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8417100- Make-up

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Locate the Brain Stem. Circle your answer.

a)

D

b)

A

c)

E

d)

B

e)

C

2.

All the letters point to part of the Central Nervous System (CNS) structures, except? Circle your answer.

a)

C

b)

D

c)

A

3.

Which of the following senses is a special sense?

a)

Autonomic

b)

Pain

c)

Temperature

d)

Hearing

4.

What type of hearing loss affects the middle ear?

a)

Conductive

b)

Sensorineural

c)

Pain

d)

Hearing

5.

What type of hearing loss is the result of damage to the inner ear?

a)

Sight

b)

Pain

c)

Conductive

d)

Sensorineural

6.

What is the condition where the lens of the eye gradually becomes cloudy and causes blurred or partial vision?

a)

Otitis media

b)

Conjunctivitis

c)

Common cold

d)

Cataract

7.

What type of receptors are located in taste buds?

a)

Chemoreceptors

b)

Photoreceptors

c)

Nociceptors

d)

Thermoreceptors

8.

What type of nerve cell receives stimuli for the sense of smell?

a)

Papillae

b)

Olfactory

c)

Cilia

d)

Cones

9.

Which layer of the eye is the middle layer?

a)

Fibrous

b)

Retina

c)

Vascular

10.

Which of the following structures is associated with hearing in the inner ear?

a)

Organ of Corti

b)

Semicircular canals

c)

Vestibular labyrinth

d)

Eustachian tube

11.

It's bedtime and you turn off your desk light. Which one of these senses allows you to walk over to your bed in the dark?

a)

Touch

b)

Temperature

c)

Proprioception

d)

Pain

12.

If someone is color blind what part of the eye is likely damaged?

a)

Cones

b)

Rods

c)

Cornea

d)

Lens

13.

You are running through your home and stub your toe. Which type of receptor reacts to the stimuli in your toe?

a)

receptor

b)

Nociceptor

c)

Thermoreceptor

d)

Photoreceptor

14.

A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information.

a)

Occipital lobe

b)

Eye

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Frontal Lobe

15.

What are the two divisions of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?

a)

Fibrous and Scalera

b)

Somatic (Sensory and motor) and Autonomic (involuntary)

c)

Frontal and Temporal

d)

Axons and Dendrites

16.

What is an early symptom of Alzheimer's?

a)

Inability to do daily tasks

b)

Moody behavior

c)

Easily fatigued doing activities

d)

Forgetting recent events

17.

Which of these disorders occurs when there is a loss of blood flow, and in turn oxygen, to the brain?

a)

Cerebrovascular accident

b)

Myasthenia gravis

c)

Autism spectrum disorder

d)

Multiple sclerosis

18.

Alzheimer's refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, and speech and nonverbal communication.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which activities of the body are controlled by the autonomic nervous system?

a)

Voluntary

b)

Unconscious

c)

Conscious

d)

Involuntary

20.

Paul was in a car accident and suffered a head injury. Now he is having trouble organizing tasks and problem solving. Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is most likely damaged?

a)

Temporal

b)

Frontal

c)

Occipital

d)

Mechanical

21.

Which of the following cranial nerves is considered to be part of the central nervous system?

a)

Optic

b)

Facial

c)

Olfactory

d)

Accessory

22.

Which of the following is the main function of the nervous system?

a)

Allows the body to recognize and respond to changes.

b)

Protects the other body systems from external harm.

c)

Provides the body with the proper energy to survive.

23.

The nervous system enables the body to respond and adapt to changes that occur both inside and outside the body.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The synapse is a space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites of other neurons.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The sympathetic nervous system slows heart rate, decreases respiration, and increases activity in the digestive tract.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The basic structural unit of the nervous system is the ____.

a)

b) neuron

b)

a) axon

c)

c) glia

d)

d) dendrite

27.

A nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the cell body is a/an ____.

a)

a) dendrite

b)

b) Soma

c)

c) synapse

d)

d) myelin sheath

28.

The division of the autonomic nervous system that acts in times of emergency is the ____.

a)

parasympathetic (ex. Calm and balance)

b)

somatic

c)

peripheral

d)

sympathetic (ex. Fight or Flight)

29.

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work together to maintain a balanced state called ____.

a)

special senses

b)

homeostasis

c)

voluntary movement

d)

involuntary movement

30.

A chronic, progressive, disabling condition resulting from a degeneration of the myelin sheath is ____.

a)

Cerebral palsy

b)

Epilepsy

c)

Autism

d)

Multiple sclerosis

31.

A patient comes to the emergency department after receiving a blow to the head. The patient’s spouse verifies that the patient speaks English as a first language. However, the healthcare team discovers that the patient is unable to understand anything they say or write down for him to read. Which of the patient’s cerebral lobes has been injured by the blow to the head?

a)

Frontal

b)

Eyes

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

32.

LaTanya’s ability to tell if a bug is crawling on her skin is due to her:

a)

special senses.

b)

general senses.

c)

sympathetic nervous system.

d)

parasympathetic nervous system.

33.

Which region of the ear has sensory neurons for hearing?

a)

Ossicles

b)

Cochlea

c)

Tympanic membrane

d)

Vestibular organs

34.

Lydia has difficulty keeping her balance, sometimes to the point of feeling nauseated. Which region of her ear should be the focus for finding the cause?

a)

Ossicles

b)

Pinnae

c)

Tympanic membrane

d)

Vestibular organs

35.

Where are photoreceptors (Cons and Rods) located in the eye?

a)

cornea.

b)

lens.

c)

retina.

d)

iris.

36.

Henry has sensorineural hearing loss. Which reason is the most likely cause?

a)

Buildup of earwax

b)

Tumor in the ear canal

c)

Fluid buildup in the middle ear

d)

Prolonged ear exposure to loud noise