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WorksheetsNervous System and Neurons
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The central nervous system is comprised of all the neurons in the brain and the ____.
a)
Spinal Cord
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Medulla
d)
Pons
2.
The gap that a message has to cross to get from one neuron to the other is called the _____
a)
synapse
b)
dendrite
c)
axon
d)
nucleus
3.
What does the autonomic nervous system control?
a)
Voluntary movement
b)
Cardiac muscles only
c)
Involuntary responses
d)
The spinal cord
4.
The myelin sheath
a)
makes the signal travel faster
b)
protects the neuron
c)
carries the signal away from the cell body
d)
carries the signal to the cell body
5.
Which part of a neuron RECIEVES information?
a)
axon
b)
dendrite
c)
cell body
d)
axon terminal
6.
Which part of the neuron is a long fiber that send information to other cells?
a)
dendrite
b)
terminal
c)
cell body
d)
axon
7.
The neurotransmitter most associated with rewards and motivation is:
a)
Dopamine
b)
Serotonin
c)
GABA
d)
Adrenaline
8.
The part of the neuron that receives signals is the:
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
9.
The part of the neuron that transmits signals to muscles is the:
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
10.
Heartbeat would be accomplished by which branch of the nervous system?
a)
Sensory
b)
Autonomic
c)
Motor
d)
Pineal
11.
This nervous system branch causes increases in heart rate and breathing.
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Motor
d)
Sensory
12.
Two major branches of the nervous system
a)
central and peripheral
b)
peripheral and motor
c)
motor and sensory
d)
central and motor
13.
The brain is part of the ____ nervous system.
a)
central
b)
peripheral
c)
motor
d)
internal
14.
Neurons send signals in the brain and body via...
a)
neurotransmitters only
b)
electrical impulses only
c)
wifi
d)
neurotransmitters AND electrical signals
15.
This portion of a neuron allows the electrical signal to move very quickly
a)
Dendrites
b)
myelin sheath
c)
nucleus
d)
axon terminals
16.
The nerves in your legs are part of the ____ nervous system.
a)
Central
b)
Peripheral
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