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Nervous System Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All a part of the peripheral nervous system except:

a)

Autonomic Nervous System

b)

Somatic Nervous System

c)

Sympathetic Nervous System

d)

Brain and spinal cord

2.

Controls involuntary motor movements

a)

Autonomic Nervous System

b)

Somatic Nervous System

c)

Nerves

3.

Controls voluntary motor movements

a)

Autonomic Nervous System

b)

Somatic Nervous System

c)

Sympathetic Nervous System

d)

Parasympathetic Nervous System

4.

activated when in stress or in a threatening situation.

a)

Sympathetic Nervous System

b)

Parasympathetic Nervous System

c)

Central Nervous System

5.

Lowers activity, calms the body, operates during normal situations, permits digestion, and conservation of energy

a)

Sympathetic Nervous System

b)

Parasympathetic Nervous System

c)

Central Nervous System

6.

Which TWO of these are the main divisions of the nervous system?

a)

Central Nervous System

b)

Autonomic Nervous System

c)

Peripheral Nervous System

d)

Somatic Nervous System

7.

In which division do the brain and spinal cord belong?

a)

Central Nervous System

b)

Autonomic Nervous System

c)

Peripheral Nervous System

d)

Somatic Nervous System

8.

Which part of a neuron acts as the antennae to receive a signal?

a)

Axon

b)

Soma

c)

Dendrites

d)

Myelin Sheath

9.

Which part of a neuron sends out a signal to another cell?

a)

Axon

b)

Soma

c)

Dendrites

d)

Myelin Sheath

10.

Depolarization occurs, making a neuron more positive, because _ rushes into the cell.

a)

Potassium

b)

Sodium

c)

Chlorine

d)

Water

11.

The name of the major cell of the nervous system is the (a)   .

12.

The junction between nerve cells is called the ____.

a)

Junction

b)

Axon

c)

Dendrite

d)

Synapse

13.

Which part of the neuron is letter C (the whole thing)?

(a)  

14.

Which part of the neuron is letter A?

(a)  

15.

Which lobe of the brain controls reasoning, planning, and decision making?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

16.

Which part of the brain controls visual processing?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

17.

The diencephalon contains all of the following structures EXCEPT

a)

thalamus

b)

hypothalamus

c)

cerebellum

d)

pineal gland

18.

Where does the sodium potassium pump move potassium ions?

a)

into the cell

b)

out of the cell

c)

into and out of the cell

d)

the potassium channels are closed

19.

Which is the main, conductive cell type of nervous tissue?

a)

Neuroglial

b)

Neuron

c)

Oligodendrocyte

d)

Schwann

20.

Which is more numerous in the nervous system?

a)

Neurons

b)

Neuroglia

21.
When a neuron is not engaged in an impulse.
a)
Resting potential
b)
Action potential
c)
Neural potential
d)
Synaptic potential
22.
At what stage are both ions present in large concentrations INSIDE the neuron?
a)
Depolarizarion
b)
Repolarization
c)
Hyperpolarization
d)
Resting Potential
23.

An electrical impulse within a single neuron is called a

a)

synapse

b)

membrane potential

c)

action potential

d)

cell body

24.
Which ions are involved in an action potential?
a)
Na; Cl
b)
Na; K
c)
K; Cl
d)
Na; Ca
25.

An action potential is the same as a(n) (a)   .

26.

Results from opening of gated Na channels

a)

polarized

b)

depolarized

c)

hyperpolarized

27.

What is the charge on the outside of the axon during the resting membrane potential?

a)

+

b)

-

c)

neutral

28.

During an action potential, _____ ions flow INTO the axon and _____ ions flow out of the axon.

a)

Na, K

b)

K, Na

c)

Na, Cl

d)

Cl, Na

29.

What is the main function of the sodium potassium pump?

a)

To power other pumps in the cells

b)

To filter the water in the cells

c)

To maintain a resting membrane potential

d)

To aerate the cells

30.
At what stage are both ions present in large concentrations INSIDE the neuron?
a)
Depolarizarion
b)
Repolarization
c)
Hyperpolarization
d)
Resting Potential
31.
a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon Terminals

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Schwann Cells

32.
a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon Terminals

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Schwann Cells

33.
a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon Terminals

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Schwann Cells

34.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

35.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

36.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

37.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

38.

A neuron that is polarized, stable, and waiting to fire/engage.

a)

Action Potential

b)

Stimulus

c)

Threshold

d)

Resting Potential

39.

When the neuron is not conducting a nerve impulse the membrane is

a)
polarised
b)
depolarised
c)
repolarised
d)
action potential