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Nervous System Review

Total questions: 148

Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what controls your balance ?!

a)

thalamus 

b)

cerebellum

c)

basal ganglia

d)

frontal lobes

2.

what controls your reading and writing ?!

a)

parietal lobes

b)

brainstem

c)

thalamus

d)

motor strip

3.

what controls your heart rate ?

a)

motor stip

b)

sensory strip

c)

cerebellum

d)

brainstem

4.

what controls your sight ?

a)

occipital lobes

b)

temporal lobes

c)

parietal lobes

d)

brainstem

5.

Identify the lobe of the brain highlighted.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

6.

Identify the lobe of the brain highlighted.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

7.

Identify the area of the brain highlighted.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Hypothalamus

8.

Identify the area of the brain highlighted.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Cerebrum

9.

What lobe is in charge of problem solving?

a)

Parietal

b)

Temporal

c)

Frontal

d)

Occipital

10.

Shelton fell off of a ladder while cleaning the windows. He can not stand up without assistance and is unable to catch a ball. Which is the most likely affected part of the brain?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Cerebral Cortex

d)

Corpus Callosum

11.

A person has a stroke on her occipital lobe.  What might happen to her?

a)

reduced planning abilities

b)

deafness

c)

coma

d)

blindness

12.

 Brain’s sensory switchboard, receiving & relaying sensory information except for smell.

a)

Auditory Cortex

b)

Thalamus

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Hypothalamus

13.

This part of the brain is responsible for the sensation of touch.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

14.

The basic structural and functional unit of brain is

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Nephron

c)

Neuron

d)

Nerve

15.

The part of the brain that is used for functions such a memory, problem-solving, emotions, etc.

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Temporal Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Occipital Lobe

16.

The Medulla does all of these except?

a)

breathing

b)

swallowing

c)

thinking

d)

digestion

17.

Responsible for integrating sensory information, including touch, temperature, pressure and pain.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

18.

These send electrical impulses to neighbouring neurons.

a)

Synapses

b)

Axon

c)

Dendrites

d)

Nucleus

19.

Receive electrical impulses from the neighbouring neurons.

a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon

c)

Soma

d)

Nucleus

20.

What part of the BRAIN STEM is this?

a)

Pons

b)

Medulla

c)

Midbrain

d)

Vertebral Arteries

21.

What part of the BRAIN STEM is this?

a)

Pons

b)

Medulla

c)

Midbrain

d)

Vertebral Arteries

22.

What part of the BRAIN STEM is this?

a)

Pons

b)

Medulla

c)

Basilar Artery

d)

Vertebral Arteries

23.

What is “fluid contained in the brains ventricles, intracranial spaces, and central canal of the spinal cord”

a)

Cerebrospinal fluid

b)

Meninges

c)

Myelography

d)

Neurotransmitter

24.

What does “CNS” mean?

a)

Cranial and spinal nerves

b)

Little stroke

c)

X-ray that reconstructs sectional slices oft the body

d)

Brain and spinal cord

25.

What does “PNS” mean?

a)

Brain and spinal cord

b)

Little stroke

c)

Cranial and spinal nerves

d)

Mad cow disease

26.

What is “A”

a)

Dendrite

b)

Cell body

c)

Pons

d)

Axon

27.

What is “C”

a)

Cell body

b)

Dendrite

c)

Axon

d)

Pons

28.

What is “B”

a)

Cell body

b)

Axon

c)

Dendrite

d)

Pons

29.

What is “G”

a)

Cortex

b)

Midbrain

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Thalamus

30.

What is “J”

a)

Cortex

b)

Pons

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Thalamus

31.

What is “E”

a)

Thalamus

b)

Pons

c)

Corpus colossum

d)

Midbrain

32.

What is “H”

a)

Corpus callosum

b)

Pons

c)

Thalamus

d)

Cortex

33.

What is “A”

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Pineal body

c)

Thalamus

d)

Corpus callosum

34.

What is “B”

a)

Midbrain

b)

Pineal body

c)

Cortex

d)

Medulla oblongata

35.

What is “F”

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Medulla oblongata

c)

Corpus callosum

d)

Pons

36.

Which lobe is shown in red-

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Occipital

d)

Temporal

37.

Which lobe is shown in blue-

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal 

c)

Occipital

d)

Temporal

38.

Which lobe is shown in yellow-

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal 

c)

Occipital

d)

Temporal

39.

Which lobe is shown in green-

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal 

c)

Occipital

d)

Temporal

40.

Which structure is shown by number 1

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Pons

d)

Medulla Oblongata

41.

Which structure is shown by number 2

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Pons

d)

Medulla Oblongata

42.

The pons and medulla oblongata make up the- 

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebrum

c)

frontal lobe

d)

cerebellum

43.

The PONS is shown in which color

a)

purple

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

brown

44.
a)
Corpus Callosum
b)
Amygdala
c)
Thalamus
d)
Hypothalamus
45.

which lobe plays a part in decision making?

a)

Frontal

b)

Temporal

c)

Parietal

d)

Occipital

46.

What lobe is related to articulate speech? (hint: Brocha's area)

a)

FRONTAL

b)

PARIETAL

c)

TEMPORAL

d)

OCCICPITAL

47.

The brain's "sensory switchboard":  directs sensory messages to proper area of the brain

a)

thalamus

b)

hypothalamus

c)

hippocampus

d)

reticular formation

48.

Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Medulla  Oblongata

d)

Corpus Callosum

49.

Thinking, problem solving, "executive functioning," happen here. 

a)

cerebellum

b)

cerebrum

c)

amygdala

d)

hypothalamus

50.

Known as the "Little brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements:

a)

Thalamus

b)

Reticular Formation

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Cerebellum

51.

Which of the following structures assists with sensation, higher order thinking, and motor control?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Diencephalon

c)

Midbrain

d)

Brainstem

52.

The basic structural and functional unit of brain is

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Nephron

c)

Neuron

d)

Nerve

53.

The part of the brain that is used for functions such a memory, problem-solving, emotions, etc.

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Temporal Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Occipital Lobe

54.

The Occipital Lobe is responsible for what?

(check all that apply)

a)

Emotions

b)

Creative thinking

c)

Sensory functions

d)

Visual information

55.

Responsible for integrating sensory information, including touch, temperature, pressure and pain.

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital lobe

d)

Temporal lobe

56.

Which brain part helps regulate body temp., controls water balance, and regulates metabolism?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Thalamus

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Hypothalamus

57.

Which part of the brain controls heart rate, regulates blood pressures, and is involved in breathing, swallowing, and vomiting?

a)

Medulla Oblongata

b)

Thalamus

c)

Midbrain

d)

Cerebellum

58.
Controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate
a)
Diencephalon
b)
Frontal Lobe
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Cerebellum
59.

hearing

a)

frontal lobe

b)

parietal lobe

c)

occipital lobe

d)

temporal lobe

60.

balance

a)

cerebellum

b)

brain stem

c)

hypothalamus

d)

hippocampus

61.

long-term memory

a)

cerebellum

b)

brain stem

c)

hypothalamus

d)

hippocampus

62.
If a head injury results in someone no longer being able to hear, which part of the brain may have been damaged?
a)
temporal lobe
b)
occipital lobe
c)
parietal lobe
d)
frontal lobe
63.
This lobe regulates memory creation and memory storage.
a)
Occipital Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Frontal Lobe
64.
How many hemispheres are there in the brain?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
65.

This area of the brain includes the thalamus and the hypothalamus; also known as the interbrain.

a)

Diencephalon

b)

Occipital lobes

c)

Meninges

d)

Temporal lobe

66.

These are three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.

a)

Meninges

b)

Pons

c)

Fissures

d)

Cerebellum

67.

Which vital functions does the pons help to regulate?

a)

Breathing

b)

Heart Rate

c)

Blood Pressure

d)

Digestion

68.

What are the parts of the Central Nervous system?

a)

Brain

b)

Axons

c)

Spinal cord

d)

Microglia

69.

Match the following Lobes to their Functions

a)

Frontal

1.

Personality, Thought, Thinking

b)

Occiptial

2.

major visual processing centre in the brain

c)

Temporal

3.

 processing sensory information, particularly important for hearing

d)

Parietal

4.

sensory information, including touch, temperature, pressure and pain. 

e)

Brain Stem

5.

Autonomous Functions of the body like breathing and heartbeats

70.
The fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord
a)
pia mater
b)
CSF
c)
lymph 
d)
tissue fluid
71.

What structure in the brain makes cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?

a)

Ventricles

b)

Meninges

c)

Pons

d)

Diencephalon

72.

Which of the following best describes a Gyrus?

a)

A ridge in the cerebrum

b)

A shallow groove in the cerebrum

c)

A deep groove that can separate lobes of the brain

73.
Which part of a neuron makes up white matter in your brain?
a)
Dendrites
b)
axon (wrapped in myelin sheath)
c)
Axon Terminals
d)
Dendrites, axon, and the axon terminals
74.

What sense does the insula help interpret?

a)

Taste

b)

Sight

c)

Touch

d)

Hearing

75.

Before your occipital lobe can process the colors on this computer screen, what structure in the brain does it pass through before in order for the information to be directed to the correct lobe?

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Medulla Oblangata

76.

Sensory information will pass through the _____ before reaching the cerebrum to be interpreted.

a)

Meninges

b)

Ventricles

c)

Medulla Oblangata

d)

Cerebellum

e)

Insula

77.

The frontal lobe produce motor outputs that travel through the PNS to stimulate muscles. What region of the brain will the motor output pass through first before it goes through the spinal cord?

a)

Parietal Lobe

b)

Midbrain

c)

Thalamus

d)

Temporal lobe

e)

Hypothalamus

78.

After a traumatic brain injury a patient has trouble talking but can still understand language, what region of the brain was most likely affected?

a)

Broca's area of the frontal lobe

b)

Wernicke's area of the Temporal lobe

c)

Somatosensory cortex of the parietal

d)

Hippocampus of the occipital lobe

79.

After a traumatic brain injury a patient has can make sounds with their mouth but they are unable to produce words that make sense. Which area was most likely damaged?

a)

Thalamus of the diencephalon

b)

Wernicke's area of the Temporal lobe

c)

Somatosensory cortex of the parietal

d)

Hippocampus of the occipital lobe

e)

Broca's area of the frontal lobe

80.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

81.
a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon

d)

Node of Ranvier

82.
a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon Terminals

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Schwann Cells

83.
a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon Terminals

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

Schwann Cells

84.
a)

Dendrites

b)

Axon Terminals

c)

Myelin Sheath

d)

nuclei

85.

What does the neuron's Myelin Sheath do?

a)

Controls the actions of the neuron

b)

Produces food for the neuron

c)

Carries information from the cell body to other neurons

d)

Surrounds and insulates the axon

86.

What do Dendrites do?

a)

Receives information from other neurons via neurotransmitters

b)

Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath

c)

Sends information to the next cell

d)

Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon

87.

What do Axon Terminals do?

a)

Receives information from other neurons

b)

Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath

c)

Sends information to the next cell

d)

Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon

88.

The space between the axon terminal of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron.

a)

axon

b)

synapse

c)

dendrite

d)

cell body

89.
This insulating material forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron.  It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.
a)
neuron
b)
myelin sheath
c)
dendrite
d)
neurotransmitter
90.
A chemical produced by neurons that carries messages to other neurons
a)
myelin sheath
b)
neurotransmitter
c)
axon
d)
axon terminal
91.
The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another.  It is where communication occurs between an axon and dendrite
a)
synapse
b)
axon terminal
c)
impulse
d)
myelin
92.

Neurotransmitters are released from the

a)

Dendrites

b)

Post-synaptic neuron

c)

Presynaptic neuron

d)

Schwann Cells

93.
In order for a neuron to have an action potential, the neuron must receive more
a)
excitatory neurotransmitters
b)
inhibitory neurotransmitters
c)
agnostic neurotransmitters
d)
antagonistic neurotransmitters
94.
W
a)

Synaptic knob

b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
95.
Y
a)

Synaptic knob

b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
96.
What generates a nerve impulse on the post-synaptic membrane? 
a)
Calcium binding with a receptor site
b)
Potassium leaking into the post-synaptic membrane 
c)
Neurotransmitter binding with receptor sites
d)
Neurotransmitter being removed from the synapse
97.

Z

a)

Axon Terminal Button

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Dendrite

d)

Synapse

98.

Gaps between Schwann cells that increase the speed of the transmission of the signal down the neuron are called

a)

axon terminals

b)

dendrites

c)

myelin

d)

nodes of Ranvier

99.

Type of neuron that carries messages from the brain/spinal cord to the body

a)

Afferent/Sensory

b)

Efferent/Motor

100.
This is the electrical charge that travels down an axon when a neuron is firing
a)
Resting Potential
b)
Action Potential
c)
Threshold
d)
Refractory Period
101.
Which of the following is the correct order of the direction of a message?
a)
Dendrite-Cell Body-Axon-Synapse
b)
Synapse-Cell Body-Axon-Dendrite
c)
Dendrite-Synapse-Cell Body-Axon
d)
Axon-Cell Body-Dendrite-Synapse
102.

Neuroglia that produce myelin on axons in the peripheral nerves are

a)

schwann cells

b)

astrocytes

c)

oligodendrocytes

d)

microglia

103.

Type of neuron that perceive information about your environment.

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Interneuron

c)

Sensory Neuron

104.

Identify #4

a)

Nucleus

b)

Axon

c)

synapse

d)

Scwann Cells of Myelin sheath

105.

Which of these is your peripheral nervous system?

a)

Motor Neurons

b)

Interneurons

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Cerebellum

106.

Label the Neuron Cell

a)

Nerve Ending

b)

Axon

c)

Dendrite

d)

Mylein Shealth

e)

Schwann Cell

1
2
3
4
5
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
107.

Label the parts of a neuron and the flow of action potential

a)Direction of signal <-------
b)Direction of signal ------>
c)Cell Body
d)dendrites
e)axon
f)synaptic end bulbs
1
2
3
4
5
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
108.

Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for coordinating voluntary movements and maintaining posture?

a)

Medulla oblongata

b)

Frontal Lobe

c)

Thalamus

d)

Cerebellum

109.

What is the main function of the occipital lobe?

a)

Touch sensation

b)

Speech production

c)

Vision

d)

Hearing

110.

Which structure connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain?

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Midbrain

c)

Corpus callosum

d)

Pons

111.

Results from opening of gated Na channels

a)

polarized

b)

depolarized

c)

hyperpolarized

112.

Results from opening of gated K channels

a)

polarized

b)

depolarized

c)

hyperpolarized

113.

Ions move through open gated channels due to

a)

diffusion

b)

active transport

c)

pumps

d)

osmosis

114.

Ions move through leak channels due to

a)

diffusion

b)

active transport

c)

pumps

d)

osmosis

115.

Which channels open FIRST at time #2?

a)

leak channels only

b)

gated Na channels

c)

gated K channels

d)

none

116.

Which channels are open at time #1?

a)

leak channels only

b)

gated Na channels

c)

gated K channels

d)

none

117.

Which channels open SECOND at time #2?

a)

leak channels only

b)

gated Na channels

c)

gated K channels

d)

none

118.

Which term best describes time #4

a)

polarized

b)

depolarization

c)

repolarization

d)

hyperpolarization

119.

ATP is required to run

a)

Na/K pumps

b)

leak channels

c)

gated channels

d)

myelin sheaths

120.

Which is the correct order/sequence of the parts of a neuron in a neural impulse?

a)
axon, dendrite, cell body, synapse
b)
dendrite, axon, cell body, synapse
c)
synapse, axon, dendrite, cell body
d)
dendrite, cell body, axon, synapse
121.
An axon conducts nerve impulses _________ the cell body.
a)
away from
b)
toward
c)
both toward and away
d)
around, bypassing
122.
______ send signals away from neurons whereas ______ receive signals from other neurons.  
a)
Axons; Dendrites
b)
Synapses; dendrites
c)
Dendrites; axons
d)
Axons; synapses
123.

Myelin would be which color of structure?

a)

the red one

b)

the blue one

c)

the green one

d)

the purple one

124.
The part of the neuron that insulates the axon and increases the speed of the neural message within the neuron.
a)
Synapse
b)
Dendrite
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Axon Terminal Button
125.
Part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons
a)
axon
b)
dendrites
c)
myelin sheath
d)
synapse
126.
a junction at which a neuron meets another cell
a)
axon
b)
dendrites
c)
myelin sheath
d)
synapse
127.
What number(s) on the graph represents the Resting Potential?
a)
1 and 2
b)
1 and 5
c)
2 and 3
d)
3 and 4
128.
When a neuron is depolarized, what are the first channels to open?
a)
Sodium
b)
Potassium
c)
Calcium
d)
ACTH
129.
When a neuron is resting, the inside of the axon has a ____________ charge.
a)
-55 mV
b)
-70 mV
c)
40 mV
d)
-75 mV
130.
Which ions are involved in the electrical nerve impulse?
a)
Iodine and Sodium
b)
Potassium and Sodium
c)
Iron and Sodium
d)
Calcium and Iodine
131.
What number on the graph represents the Depolarization phase?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
132.
What number on the graph represents the Hyperpolarization phase?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
133.
The sodium-potassium pump....
a)
Sends (Na+) into the cell
b)
Sends (K+) into the cell
c)
Exchanges (K+) & (Na+) during depolarization
d)
Exchanges (K+) & (Na+) during hyperpolarization
134.
Why is -55 mV a significant number?
a)
This is the largest charge achieved during an action potential
b)
This is the threshold required to complete an action potential
c)
This is the resting charge of a neuron
d)
This is the charge when all the sodium is inside the cell
135.
At what stage are both ions present in large concentrations INSIDE the neuron?
a)
Depolarizarion
b)
Repolarization
c)
Hyperpolarization
d)
Resting Potential
136.
At what stage does Potassium end outside the neuron, and Sodium ends inside the neuron?
a)
Depolarizarion
b)
Repolarization
c)
Hyperpolarization
d)
Resting Potential
137.
At what stages do Sodium/Potassium Channels open?
a)
Repolarization/ Repolarization
b)
Depolarization/ Hyperpolarization
c)
Hyperpolarization/ Repolarization
d)
Depolarization/ Repolarization
138.

The brain stem is where?

a)

In the spine

b)

at the base of the brain

c)

in the middle of the brain

139.

The amygdala is linked to what emotions?

a)

fear and anger

b)

fear and adrenaline

c)

anger and pleasure

d)

happiness and pleasure

140.

Which part of your brain controls logical thinking; sizing up risks vs. rewards?

a)

limbic system

b)

prefrontal cortex

141.

What is the primary function of the limbic system?

a)

Motor control

b)

Sensory perception

c)

Emotional regulation

d)

Speech production

142.

Which of the following structures is NOT a part of the limbic system?

a)

Hippocampus

b)

Amygdala

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Thalamus

143.

The limbic system plays a significant role in which of the following functions?

a)

Language processing

b)

Memory formation

c)

Blood circulation

d)

Temperature regulation

144.

Which structure in the limbic system is critical for the formation of new long-term memories?

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Amygdala

c)

Hippocampus

d)

Cortex

145.

Damage to the limbic system can result in which of the following?

a)

Altered emotional regulation

b)

Enhanced memory retention

c)

Improved emotional regulation

d)

Increased creativity

146.

In limbic system, hypothalamus plays a crucial role in the regulation of

a)

Hormone production

b)

Auditory processing

c)

Taste perception

d)

Balance and coordination

147.

Which part of the limbic system is called the RELAY CENTER of the brain from sense organs to the cerebral cortex.

a)

Amygdala

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Thalamus

d)

Cortex

148.

Click on the parts of the central nervous system

A
B
C

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