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Neurology - Rchin Bari

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nerves are made up of cells called ___________ .

a)

axons

b)

dendrites

c)

synapses

d)

neurons

2.

The body receives information from the environment through the _________ .

a)

sensory nerves

b)

motor nerves

c)

spinal cord

d)

synapse

3.

The cells in the brain that send and receive signals are called:

a)

Glial Cells

b)

Neutrons

c)

Neurons

d)

Protons

4.

What does Neurology involve?

a)

Anatomy of the Nervous System

b)

Physiology of the Nervous system

c)

Pathologies of the nervous system

d)

All of the above

5.

The four main parts of the nervous system are...

a)

brain

sensory organs

eyes

hands

b)

brain

spinal cord

sensory organs

nerves

c)

brain

heart

lungs

nerves

d)

brain

brain stem

nerves

stomach

6.

The brainstem helps regulate - select ALL that apply

a)

heart rate

b)

breathing

c)

digestion

d)

sleep cycle

7.

What is this organ?

a)

Toe

b)

Eye

c)

Hair

d)

Brain

8.

A ________________ treats disorders of the nerves and nervous systems.

a)

cardiologist

b)

neurologist

c)

Gynaecologists

d)

Pulmonologist

9.

Translate the term Neurologist

a)

Study of the nervous system

b)

A person who specializes in the nervous system

c)

Abnormal condition of the nerves

d)

Nerve disease

10.

Translate the term Neuropathy

a)

Study of the nervous system

b)

A person who specializes in the nervous system

c)

Abnormal condition of the nerves

d)

Nerve disease

11.

Which part of the brain controls out thinking, emotions, sensations, memory, and movement?

a)

cerebelum

b)

brainstem

c)

cerebrum

d)

diencephalon

12.

Which part of your brain coordinates movement and balance?

a)

Prefrontal Cortex

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Brain Stem

13.

Which part of your brain is an extension of the spinal cord and is located in the base of the brain?

Hint: It receives and relays information from the face, eyes, ears, nose, and tongue and is also responsible for keeping our heart beating and our breathing (involuntary motion)

a)

Prefrontal Cortex

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Brain Stem

14.

Riddle:

I am made up of a million nerves, and can revise and relay information like the brain stem,

But I can process information from all areas of the body, which the brainstem can't.

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Brain Stem

15.

Nerves are made up of millions of cells called...

a)

Neurons

b)

Axions

c)

Dendrites

d)

Synapses

16.

Each neuron has a long trunk called a(n)...

a)

Neurons

b)

Axions

c)

Dendrites

d)

Synapses

17.

Each neuron has a long trunk called a(n)_____and many smaller branches called_____.

a)

Neurons; Dendrites

b)

Axions; Dendrites

c)

Dendrites; Axion

d)

Neuron; Synapses

18.

The branches of a neuron pass on messages by releasing chemicals over small spaces between axions and dendrites called...

a)

Synapses

b)

Dendrites

c)

Nerves

d)

Neurons

19.

The body receives information from the environment through_____that are located in sensory organs.

a)

Sensory Nerves

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Neurons

d)

Brain

20.

Sensory organs include the eyes, ears, nose, and skin.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Sensory nerves carry the message to the _____.

a)

Sensory Nerves

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Neurons

d)

Brain

22.

The _____ makes sense of the information that traveled through the spinal cord and sends the instructions back down to the spinal cord.

a)

Sensory Nerves

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Neurons

d)

Brain

23.

A motor nerve carries the information from the spinal cord that was made sense of by the brain to the muscles and instructs the muscles on what to do.

a)

True

b)

False