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CNS vs PNS

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the main parts of the Central Nervous System?
a)
Brain & Chest
b)
Spinal Cord & Spinal Nerves
c)
Brain & Spinal Cord
d)
Heart & Brain
2.
What are the two main parts of the Peripheral Nervous System?
a)
Spinal Nerves & Receptors
b)
Arms & Legs
c)
Brain & Spinal Cord
d)
Optic Nerves & Receptors
3.
What are the divisions of the Peripheral Nervous System?
a)
Somatic & Motor
b)
Brake & Motor
c)
Somatic & Autonomic
d)
Sensory & Motor
4.
Afferent nerves are called
a)
efferent
b)
sensory
c)
motor
d)
peripheral
5.
Motor nerves are called
a)
afferent
b)
peripheral
c)
sensory
d)
efferent
6.
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
7.
The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves that branch out from the CNS (central nervous system) and connect to other body parts
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Autonomic
d)
Peripheral
8.
_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Fun
9.
The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting.
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
c)
somatic
d)
peripheral
10.
_____ neurons carry  messages away from the central nervous system.
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Flower
11.

The job of the somatic nervous system is to control breathing and the respiratory system.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

a)

axons

b)

sensory receptors

c)

spinal cord

d)

motor neurons

13.

When your sympathetic nervous system is very active, which of the following would happen?

a)

heart rate decreases

b)

sweat increases

c)

immune system response increases

d)

digestion increases

14.

Identify the lobe of the brain highlighted.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

15.

The center of visual perception

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

16.

Identify the lobe of the brain highlighted.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

17.

Processes hearing, language and helps us identify faces.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

18.

Identify the area of the brain highlighted.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Hypothalamus

19.

Identify the area of the brain highlighted.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Cerebrum

20.

Functions include initiating voluntary movement, working memory, personality, and higher cognitive functions such as decision-making and judgment.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

21.

Identify the area of the brain highlighted.

a)

Brain stem

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Spine

d)

Medulla oblongata

22.

Identify the area of the brain highlighted.

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Brain stem

d)

Temporal lobe

23.

Responsible for integrating sensory information, including touch, temperature, pressure and pain.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

24.

This part of the the brain is an area last to develop. It is responsible for analyzing information making good decisions.

a)

Parietal

b)

Temporal

c)

Occipital

d)

Frontal

25.

Which lobe of the brain will recognize places?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

26.

Which part of our brain do we rely on for problem solving?

a)

Parietal

b)

Temporal

c)

Occipital

d)

Frontal

27.

Which part of the brain allows us to recall or remember information?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

28.

Damage to the brain at the ____ lobe may cause visual problems.

a)

Parietal

b)

Frontal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

29.

Which lobe of the brain do we rely on to understand our location in directions?

a)

Frontal

b)

Occipital

c)

Parietal

d)

Temporal

30.

Damage to the _____ lobe may affect our ability to hear sounds.

a)

Parietal

b)

Frontal

c)

Occiptial

d)

Temporal

31.

Which part of our brain do we rely on for problem solving?

a)

Parietal

b)

Temporal

c)

Occipital

d)

Frontal

32.
The _____ response is known as fight or flight.
a)
parasympathetic
b)
sympathetic
c)
somatic
d)
peripheral
33.

This lobe of the brain controls our sense of smell.

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebellum

c)

frontal

d)

parietal

34.

This part of your brain controls your heart beat and how you digest food.

a)

cerebellum

b)

frontal lobe

c)

parietal lobe

d)

brain stem

35.

This part of your brain controls your body's sense of hot and cold.

a)

temporal lobe

b)

occipital lobe

c)

parietal lobe

d)

frontal lobe

36.
The part of the brain that controls voluntary movements such as thinking, memorizing and decision making?
a)
HYPOTHALAMUS
b)
BRAINSTEM
c)
CEREBRUM
d)
CEREBELLUM
37.
The part of the brain that controls emotional experiences:
a)
CEREBELLUM
b)
HYPOTHALAMUS
c)
BRAINSTEM
d)
CEREBRUM
38.
This structure helps pass information between the two hemispheres of the brain.
a)
corpus callosum
b)
hypothalamus
c)
pons
d)
amygdala
39.
Which letter on the illustration represents the frontal lobe? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
40.

The part of the brain that is used for functions such a memory, problem-solving, emotions, etc.

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Temporal Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Occipital Lobe

41.

Hemisphere of the brain that is most associated with artistic abilities

a)

Left

b)

Right

42.

Identify the part of the brain highlighted in the image

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Brain stem

d)

Hypothalamus

43.
Regulates your hunger, thirst, body temperature
a)
hypothalamus
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Amygdala
d)
reticular formation
44.

Relay center for sensory impulses to cerebral cortex. Also involved in memory.

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Limbic system

d)

Midbrain

45.

Myelinated fibres of the tract forms –

a)

White matter

b)

Grey matter

c)

White and grey matter

d)

Red matter

46.

How many layers does the meninges consist of?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

47.

What would a left-brained dominant person be like?

a)

Messy and unorganized

b)

Remembers faces

c)

Logical and analytical

d)

Emotional

48.

This structure is part of the diencephalon and serves as the sensory traffic controller. It routes all the incoming sensory information to the appropriate place.

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Pineal gland

d)

Brainstem

49.

What is the watery liquid that bathes the brain and spinal cord and helps protect them?

a)

CNS

b)

PNS

c)

CSF

d)

CPS

50.
The fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord
a)
pia mater
b)
CSF
c)
lymph 
d)
tissue fluid

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