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Nervous system

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A nerve cell is called a

a)

cardiac cell

b)

neurons

2.

An example of voluntary movement would be:

a)

Dancing

b)

heart beat

c)

digestion

d)

breathing

3.

Check all of the parts of the nervous system.

a)

brain

b)

spinal cord

c)

heart

d)

nerves

4.

The nervous system has two main divisions: the central and the peripheral nervous systems. Check all of the parts of the CNS.

a)

Brain

b)

Nerves

c)

Spinal Cord

5.

Involuntary actions, like our heart beating, are controlled by what?

a)

Diet

b)

Tendons

c)

Nervous System

d)

Skeletal System

6.

What helps protects the brain?

a)

Skull

b)

Rib cage

c)

Medulla Oblongata

d)

Homeostasis

7.

We use our senses in order to gather information about the world around us. Which of the following are examples of our senses?

a)

Sight

b)

Flight

c)

Hearing

d)

Touch

8.

Which of the following represents an involuntary action?

a)

Walking

b)

Talking

c)

Chewing

d)

Digesting food

9.

Which of the following is a voluntary action?

a)

Heart beating

b)

Breathing

c)

Raising your hand

d)

Pupillary Reflex

10.
The nervous system_________
a)
receives information about what is going on in your body as well as what is going on around you. 
b)
tells your body how to react to the information it receives. 
c)
helps your body maintain homeostasis. 
d)
all of the above.
11.
What is "stimuli"?
a)
A major organ in the brain that is a part of the nervous system. 
b)
What your body does to a change or a signal. 
c)
A change or a signal your body receives. 
12.
Name the two major parts of the central nervous system.
a)
The brain and the skull. 
b)
The brain and the body.
c)
The spinal cord and the brain.
d)
The spinal cord and the body. 
13.
A_______is what your body does in reaction to a stimuli. 
a)
reaction
b)
response
c)
change
14.
A bundle of nerve tissue that links the brain to the nerves in peripheral nerve system is called the________________
a)
brain stem. 
b)
central nervous system. 
c)
spinal cord. 
15.
Which is the stimuli and which is the response?
Sweating
Heat from the sun
a)
Sweating is the stimuli, heat is the response
b)
Heat is the stimuli, sweating is the response
16.
What would your body's response be to having the flame of a candle getting too close to your hand?
a)
To sweat
b)
To yell
c)
To pull your hand away
17.
_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Fun
18.
_____ neurons carry  messages away from the central nervous system.
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Flower
19.
Where the message transfers from one neuron to another
a)
myelin sheath
b)
Central nervous system
c)
Synapse
d)
Somatic Nervous Axon
20.
The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.
a)
heart, brain, kidneys
b)
lungs, liver, stomach
c)
brain, spinal cord, nerves
d)
eyes, pancreas, veins
21.
This is a picture of the 
a)
peripheral nervous sysyem
b)
central nervous system
c)
respiratory system
d)
circulatory system
22.
The brain and brain stem make up the:
a)
Peripheral Nervous System
b)
Somatic Nervous System
c)
Autonomic Nervous System
d)
 Central Nervous System
23.
The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves that branch out from the CNS (central nervous system) and connect to other body parts
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Autonomic
d)
Peripheral
24.

What are the parts of the nervous system?

a)

brain

b)

spinal cord

c)

nerves

d)

all of these parts

25.

This "decides" most responses.

a)

nerves

b)

brain

c)

muscles

d)

eyes

26.

An action is called a _____.

a)

stimulus

b)

message

c)

response

d)

nerve

27.

What part of your nervous system carries messages?

a)

nerves

b)

brain

c)

spinal cord

d)

muscles

28.

The phone rings and you answer it. Answering the phone is a ____.

a)

stimulus

b)

response

29.

The phone rings and you answer it. The ringing of the phone is a ___.

a)

stimulus

b)

response

30.

Your dog comes running when he hears his dog food being poured into a bowl. Your dog running is a ______.

a)

stimulus

b)

response

31.

Your dog comes running when he hears his dog food being poured into a bowl. The sound of the dog food is a ______.

a)

stimulus

b)

response

32.

The days become colder and leaves start to fall off of the trees. Leaves falling off of the trees is a __________.

a)

stimulus

b)

response

33.

This part of the brain helps with balance and coordination by controlling how the the muscles work together.

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

brain stem

34.

What is this?

a)

a neuron

b)

the central nervous system

c)

the peripheral nervous system

35.

This is a picture showing _____.

a)

a neuron

b)

the peripheral nervous system

c)

the central nervous system

36.

This is a picture showing _____.

a)

a neuron

b)

the peripheral nervous system

c)

the central nervous system

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