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Chapter 12: Nervous System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does alges/o mean?

a)

star

b)

away from the center

c)

sense of pain

d)

gray matter

2.

True or False: The central nervous system receives and processes information to regulate all body activity.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Bundles of neurons are (a)   .

4.

What is the largest and uppermost part of the brain?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Thalamus

d)

Cerebral lobes

5.

How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

a)

36

b)

14

c)

153

d)

12

6.

Concuss/o means

a)

to shake violently

b)

head

c)

concussion

d)

meninges

7.

True or False: The meninges are lobes within the brain.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Where is the hypothalamus located?

a)

above the thalamus

b)

beside the thalamus

c)

below the thalamus

d)

in the cerebellum

9.

PNS stands for

a)

pupils

b)

peripheral nervous system

c)

cerebral palsy

d)

parasympathetic system

10.

True or False: The sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous systems are the two divisions of the nervous system.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Centr/o means

a)

cellulose

b)

center

c)

centre

d)

central nervous system

12.

Which is the correct breakdown of Dura Mater?

a)

dura- = durable

-mater = mother

b)

dura- = hard

-mater = mother

c)

dura- = durable

-mater = cord

d)

dura- = mother

-mater = hard

13.

Which are the correct four cerebral lobes?

a)

posterior, anterior, ventral, distal

b)

temporal, frontal, posterior, anterior

c)

frontal, occipital, parietal, cerebral

d)

frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal

14.

which are the 3 main parts of the brain

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

thalamus

d)

brain stem

15.

True or False: The right hemisphere controls most functions on the left side of the body.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Cephalalgia is the medical term for....

a)

cerebral palsy

b)

cerebrovascular accident

c)

headache

d)

brain stem

17.

Myel/o means

a)

spinal cord

b)

meninges

c)

brain

d)

tumor

18.

True or False: A TBI is the abbreviation for traumatic brain injury

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Choose the 3 types of PNS nerve fibers

a)

Autonomic nerve fibers

b)

spinal nerve fibers

c)

sensory nerve fibers

d)

somatic/ motor nerve fibers

20.

Is the brain an organ?

a)

Yes

b)

No