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WorksheetsCNS Nervous System Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which subdivision of the nervous system interprets incoming information and issues orders?
Autonomic nervous system
Central nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Which subdivision of the nervous system serves as communication lines, linking all parts of the body to the CNS?
Autonomic nervous system
Central nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Somatic nervous system
What are the chemicals released by neurons that stimulate other neurons, muscles, or glands?
Nodes of Ranvier
Neurotransmitters
Schwann cells
Synapses
Which structure is a large fiber tract connecting the cerebral hemispheres?
Cerebellum
Corpus callosum
Medulla oblongata
Thalamus
Which structure relays sensory signals between the spinal cord and thalamus and relays motor signals between the cerebral cortex and the pons and spinal cord?
Midbrain
Pons
Hypothalamus
Cerebrum
Which structure is responsible for the regulation of posture and coordination of skeletal muscle movements?
Cerebellum
Thalamus
Medulla oblongata
Hypothalamus
Which structure acts as a relay center for all sensory impulses except smell and is associated with pain and temperature?
Thalamus
Pons
Cerebrum
Midbrain
Which structure is the site of regulation of water balance and body temperature?
Hypothalamus
Medulla oblongata
Cerebellum
Corpus callosum
Which area contains reflex centers involved in regulating the rate and depth of breathing in conjunction with lower brain stem centers?
Medulla oblongata
Thalamus
Cerebrum
Midbrain
What is labeled 1?
Frontal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
What is labeled 2?
Frontal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
What is labeled 3?
Frontal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
What is labeled 4?
Frontal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
What structure are found in the brain stem?
Medulla oblongata
Midbrain
Pons
Thalamus
What structure are found in the diencephalon?
Hypothalamus
Midbrain
Pons
Thalamus
The central nervous system consists of the
(a) and the (b) .
