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Nervous System Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 6hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two parts of the Motor nervous system?
a)
Involuntary and complementary
b)
Involuntary and Voluntary
c)
Sensory and Voluntary
d)
Sensory and Motor
2.
What does the motor division do?
a)
Send signals within your Brain
b)
It drives the neurons
c)
Send signals from your ears to the CNS
d)
Send signals from the CNS to Muscles
3.
What does the sensory division do?
a)
Send signals within your Brain
b)
It drives the neurons
c)
Send signals from your ears to the CNS
d)
Send signals from the CNS to Muscles
4.
What type of cells make up the nervous system?
a)
long ones
b)
Neurons
c)
Blood
d)
Stem
5.
How do the neurons in the nervous system communicate with each other?
a)
Electrically or Chemically
b)
Text Messages
c)
Only Chemically
d)
Only Electronically
6.
What is an example of something a sensory Neuron attaches to
a)
Muscles
b)
Bones
c)
Taste buds
d)
blood vessels
7.
What is an example of something a Motor Neuron attached to
a)
Muscles
b)
Bones
c)
Taste buds
d)
blood vessels
8.
What are the chemicals that the neurons use to communicate
a)
neurotransmitter
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Axon
9.

Becoming paralyzed as a result of a fall damages what nervous system?

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Peripheral

c)

Central

d)

Autonomic

10.
Motor nerves are called
a)
afferent
b)
peripheral
c)
sensory
d)
efferent
11.
The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting.
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
c)
somatic
d)
peripheral
12.
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
13.

The job of the somatic nervous system is to control breathing and the respiratory system.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Increased heart rate in response to danger is controlled by which division of the nervous system?

a)

sympathetic

b)

parasympathetic

15.
Which is the correct sequence in the transmission of a neural impulse?
a)
axon, dendrite, cell body, synapse
b)
dendrite, axon, cell body, synapse
c)
synapse, axon, dendrite, cell body
d)
dendrite, cell body, axon, synapse
16.
An axon conducts nerve impulses _________ the cell body.
a)
away from
b)
toward
c)
both toward and away
d)
around, bypassing
17.
W
a)
Axon Terminal Button
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
18.
Z
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon Terminal
c)
Neurotransmitters
d)
Synapse
19.

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems together make up which division of the nervous system?

a)

Central

b)

Autonomic

c)

Somatic

d)

Peripheral

e)

Regional

20.

Which of the following divisions of the nervous system controls voluntary behaviors?

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

c)

Autonomic

d)

Somatic

e)

Afferent

21.

Mukucha's heart is beating rapidly, his pupils are dialated, and his mouth is dry. This response was triggered by which division of his nervous system?

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

c)

Somatic

d)

Afferent

e)

Peripheral

22.

Afferent neurons are primarily responsible for which of the following?

a)

Moving voluntary muscle.

b)

Activating the fight or flight response.

c)

Bringing sensory information from the sensory organs to the central nervous system.

d)

Maintaining the rest or digest response.

e)

Keeping the heart beating.

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