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Intro to Neuro

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correct order of the flow of information in the nervous system?

a)

Sensory receptor → Sensory input → Brain and spinal cord → Integration → Effector → Motor output

b)

Effector → Motor output → Brain and spinal cord → Sensory input → Sensory receptor → Integration

c)

Brain and spinal cord → Sensory receptor → Effector → Sensory input → Motor output → Integration

d)

Sensory input → Effector → Sensory receptor → Brain and spinal cord → Motor output → Integration

2.

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for producing motor output?

a)

Sensory receptor

b)

Brain and spinal cord

c)

Effector

d)

Sensory input

3.

Which of the following are parts of the Central Nervous System (CNS)?

a)

A) Brain and Spinal cord

b)

B) Cranial nerves and Spinal nerves

c)

C) Heart and Lungs

d)

D) Muscles and Bones

4.

Which system connects the CNS to other body parts?

a)

Central Nervous System (CNS)

b)

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

c)

Digestive System

d)

Respiratory System

5.

The Somatic Nervous System is a part of which division?

a)

Sensory (Afferent) division

b)

Motor (Efferent) division

c)

Central Nervous System

d)

Sensory receptors

6.

Which function of the nervous system involves receiving information and gathering information by detecting changes?

a)

Sensory Function

b)

Integrative Function

c)

Motor Function

d)

Autonomic Function

7.

Which part of the neuron is responsible for transmitting impulses and releasing neurotransmitters to another neuron or effector?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Cell body (soma)

d)

Nucleus

8.

According to the classification of neurons by structure, which type of neuron makes up 99% of neurons?

a)

Bipolar neurons

b)

Multipolar neurons

c)

Unipolar neurons

d)

Sensory neurons

9.

Fill in the blank: Unipolar neurons have __________ process.

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

multiple

10.

Which type of neuroglia forms scar tissue?

a)

Oligodendrocytes

b)

Astrocytes

c)

Microglia

d)

Ependymal cells

11.

Which type of neuroglia help regulate the composition of cerebrospinal fluid?

a)

Astrocytes

b)

Oligodendrocytes

c)

Microglia

d)

Ependymal cells

12.

Which cell type is responsible for forming the myelin sheath in the central nervous system?

a)

Astrocyte

b)

Oligodendrocyte

c)

Microglial cell

d)

Ependymal cell

13.

What is the primary function of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system?

a)

Support clusters of neuron cell bodies

b)

Produce myelin sheath found on some peripheral axons

c)

Transmit electrical impulses

d)

Store neurotransmitters

14.

What is destroyed in the CNS by an immune response in Multiple Sclerosis?

a)

Myelin sheaths

b)

Neurons

c)

Astrocytes

d)

Blood vessels

15.

In Multiple Sclerosis, myelin is attacked by what?

a)

A person's own antibodies

b)

Bacterial toxins

c)

Viral RNA

d)

Dietary fats

16.

A cell membrane is usually electrically charged, or ________, so that the inside of the membrane is negatively charged with respect to the outside of the membrane.

a)

polarized

b)

neutralized

c)

deionized

d)

oxidized

17.

What is the charge of the cell membrane at rest?

a)

-70

b)

-55

c)

-80

d)

+70

18.

Which Channels are open during depolarization?

a)
Calcium channels
b)
Voltage-gated potassium channels
c)
Chloride channels
d)
Voltage-gated sodium channels
19.

What is happening during repolarization of the cell?

a)
Repolarization involves the influx of sodium ions, increasing the cell's positive charge.
b)
Repolarization involves the outflow of potassium ions, returning the cell to a negative membrane potential.
c)
Repolarization is the process of the cell becoming more positive after an action potential.
d)
Repolarization occurs when calcium ions are released, causing depolarization.
20.

Which nerve is sensory and responsible for our ability to see?

a)

optic (II)

b)

oculomotor (III)

c)

accessory (XI)

d)

trigeminal (V)

21.

Which nerve is motor and responsible for moving eye to look at the nose?

a)

trochlear (IV)

b)

abducens (VI)

c)

facial (VII)

d)

glossopharyngeal (IX)

22.

Which nerve is sensory & motor and responsible for facial sensation and chewing?

a)

trigeminal (V)

b)

olfactory (I)

c)

vagus (X)

d)

oculomotor (III)

23.

Which nerve is motor and responsible for lateral eye movement?

a)

abducens (VI)

b)

optic (II)

c)

accessory (XI)

d)

facial (VII)

24.

Which nerve is sensory & motor and responsible for facial movements and taste?

a)

facial (VII)

b)

olfactory (I)

c)

vagus (X)

d)

trochlear (IV)

25.

Which nerve is sensory and responsible for hearing and balance?

a)

vestibulocochlear (VIII)

b)

facial (VII)

c)

vagus (X)

d)

oculomotor (III)

26.

Which nerve is sensory & motor and responsible for tongue movement and taste?

a)

glossopharyngeal (IX)

b)

facial (VII)

c)

trochlear (IV)

d)

hypoglossal (XII)

27.

Which nerve is motor & sensory and responsible for heart rate & respiration rate and organ sensation & taste?

a)

vagus (X)

b)

optic (II)

c)

facial (VII)

d)

hypoglossal (XII)

28.

Which nerve is motor and responsible for movement of the larynx, soft palate, and shoulder shrugging?

a)

accessory (XI)

b)

trigeminal (V)

c)

vestibulocochlear (VIII)

d)

vagus (X)

29.

Which nerve is motor and responsible for movement of the larynx, soft palate, and shoulder shrugging?

a)

accessory (XI)

b)

trigeminal (V)

c)

vestibulocochlear (VIII)

d)

vagus (X)

30.

Which nerve is motor and responsible for tongue movement?

a)

hypoglossal (XII)

b)

facial (VII)

c)

olfactory (I)

d)

trigeminal (V)

31.

Which nerve is sensory and controls your ability to smell?

a)

olfactory (I)

b)

trochlear (IV)

c)

vagus (X)

d)

optic (II)

32.

Place the cranial nerves in the correct category

Categorize the following

Facial VII

Trigeminal V

Vagus X

Glossopharyngeal IX

Olfactory I

Optic II

Vestibulcochlear VIII

Occulomotor III

Abducens VI

Trochlear IV

Accessory XI

Hypoglossal XII

Sensory
Motor
Mixed