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Nervous System

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following controls autonomic functions like breathing, heart, blood vessel function, and digestion?

a)

cerebellum

b)

medulla oblongata

c)

hypothalamus

d)

pons

2.

What is the other term for a neuron?

a)

dendrite

b)

nerve body

c)

nerve cell

d)

axon

3.

It carries impulses from the sense organs to the brain and spinal cord.

a)

sensory neurons

b)

associative neurons

c)

motor neurons

d)

effective neurons

4.

Determine which of the following neurons is sensitive to pain?

a)

chemoreceptors

b)

nociceptors

c)

mechanoreceptors

d)

thermoreceptors

5.

Identify which part of the neuron sendinformation away from the cell body?

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

axon terminal

d)

myelin sheath

6.

Which is responsible for memory retention?

a)

cerebrum

b)

amygdala

c)

hippocampus

d)

thalamus

7.

What part of the brain controls our emotion?

a)

cerebellum

b)

medulla oblongata

c)

cerebrum

d)

amygdala

8.

What is the system that makes up of nerve cells?

a)

autonomic nervous system

b)

peripheral nervous system

c)

central nervous system

d)

sensory nervous system

9.

Which of the following is a type of sensory receptor?

a)

bladder

b)

nose

c)

heart

d)

intestine

10.

Which of the following is associated to our balance, posture, and movement?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebellum

c)

cerebrum

d)

pons