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Nervous System Test Review

Total questions: 107

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and cranial nerves
c)
spinal cord and spinal nerves
d)
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
2.
What are the 2 major divisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
a)
Sensory & Motor
b)
Peripheral & Central
c)
Somatic & Autonomic
d)
Brain & Spinal Cord
3.
What is the purpose of the myelin sheath on the axon?
a)
To maintain temperature
b)
To improve conductivity
c)
To protect the axon
d)
To release neurotransmitters
4.
Sensory neurons carry nerve impulses from the sense organs and internal organs (like your stomach) to the
a)
peripheral nervous system (PNS)
b)
central nervous system (CNS)
c)
muscles
d)
sense organs
5.
What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
a)
axons
b)
sensory receptors
c)
spinal cord
d)
motor neurons
6.
a signal molecule that transmits nerve impulses across synapses
a)
neuron
b)
neurotransmitter
c)
nerve
d)
action potential
7.
nerve impulse
a)
action potential
b)
resting potential
c)
membrane potential
d)
synapse
8.
part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons
a)
axon
b)
dendrites
c)
myelin sheath
d)
synapse
9.
Location at which a neuron can transfer an impulse to another cell with the use of neurotransmitters is called __________.
a)
myelin sheath
b)
axon
c)
threshold
d)
synapse
10.
The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.
a)
dendrite
b)
axon
c)
cell body
d)
Schwann cell
11.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "H" represent?
a)
Myelin Sheath
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Dendrite
12.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "F" represent?
a)
Myelin Sheath
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Dendrite
13.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "C" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
14.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Node of Ranvier
15.
These carry signals from tissues and organs to the brain and spinal cord
a)
Sensory Neurons
b)
Motor Neurons
c)
Efferent Neurons
d)
Glial Cells
16.
The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons
a)
axon 
b)
dendrite
c)
axon terminal
d)
gene
17.
This releases neurotransmitters which are sent into the synaptic cleft for receptors on the dendrite
a)
axon
b)
axon terminal
c)
gene
d)
neuron
18.
These neuron processes transmit information from the sensory organs to the central nervous system
a)
efferent
b)
afferent
19.
These neuron processes transmit information from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands
a)
efferent
b)
afferent
20.
This part of the nervous system regulates involuntary actions such as heart function, blood pressure, breathing, digestion.
a)
Autonomic Nervous System
b)
Sensory Nervous System
c)
Motor Nervous System
d)
Peripheral Nervous System
21.

The two major parts of the nervous system are the

a)

brain and spinal cord

b)

central and somatic nervous systems

c)

sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.

d)

peripheral and central nervous systems

22.

The speed of neural conduction between neurons will result in difficulties in speaking, vision, and balance if the ________________ insulating the axons is damaged or removed.

a)

Axon

b)

Myelin Sheath

c)

Nucleus

d)

Brain

23.

Dr. Vazquez is examining a cell from the nervous system of an animal. He notices that at one end of the cell body is a long, fibrous strand of tissue. He immediately recognizes this as an axon that is responsible for

a)

carrying signals away from the cell body

b)

receiving signals from other cells and carrying them toward the cell body.

c)

determining the speed at which an action potential will travel

d)

determining whether the cell inhibits or excites neighboring neurons

24.

Which of the following is regulated by the autonomic nervous system

a)

Breathing

b)

Kicking a soccer ball

c)

Balancing on one foot

d)

Raising your hand

25.

Dopamine and Serotonin are examples of _______________

a)

Axon

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Somatic Nerves

d)

Autonomic Nerves

26.

Neurotransmitters are ______________ that travel across the ______________ to another cell.

a)

electrical signals; receptors

b)

electrical signals; synapse

c)

chemicals; receptors

d)

chemicals; synapse

27.

The branch like figures that receive impulses & conducts them to the cell body

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Cell Body

d)

Myelin Sheath

28.

The two parts of the Peripheral Nervous System

a)

Brain and Spinal Cord

b)

Somatic and Autonomic

c)

Systematic and Brain

d)

Spinal cord and Autonomic

29.

The ____________ is part of the peripheral nervous system and controls our senses.

a)

Systemic

b)

Autonomic

c)

Somatic

d)

Autonomous

30.

What is number 3 pointing at on the neuron?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Soma

31.

What part of the neuron is number 4 pointing at?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon Terminal

c)

Axon

d)

Myelin Sheath

32.

Which part of the Neuron is number 1 pointing at?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Cell body

c)

Axon

d)

Nucleus

33.

Controls your heart as well as coughing, sneezing, vomiting, and swallowing.

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Medulla Oblongata

c)

Pons

d)

Midbrain

34.
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Brain Stem
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Occipital Lobe
35.
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Brain Stem
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
36.
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Occipital Lobe
37.
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
38.
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Occipital Lobe
39.

The function of the thalamus is

a)

a balance center

b)

a thermostat

c)

a relay station to other brain parts

d)

to regulate sleep

40.

The area of the brain that regulates hunger, thirst and other drives.

a)

thalamus

b)

hypothalamus

c)

amygdala

d)

cerebellum

41.

What is the function of the FRONTAL LOBE?

a)

Processes your hearing

b)

processes your vision

c)

Contains your personality

d)

Processes sense of touch

42.

What is the function of the TEMPORAL LOBE?

a)

Processes movement

b)

Contains memory and planning

c)

Processes your hearing and smell

d)

Processes visual information

43.

What is the function of the PARIETAL LOBE?

a)

Processes memory

b)

Processes sense of touch and pain

c)

Processes your hearing

d)

Processes your vision

44.

Which part of the brain connects to the spinal cord?

a)

Brain Stem

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Occipital Lobe

45.

If you were having trouble balancing, what part of your brain might be affected?

a)

Occipital Lobe

b)

Brain Stem

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Frontal Lobe

46.

You actually do 'have eyes in the back of your head' because this region of the brain responsible for visual processing is right above the cerebellum!

a)

temporal lobe

b)

parietal lobe

c)

occipital lobe

d)

frontal lobe

47.

Controls breathing

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Medulla Oblongata

c)

Pons

d)

Midbrain

48.

Controls your heart as well as coughing, sneezing, vomiting, and swallowing.

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Medulla Oblongata

c)

Pons

d)

Midbrain

49.

Controls eyeball movement and pupil size

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Medulla Oblongata

c)

Pons

d)

Midbrain

50.

Which lobe of the brain is the main decision maker of the brain and controls voluntary movement?

a)

Frontal

b)

Temporal

c)

Parietal

d)

Occipital

51.

Which lobe of the brain primarily processes auditory information?

a)

Frontal

b)

Temporal

c)

Parietal

d)

Occipital

52.

Which lobe of the brain processes somatosensory information such as touch, pain, temperature, and limb location?

a)

Frontal

b)

Temporal

c)

Parietal

d)

Occipital

53.

Which lobe of the brain is primarily responsible for visual information?

a)

Frontal

b)

Temporal

c)

Parietal

d)

Occipital

54.

In which lobe of the brain is Broca's area located?

a)

Frontal

b)

Temporal

c)

Parietal

d)

Occipital

55.

In which lobe of the brain is Wernicke's area located?

a)

Frontal

b)

Temporal

c)

Parietal

d)

Occipital

56.

Which of the following is not a component of the diencephalon?

a)

Midbrain

b)

Thalamus

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Epithalamus

57.

Which part of the diencephalon relays sensory impulses to the sensory cortex and helps with memory?

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Epithalamus

58.

Which part of the diencephalon is the chief integration center for the autonomic NS?

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Epithalamus

59.

Which part of the diencephalon forms the posterior side of the diencephalon and is composed of the pineal gland?

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Epithalamus

60.

Which of the following is not a component of the brain stem?

a)

Midbrain

b)

Pons

c)

Medulla oblongata

d)

Thalamus

61.

Which part of the brain stem contains visual and auditory reflex centers?

a)

Midbrain

b)

Pons

c)

Medulla oblongata

d)

Thalamus

62.

Which part of the brain stem relays information from the cerebrum to the cerebellum and is also called the bridge?

a)

Midbrain

b)

Pons

c)

Medulla oblongata

d)

Thalamus

63.

Which part of the brain stem merges into the spinal cord?

a)

Midbrain

b)

Pons

c)

Medulla oblongata

64.

Which major part of the brain controls balance and equilibrium?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Diencephalon

d)

Brain Stem

65.

Which part of the brain is known as the language comprehension center?

a)

Broca's

b)

Wernicke's

66.

Which part of the brain controls the physical ability to speak?

a)

Broca's

b)

Wernicke's

67.
a)

Hippocampus

b)

Thalamus

c)

Amygdala

d)

Corpus Callosum

68.
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Brain Stem
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Occipital Lobe
69.
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Brain Stem
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
70.
a)
Corpus Callosum
b)
Amygdala
c)
Thalamus
d)
Hypothalamus
71.
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Occipital Lobe
72.
a)
Amygdala
b)
Corpus Callosum
c)
Thalamus
d)
Hippocampus
73.
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Hippocampus
d)
Thalamus
74.
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
75.
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occiptal Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
76.
a)
Thalamus
b)
Pineal Gland
c)
Thalamus
d)
Hippocampus
77.
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Occipital Lobe
78.
a)
Hippocampus
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Thalamus
79.

The function of the thalamus is

a)

a balance center

b)

a thermostat

c)

a relay station to other brain parts

d)

to regulate sleep

80.

Balance and coordination are most associated with the

a)

thalamus

b)

frontal cortex

c)

hippocampus

d)

cerebellum

81.

If a neurosurgeon were to stimulate your left motor cortex, what would likely happen?

a)

you would move your right leg

b)

you would feel tingling on the right side of your body

c)

you would not be able to speak

d)

you would lose your memory

82.

Language is most associated with the

a)

left hemisphere

b)

right hemisphere

c)

temporal lobe

d)

parietal lobe

83.

Logical decision making is processed here.

a)

occipital lobe

b)

visual cortex

c)

frontal lobe

d)

thalamus

84.

The area of the brain that regulates hunger, thirst and other drives.

a)

thalamus

b)

hypothalamus

c)

amygdala

d)

cerebellum

85.

Very important in sustaining life.

a)

medulla

b)

cerebellum

c)

hippocampus

d)

frontal cortex

86.

This structure allows the left and right hemisphere of the brain to communicate.

a)

hippocampus

b)

cerebral cortex

c)

hypothalamus

d)

corpus callosum

87.

Identify the structure labeled as A.

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Frontal Lobes

c)

Parietal Lobes

d)

Occipital Lobes

88.

Identify the structure labeled as B.

a)

Parietal Lobes

b)

Occipital Lobes

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Frontal Lobes

89.

Identify the structure labeled as C.

a)

Occipital Lobes

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Frontal Lobes

d)

Parietal Lobes

90.

Identify the structure labeled as D.

a)

Frontal Lobes

b)

Occipital Lobes

c)

Parietal Lobes

d)

Cerebrum

91.

Identify the structure labeled as A.

a)

Pons

b)

Temporal Lobes

c)

Parietal Lobes

d)

Cerebellum

92.

Identify the structure labeled as B.

a)

Brain Stem

b)

Frontal Lobes

c)

Occipital Lobes

d)

Pons

93.

Identify the structure labeled as C.

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Occipital Lobes

c)

Brain Stem

d)

Temporal Lobes

94.

Identify the structure labeled as D.

a)

Medulla Oblongata

b)

Temporal Lobes

c)

Frontal Lobes

d)

Brain Stem

95.

Identify the structure labeled as E.

a)

Temporal Lobes

b)

Brain Stem

c)

Parietal Lobes

d)

Cerebellum

96.

Identify the structure labeled as H.

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Frontal Lobes

c)

Temporal Lobes

d)

Brain Stem

97.

Which letter represents the Frontal Lobes?

a)

A

b)

G

c)

F

d)

E

98.

Which letter represents the Cerebellum?

a)

D

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

99.

Which letter represents the Occipital Lobes?

a)

F

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

100.

Which letter represents the Temporal Lobes?

a)

F

b)

E

c)

B

d)

A

101.

Which letter represents the Medulla Oblongata?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

102.

Which letter represents the Pons?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

103.

Which letter represents the Parietal Lobes?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

104.

Which letter represents the Cerebellum?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

105.

Which letter represents the Occipital Lobes?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

106.

Which letter represents the Medulla Oblongata?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

107.

Which letter represents the Pons?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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