WorksheetsNervous System #2
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Place in order from top to bottom vertebrae:
A. coccygeal
B. thoracic
C. lumbar
A. coccygeal
B. thoracic
C. lumbar
a)
B C A
b)
A B C
c)
B A C
d)
A C B
2.
Which lobe is known for “higher-cognitive functions like problem solving and decision making?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Occipital Lobe
3.
Which lobe is responsible for hearing, selective attention, and language comprehension?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Parietal Lobe
d)
Occipital Lobe
4.
Which lobe is primarily responsible for processing and relaying visual cues from the eyes?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Parietal Lobe
d)
Occipital Lobe
5.
Which part of the brain controls messages between the cerebrum and the spinal cord. Also maintains vital signs such as breathing and heart beat
a)
Parietal Lobe
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Spinal Cord
6.
The ____________ is the main pathway for information connecting the brain and the peripheral nervous system?
a)
Spinal Cord
b)
Brain Stem
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Frontal Lobe
7.
The spinal cord is protected by a bony spinal column made up of bones called ____________.
a)
White matter
b)
Gray matter
c)
Meninges
d)
Vertebrae
8.
What deep brain structure in the Temporal Lobe is concerned with maintaining homeostasis?
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Hippocampus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Medulla Oblongata
9.
What part of the Brainstem controls heart rate, blood pressure, and digestion and is also responsible for reflexes like vomiting, sneezing, and coughing?
a)
Midbrain
b)
Pons
c)
Medulla Oblongata
d)
Hypothalamus
10.
What is the largest part of the brain?
a)
Thalamus
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Spinal Cord
d)
Cerebrum
11.
What letter represents the Frontal Lobe?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
What letter represents the Temporal Lobe?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
F
13.
What letter represents the Occipital Lobe?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
F
14.
What letter represents the Parietal Lobe?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
15.
What letter represents the Cerebellum?
a)
A
b)
E
c)
F
d)
D
16.
The Central Nervous System are made up of the _________ and __________.
a)
Brain and Meninges
b)
Meninges and Spinal Cord
c)
Brain and Spinal Cord
d)
Brain and Peripheral Nerves
17.
What is the fluid in the space between the meninges that acts as a shock absorber to the brain and spinal cord called?
a)
Blood-Brain Barrier
b)
Meninges
c)
Cerebrospinal Fluid
d)
Cerebral Cortex
18.
What protects the brain?
a)
skull
b)
spinal cord
c)
dendrites
d)
cerebellum
19.
The basic unit of structure and function in the nervous system is a nerve cell. Nerve cells are also called-
a)
Osteocytes
b)
Dendrites
c)
Neurons
d)
Spinal Cords
20.
The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations in the role of the:
a)
sympathetic nervous system
b)
parasympathetic system
c)
somatic nervous system
d)
cerebellum
21.
What joins the two hemispheres of the brain together?
a)
corpus callosum
b)
cerebral cortex
c)
frontal lobe
d)
cerebellum
22.
In this picture of a brain, the green section is known as the
a)
thalamus
b)
frontal cortex
c)
cerebellum
d)
cerebrum
23.
How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?
a)
9
b)
12
c)
21
d)
31
24.
What part of peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement via skeletal muscle ?
a)
central nervous
b)
Somatic Nervous System
c)
peripheral nervous system
d)
autonomic nervous system
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