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Nervous System

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

The peripheral nervous system includes all ....

a)

31 joints, 12 tendons

b)

31 spinal nerves, 12 cranial nerves

c)

31 cranial nerves, 12 spinal nerves

d)

31 tendons, 12 joints

2.

Heart rate, glandular action, and contraction of stomach are all examples of the autonomic nervous system because....

a)

they include the nerves

b)

they're involuntary function

c)

they're voluntary actions

d)

they regulate for homeostasis

3.

Dendrites: conducts impulses (a)   cell body of neuron

4.

Axon- conduct impulses (a)   from cell body

5.

Sensory Neurons __ 1. Send impulses to muscles and glands

Motor Neurons __ 2. Send impulses from sensory and motor

Interneurons __ 3. Send impulsed to brain and spinal cord

a)

1, 2, 3

b)

3, 2, 1

c)

3, 1, 2

d)

2, 3, 1

6.

Oligodendroglia __ 1. phagocytosis

Astrocytes __ 2. form myelin sheath from axon in CNS

Microglia __. 3. star cells, connect with small blood vessels to neuron

a)

1, 2, 3

b)

3, 2, 1

c)

2, 3, 1

d)

3, 1, 2

7.

Which one has myelinated and unmyelinated fibers

a)

Gray Matter-Myelinated

b)

White Matter-Myelinated

c)

White Matter-Unmyelinated

d)

Gray Matter-Unmyelinated

8.

Knee-Jerk Response:

Stimulus→Nerve Impulse→ _____ neuron→dorsal root ______→interneuron→_____ neuron→_______→chemical signals→organ→signal in effect

(a)  

9.

What is the first stage called when the inside of the cell is negative, at -70mV?

a)

Resting Stage

b)

Depolarization

c)

Repolarization

d)

Action Potential

10.

In what stage do the channels open?

a)

Resting Stage

b)

Depolarization

c)

Action Potential

d)

Repolarization

11.

In action potential, __, _, and __ enter the inside of the cell

(a)  

12.

In repolarization, the outside of the cell is ________, so _+ is being released through the channels to convert it back to it's original ______ state?

(a)  

13.

TRUE OR FALSE

The Sodium Potassium ATP Pump

1. Na+ is returned to the outside of the cell

  1. 2. K+ is returned to the inside of the cell

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is the spinal cord's function?

a)

Resistance

b)

Reflex

c)

Reaction

d)

Repetition

15.

What does the spinal cord conduct impulses for?

a)

sensation

b)

balance

c)

voluntary movement

d)

involuntary movement

16.

TRUE OR FALSE

A (1)synaptic cleft is the gap between an axon's terminal and another cells

The (2) synapse is the space neurotransmitters pass in the gap before reaching the other cell.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE:

(1) synapse

(2) synaptic cleft

c)

FALSE:

(1) synapse

(2) synaptic knob