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nervous system

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three parts of the nervous system?

a)

brain, spinal cord, neurons

b)

brain, lungs, spinal cord

c)

heart, brain, nerves

d)

brain, nerves, neurons

2.

What is the function of the nervous system?

a)

sensory inputs, process information, motor output

b)

to protect the body from harm.

c)

Sensory input and motor output

d)

Make decisions and process information

3.

Identify the stimulus

a)

Thirsty

b)

drinking water

c)

blinking

d)

eating

4.

Identify the response

a)

hunger

b)

thirst

c)

drinking water

d)

smelling

5.
A person feels the heat of a hot stove.
a)
Stimulus
b)
Response
6.
The stimulus is most closely related to....
a)
the cause
b)
the effect
c)
the hypothesis
d)
the conclusion
7.
The response is most like....
a)
the cause
b)
the effect
c)
the hypothesis
d)
the question
8.

What part of your body carries signals from your brain to your muscles (you can choose more than one)

a)

Motor neurons

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Sensory neurons

d)

Blood vessels

9.

How many sense do humans have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

more than 6

10.

What kind of neuron carries information from our eyes to our brain?

a)

Motor neuron

b)

Sensory neuron

c)

Nerve

d)

Spinal neuron

11.

Which has more potential energy helicopter hovering high in the air or a helicopter falling quickly

a)

Hovering helicopter

b)

Fast falling helicopter

12.

What type of energy does a soccer ball rolling on the ground have?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Just plain energy

d)

No Energy

13.

What type of energy does a person standing at the top of a ladder have?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Gravitational Potential

c)

Elastic Potential

d)

Chemical Potential

e)

No Energy

14.
What bone protects your brain?
a)
Skull
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Cerbrum
d)
Deltoids
15.
What are the main two parts of the central nervous system?
a)
Brain and Skull
b)
Brain and Spinal Cord
c)
Spinal Cord and Nerves
d)
Nerve Cells and Nerve Endings
16.
What sense organ is responsible for our sense of touch?
a)
Ears
b)
Face
c)
Nose 
d)
Skin
17.
Which of the following is NOT a sense organ?
a)
Nose
b)
Eyes
c)
Tongue/Mouth
d)
Hands
18.
What type of cell gathers and carries information?
a)
Nerve Ending
b)
Sense Organ
c)
Sensory Cell
d)
Nerve Cell
19.
A condition caused by sudden movement of the brain, where the brain hits the skull is called
a)
Brain Injury
b)
Concussion
c)
Headache
d)
Nervous System disease
20.
What part of the eye bends light to focus it on the retina?
a)
Retina
b)
Iris
c)
Optic Nerve
d)
Lens
21.
What are the four types of tastebuds
a)
Sweet, Sour, Salty, Sugary
b)
Sweet, Sour, Bitter, Spicy
c)
Sweet, Bitter, Salty, Sour
d)
Sour, Bitter, Sugary, Spicy
22.
What part of the eye sends messages to the brain from the retina?
a)
Optic Nerve
b)
Iris 
c)
Lens
d)
Cornea
23.

What is the black part of the eye called?

a)

Retina

b)

Nerve

c)

Pupil

d)

Iris

24.

What is the colored part of the eye called?

a)

Iris

b)

Optic Nerve

c)

Cornea

d)

Rods and Cones

25.

Which sense organ helps you hear?

a)

Eyes

b)

Nose

c)

Mouth

d)

Ears

26.

What is a Neuron?

a)

A cell

b)

A transmitter to transmit messages to cells

c)

A receiver for information

d)

a gland

27.

What is the largest part of the brain?

a)

Brain stem

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Dura mater

28.

What does the axon carry?

a)

Impulses away from the cell body

b)

Impulses to the cell body

c)

chemicals

d)

messages

29.

How many pairs of spinal nerves are there?

(a)  

30.

What is the inner most layer of the brain?

a)

Arachnoid

b)

Dura mater

c)

Pia matr

d)

Cerebellum

31.

What do the motor neurons do?

a)

carry messages from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands

b)

carry impulses from skin and sends to organs the to spinal cord and brain

c)

carry impulses from sensory neurons to motor neurons

d)

store messages

32.

What does the cerebrospinal fluid transport?

a)

messages

b)

nutrients

c)

minerals

d)

waste products

33.

What part of the brain is responsible for conscious thought, judgement, memory, reasoning and will power?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Thalamus

34.

FIGHT OR FLIGHT:

a)

decreases heart rate

b)

increase heart rate

c)

reverses symptoms

d)

makes you fly

35.

What is paralyzed with paraplegia

(a)  

36.

Spinal cord injury symptoms include:

a)

Inability to move

b)

Progressive memory loss

c)

Respiratory distress

d)

Convulsions

37.

What nerves does the peripheral nervous system contain along the spinal cord?

a)

Crainial

b)

Sensory

c)

Motor

d)

Spinal

38.

What part of the brain controls respiration?

(a)  

39.

The medulla oblongata controls

a)

vision and speech

b)

hearing

c)

heart rate and blood pressure

d)

respiration

40.
Which system is most closely associated with the brain?
a)
nervous
b)
muscular
c)
circulatory
d)
respiratory
41.
What are the three (3) main parts of the nervous system?
a)
cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla
b)
cochlea, nerves, vestibule
c)
brain, spinal cord, nerves
42.
The bony structure that protects the brain.
a)
Back bone 
b)
Teeth 
c)
Skull
d)
Helmet 
43.
What type of cell gathers and carries information?
a)
Nerve Ending
b)
Sense Organ
c)
Sensory Cell
d)
Nerve Cell
44.
Which part of the body is like a highway for sending messages?
a)
Blood
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Atrium
d)
Ventricle
45.
bundle of wire-like nerves threaded through the backbones, through which electrical messages travel between the brain and body.
a)
neurons
b)
spinal cord
c)
spaghetti
d)
brain
46.
a body system that controls and coordinates all body activities through electric impulses/messages between brain, spinal cord and nerves.
a)
endocrine system 
b)
nervous system
c)
nerve
d)
neuron
47.
What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and cranial nerves
c)
spinal cord and spinal nerves
d)
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
48.
The nervous system works with these two systems to direct behavior and movement.
a)
respiratory and excretory
b)
skeletal and muscular
c)
respiratory and digestive
d)
skeletal and digestive
49.
What is the job of the spinal cord?
a)
To protect your muscles
b)
To communicate from your brain to the rest of your body
c)
To open and close your lungs.
50.
What sense organ is responsible for our sense of touch?
a)
Ears
b)
Face
c)
Nose 
d)
Skin
51.
The nervous system controls:
a)
only the heart
b)
all body systems and the whole entire body
c)
the digestive system
d)
the brain
52.

Which body system coordinates all of the systems by controlling every activity that takes place?

a)

The Nervous System

b)

The Digestive System

c)

The Endocrine System

d)

The Circulatory System

e)

The Immune System

53.

The Nervous System is divided into two parts called

a)

The Central Nervous System & The Peripheral Nervous System

b)

The Central Nervous System & The Paradigm Nervous System

c)

The Corollary Nervous System & The Paradigm Nervous System

d)

The Corollary Nervous System & The Peripheral Nervous System

54.

This is the control center of the nervous system controlling both voluntary and involuntary processes.

a)

Central Nervous System

b)

Peripheral Nervous System

55.

Anything that occurs as a result of the organism thinking about it.

a)

Voluntary Processes

b)

Involuntary Processes

56.

Anything that occurs automatically and without thought.

a)

Voluntary Processes

b)

Involuntary Processes

57.

Digestion, Heartbeat, and Reflexes are examples of

a)

Voluntary Processes

b)

Involuntary Processes

58.

Speaking, Running, and Karate Chopping are examples of

a)

Voluntary Processes

b)

Involuntary Processes

59.

The Brain is made of a large mass of

a)

Muscular Tissue

b)

Neurons

c)

Red Blood Cells

d)

While Blood Cells

e)

Glands

60.

Which brain structure is responsible for balance and is involved with movement?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Medulla

61.

Which brain structure controls all involuntary processes such as breathing, heartbeat, peristalsis

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Medulla

62.

Which brain structure controls all voluntary activities and is responsible for thought, memory, emotions, and reasoning?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Medulla

63.

Which structure connects the Brain to the Peripheral Nervous System, while also directing some of the body's reflexes?

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Esophagus

c)

Pharynx

d)

Larynx

e)

Trachea

64.

Function of nervous system is ____________.

a)

Digestion only

b)

Circulation only

c)

Control and coordination of the body

d)

Breathing only

65.

What will happen if all the sensory nerves stop working in any human's body?

a)

Messages will not reach to the brain or spinal cord.

b)

Brain is not able to process the received information.

c)

Nothing will happen as motor nerves will perform the functions.

66.

Blinking when something enters your eye

a)

A reflex action

b)

Not a reflex action

67.

Function of spinal cord

a)

controls all voluntary actions of the body

b)

to transmit impulses from the sensory organ through central nervous system to the effector to respond accordingly

c)

controls the reflex actions

68.

Select the VOLUNTARY action.

a)
b)
c)
d)
69.

Select the INVOLUNTARY action.

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.

Two divisions of the nervous system.

a)

brain and spinal cord

b)

central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

c)

cerebrum and cerebellum

71.
What is the function of the nervous system.
a)
provide nutrients for the body.
b)
send and recieve messages
c)
circulate oxygen to sells
d)
remove carbon dioxide from blood

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