WorksheetsHHB 3.1 & 3.2
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which area of the cerebral cortex receives sensory information from receptors?
a)
sensory areas
b)
motor areas
c)
association areas
2.
Which area of the cerebral cortex analyses & interprets impulses to control imagination, personality & intelligence ?
a)
sensory areas
b)
association areas
c)
motor areas
3.
Which structure allows for the transfer of information from one cerebral hemisphere to the other?
a)
hypothalamus
b)
medulla
c)
cerebral cortex
d)
corpus callosum
4.
Which of the following is not a function of the cerebral cortex?
a)
conscious thought
b)
recall of memories
c)
altering of behaviour based on experience
d)
control of involuntary actions e.g. heart rate
5.
Which area of the cerebral cortex receives impulses from receptors?
a)
motor area
b)
sensory area
c)
association area
6.
Which area of the cerebral cortex sends impulses to effectors?
a)
motor area
b)
sensory area
c)
association area
7.
Which area of the cerebral cortex deals with language processing and intelligence?
a)
motor area
b)
sensory area
c)
association area
8.
Which letter on the diagram labels the cerebral cortex?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
Which letter on the diagram labels the corpus callosum?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
Which area of the brain is the centre of conscious thought?
a)
medulla
b)
cerebral cortex
c)
corpus callosum
d)
cerebellum
11.
Which letter on the diagram labels the medulla?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
A patient with split brain syndrome was shown the following information. Which word would he SAY he saw?
a)
Chip
b)
Shop
c)
Chip shop
13.
Which division of the nervous system is composed of the brain and spinal cord?
a)
central NS
b)
peripheral NS
c)
autonomic NS
d)
somatic NS
14.
Which division of the nervous system controls involuntary actions ?
a)
central NS
b)
peripheral NS
c)
autonomic NS
d)
somatic NS
15.
Which division of the nervous system controls voluntary actions?
a)
central NS
b)
autonomic NS
c)
somatic NS
16.
Which division of the nervous system can be split into the somatic NS and autonomic NS?
a)
central NS
b)
peripheral NS
17.
Which division of the nervous system controls the skeletal muscles of the body?
a)
somatic NS
b)
autonomic NS
18.
Which division of the nervous system controls involuntary and automatic actions?
a)
somatic NS
b)
autonomic NS
19.
Which division of the nervous system is divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic NS?
a)
central NS
b)
peripheral NS
c)
somatic NS
d)
autonomic NS
20.
Which of the following is not an effect of the sympathetic NS?
a)
increased heart rate
b)
increased breathing rate
c)
decreased intestinal secretions
d)
increased peristalsis
21.
Which of the following is an effect of the parasympathetic NS?
a)
increase in rate of peristalsis & release of intestinal secretions
b)
increased heart rate
c)
increased blood flow to muscles
d)
increases breathing rate
22.
Which of the following areas of brain connects to the autonomic NS?
a)
medulla
b)
cerebellum
c)
cerebral cortex
d)
hypothalamus
23.
Which of the following structures detects a stimulus in a neural pathway?
a)
receptor
b)
effector
c)
CNS
d)
neuron
24.
Which of the following structures brings about a response in a neural pathway?
a)
receptor
b)
effector
c)
CNS
d)
neurons
25.
Which of the following is not an example of an action carried out by the autonomic NS?
a)
contraction of skeletal muscles
b)
vasodilation (widening) of arteries
c)
vasoconstriction (narrowing) of arteries
d)
altering blood pressure
26.
Which division of the nervous system is responsible for speeding up peristalsis and increasing intestinal secretions?
a)
sympathetic NS
b)
parasympathetic NS
c)
central NS
d)
somatic NS
27.
Which division of the nervous system is shown as A?
a)
central NS
b)
peripheral NS
c)
somatic NS
d)
sympathetic NS
28.
Which division of the nervous system is shown as B?
a)
central NS
b)
peripheral NS
c)
somatic NS
d)
sympathetic NS
29.
Which division of the nervous system is shown as C?
a)
central NS
b)
peripheral NS
c)
somatic NS
d)
sympathetic NS
30.
Which division of the nervous system is shown as D?
a)
central NS
b)
peripheral NS
c)
somatic NS
d)
sympathetic NS
31.
Which type of neural pathways is often found in sensory organs e.g. rod cells in the retina of the eye?
a)
converging
b)
diverging
c)
reverberating
32.
Which type of neural pathways are often associated with fine motor responses?
a)
converging
b)
diverging
c)
reverberating
33.
Which type of neural pathways allows for repeated stimulation?
a)
converging
b)
diverging
c)
reverberating
34.
Which type of neural pathway is shown in the diagram?
a)
converging
b)
diverging
c)
reverberating
35.
Which type of neural pathway is shown in the diagram?
a)
converging
b)
diverging
c)
reverberating
36.
Which type of neural pathway is shown in the diagram?
a)
converging
b)
diverging
c)
reverberating
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