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How Do Messages Travel Through The Nervous System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This part of the neuron stores then releases neurotransmitters into the synapse.
a)
Axon 
b)
Dendrite
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Axon Terminal
2.
The part of the neuron that insulates the axon and increases the speed of the neural message within the neuron.
a)
Synapse
b)
Dendrite
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Axon Terminal Button
3.

This part of the neuron receives chemical messages from the neurotransmitters of other neurons. It is labeled A in the diagram.

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Cell Body

4.

Which part sends nerve impulse to the next cell?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Cell Body

5.

The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons. Labelled D in diagram.

a)

Synapse

b)

Axon

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Dendrite

6.

Where would the nerve impulse start in this reflex arc?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

7.

_____ neurons carry messages away from the central nervous system and out to muscles or glands. The RED neuron in diagram.

a)

sensory

b)

motor

c)

inter

d)

central

8.

What is this? It coordinates muscle movements.

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem

d)

Diencephalon

9.

What structure is bright blue and located at bottom of the brain and controls the information sent between brain and rest of the body?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem

10.

What structure is grey in this picture. It controls conscious thought and memory?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem

11.

Which part of the brain controls your blood pressure and heart rate?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebrum

c)

cerebellum

d)

adrenal gland

12.

Which statement best describes a reflex arc?

a)

Slow response that you have to think about

b)

Rapid response to protect body from harm

13.

What is the gap between two neurons called?

a)

Impulse

b)

Synapse

c)

CNS

d)

Inter neuron

14.
The nervous system subdivision that is composed of the brain and spinal cord.
a)
Autonomic Nervous Sytem
b)
CNS
c)
PNS
d)
Somatic Nervous System
15.
Controls automatic functions like breathing, heart rate, body temperature, wake and sleep cycles, etc.
a)
cerebrum
b)
cerebellum
c)
basal ganglia
d)
brainstem
16.

Which way does an impulse travel

a)

From dendrite to axon and out axon terminal

b)

From axon to axon and out dendrite terminal

c)

From axon to dendrite and out axon terminal

d)

From cell body to dendrite and out axon terminal

17.

How is a message delivered from the "sending" neuron to the "receiving" axon?

a)

sympathetic nerves

b)

hormones

c)

medulla oblongata

d)

neurotransmitters

18.

__________ carry messages between sensory neurons and motor neurons.

a)

Active Neurons

b)

Interneurons

c)

Refraction Neurons

d)

Flower Neurons

19.

These type of cells are responsible for transmitting electrical signals from nervous system to various parts of the body.

a)

Neuron

b)

Nerve

c)

Villi

d)

Somatic

20.

What structure is yellow in this picture. It controls movement of information from brain to rest of body.

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem