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Nervous System

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

What is the function of the nervous system?

a)

to control and coordinate body functions and systems.

b)

to protect the body from harm.

c)

to identify pain and begin healing.

d)

to break down food.

3.

The basic unit of structure and function in the nervous system is a nerve cell. Nerve cells are also called-

a)

Osteocytes

b)

Dendrites

c)

Neurons

d)

Spinal Cords

4.
what controls your balance ?!
a)

brain stem

b)
cerebellum
c)

cerebrum

5.

what controls your involuntary muscles (digestion, heart, breathing)?

a)

cerebrum

b)
cerebellum
c)
brainstem
6.
what controls your reading and writing ?!
a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

brain stem

7.
what controls your skeletal muscles ?!
a)
cerebellum 
b)

brain stem

c)

cerebrum

8.

What is the number 1 pointing to?

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Brain Stem

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Cerebrum

9.

What is the number 3 pointing to?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebrum

c)

cerebellum

d)

spinal cord

10.

What is the number 2 pointing to?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebrum

c)

cerebellum

d)

spinal cord

11.
what controls your heart rate ?
a)

cerebrum

b)
cerebellum
c)
brainstem
12.

The nervous system_________

a)

receives information about what is going on in your body as well as what is going on around you.

b)

tells your body how to react to the information it receives.

c)

helps your body maintain homeostasis.

d)

all of the above.

13.

Reflex actions are important because

a)

They provide a quick, involuntary response

b)

They prevent injury

c)

They are essential to the survival of organisms

d)

All of the above

14.

The nervous system is broken into 2 major parts, the

a)

Central Nervous System

b)

Pedestrian Nervous System

c)

Peripheral Nervous System

d)

Whole Nervous System

15.

The nervous system includes sensory organs (eyes, ears, skin)

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The left side of your brain controls the _______ side of your body.

a)

Right

b)

Left

c)

Front

d)

Back

17.

When you smash your finger, it takes your brain a ________ time to process the pain signal and tell your hand to move.

a)

long

b)

very long

c)

Short

d)

very short

18.

When your get scared, your nervous system goes into

a)

walk and talk mode

b)

fight or flight mode

c)

sit and lounge mode

d)

chill mode

19.

What is the largest part of the brain?

a)

Brain stem

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Dura mater

20.

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

21.

Symptoms include: Double vision, Balance problems, caused by immune system eating away at protective nerve covering

a)

Multiple Sclerosis

b)

Concussion

c)

Meningitis

d)

Encephalitis

22.
What is number 5?
a)
cell body
b)
nucleus
c)
axon terminal
d)
synapes
23.
What is number 4?
a)
dendrite
b)
axon 
c)
cell body
d)
myelin sheath
24.
What is number 1?
a)
dendrite 
b)
axon
c)
cell body
d)
myelin sheath
25.
Which system controls involuntary responses?
a)
somatic
b)
autonomic
c)
sympathetic
d)
parasympthetic
26.
Which neurons carry messages from the brain to the body?
a)
sensory neuron
b)
motor neuron
c)
interneuron
d)
afferent
27.
What part is responsible for visual processing?
a)
frontal
b)
parietal
c)
temporal
d)
occipital
28.
What part of the brain is responsible for thought and planning?
a)
frontal
b)
parietal
c)
temporal
d)
occipital
29.
What is responsible for heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure?
a)
midbrain
b)
pons
c)
medulla oblongata
d)
cerebrum
30.
What is the largest part of the brain?
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
brain stem
d)
medulla oblongata
31.
What is the main function of the cerebellum?
a)
Consciousness
b)
sensory reception
c)
homeostatsis
d)
muscle coordination
32.
What is the central nervous system made up of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
cranial and spinal nerves
c)
sensory and motor systems
d)
sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
33.
Which are the main divisions of the nervous system?
a)
afferent and efferent
b)
peripheral and central
c)
somatic and autonomic
d)
sympathetic and parasympathetic
34.
What is number 2?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
brain stem
d)
spinal cord
35.
What is number 6?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
brain stem
d)
spinal cord
36.

Dopamine and Serotonin are examples of _______________

a)

Axon

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Somatic Nerves

d)

Autonomic Nerves

37.

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

a)

electrical signals; receptors

b)

electrical signals; synapse

c)

chemicals; receptors

d)

chemicals; synapse

38.

The branch like figures that receive impulses & conducts them to the cell body

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Cell Body

d)

Myelin Sheath

39.

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

40.

The ____________ is part of the peripheral nervous system and controls our senses.

a)

Systemic

b)

Autonomic

c)

Somatic

d)

Autonomous

41.

What is number 3 pointing at on the neuron?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Soma

42.
What is the part highlighted in red?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
43.
Identify the lobe of the brain that is highlighted.  
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
44.
Identify the lobe of the brain
a)
frontal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
parietal
45.
What is the largest area of the brain that controls everything conscious?
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Cerebrum
c)
Diencephalon
d)
Brain Stem
46.
The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons
a)
axon 
b)
dendrite
c)
axon terminal
d)
gene
47.
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
48.
E
a)
Synapse
b)
Cell Body
c)
Axon 
d)
Dendrite
49.

What part of the brain deals with the thalamus and hypothalamus?

a)

Brain Stem

b)

Cerebellum

c)

diencephalan

d)

cerebrum

50.

The part of the PNS that controls involuntary actions

a)

autonomic nervous system

b)

somatic nervous system

c)

organic nervous system

d)

reflexive nervous system

51.
The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves that branch out from the CNS (central nervous system) and connect to other body parts
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Autonomic
d)
Peripheral
52.
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
53.
This part of the neuron stores then releases neurotransmitters into the synapse.
a)
Axon 
b)
Dendrite
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Axon Terminal
54.

Which part of the brain controls your blood pressure and heart rate?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebrum

c)

cerebellum

d)

adrenal gland

55.

Which statement best describes a reflex arc?

a)

Slow response that you have to think about

b)

Rapid response to protect body from harm

56.

Where would the nerve impulse start in this reflex arc?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

57.

_____ neurons carry messages away from the central nervous system and out to muscles or glands. The RED neuron in diagram.

a)

sensory

b)

motor

c)

inter

d)

central

58.

Which way does an impulse travel

a)

From dendrite to axon and out axon terminal

b)

From axon to axon and out dendrite terminal

c)

From axon to dendrite and out axon terminal

d)

From cell body to dendrite and out axon terminal

59.

__________ carry messages between sensory neurons and motor neurons.

a)

Active Neurons

b)

Interneurons

c)

Refraction Neurons

d)

Flower Neurons

60.

The section of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary actions.

a)

Somatic Nervous System

b)

Central Nervous System

c)

Peripheral Nervous System

d)

All of the above

61.

The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary actions.

a)

The somatic nervous system

b)

The immune system

c)

Autonomic nervous system

d)

The digestive system

62.

What structure is grey in this picture?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem

63.

What part of the brain deals with the thalamus and hypothalamus?

a)

Brain Stem

b)

Cerebellum

c)

diencephalan

d)

cerebrum

64.

Letter C represents the

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medula

65.

Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is responsible for interpreting visual sensory information?

a)

Temporal

b)

Parietal

c)

Occipital

d)

Frontal

66.
Which ions are involved in the electrical nerve impulse?
a)
Iodine and Sodium
b)
Potassium and Sodium
c)
Iron and Sodium
d)
Calcium and Iodine
67.
What number on the graph represents the Depolarization phase?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
68.

Which of the three types of functional neurons are sensory nerves?

a)

Afferent

b)

Efferent

c)

Interneurons

69.

Which of the three types of functional neurons are motor neurons?

a)

afferent

b)

efferent

c)

interneurons

70.

Which nerve is sensory and controls your ability to smell?

a)

olfactory (I)

b)

trochlear (IV)

c)

vagus (X)

d)

optic (II)

71.

Which nerve is sensory & motor and responsible for facial sensation and chewing?

a)

trigeminal (V)

b)

olfactory (I)

c)

vagus (X)

d)

oculomotor (III)

72.

Which nerve is motor and responsible for tongue movement?

a)

hypoglossal (XII)

b)

facial (VII)

c)

olfactory (I)

d)

trigeminal (V)

73.

Which nerve is motor & sensory and responsible for heart rate & respiration rate and organ sensation & taste?

a)

vagus (X)

b)

optic (II)

c)

facial (VII)

d)

hypoglossal (XII)

74.

Which nerve is sensory & motor and responsible for facial sensation and chewing?

a)

trigeminal (V)

b)

olfactory (I)

c)

vagus (X)

d)

oculomotor (III)

75.
Identify the brain fissure?
a)
Central sulcus
b)
transverse fissure
c)
longitudinal fissure
d)
Ventricle
76.

Which part of the brain is highlighted?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Brain Stem

d)

Diencephalon

77.

Which part of the brain is highlighted?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Diencephalon

d)

Brain Stem

78.

The ____ relays messages from the sense organs, to the area of the brain that processes that information.

a)

thalamus

b)

amygdala

c)

cerebellum

d)

pons