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Nervous System Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

The Central Nervous System is composed of

a)

brain and spinal nerves

b)

brain and spinal cord

c)

cranial nerves and spinal nerves

d)

sensory organs and spinal cord

2.

Motor neurons of the somatic nervous system carry messages from the CNS

a)

to skeletal muscle

b)

to smooth muscle

c)

to the brain

d)

to glands that release hormones

3.

Response of the parasympathetic nervous system

a)

Stress and Distress

b)

Fight or Flight

c)

voluntary

d)

Rest and Digest

4.

Responses of the autonomic nervous system are

a)

involuntary targeting smooth muscle and glands

b)

voluntary targeting skeletal muscle

5.

The structure that surrounds axons of neurons that increases the speed of an impulse is called

a)

the myelin sheath

b)

the neuroglial cells

c)

the dendrite

d)

the axon terminal

6.

The space between a neuron and another neuron or an effector organ is called

a)

Node of Ranvier

b)

neural space

c)

a longitudinal fissure

d)

a synapse

7.

What is released from an axon terminal?

a)

myelin

b)

neurotransmitters

c)

hormones

d)

electrical impulses

8.

The fibers that receive messages and move them to the cell body of a neuron are

a)

dendrites

b)

axons

c)

Schwan cells

d)

Nodes of Ranvier

9.

A neuron at rest is

a)

stimulated

b)

depolarized

c)

polarized

10.

When an axon is stimulated

a)

sodium ions rush in making it depolarized

b)

potassium ions rush in making it depolarized

c)

sodium ion rush in making it polarized

d)

potassium ions rush out making it repolarized

11.

A nerve impulse that travels along a neuron is known as

a)

fight or flight response

b)

a stimulus

c)

an action potential

d)

sodium-potassium pump

12.

When a neuron restores its resting potential, it is known as

a)

polarization

b)

depolarization

c)

repolarization

13.

After an action potential has traveled down an axon, the ion balance of sodium and potassium ions is restored by

a)

a sodium-potassium pump

b)

depolarization

c)

repolarization

14.

Reorder the following steps of a nerve impulse.

a)

Neuron is polarized and at rest.

b)

A stimulus changes the permeability of the neuron and depolarization occurs.

c)

The action potential travels like a wave towards the axon terminal.

d)

Repolarization of the neuron occurs.

e)

Ionic balance is restored by the sodium-potassium pump.

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
15.

A rapid, predictable response from the spinal cord to a stimulus is called

a)

an action potential

b)

a reflex

c)

a synapse

d)

a parasympathetic response

16.

A bundle of nerve fibers is called a _____. It is surrounded by the _____.

a)

fascicle; perineurium

b)

fascicle; epineurium

c)

neuron; endoneurium

d)

nerve; endoneurium

17.

Maintaining homeostasis is a major job of the

a)

cerebral spinal fluid

b)

cerebellum

c)

cerebral cortex

d)

hypothalamus

18.

Which of the following does not protect the brain?

a)

vertebrae

b)

skull

c)

cerebospinal fluid

d)

meninges

19.

What does the vagus nerve do?

a)

regulates heart rate

b)

regulates breathing

c)

stimulates digestion

d)

All of these are jobs of the vagus nerve

20.

Capillaries in the brain are not permeable to many substances. This is known as

a)

a brain synapse

b)

the blood brain barrier

c)

an all or nothing response

d)

meningitis

21.

The sympathetic nervous system is operating when a person is

a)

resting

b)

under stress

c)

sad

d)

happy and content

22.

An autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the myelin sheaths around neurons is called

a)

menegitis

b)

Multiple sclerosis

c)

Alzheimer's disease

d)

Parkinson's disease

23.

When brain cells die because of lack of oxygen, it is called

a)

a stroke

b)

paralysis

c)

a concussion

24.

The inflammation of protective connective tissue of the brain and spinal cord is called

a)

brain trauma

b)

a concussion

c)

Multiple sclerosis

d)

menengitis