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Nervous System

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which lobe is shown in red-
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Occipital
d)
Temporal
2.
Which lobe is shown in green-
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal 
c)
Occipital
d)
Temporal
3.

Functions include initiating voluntary movement, working memory, personality, and higher cognitive functions such as decision-making and judgment.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

4.

Responsible for integrating sensory information, including touch, temperature, pressure and pain.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

5.

Shelton fell off of a ladder while cleaning the windows. He can not stand up without assistance and is unable to catch a ball. Which is the most likely affected part of the brain?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Cerebral Cortex

d)

Corpus Callosum

6.
A person has a stroke on her occipital lobe.  What might happen to her?
a)
reduced planning abilities
b)
deafness
c)
coma
d)
blindness
7.

What does the axon carry?

a)

Impulses away from the cell body

b)

Impulses to the cell body

c)

chemicals

d)

messages

8.

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

9.
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
10.

This releases neurotransmitters which are sent into the synaptic cleft for receptors on the dendrite to receive.

a)

axon

b)

axon terminal

c)

gene

d)

neuron

11.
A nerve cell that is the basic working unit of the brain and nervous system which processes and transmits information
a)
axon
b)
neuron
c)
dendrite
d)
neurotransmitter
12.
This insulating material forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron.  It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.
a)
neuron
b)
myelin sheath
c)
dendrite
d)
neurotransmitter
13.

The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another.  It is where communication occurs between an axon and dendrite.

a)

synapse

b)

axon terminal

c)

impulse

d)

myelin

14.

Z

a)

Axon Terminal Button

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Dendrite

d)

Synapse

15.

X

a)

Axon Terminal Button

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Dendrite

d)

Synapse

16.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
17.
A change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react is call a(n) 
a)
reaction
b)
stimulus
c)
response
18.
Which of the following is the correct order of the direction of a message?
a)
Dendrite-Cell Body-Axon-Synapse
b)
Synapse-Cell Body-Axon-Dendrite
c)
Dendrite-Synapse-Cell Body-Axon
d)
Axon-Cell Body-Dendrite-Synapse
19.
When a neuron is resting, the inside of the axon has a ____________ charge.
a)
positive
b)
negative
20.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
21.
The brain's supporting cells are called: 
a)
glial cells
b)
mitochondria
c)
neurons
d)
nuclei
22.

Nerve impulses within the neuron are sent in _____ form.

a)

Electrical

b)

Chemical

c)

Electro-chemical

d)

Petrochemical

23.

How many lobes of the brain are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

24.

Damage to the _____ lobe may affect our ability to hear sounds.

a)

Parietal

b)

Frontal

c)

Occiptial

d)

Temporal

25.
What is a neurotransmitter?
a)
fatty covering of the axon
b)
nerve cell
c)
chemical messenger
d)
gap between neurons
26.

Type of synapse which increases the chance of the next neuron firing.

a)

Inhibitory

b)

Excitatory

c)

Neurotransmitters

d)

Neuron

27.

Type of synapse which decreases the chance of the next neuron firing.

a)

Inhibitory

b)

Excitatory

c)

Neurotransmitters

d)

Neuron

28.

A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called the-

a)

synapse

b)

threshold

c)

action potential

d)

myelin sheath

29.

The longest part of a neuron is most likely to be the -

a)

dendrite

b)

axon

c)

cell body

d)

synapse

30.

The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations is the role of the:

a)

sympathetic nervous system

b)

somatic nervous system

c)

cerebellum

31.
The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting.
a)

parasympathetic

b)

somatic

c)

peripheral

32.
You're giving a speech in front of the class (most of you would feel this)
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
33.

What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system?

a)

central and peripheral

b)

parasympathetic and sympathetic

c)

brain and spinal cord

d)

nerves and ganglia

34.

The sympathetic division is responsible for...

a)

stress

b)

relaxation

c)

resting

35.

What is Reaction Time?

a)

the amount of time it takes to respond to stimulus.

b)

How fast your can run.

c)

How much you can lift.

d)

the ability to do something or act in a particular way.

36.

How can you improve your reaction time?

a)

There is nothing you can do

b)

Lay down on the couch and watch tv all day

c)

Play sports

d)

Sleep less

37.

A pro gamer has a reaction time of 0.15 s. While taking a computer reaction time test, a friend talks loudly to the gamer acting as a distraction. The gamer's new reaction time will likely be...

a)

slower

b)

faster

c)

the same

38.

Voluntary actions are controlled by the ____________.

a)

cranial nerve

b)

spinal nerve

c)

spinal cord

d)

brain

39.

An example of a reflex action includes

a)

Touching a butterfly

b)

Touching a hot stove and pulling your hand away

c)

Your legs moving as you walk

40.

Breathing and heartbeat are controlled by-

a)

your heart.

b)

your brain stem.

c)

lungs.

41.

Neurons that communicate from the brain to the body to move an organ or body part are called -

a)

Sensory Neurons

b)

Motor Neurons

c)

Interconnected Neurons

d)

None of the above

42.

Neurons that are stimulated by external stimuli and communicate the message from the body to the brain are called-

a)

Motor Neurons

b)

Interneurons

c)

Sensory neurons

43.

These type of sensory neurons measure temperature.

a)

Nocireceptors

b)

Pain receptors

c)

Thermoreceptors

d)

Chemoreceptors

44.

A type of sensory receptor that detects chemicals are....

a)

Chemoreceptors

b)

Mechanoreceptors

c)

Thermoreceptors

d)

Nocireceptors

45.

Receptors that detect where your assorted parts are in space are....

a)

Thermoreceptors

b)

Mechanoreceptors

c)

Chemoreceptors

46.

This part of the brain controls thirst and hunger.

a)

cerebellum

b)

brain stem

c)

hypothalamus

d)

hippocampus

47.

What structure is highlighted in yellow?

a)

Corpus Callosum

b)

Amygdala

c)

Thalamus

d)

Hypothalamus

48.

What structure is highlighted in yellow?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Brain Stem

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

49.

What is the peripheral nervous system (PNS) made of?

a)

brain and spinal cord

b)

brain and cranial nerves

c)

nerves that branch out from spinal cord and brain

50.

Nerve impulses within the neuron are sent in _____ form.

a)

Electrical

b)

Chemical

c)

Electro-chemical

d)

Petrochemical

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