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Brain and The Senses

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Central Nervous System consists of...

a)

Nerves

b)

brain, spinal cord and nerves

c)

Brain and spinal cord

d)

brain and nerves

2.

which lobe plays a part in decision making?

a)

Frontal

b)

Temporal

c)

Parietal

d)

Occipital

3.

The left hemisphere of the brain controls the right side of the brain and vise versa.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS PART OF BRAIN?

a)

BRAIN

b)

RIGHT HEMISPHERE

c)

LEFT HEMISPHERE

d)

CEREBELLUM

5.
A person has a stroke on her occipital lobe.  What might happen to her?
a)
reduced planning abilities
b)
deafness
c)
coma
d)
blindness
6.

The nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord make up the.....

a)

central nervous system

b)

peripheral nervous system

c)

nervous system

7.

What part of the brain is pictured in purple?

a)

cerebellum

b)

brain stem

c)

temporal lobe

8.
Which letter on the illustration represents the frontal lobe
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
Which letter on the illustration represents the temporal lobe
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
Which letter on the illustration represents the occipital lobe
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
The occipital lobe controls __________.
a)
Vision
b)
Problem Solving
c)
Memory 
d)
Arithmetic & Spelling
12.

The parietal lobe controls __________.

a)

Vision

b)

Problem Solving

c)

Memory

d)

Sensations

13.

The ___ is responsible for our emotions, memory and _____.

a)

Brain Stem, breathing

b)

Cerebellum, balance

c)

Frontal Lobe, decision making

d)

Temporal, hearing

14.
Receives sensory input for touch and body position
a)
Parietal Lobe
b)
Frontal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
15.
Controls hearing, speaking coherently, and comprehension
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
16.
Processes visual information
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
17.

Which part of the brain controls your balance and coordination?

a)

brain stem

b)

occipital lobe

c)

cerebellum

d)

frontal lobe

18.
Controls behaviors (hunger, thirst, sleep, body temperature) through the release of hormones.
a)
hypothalamus
b)
thalamus
c)
adrenal glands
d)
pineal gland
19.

What part of the brain regulates the sleep/wake cycles.

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

thalamus

c)

pons

d)

cerebrum

20.

Smell

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Brain Stem

c)

Amygdala

d)

Olfactory bulbs of limbic system

e)

Hypothalamus

21.

What is "sensory language"?

a)

language that connects to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create an image or description.

b)

language that has been banned by your parents and teachers

c)

language that is not very descriptive

d)

language that is unfamiliar to the reader

22.

Which of the following is NOT a primary taste sensation?

a)

sweet

b)

umami

c)

salty

d)

spicy

23.

Which of the following lists structures of the eye in the order through which light passes?

a)

cornea, aqueous humor, pupil, lens, vitreous humor

b)

lens, pupil, aqueous humor, vitreous humor

c)

cornea, pupil, lens, aqueous humor, vitreous humor

d)

pupil, cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor

24.

The only special sense that is NOT fully functional at birth is

a)

taste

b)

vision

c)

hearing

d)

smell

25.

The innermost sensory layer of the eye is the __.

a)

slcera

b)

retina

c)

choroid

d)

cornea

26.

a)

pupil

b)

cornea

c)

retina

d)

lens

27.

Gel like liquid inside the larger eye chamber

a)

aqueous humor

b)

vitreous humor

c)

iris

d)

fovea centralis

28.

The small, peg-like projections of the tongue's surface are called what?

a)

Organ of Corti.

b)

photoreceptors

c)

papillae

d)

teeth

29.

The window that lets light enter the eye is the

a)

cornea

b)

lens

c)

retina

d)

sclera

30.

The location where all of the rods' and cones' ends meet and join together to exit the back of the eye is the

a)

optic nerve.

b)

optic chiasm.

c)

lens.

d)

refractory layer.

31.

Which structure does the MAJORITY of light-bending as light enters the eye?

a)

Retina

b)

Lens

c)

Cornea

d)

Iris

32.

Which special sense receptor below is composed of a localized cluster of sensory neurons, rather than a complex, specialized organ?

a)

eyes

b)

ears

c)

taste buds

33.

Because the brain can process visual info from both eyes, which have slightly different views, humans have good

a)

color vision.

b)

depth perception.

c)

reflexive eye movements.

d)

long-distance vision.

34.

The receptors that sense chemicals

a)

thermoreceptors

b)

mechanoreceptors

c)

chemoreceptors

d)

photoreceptors

35.

The receptors that sense chemicals

a)

thermoreceptors

b)

mechanoreceptors

c)

chemoreceptors

d)

photoreceptors

36.

Receptors for taste and smell are classified as:

a)

proprioreptors

b)

thermoreceptors

c)

chemoreceptors

d)

mechanorecptors

37.

Photoreceptors are found in your

a)

eyes

b)

ears

c)

nose

d)

mouth

e)

skin

38.

Which type of receptor is NOT found in your skin?

a)

temperature

b)

pain

c)

pressure

d)

light

39.
Nerve impulses are carried from the eye to the brain by the
a)
optic nerve
b)
transducens nerve
c)
cornea
d)
rod and cone cells
40.
The cells responsible for color vision in vertebrates are called
a)
rod cells
b)
cone cells
c)
bipolar cells
d)
cupula cells
41.

Which of the following statements about sense organs is INCORRECT?

a)

They are responsible for producing senses.

b)

They contain sensory cells.

c)

They are responsible for detecting stimuli.

d)

There are five sense organs in humans.

42.

What are the bump on your tongue?

a)

Taste buds

b)

Salivary Glands

c)

Papillae

d)

Pustules

43.

Which part of your brain perceives taste?

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Midbrain

44.
a)

Ampulla

b)

Pinna

c)

Cochlea

d)

Ossicle

45.
a)

Vestibule

b)

Cochlea

c)

Semicircular canal

d)

Macula