris

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