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Nervous system (control and process info)

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

If you lose the feeling in a body part, you may have become __________________.

a)

sleepy

b)

paralyzed

c)

comatose

d)

stroke

3.

The brain communicates with the rest of the body through the spinal cord and nerves

a)

False

b)

True

4.

What gives the brain messages?

a)

Heart

b)

Large intestine

c)

Leg

d)

Nerves

5.

What part of the body protects the brain?

a)

Ribs

b)

Forehead

c)

Spine

d)

Skull

6.

What system is represented by the picture?

a)

Digestive system

b)

Circulatory system

c)

Nervous system

d)

Spinal system

7.

What are the main parts of the nervous system?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Nerves

d)

Legs

8.

What part of the nervous system is shown?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Head

d)

Organ

9.

What part of the nervous system is shown?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Back

d)

Nerves

10.

What does the brain send to the body to tell it how to react?

a)

Signals

b)

Nerves

c)

Organs

11.

Which body system coordinates all of the systems by controlling every activity that takes place?

a)

The Nervous System

b)

The Digestive System

c)

The Endocrine System

d)

The Circulatory System

e)

The Immune System

12.

The Nervous System is divided into two parts called

a)

The Central Nervous System & The Peripheral Nervous System

b)

The Central Nervous System & The Paradigm Nervous System

c)

The Corollary Nervous System & The Paradigm Nervous System

d)

The Corollary Nervous System & The Peripheral Nervous System

13.

This is the control center of the nervous system controlling both voluntary and involuntary processes.

a)

Central Nervous System

b)

Peripheral Nervous System

14.

Anything that occurs as a result of the organism thinking about it.

a)

Voluntary Processes

b)

Involuntary Processes

15.

Anything that occurs automatically and without thought.

a)

Voluntary Processes

b)

Involuntary Processes

16.

Digestion, Heartbeat, and Reflexes are examples of

a)

Voluntary Processes

b)

Involuntary Processes

17.

Speaking, Running, and Karate Chopping are examples of

a)

Voluntary Processes

b)

Involuntary Processes

18.

The Brain is made of a large mass of

a)

Muscular Tissue

b)

Neurons

c)

Red Blood Cells

d)

While Blood Cells

e)

Glands

19.

Which structure connects the Brain to the Peripheral Nervous System, while also directing some of the body's reflexes?

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Esophagus

c)

Pharynx

d)

Larynx

e)

Trachea

20.

Function of nervous system is ____________.

a)

Digestion only

b)

Circulation only

c)

Control and coordination of the body

d)

Breathing only

21.
bundle of wire-like nerves threaded through the backbones, through which electrical messages travel between the brain and body.
a)
neurons
b)
spinal cord
c)
spaghetti
d)
brain
22.
What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and cranial nerves
c)
spinal cord and spinal nerves
d)
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
23.
What is the job of the spinal cord?
a)
To protect your muscles
b)
To communicate from your brain to the rest of your body
c)
To open and close your lungs.
24.

The spinal cord exist in .....

a)

Vertebral column

b)

Skull

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Cerebellum

25.

The nerve which connects eye and brain is

a)

Auditory nerve

b)

Olfactory nerve

c)

Optic nerve

d)

None

26.

Cornea is____.

a)

Opaque layer that covers eye in outermost region

b)

Transperent layer that cover front part of eye

c)

Black coloured layer that supply blood to eye

d)

All the above

27.

Pupil dialates according to the ________.

a)

Size of object

b)

Intensity of light

c)

Both

d)

None

28.

Photoreceptors are found in your

a)

eyes

b)

ears

c)

nose

d)

mouth

e)

skin

29.

Receptors found in your mouth are

a)

mechanical receptors

b)

chemical receptors

c)

sound receptors

d)

photoreceptors

30.
The ear functions for ___________.
a)
balance
b)
hearing
c)
both balance and hearing
31.

Which of the following senses are most closely related:

a)

touch and smell

b)

smell and taste

c)

taste and hearing

d)

hearing and smell

32.

TRUE or FALSE? AUDITORY receptors detect light.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Of the following, which is NOT a sense organ (used by one of your senses)?

a)

eyes

b)

tongue

c)

ears

d)

intestine

34.

Which type of receptor is responsible for detecting tastes and odors?

a)

photoreceptors

b)

optical receptors

c)

auditory receptors

d)

chemoreceptors

35.

Sound waves that enter the ear are detected by __________ receptors.

a)

auditory

b)

photo

c)

chemo

d)

wave

36.

Light enters the eye through the _______.

a)

retina

b)

lens

c)

iris

d)

cornea

37.

This body system is known as the "control center" and allows us to move and react to stimuli in our environment. It is responsible for gathering, processing, and responding to information.

a)

The nervous system

b)

The respiratory system

c)

The circulatory system

d)

The excretory system

38.

This part of the nervous system contains sensory and motor neurons (nerve cells) that transmit information btween the brian, spinal cord, and body.

a)

Central Nervous System (CNS)

b)

Peripheral Nervous System