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Nervous System

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The brain and spinal cord make up the...

a)

CNS (central nervous system)

b)

PNS (peripheral nervous system)

c)

ANS (autonomic nervous system)

d)

SNS (somatic nervous system

2.

The system that controls your voluntary muscle movements is the...

a)

CNS (central nervous system)

b)

PNS (peripheral nervous system)

c)

ANS (autonomic nervous system)

d)

SNS (somatic nervous system

3.

The system that controls your involuntary muscle movements and internal organs is the...

a)

CNS (central nervous system)

b)

PNS (peripheral nervous system)

c)

ANS (autonomic nervous system)

d)

SNS (somatic nervous system

4.

All the neurons that lie outside the brain and spinal cord make up the...

a)

CNS (central nervous system)

b)

PNS (peripheral nervous system)

c)

ANS (autonomic nervous system)

d)

SNS (somatic nervous system

5.

The meninges are...

a)

a series of membranes that support the brain and spinal cord

b)

the neurons that link sensory and motor neurons

c)

the channels that allow potassium into the axon

6.

What is G?

a)

Dendrites

b)

Myelin sheath

c)

axon terminal

d)

node

7.

What is B?

a)

Dendrites

b)

Myelin sheath

c)

axon terminal

d)

node

8.

What is E?

a)

Dendrites

b)

Myelin sheath

c)

axon terminal

d)

node

9.

What is H?

a)

Dendrites

b)

Myelin sheath

c)

axon terminal

d)

node

10.

A rapid change in charge across the membrane of a neuron is an...

a)

Action potential

b)

Myelin sheath

c)

sodium-potassium pump

11.

The neurons that send signals from the brain to the body are...

a)

Sensory Neurons

b)

Motor Neurons

c)

Interneurons

12.

What are neurotransmitters?

a)

The gates that let ions in and out of the axon

b)

The molecules that carry an action potential across a synaptic cleft

c)

Interneurons that communicate between sensory and motor neurons

13.

The neurons that send signals from the body to the brain are...

a)

Sensory Neurons

b)

Motor Neurons

c)

Interneurons

14.

When a neuron is at rest, it's axon has a resting potential with a slightly ________ charge

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

neutral

15.

When the spinal cord shortcuts the brain to help protect the body its called a...

a)

reflex arc

b)

neurotransmitter

c)

action potential

16.

The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for...

a)

activating your fight or flight response

b)

Maintaining body functions under normal circumstances (such as resting and digesting)

c)

Voluntary muscle movements

d)

Empathy with others

17.

The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for...

a)

activating your fight or flight response

b)

Maintaining body functions under normal circumstances (such as resting and digesting)

c)

Voluntary muscle movements

d)

Empathy with others