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ch 2 nervous system

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main function of the nervous system?

a)

to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide

b)

to break down food consumed by a person for nutrients

c)

to control the body's activities by relaying messages

d)

to control the body's movements

2.

What are the three parts of the nervous system?

a)

brain, spinal cord, nerves

b)

brain, lungs, spinal cord

c)

heart, brain, nerves

d)

brain, nerves, neurons

3.

The brain stem/medulla is labeled as #...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

4.

Which part of the brain controls senses, thinking, and memory?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

5.

What are the three major parts of your brain?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Nerves

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Spinal Cord

e)

Brain Stem

6.

What part of your brain controls involuntary muscle movements?

a)

olfactory

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Brain Stem

d)

cerebellum

7.

What does the cerebrum control?

a)

Memory, language, and thoughts.

b)

Heartbeat, swallowing, and blinking.

c)

Coughing and sneezing

d)

Standing, running, waving, and speaking.

8.

What does the cerebellum control?

a)

involuntary muscle movement

b)

voluntary muscle movement

c)

thoughts, speech, memory

d)

none of the above.

9.

Select the INVOLUNTARY action.

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Protective bones which surround and protect the spinal cord.

a)

vertebrae

b)

brain

c)

central nervous system

d)

peripheral nervous system

11.

7.Automatic and quick action of the body is called------------------------

(a)  

12.

8.----------------------- is the circular transparent area in front of the eye.

(a)  

13.

10.------------------ is the largest organ of the body

(a)  

14.

11.------------------------------------------ helps to maintain balance.

(a)  

15.

What is one thing that the skeletal system does?

a)

Helps us breathe

b)

Protects our organs

c)

Pumps blood to the rest of our body

d)

Helps us see

16.

While thinking which part of the brain we are using?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Medulla

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Spinal cord

17.
1. Your spinal cord is part of your central nervous system
a)
True
b)
False
18.
3. This part of brain is responsible for muscle coordination and maintaining balance of our body.
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Medulla
19.
5. During Reflex actions, whose involvement is NOT there?
a)
Brain
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
cerebrum
20.

When the spinal cord responds in an emergency to a stimulus before the brain, this is called a...

a)

response

b)

synapse

c)

cerebral response

d)

reflex action

21.

Something in the environment that an organism can notice and react to.

a)

Stimulus

b)

Response

c)

Reflex

d)

Peripheral

22.

______________ are thread like branched structures.

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Nerves

23.

_______________ is the lowermost part of the brain.

a)

Medulla

b)

Cerebellum

24.

The _______________ nerves carry message from the sense organs to the brain or spinal cord.

a)

Motor

b)

Sensory

25.

The brain is _____________ and ______________ protected within the skull.

a)

Hard and thick

b)

Soft and delicate

26.

The ____________ nerves carry message from the brain or spinal cord to various parts of the body.

a)

Sensory

b)

Motor

27.

When a sound enters the ear , the eardrum _________________.

a)

Vibrates

b)

Recognise the sound

28.

The space between the brain and the skull bones is filled with a ______________.

a)

Liquid

b)

Fluid

29.

What is a neuron?

a)

a bone in your spinal cord

b)

a blood vessel in your brain

c)

a nerve cell

d)

a stroke

30.

What is the largest part of the brain?

a)

brain stem

b)

medulla

c)

cerebrum

d)

cerebellum