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Understanding Your Brain

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest part of the human brain?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Brainstem

d)

Medulla

2.

Which part of the brain is responsible for coordinating voluntary movements?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brainstem

d)

Spinal cord

3.

What does the brainstem primarily control?

a)

Memory and thinking

b)

Balance and coordination

c)

Basic life functions

d)

Sensory processing

4.

Which system includes the brain and spinal cord?

a)

Peripheral Nervous System

b)

Central Nervous System

c)

Autonomic Nervous System

d)

Somatic Nervous System

5.

What type of cells transmit nerve impulses throughout the body?

a)

Epithelial cells

b)

Muscle cells

c)

Neurons

d)

Red blood cells

6.

Which part of the nervous system controls involuntary actions such as the heartbeat?

a)

Somatic Nervous System

b)

Central Nervous System

c)

Autonomic Nervous System

d)

Peripheral Nervous System

7.

How many main parts is the brain divided into?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

8.

What is the function of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum?

a)

Vision

b)

Hearing

c)

Balance

d)

Decision making

9.

Which part of the peripheral nervous system connects the central nervous system to limbs and organs?

a)

Autonomic nervous system

b)

Somatic nervous system

c)

Sympathetic nervous system

d)

Parasympathetic nervous system

10.

What is the main role of the parasympathetic nervous system?

a)

Prepare the body for action

b)

Calm the body and conserve energy

c)

Control voluntary movements

d)

Transmit sensory information

11.

Which part of the brain is involved in speech production?

a)

Broca's area

b)

Wernicke's area

c)

Hippocampus

d)

Amygdala

12.

Which nervous system division is responsible for the fight-or-flight response?

a)

Central Nervous System

b)

Somatic Nervous System

c)

Autonomic Nervous System

d)

Sympathetic Nervous System

13.

Which part of the brain is responsible for processing memories?

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Hippocampus

d)

Cerebellum

14.

Which is the following is represented by the letter B?

a)

cell body

b)

nucleus

c)

dendrite

d)

axon

15.

what might be a job of a motor neuron?

a)

connecting to a muscle and helping you move

b)

connecting within the brain to help you make a decision

c)

sending a message toward your brain from a pain receptor in your skin

d)

all of these

16.

What type of neuron is this?

a)

Motor

b)

Sensory

c)

Brain

d)

Muscle

17.

What type of neuron is this?

a)
Sensory neuron
b)
Motor neuron
c)
Interneuron
d)
Cannot determine without more information
18.

What structure is highlighted in green?

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Corpus callosum

c)

Medulla

d)

cerebral cortex

19.

The Medulla is responsible for the control of breathing, heart beat and digestion

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

The brain is made up of what type of matter

a)

Black and white matter

b)

White and grey matter

c)

Only white matter

d)

Only grey matter