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Nervous System Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a function of the nervous system?

a)

Sensory input (from inside or outside world)

b)

Motor output (cause muscles to move)

c)

Integration of sensory input & motor output

d)

Transport of nutrients and oxygen

2.

What are the two largest divisions of the nervous system?

a)

Medial & lateral

b)

Autonomic & somatic

c)

Motor & sensory

d)

Central & peripheral

3.

Which organs are included in the central nervous system?

a)

Brain & spinal cord

b)

Brain & cranial nerves

c)

Spinal nerves & cranial nerves

d)

Brain & neurons

4.

Which organs are included in the peripheral nervous system?

a)

Spinal cord & spinal nerves

b)

Spinal cord & cranial nerves

c)

Cranial nerves & spinal nerves

d)

Brain & spinal cord

5.

Which division of the nervous system is responsible for sensory input to the brain?

a)

Sensory division of the central nervous system

b)

Sensory division of the peripheral nervous system

c)

Motor division of the peripheral nervous system

d)

Autonomic nervous system

6.

Which division of the nervous system is responsible for motor output from the brain?

a)

Sensory division of the central nervous system

b)

Central nervous system

c)

Motor division of the peripheral nervous system

d)

Autonomic nervous system

7.

Which division of the nervous system is responsible for integration (understanding) of sensory input and motor output?

a)

Motor division of the peripheral nervous system

b)

Somatic nervous system

c)

Parasympathetic division

d)

Central nervous system

8.

What are the two divisions of the peripheral nervous system?

a)

Autonomic & somatic

b)

Motor & sensory

c)

Sympathetic & parasympathetic

d)

Lateral & medial

9.

Which division of the peripheral nervous system is also known as the efferent division?

a)

Autonomic nervous system

b)

Somatic nervous system

c)

Motor division

d)

Sensory division

10.

Which division of the peripheral nervous system is also known as the afferent division?

a)

Autonomic nervous system

b)

Somatic nervous system

c)

Motor division

d)

Sensory division

11.

What are the two divisions of the motor division of the peripheral nervous system?

a)

Autonomic & somatic nervous system

b)

Autonomic & sensory nervous system

c)

Central & peripheral nervous system

d)

Sympathetic & parasympathetic divisions

12.

Which division of the nervous system sends messages from the sense organs to the brain using sensory neurons?

a)

Autonomic nervous system

b)

Somatic nervous system

c)

Sensory division of the peripheral nervous system

d)

Central nervous system

13.

Which division of the nervous system sends messages from the brain to the smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands?

a)

Sensory division of the peripheral nervous system

b)

Central nervous system

c)

Autonomic nervous system

d)

Somatic nervous system

14.

Which division of the nervous system sends messages from the brain to the skeletal muscles?

a)

Sensory division of the peripheral nervous system

b)

Central nervous system

c)

Autonomic nervous system

d)

Somatic nervous system

15.

What are the two divisions of autonomic nervous system?

a)

Sympathetic & somatic

b)

Motor & sensory

c)

Peripheral & central

d)

Sympathetic & parasympathetic

16.

Which division of the nervous system is responsible for fight or flight responses, speeding up the body organs?

a)

Sensory division

b)

Sympathetic division

c)

Parasympathetic division

d)

Central nervous system

17.

Which division of the nervous system is responsible for rest and digest responses, calming the body down?

a)

Sensory division

b)

Sympathetic division

c)

Parasympathetic division

d)

Central nervous system

18.

Which division of the motor division of the peripheral nervous system causes involuntary movements?

a)

Autonomic nervous system

b)

Somatic nervous system

c)

Sensory division of the peripheral nervous system

d)

Central nervous system

19.

Which division of the motor division of the peripheral nervous system causes voluntary movements, such as walking or running?

a)

Autonomic nervous system

b)

Somatic nervous system

c)

Sensory division of the peripheral nervous system

d)

Central nervous system

20.

Which is NOT a subdivision of the peripheral nervous system?

a)

Motor division

b)

Parasympathetic division

c)

Autonomic nervous system

d)

Central nervous system

21.

Which is NOT a subdivision of the peripheral nervous system?

a)

Sensory division

b)

Sympathetic division

c)

Somatic nervous system

d)

These are all part of the peripheral nervous system

22.

Multiple Sclerosis is a disorder that affects which system of the body?

a)

Digestive system

b)

Nervous system

c)

Circulatory system

d)

Endocrine system

23.

What is the brainstem's main function?

a)

Remembering faces

b)

Breathing & heartbeat

c)

Muscle coordination

d)

Speech

24.

Parkinson's disease primarily affects which part of the nervous system?

a)

Peripheral nervous system

b)

Central nervous system

c)

Autonomic nervous system

d)

Somatic nervous system

25.

Parkinson's disease involves

a)

the death of nerve cells that produce the vital neurotransmitter of dopamine

b)

impaired function in the right hemisphere only

c)

impaired function in the left hemisphere only

d)

excess production of the neurotransmitters dopamine and acetylcholine

26.

What term describes excessively uncontrollable bleeding?

a)

Clot

b)

Embolus

c)

Hemorrhage

d)

Heart Attck

27.

An ischemic attack (stroke) of the brain may cause

a)

brain cells to die

b)

paralysis

c)

loss of normal functions

d)

all of the above can be caused by a stroke

28.

What is disorder is caused by a loss of oxygen to the brain due to either a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel in the brain?

a)

(Ischemic Attack) Stroke

b)

Bipolar Disorder

c)

Multiple Sclerosis

d)

Parkinson's Disease

29.

What is the primary function of the cerebellum in the brain?

a)

Processing visual information

b)

Regulating emotions and mood

c)

Controlling language comprehension

d)

Coordinating motor movements and balance

30.
Receives sensory input for touch and body position
a)
Parietal Lobe
b)
Frontal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
31.
Processes visual information
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe