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WorksheetsNervous System Functions and Divisions
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which is NOT a function of the nervous system?
providing sensation for the internal and external environments
directing activities that continue for a long period of time
integrating sensory information
coordinating voluntary and involuntary activities
The CNS is..
afferent and efferent divisions
somatic and visceral division
the brain and spinal cord
automatic and somatic division
The efferent division of the peripheral nervous system is split into
automatic and somatic
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
greater and lesser
sympathetic and parasympathetic
voluntary control of skeletal muscles is provided by the ____ nervous system
sympathetic
parasympathetic
somatic
automatic
which is NOT a function of nueroglia
support
info process.
secretion of cerebrospinal fluid
phagocytosis
The dendrites of a nueron
store genetic info
produce energy via ATP
receive incoming signals
send signals
The motor neurons of the efferent division of the PNS carry
instructions from the PNS to the brain and spinal cord
sensory info to the CNS from the PNS
motor commands from muscles and glands to the CNS
instructions from the CNS to the muscles
At the site of an action potential, the membrane contains a
excess of negative ions on both sides
equal amount of positive and negative on both sides
equal amounts of positive on both sides
excess of positive on the inside and negative ions on the outside
opening the sodium channels in the membrane of a neuron
depolarization
hyperpolarization
repolarization
none of the above
The sodium potassium exchange pump
transports sodium ions into the cell during depolarization
transports potassium ions out of a the cell during repolarization
moves sodium and potassium in the direction of their chemical gradients
requires ATP to function and moves both sodium and potassium ions against concentration gradient
synapse is a..
a gap between neurons where electrical signals are transmitted between neurons
a gap where chemical signals are transmitted between neurons
a gap between different lobes of the brain
a gap between the spinal cord and the brain
at cholinergic synapses calcium ions entering the synaptic knob trigger exocytosis of the vesicles and cause the release of
noradrenaline
nitric oxide and carbon monoxide
acetycholine
astrocytes
the spinal cord serves as the major passageway for..
motor impulses to the brain and sensory impulse from the brain
automatic sensory responses that involve complex reflex patterns
conscious thoughts, sensations, and intellectual functions
sensory impulses to the brain and motor impulses from the brain
the major region of the brain responsible for conscious thought processes, sensations, intellectual, memory, and complex motor patterns.
cerebellum
medulla
pons
cerebrum
the brain stem consists of
midbrain, pons, and medulla oblogata
cerebellum, medulla, and pons
thalamus, hypothalamus, and medulla
spinal cord, cerebellum, and medulla
major centers control automatic control of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate.. etc.
medulla oblongata
pons
midbrain
diencephalon
the cerebellum does what
maintains balance
interprets language
is responsible for short term memory
control behavior and emotion
damage to the broca's area
lack of balance
short term memory loss
inability to speak/write
uncontrabble emotions
A family member brings his Dad to see his doctor due to their uncontrolable emptions, constantly hungry and cold. What is effected?
occiputal lobe
temporal lobe
hypothalamus
motor cortex
Dory, as in the movie, suffers from short-term memory. What part of the brain is affected?
cerebellum
parietal lobe
epithalamus
frontal lobe
a patient loses their smell, what nerves were damaged?
optic
facail
oculamotor
olfactory
if a patient has difficulty with their vision wich is damaged
vagus
acessory
facail
optic
in a reflex arc, a stiumlus initates a nerce impulse wich travels along
sensory neuron to the CNS which senses a impulse via a motor nueron to the effector
sensory neuron to the PNS, which sends impulses to the effector
motor neuron to the CNS to an effector via sensory nueron
sensory neuron to the effector which stimulates the CNS to send an impulse to the CNS
The functions of the parasympathetic division center on
rise in heart rate
dilation of respitory passageway
relax, food process, energy absorb
store lipids from adipose tissue
fight or flight
sympathethic nervous system
rise in heart rate
realse stored lipids
all of above
damage to which cranail nerve would lead to death
abducen
glossopharngeal
facail
vagus
the visual cortex is located
frontal
parietal
cerebellum
occipital
neurons that carry sensory to the CNS
polorization neurons
afferent
efferent
neurolglia
carry info from the CNS to tissues
sensory
afferent
efferent
neuroglia
a action potentail that skips from node to node
pololrization propigation
cont. prop.
prog. prop.
saltory prop.
cells that create myelin sheath
olgiodendrocytes
ependymal
microglia
astrocytes
star-shaped cells that maintain blood/brain barrier
astrocytes
microglia
ependymal cells
ganglion cells
carry visual info to the brain
optic formina
optic chiasm
hypoglassal
carvical plexus
at a ___ several neurons meet a singular nueron
divergence
hypervenegenve
convergenence
hemivergence
the touch strip of the brain that connects the two spheres
cerebellum
corpus callasum
dienceplasm
cental sulcus
