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WorksheetsNervous System Review
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 22mins
Which is NOT a function of the nervous system?
Sensory input (from inside or outside world)
Motor output (cause muscles to move)
Integration of sensory input & motor output
Transport of nutrients and oxygen
What are the two largest divisions of the nervous system?
Medial & lateral
Autonomic & somatic
Motor & sensory
Central & peripheral
Which organs are included in the central nervous system?
Brain & spinal cord
Brain & cranial nerves
Spinal nerves & cranial nerves
Brain & neurons
Which organs are included in the peripheral nervous system?
Spinal cord & spinal nerves
Spinal cord & cranial nerves
Cranial nerves & spinal nerves
Brain & spinal cord
Which division of the nervous system is responsible for sensory input to the brain?
Sensory division of the central nervous system
Sensory division of the peripheral nervous system
Motor division of the peripheral nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Which division of the nervous system is responsible for motor output from the brain?
Sensory division of the central nervous system
Central nervous system
Motor division of the peripheral nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Which division of the nervous system is responsible for integration (understanding) of sensory input and motor output?
Motor division of the peripheral nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Parasympathetic division
Central nervous system
What are the two divisions of the peripheral nervous system?
Autonomic & somatic
Motor & sensory
Sympathetic & parasympathetic
Lateral & medial
Which division of the peripheral nervous system is also known as the efferent division?
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Motor division
Sensory division
Which division of the peripheral nervous system is also known as the afferent division?
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Motor division
Sensory division
What are the two divisions of the motor division of the peripheral nervous system?
Autonomic & somatic nervous system
Autonomic & sensory nervous system
Central & peripheral nervous system
Sympathetic & parasympathetic divisions
Which division of the nervous system sends messages from the sense organs to the brain using sensory neurons?
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Sensory division of the peripheral nervous system
Central nervous system
Which division of the nervous system sends messages from the brain to the smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands?
Sensory division of the peripheral nervous system
Central nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Which division of the nervous system sends messages from the brain to the skeletal muscles?
Sensory division of the peripheral nervous system
Central nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
What are the two divisions of autonomic nervous system?
Sympathetic & somatic
Motor & sensory
Peripheral & central
Sympathetic & parasympathetic
Which division of the nervous system is responsible for fight or flight responses, speeding up the body organs?
Sensory division
Sympathetic division
Parasympathetic division
Central nervous system
Which division of the nervous system is responsible for rest and digest responses, calming the body down?
Sensory division
Sympathetic division
Parasympathetic division
Central nervous system
Which division of the motor division of the peripheral nervous system causes involuntary movements?
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Sensory division of the peripheral nervous system
Central nervous system
Which division of the motor division of the peripheral nervous system causes voluntary movements, such as walking or running?
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Sensory division of the peripheral nervous system
Central nervous system
Which is NOT a subdivision of the peripheral nervous system?
Motor division
Parasympathetic division
Autonomic nervous system
Central nervous system
Which is NOT a subdivision of the peripheral nervous system?
Sensory division
Sympathetic division
Somatic nervous system
These are all part of the peripheral nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis is a disorder that affects which system of the body?
Digestive system
Nervous system
Circulatory system
Endocrine system
What is the brainstem's main function?
Remembering faces
Breathing & heartbeat
Muscle coordination
Speech
Parkinson's disease primarily affects which part of the nervous system?
Peripheral nervous system
Central nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Parkinson's disease involves
the death of nerve cells that produce the vital neurotransmitter of dopamine
impaired function in the right hemisphere only
impaired function in the left hemisphere only
excess production of the neurotransmitters dopamine and acetylcholine
What term describes excessively uncontrollable bleeding?
Clot
Embolus
Hemorrhage
Heart Attck
An ischemic attack (stroke) of the brain may cause
brain cells to die
paralysis
loss of normal functions
all of the above can be caused by a stroke
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?
(Ischemic Attack) Stroke
Bipolar Disorder
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson's Disease
What is the primary function of the cerebellum in the brain?
Processing visual information
Regulating emotions and mood
Controlling language comprehension
Coordinating motor movements and balance
