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Nervous System Warm-Up

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The three main functions of the nervous system are ...

a)

Decision making, thinking, and gathering information

b)

Seeing, Feeling, and Hearing

c)

Gathering information, maintaining homeostasis, and responding to stimuli

d)

Using the 5 senses, telling my body to move, and being aware of my surroundings

2.

Impulses can travel back and forth along the same neuron chain.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The nerves that extend from the brain and spinal cord, make up the _____________________.

a)

Central Nervous System(CNS)

b)

Somatic Nervous System

c)

Autonomic Nervous System

d)

Peripheral Nervous System(PNS)

4.

The Somatic Subsystem of the Peripheral Nervous System(PNS) is involved in which of the following actions?

a)

Heart beating

b)

Food digesting

c)

Hands clapping

d)

Lungs breathing

5.
The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.
a)
heart, brain, kidneys
b)
lungs, liver, stomach
c)
brain, spinal cord, nerves
d)
eyes, pancreas, veins
6.
Identify the lobe of the brain that is highlighted.  
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
7.
What is the part highlighted in red?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
8.
Identify the lobe of the brain
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal