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WorksheetsA&P CNS
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
Multiple Choice: Circle the best answer.
The term central nervous system refers to the:
The term central nervous system refers to the:
a)
A) autonomic and peripheral nervous systems
b)
B) brain, spinal cord, and cranial nerves
c)
C) brain and spinal cord
d)
D) brain and cranial nerves
2.
Which of these neuroglia cells forms the myelin Shealth in the central nervous system:
a)
A) Astrocytes
b)
B) Oligodendrocytes
c)
C) Schwann cells
d)
D) ependymal cells
3.
The Schwann cells forms a myelin sheath around the:
a)
A) Dendrites
b)
B) cell body
c)
C) nucleus
d)
D) axon
4.
The neuron processes that normally receive incoming stimuli are called
a)
A) axons
b)
B) dendrites
c)
C) neurolemmas
d)
D) Schwann cells
5.
Collections of nerve cell bodies inside the CNS are called:
a)
A) ganglia
b)
B) tracts
c)
C) Nerves
d)
D) Nuclei
6.
White matter refer to myelinated fibers in the:
a)
A) CNS
b)
B) PNS
c)
C) ANS
d)
D) SNS
7.
Impulse conduction is fastest in neurons that are:
a)
A) myelinated
b)
B) unmyelinated
c)
C) sensory
d)
D) Motor
8.
During the resting state, a neuron is:
a)
A) polarized with sodium ions outside of the cell and potassium ions inside the cell
b)
B) propagating the action potential
c)
C) depolarizing and generating an action potential
d)
D) restoring the ionic conditions utilizing the sodium-potassium pump
9.
Immediately after an action potential is propagated, which one of the following ions rapidly diffuses out of the cell into the tissue fluid:
a)
A) sodium
b)
B) chloride
c)
C) Calcium
d)
D) Potassium
10.
An action potential is caused by an influx of these ions into the cell:
a)
A) potassium
b)
B) sodium
c)
C) calcium
d)
D) magnesium
11.
The gap between two communicating neurons is termed:
a)
A) synaptic cleft
b)
B) cell body
c)
C) effector
d)
D) schwann cell
12.
The substance that is released at axonal endings to propagate a nervous impulse is called:
a)
A) an ion
b)
B) nerve glue
c)
C) a neurotransmitter
d)
D) the sodium potassium-pump
13.
Which type of reflex involves skeletal muscles:
a)
A) parasympathetic
b)
B) sympathetic
c)
C) autonomic
d)
D) somatic
14.
A stroke in the primary motor area has caused Don to lose control over his skeletal muscles on the right side of his body. What lobe of his brain was damaged:
a)
A) occipital lobe
b)
B) temporal lobe
c)
C) frontal lobe
d)
D) parietal lobe
15.
Sally has a brain injury; she knows what she wants to say but can't vocalize the words. The part of the brain that deals with the ability to speak is the:
a)
A) longitudinal fissure
b)
B) gyrus
c)
C) central sulcus
d)
D) Broca's area
16.
The midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata are housed in the:
a)
A) diencephalon
b)
B) hypothalamus
c)
C) brain stem
d)
D) pineal gland
17.
Which lobe contains the primary motor area and enables voluntary control of the skeletal muscle movements:
a)
A) parietal lobe
b)
B) temporal lobe
c)
C) occipital lobe
d)
D) frontal lobe
18.
The area of the brain stem that plays a role in consciousness and the awake/sleep cycles is:
a)
A) thalamus
b)
reticular activating system
c)
pineal gland
d)
limbic system
19.
Control of temperature, endocrine activity, metabolism, and thirst are functions associated with the:
a)
A) medulla oblongata
b)
B) cerebellum
c)
C) hypothalamus
d)
D) thalamus
20.
The vital centers for the control of visceral activities such as heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, swallowing, and vomiting are located in the:
a)
A) pons
b)
B) medulla oblongata
c)
C) midbrain
d)
D) cerebrum
21.
Loss of muscle coordination results from damage to the:
a)
A) cerebrum
b)
B) hypothalamus
c)
C) cerebellum
d)
D) thalamus
22.
Which of the following brain dysfunctions is also known as a stroke:
a)
A) cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
b)
B) Alzheimer's disease
c)
C) aphasia
d)
D) cerebral edema
23.
Which nervous system subdivision is a chain of two motor neurons consisting of a pre ganglion and postganglionic neuron:
a)
A) somatic
b)
B) central
c)
C) autonomic
d)
D) visceral
24.
The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are subdivisions of the:
a)
A) central nervous system
b)
B) voluntary nervous system
c)
C) autonomic nervous system
d)
D) somatic nervous system
25.
Preparing the body for the "fight or flight" response during treating situations is the role of the:
a)
A) sympathetic nervous system
b)
B) cerebrum
c)
C) parasympathetic nervous system
d)
D) somatic nervous system
26.
Match the following:
A) Central nervous system (CNS)
A) Central nervous system (CNS)
a)
1) structural nervous system subdivisions that consist of the brain and spinal cord
b)
2) Functional nervous system subdivision that carries information toward the central nervous system from receptors
c)
3) Structural nervous system subdivisions that consist of spinal nerves and cranial nerves
d)
4) Subdivisions of the motor division responsible for controlling involuntary events
27.
Match the following:
B) Autonomic nervous system (ANS)
B) Autonomic nervous system (ANS)
a)
1) structural nervous system subdivisions that consist of the brain and spinal cord
b)
2) Functional nervous system subdivision that carries information toward the central nervous system from receptors
c)
3) Structural nervous system subdivisions that consist of spinal nerves and cranial nerves
d)
4) Subdivision of the motor division responsible for controlling involuntary events
28.
Match the following:
C) Motor (efferent) division
C) Motor (efferent) division
a)
1) structural nervous system subdivisions that consist of the brain and spinal cord
b)
2) Functional nervous system subdivision that carries information toward the central nervous system from receptors
c)
3) Structural nervous system subdivisions that consist of spinal nerves and cranial nerves
d)
4) Functional nervous system division that carries information from the central nervous system towards effectors
29.
Match the following
D Peripheral nervous system
D Peripheral nervous system
a)
1) structural nervous system subdivisions that consist of the brain and spinal cord
b)
2) Functional nervous system subdivision that carries information toward the central nervous system from receptors
c)
3) Structural nervous system subdivisions that consist of spinal nerves and cranial nerves
d)
4) Subdivisions of the motor division responsible for controlling involuntary events
30.
Match the following:
F) Sensory (afferent) division
F) Sensory (afferent) division
a)
1) structural nervous system subdivisions that consist of the brain and spinal cord
b)
2) Functional nervous system subdivision that carries information toward the central nervous system from receptors
c)
3) Structural nervous system subdivisions that consist of spinal nerves and cranial nerves
d)
4) Subdivisions of the motor division responsible for controlling involuntary events
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