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BJC Nervous System Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the largest portion of the brain?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Medulla

2.

Which sense organ is connected to the brain by the auditory nerve?

a)

ear

b)

eye

c)

nose

d)

spinal cord

3.

Which sense organ is connected to the brain by the optic nerve?

a)

ear

b)

eye

c)

nose

d)

spinal cord

4.

Which type of neuron is seen in the diagram?

a)

Intermediate neuron

b)

Motor neuron

c)

Sensory neuron

d)

Reflex neuron

5.

Which part of the brain is responsible for involuntary actions, example, breathing?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medulla Oblongata

d)

Hypothalamus

6.

Which part of the brain is responsible for thinking and learning?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medulla oblongata

d)

Hypothalamus

7.

Which part of the brain is responsible for co-ordination and balance?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medulla Oblongata

d)

Hypothalmus

8.

What do we call the type of response by the body which does not require the immediate use of the brain?

(a)  

9.

What type of nerve cell relays impulses from the CNS to the muscle or gland?

a)

connector nerve cell

b)

intermediate nerve cell

c)

motor nerve cell

d)

sensory nerve cell

10.

What type of nerve cell relays impulses from the sense organs to the CNS (brain or spinal cord)?

a)

connector nerve cell

b)

intermediate nerve cell

c)

motor nerve cell

d)

sensory nerve cell

11.

Name the bones of the human skeleton that protects the spinal cord?

(a)  

12.

What forms the basic unit of the nervous system?

(a)  

13.

Which sense organ assists the brain with keeping the body balanced?

(a)  

14.

Which neuron is located only in the CNS and relays messages between neurons?

a)

Motor neuron

b)

Sensory neuron

c)

Intermediate neuron

15.

Which part of the brain controls memory?

(a)  

16.

Name the body system responsible for reflex actions?

(a)  

17.

What is the term used to describe when the doctor taps your knee with a hammer and your foot kicks up automatically?

(a)  

18.

Which type of reflex is talking?

a)

Inborn

b)

Learned

c)

Condition

d)

Habit

19.

Which type of reflex is the pupil reflex?

a)

Inborn

b)

Learned

c)

Conditioned

d)

Habit

20.

Name the body cavity that protects the brain?

(a)