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Nervous System Test Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
the central nervous system______________
a)
is the control center of the body. 
b)
the main body system. 
2.
Which part of the brain controls all involuntary actions?
a)
brain stem
b)
cerebrum
c)
cerebellum
3.
Which part of the brain coordinates the actions of muscles and helps you maintain balance?
a)
brain stem
b)
cerebrum
c)
cerebellum
4.
which part of the brain carries out mental processes such as learning and remembering?
a)
brain stem
b)
cerebrum
c)
cerebellum
5.
This part controls balance and coordination.
a)
thalamus
b)
hemisphere
c)
cerebellum
d)
cerebrum
6.
This part controls your emotions and keeps your body at the right temperature.
a)
thalamus
b)
hemisphere
c)
hypothalamus
d)
cerebrum
7.
This part takes care of body jobs you don't think about, like digesting food and sweating.
a)
cerebrum
b)
thalamus
c)
brain stem
d)
cerebellum
8.
Actions that you do automatically, without you having to think about them, are called...
a)
fast
b)
flexible
c)
reflex
d)
repeat
9.
What is the part highlighted in red?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
10.
What is the largest area of the brain that controls everything conscious?
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Diencephalon
d)
Brain Stem
11.

What structure is grey in this picture?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem

12.
Which division of the nervous system is composed of the brain and spinal cord?
a)
The Autonomic NS
b)
The Peripheral NS
c)
The Central NS
d)
The Somatic NS
13.

Select the VOLUNTARY action.

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.
Identify the lobe of the brain that is highlighted.  
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
15.
Identify the lobe of the brain
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
16.

What part of the nervous system is responsible for slowing down breathing and pulse?

a)

Spinal Nerves

b)

Sympathetic

c)

Parasympathetic

d)

Spinal Nerves

17.
Which of the following is NOT part of a neuron?
a)
dendrite
b)
axon
c)
myelin sheath
d)
medulla oblongata
18.
What is responsible for heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure?
a)
midbrain
b)
pons
c)
medulla oblongata
d)
cerebrum
19.
What part is responsible for visual processing?
a)
frontal
b)
parietal
c)
temporal
d)
occipital
20.
Which system controls involuntary responses?
a)
somatic
b)
autonomic
c)
sympathetic
d)
parasympthetic
21.

The two parts of the Peripheral Nervous System

a)

Brain and Spinal Cord

b)

Somatic and Autonomic

c)

Systematic and Brain

d)

Spinal cord and Autonomic

22.

controls the "fight or flight" response

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

23.

controls the "rest and digest" response

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

24.
This neurological injury can occur during violent impacts to the head. 
a)

concussion

b)
Alzheimer's Disease
c)
Dementia
d)
Cerebral Palsy
25.

Two cerebral hemispheres are connected by a bridge of white matter within. It is called ...

a)

Limbic

b)

Corpus callosum

c)

Cerebral cortex

d)

Thalamus

26.

Brainstem consist of ....

a)

Midbrain

b)

Thalamus

c)

Pons

d)

Medulla oblongata

27.

Which is not one of the 5 senses?

a)

sight

b)

hearing

c)

smell

d)

happy

28.
Olfactory receptors can be found:
a)
on the tongue
b)
in the nose
c)
in the ear
d)
in the skin
29.

IT IS A BIG COLOURED CIRCLE AT THE FRONT OF THE EYE

a)

PUPIL

b)

RETINA

c)

EYELASHES

d)

IRIS

30.

LIGHT ENTERS THE EYE THROUGH THE PUPIL, AN IMAGE FORMS ON THE RETINA AND THEN THE RETINA SENDS THE INFORMATION TO OUR ___________

a)

EYES

b)

BRAIN

c)

IRIS

d)

EYELIDS

31.
The colored portion of the eye with an opening in the center called a pupil is the?
a)
sclera
b)
conjunctiva
c)
cornea
d)
iris
32.

What is C, the jelly-like fluid that fills the cavity of the eye?

a)

Vitreous Humor

b)

Aqueous Humor

c)

Sclera

d)

Ciliary Muscle

33.
The small projections on the surface of the tongue are called
a)
otoliths
b)
papillae
c)
taste buds
d)
gustatory hairs
34.
You can only detect certain tastes in certain areas of the tongue (as shown in the tongue map image).
a)
true
b)
false
35.
The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.
a)
heart, brain, kidneys
b)
lungs, liver, stomach
c)
brain, spinal cord, nerves
d)
eyes, pancreas, veins
36.

What kind of cells make up the nervous system?

a)

Plasma

b)

Neurons

c)

Blood Vessels

d)

Spinal Cord

37.

The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons. Labelled D in diagram.

a)

Synapse

b)

Axon

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Dendrite

38.

____________ ---> ____________ ---> _______________

a)

Response, Stimulus, Interpret

b)

Interpret, Stimulus, Response

c)

Stimulus, Interpret, Response

d)

Response, Interpret, Stimulus

39.

what might be a job of a motor neuron?

a)

connecting to a muscle and helping you move

b)

connecting within the brain to help you make a decision

c)

sending a message toward your brain from a pain receptor in your skin

d)

all of these

40.

What is the name of the blue structure

a)

axon terminal

b)

dendrite

c)

schwann cell

d)

axon

41.

Myelin would be made by what structure

a)

the red one

b)

the blue one

c)

the green one

d)

the purple one

42.

What part of a neuron receives messages from other neurons?

a)

dendrite

b)

cell body

c)

axon

d)

axon terminal

43.

Which best describes myelin?

a)

it is a neurotransmitter that triggers muscle contraction

b)

it is a protein that builds the axon

c)

it is a fat that speeds the message along the axon

d)

it is a fat that helps the neuron "hear" messages

44.

Dopamine and Serotonin are examples of _______________

a)

Axon

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Somatic Nerves

d)

Autonomic Nerves

45.

Neurotransmitters are ______________ that travel across the ______________ to another cell.

a)

electrical signals; receptors

b)

electrical signals; synapse

c)

chemicals; receptors

d)

chemicals; synapse

46.

What is number 3 pointing at on the neuron?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Soma

47.

What part of the neuron is number 4 pointing at?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon Terminal

c)

Axon

d)

Myelin Sheath

48.

Which part of the Neuron is number 1 pointing at?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Cell body

c)

Axon

d)

Nucleus

49.

What is the gap between two neurons called?

a)

Impulse

b)

Synapse

c)

CNS

d)

Inter neuron

50.

Action potential refers to

a)

a very positive charge inside and outside of the neuron

b)

a very negative charge inside and outside of the neuron

c)

a change of charge between the inside and outside of the neuron

d)

action outside the membrane that cause the neuron's membrane to close all its pores

51.

Before an action potential moves to the next neuron it must release

a)

sodium into the synapse

b)

positive protons into the synapse

c)

neurotransmitters into the synapse

d)

negative electrons in to the synapse

52.

When a neuron is at REST,

a)

the inside of the neuron is negatively charged compared to the outside.

b)

the inside of the neuron is positively charged compared to the outside.

c)

there is no charge difference established

d)

none of these is true

53.
What is structure labeled E in the picture?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Schwann Cell
c)
Node of Ranvier
d)
Myelin Sheath
54.
What is structure labeled G in the picture?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Schwann Cell
c)
Node of Ranvier
d)
Myelin Sheath
55.
What is structure labeled H in the picture?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Schwann Cell
c)
Node of Ranvier
d)
Myelin Sheath
56.
Myelin sheaths are formed around what structure of the neuron?
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Cell Body
d)
Node of Ranvier
57.
Excess neurotransmitters in the synapse that goes back into the presynaptic neuron.
a)
Resting potential
b)
Reuptake
c)
Retroactivity
d)
Repolarization
58.

Z

a)

Axon Terminal Button

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Dendrite

d)

Synapse

59.

X

a)

Axon Terminal Button

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Dendrite

d)

Synapse

60.

Synapse is a junction that allows the communication between:

a)

neuron and neuron

b)

neuron and muscle

c)

neuron and gland

d)

all the above answers

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