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Nervous system quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Lobe?
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal 
d)
Occipital
2.
Which Lobe?
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Occipital
3.
Which Lobe?
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Occipital
4.
What is this?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
5.
The large wrinkled part of the brain is known as the ___.
a)
Cerebral Cortex
b)
Motor Strip 
c)
Corpus Cortex
d)
Parietal Lobe 
6.
Controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate
a)
Diencephalon
b)
Frontal Lobe
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Cerebellum
7.
The Medulla Obolongata controls our ___.
a)

Heart rate 

b)

Muscle Memory 

c)

Pain reaction

d)

Memory 

8.

The cerebellum controls ____________

a)

senses

b)

movement, posture, balance and coordination

9.

The Central Nervous System is made up of

a)

the cerebellum and cerebrum

b)

the brain and spinal cord

c)

the brainstem and spinal cord

d)

cerebrum and spinal cord

10.

The Peripheral Nervous System is made up of

a)

the brain and spinal cord

b)

all of the neurons in the body

c)

the neurons outside of the brain and spinal cord

d)

the neurons in your arms and legs

11.

What joins the two hemispheres of the brain together?

a)

corpus callosum

b)

cerebral cortex

c)

frontal lobe

d)

cerebellum

12.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

13.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

14.
a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon Terminals

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Schwann Cells

15.

What does the neuron's Myelin Sheath do?

a)

Controls the actions of the neuron

b)

Produces food for the neuron

c)

Carries information from the cell body to other neurons

d)

Surrounds and insulates the axon

16.

The space between the axon terminal of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron.

a)

axon

b)

synapse

c)

dendrite

d)

cell body

17.
Jackson is around his friend who is constantly sick. Jackson begins coughing and sneezing the next day at school. What is the possible stimulus and response?
a)
Internal stimulus is coughing, the response is getting sick
b)
External stimulus is coughing, the response is getting sick
c)
Internal stimulus is germs/bacteria, the response is coughing
d)
External stimulus is germs/bacteria, the response is coughing
18.

Identify the stimulus..."A loud noise causes you to cover your ears"

a)

A loud noise

b)

You cover your ears

19.

Which of the following is an organism's reaction to a change in it's surrondings?

a)

Response

b)

Development

c)

Distraction

d)

Stimulus

20.

What type of neuron is A?

a)

Sensory

b)

Inter

c)

Motor

21.

Name an effector in this diagram.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

22.

Select two examples of effectors.

a)

Neuron

b)

Gland

c)

Muscle

d)

Receptor

23.

Which statement best describes a reflex?

a)

Slow response that you have to think about

b)

Rapid response to protect body from harm

24.

_____ neurons carry messages away from the central nervous system and out to muscles or glands. The RED neuron in diagram.

a)

sensory

b)

motor

c)

inter

d)

central

25.

Which number represents the stimulus?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4