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Nervous System Review

Total questions: 126

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As organisms get more complex, cells become specialized to perform specific functions in the body. What is the function for the cell shown?

a)

contract and shorten movement

b)

provide coverage and protection

c)

carry impulses around the body

d)

connects parts together

2.

Which cell relays messages from one tissue to another?

a)

Red Blood Cell-RBC

b)

White Blood Cell-WBC

c)

Neuron

d)

Tissue

3.

Which system is responsible for the overall control of all the internal processes that occur in the body?

a)

muscular system

b)

nervous system

c)

digestive system

d)

skeletal system

4.
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
5.
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
6.

Without the nervous system, you couldn't

a)

walk

b)

breathe

c)

think

d)

all of the above

7.
The brain is the ______ ______ of the body.
a)
nervous center
b)
nueropathy
c)
control center
d)
extension
8.

What makes up the Central Nervous System?

a)

Blood and Heart

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Nerves

d)

Brain and Spinal Cord

9.

What are the senses that the nervous system receives messages from? (mark all that apply)

a)

Vision and Hearing

b)

Smell and Taste

c)

Touch

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

10.

What does the nervous system do?

a)

Pumps blood from your heart to your body

b)

Carries messages back and forth between your brand and the rest of your body

c)

Breaks up food

d)

Secrete hormones.

11.
This is a picture of the 
a)
peripheral nervous sysyem
b)
central nervous system
c)
respiratory system
d)
circulatory system
12.
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
13.
What is the purpose of the myelin sheath on the axon?
a)
To maintain temperature
b)
To improve conductivity
c)
To protect the axon
d)
To release neurotransmitters
14.
Sensory neurons carry nerve impulses from the sense organs and internal organs (like your stomach) to the
a)
peripheral nervous system (PNS)
b)
central nervous system (CNS)
c)
muscles
d)
sense organs
15.
a signal molecule that transmits nerve impulses across synapses
a)
neuron
b)
neurotransmitter
c)
nerve
d)
action potential
16.
part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons
a)
axon
b)
dendrites
c)
myelin sheath
d)
synapse
17.
Location at which a neuron can transfer an impulse to another cell with the use of neurotransmitters is called __________.
a)
myelin sheath
b)
axon
c)
threshold
d)
synapse
18.
The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.
a)
dendrite
b)
axon
c)
cell body
d)
Schwann cell
19.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "H" represent?
a)
Myelin Sheath
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Dendrite
20.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "F" represent?
a)
Myelin Sheath
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Dendrite
21.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "C" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
22.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Node of Ranvier
23.
These carry signals from tissues and organs to the brain and spinal cord
a)
Sensory Neurons
b)
Motor Neurons
c)
Efferent Neurons
d)
Glial Cells
24.
These neuron processes transmit information from the sensory organs to the central nervous system
a)
efferent
b)
afferent
25.
These neuron processes transmit information from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands
a)
efferent
b)
afferent
26.
This part of the nervous system regulates involuntary actions such as heart function, blood pressure, breathing, digestion.
a)
Autonomic Nervous System
b)
Sensory Nervous System
c)
Motor Nervous System
d)
Peripheral Nervous System
27.

What is this? It coordinates muscle movements.

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem

d)

Diencephalon

28.

This part of the neuron receives chemical messages from the neurotransmitters of other neurons. It is labeled A in the diagram.

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Cell Body

29.
The nervous system subdivision that is composed of the brain and spinal cord.
a)
Autonomic Nervous Sytem
b)
CNS
c)
PNS
d)
Somatic Nervous System
30.
Controls automatic functions like breathing, heart rate, body temperature, wake and sleep cycles, etc.
a)
cerebrum
b)
cerebellum
c)
basal ganglia
d)
brainstem
31.

__________ carry messages between sensory neurons and motor neurons.

a)

Active Neurons

b)

Interneurons

c)

Refraction Neurons

d)

Flower Neurons

32.

The two major parts of the nervous system are the

a)

brain and spinal cord

b)

central and somatic nervous systems

c)

sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.

d)

peripheral and central nervous systems

33.

The two parts of the Peripheral Nervous System

a)

Brain and Spinal Cord

b)

Nerves and Sensory Organs

c)

Systematic and Brain

d)

Spinal cord and Autonomic

34.

What is number 3 pointing at on the neuron?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Soma

35.

What are the Neurons?

a)

Units that constitute the nervous system.

b)

Units that constitute the brain tissue.

c)

Blocks of tissue that constitute the endocrine system.

d)

Blocks or tissues that constitute the organs of the body system.

36.

Type of neuron that perceive information about your environment.

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Interneuron

c)

Sensory Neuron

37.

Type of neuron located only in the brain and spinal cord that pass impulses from one neuron to another.

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Interneuron

c)

Sensory Neuron

38.

Type of neuron that sends nerve impulses to muscles and gland, by the command of other neurons.

a)

Motor Neurons

b)

Interneurons

c)

Sensory Neurons

39.
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
40.
This releases neurotransmitters which are sent into the synaptic cleft for receptors on the dendrite to taste
a)
axon
b)
axon terminal
c)
gene
d)
neuron
41.
A network of branches coming from individual cells.  They carry information and electrical signals in the brain and nervous system
a)
axon
b)
axon terminal
c)
dendrite
d)
neuron
42.
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
43.
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
44.
A chemical produced by neurons that carries messages to other neurons
a)
myelin sheath
b)
neurotransmitter
c)
axon
d)
axon terminal
45.
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
46.
What are the divisions of the Peripheral Nervous System?
a)
Somatic & Motor
b)
Brake & Motor
c)
Somatic & Autonomic
d)
Sensory & Motor
47.
Afferent nerves are called
a)
efferent
b)
sensory
c)
motor
d)
peripheral
48.
Motor nerves are called
a)
afferent
b)
peripheral
c)
sensory
d)
efferent
49.
The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations in the role of the:
a)
sympathetic nervous system
b)
parasympathetic system
c)
somatic nervous system
d)
cerebellum
50.
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
51.
The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting.
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
c)
somatic
d)
peripheral
52.

The job of the somatic nervous system is to control breathing and the respiratory system.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

The brain is covered in a membrane called:

a)

choroid plexus.

b)

meninges.

c)

ventricles.

d)

cerebral aqueduct.

54.

What is the inner most meningeal layer of the brain?

a)

Arachnoid

b)

Dura mater

c)

Pia mater

d)

Ventricles

55.

What is located below the cerebrum?

a)

The thalamus

b)

The cerebellum

c)

The diencephalon

d)

The hypothalamus

56.

When the spinal cord is severed and brain damage occurs, what substance could leak into tissues?

a)

Choroid plexus

b)

Cerebral aqueduct

c)

Cerebrospinal fluid

d)

Corpus callosum

57.

Voluntary muscle movement is coordinated by what part of the brain?

a)

Temporal

b)

Occipital

c)

Frontal

d)

Parietal

58.

What part of the brain deals with appetite and temperature control?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Brain stem

59.

Becoming paralyzed as a result of a fall damages what nervous system?

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Peripheral

c)

Cental

d)

Autonomic

60.

Which nervous system structure causes someone to have dry mouth and tachycardia after sustaining an injury from a car accident?

a)

Central

b)

Autonomic

c)

Peripheral

d)

Cerebral

61.
What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
a)
axons
b)
sensory receptors
c)
spinal cord
d)
motor neurons
62.
part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons
a)
axon
b)
dendrites
c)
myelin sheath
d)
synapse
63.

Number 4 is the

a)

Occipital lobe

b)

Frontal lobe

c)

Parietal lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

64.

Number 1 is the

a)

Occipital lobe

b)

Frontal lobe

c)

Parietal lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

65.

Number 2 is the

a)

Occipital lobe

b)

Frontal lobe

c)

Parietal lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

66.

Number 3 is the

a)

Occipital lobe

b)

Frontal lobe

c)

Parietal lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

67.

Number 5 is the

a)

Brain Stem

b)

Pons

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Temporal lobe

68.

Number 6 is the

a)

Brain Stem

b)

Pons

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Medulla oblongata

69.

This part of the brain is responsible for hearing and language understanding.

a)

Temporal

b)

Parietal

c)

Occipital

d)

Frontal

70.

This part of the brain is responsible for interpreting vision.

a)

Temporal

b)

Parietal

c)

Occipital

d)

Frontal

71.

This part of the brain is responsible for sensing pain, touch and temperature.

a)

Temporal

b)

Parietal

c)

Occipital

d)

Frontal

72.

This portion of the brain is responsible for hunger, thirst, blood pressure and body temperature.

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Thalamus

c)

Limbic system

d)

Brain stem

73.

Which of the following areas of the brain is responsible for breathing and heart rate.

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Brain stem

d)

Cerebrum

74.

This part of the brain controls the endocrine system.

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Cerebral Cortex

c)

Hippocampus

d)

Thalamus

75.

Area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements.

a)

Somatosensory Cortex

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Prefrontal Cortex

d)

Motor Cortex

76.

Portion of the cerebral cortex lying behind the forehead involved in planning & judgment.

a)

Temporal Lobe

b)

Prefrontal Cortex

c)

Wernicke's Area

d)

Parietal Lobe

77.

This part of the brain is responsible for sight,

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

78.

The amygdala is in charge of...

a)

memory

b)

coordination

c)

fear and aggression

d)

wakefulness

79.
Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Medulla  Oblongata
d)
Corpus Callosum
80.
The brain's "sensory switchboard":  directs sensory messages to proper area of the brain
a)
thalamus
b)
hypothalamus
c)
hippocampus
d)
reticular formation
81.
Thinking, problem solving, "executive functioning," happen here. 
a)
cerebellum
b)
cerebrum
c)
amygdala
d)
hypothalamus
82.
Carries messages between the body and the brain:
a)
cerebellum
b)
corpus callosum
c)
spinal cord
d)
special thalamus
83.
Known as the "Little brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements:
a)
Thalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Cerebellum
84.
Which letter on the illustration represents the frontal lobe? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
85.
Which letter on the illustration represents the temporal lobe? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
86.
Which letter on the illustration represents the frontal lobe? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
87.
Which letter on the illustration represents the temporal lobe? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
88.
Controls motivational behaviors, including: feeding, fight-flight response
a)
Hippocampus
b)
Amygdala
c)
Reticular Formation
d)
Hypothalamus
89.

The Medulla does all of these except?

a)

breathing

b)

swallowing

c)

thinking

d)

digestion

90.

These send electrical impulses to neighbouring neurons.

a)

Synapses

b)

Axon

c)

Dendrites

d)

Nucleus

91.

Nerve associated with sense of smell

a)

Facial

b)

Optic

c)

Olfactory

d)

abducens

92.

Numbed by the dentist when getting a cavity filled in your lower jaw

a)

Trochlear

b)

Trigeminal

c)

Facial

d)

Vagus

93.

moves the tongue

a)

Hypoglossal

b)

accessory

c)

Vagus

d)

Glossopharyngeal

94.

conducts impulses to the muscles of the neck and back

a)

vagus

b)

accessory

c)

Glossopharyngeal

d)

Abducens

95.

responsible for balance

a)

Vagus

b)

Accessory

c)

Trochlear

d)

Vestibulocochlear

96.

conducts impulses to the muscles of the neck and back

a)

vagus

b)

accessory

c)

Glossopharyngeal

d)

Abducens

97.

Helps focus the lens in the eye and control the amount of light entering the eye.

a)

Oculomotor

b)

Trigeminal

c)

Trochlear

d)

Facial

98.

Responsible for hearing

a)

optic

b)

vestibulocochlear

c)

olfactory

d)

Trigeminal

99.

controls heart rate

a)

vagus

b)

trigeminal

c)

abducens

d)

optic

100.

Sight

a)

olfactory

b)

optic

c)

trigeminal

d)

vagus

101.

Tasting on the anterior of the tounge

a)

trigeminal

b)

trochlear

c)

facial

d)

Vestibulocochlear

102.

has sensory fibers to scalp and upper lip

a)

trigeminal

b)

Trochlear

c)

Vagus

d)

facial

103.

Motor fibers to the face, causes facial expressions

a)

Trigeminal

b)

facial

c)

optic

d)

abducens

104.

Vagus nerve

a)

I

b)

IX

c)

X

d)

XII

105.

Optic nerve

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

106.

There are ______ pairs of cranial nerves

a)

10

b)

12

c)

31

d)

14

107.

Which Cranial Nerve is called the Trochlear Nerve?

a)

III

b)

IV

c)

V

d)

VI

108.

Which Cranial Nerve is called the Oculomotor Nerve?

a)

III

b)

IV

c)

V

d)

VI

109.

Which Cranial Nerve is called the Abducens Nerve?

a)

III

b)

IV

c)

V

d)

VI

110.

Which Cranial Nerve is called the Trigeminal Nerve?

a)

III

b)

IV

c)

V

d)

VI

111.

Which Cranial Nerve is called the Vestibulocochlear Nerve?

a)

VII

b)

VIII

c)

IX

d)

X

112.

Which Cranial Nerve is called the Glossopharyngeal Nerve?

a)

VII

b)

VIII

c)

IX

d)

X

113.

Which Cranial Nerve is called the Facial Nerve?

a)

VII

b)

VIII

c)

IX

d)

X

114.

Which Cranial Nerve is called the Vagus Nerve?

a)

VII

b)

VIII

c)

IX

d)

X

115.

Which Cranial Nerve is called the Optic Nerve?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

XI

d)

XII

116.

Which Cranial Nerve is called the Accessory Nerve?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

XI

d)

XII

117.

Which Cranial Nerve is called the Olfactory Nerve?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

XI

d)

XII

118.

Which Cranial Nerve is called the Hypoglossal Nerve?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

XI

d)

XII

119.

Which Cranial Nerve does NOT have motor or sensory of the tongue

a)

VI

b)

VII

c)

IX

d)

XII

120.

Which Cranial Nerve does NOT come through the superior orbital fissure?

a)

IV

b)

V1

c)

V2

d)

VI

121.

Which Cranial Nerve does NOT associated with Eye Muscle Movement?

a)

II

b)

III

c)

IV

d)

VI

122.

Which Cranial Nerve is associated with sensation of smell?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

123.

Which Cranial Nerve is associated with sensation of sight?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

124.

Which Cranial Nerve is associated with sensation of hearing?

a)

V

b)

VI

c)

VII

d)

VIII

125.

Which Cranial Nerve is mixed to neck & tongue?

a)

IX

b)

X

c)

XI

d)

XII

126.

Which Cranial Nerve is mixed to thorax and abdoment?

a)

IX

b)

X

c)

XI

d)

XII

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