WorksheetsNervous System Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
After eating a hefty Thanksgiving dinner, you sit down with your family to watch the Egg Bowl. The Egg Bowl is the annual college football game between Ole Miss and Mississippi State. You hunker down on the couch with your second piece of pecan pie and think "Dang! my __________________ must be really active right now!"
Sympathetic nervous system
Parasympathetic nervous system
Gobble Gobble
How is Ms. State allowed to ring cowbells in their stadium when the NCAA has a "no artificial noisemaker" policy. This is not the answer, but it remains a valid point.
What part of a neuron carries nerve impulses away from the cell body?
axon
synapse
dendrite
nucleus
A motor neuron sends impulses
from the brain to a muscle or gland
from the brain to a sensory neuron
from the muscle to an interneuron
from a sensory neuron to another sensory neuron
Afferent pathways carry impulses from the appendicular skeleton to the brain. Which of the following would be considered the start of an afferent pathway?
Motor neurons connected to the biceps
Interneurons deep inside the brain and spinal cord
Motor neurons in the quadriceps
Sensory neurons in the dermis of the fingers.
What part of the brain controls memory?
Temporal Lobe of the Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Medulla of the Brain Stem
Occipital Lobe of the Cerebrum
Which of the following bodily actions is controlled by the somatic nervous system?
An increase in cardiac contractions during stressful situations
A decrease in breathing rate during sleep
Increased force production of the hamstring muscles during running
Increase is stomach muscle action after eating a meal
The parasympathetic nervous system would be associated with which of the following?
Vasodilation of blood vessels to the legs during running
Increase of calcium and ATP to cardiac tissue when under stress
Decrease in oxygen and nutrient transport to skeletal muscles
Secretion/Release of adrenaline in “fight or flight” situations
The region of the cerebrum responsible for moral/ethical decisions is the ______ lobe.
frontal
parietal
occipital
temporal
The brain and spinal cord make up the
central nervous system
peripheral nervous system
somatic nervous system
appendicular nervous system
After integration and processing in the brain, impulses travel down the spinal cord and to the muscles via ________ neurons
sensory
motor
sympathetic
cerebral
What part of the brain controls heart rate and breathing?
cerebrum
brainstem
cerebellum
spinal cord
This part of the neuron receives electrical impulses from other neurons.
axon
dendrite
myelin sheath
nucleus
The hippocampus is the primary memory section of the brain. It is responsible for making and storing most of our short and long-term memories. In which lobe is the hippocampus found?
parietal
occipital
temporal
frontal
A fatty sheath insulates the neuron's axon and increases impulse speed.
True
False
The fight or flight response is associated with the sympathetic nervous system
True
False
Which of the following would be considered part of the peripheral nervous system
Interneurons located deep in the brain
Axons that send messages down the brainstem
Dendrites that receive messages up the brainstem
Dendrites found in cardiac tissue
Which of the following bodily actions is controlled by the autonomic nervous system?
digestion
walking
chewing your food
high fives
“Rest and Digest” is mostly associated with an increase in adrenaline and sympathetic activity.
True
False
The occipital lobe is responsible for auditory (hearing) controls.
True
False
Somatic actions, such as heart rate, have to be controlled through voluntary action.
True
False
