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Worksheets Name

Nervous System
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Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 57mins
Date
Instructor name: Natalia Babushkina

1. What is another name for a nerve cell?

a) Nerves b) Brain

c) Neuron d) Nilli

2. Anything that causes your brain to react is called an_____

a) Axon b) Stimulus

c) Impulse d) Action

3. The part of the neuron that takes in and receives messages is called the _____

a) nucleus b) dendrite

c) axon d) synapse

4. The part of the neuron that passes the message along is called the _____

a) nucleus b) axon

c) synapse d) dendrite

5. The place where 2 neurons meet and transfer a messsage is called the _____

a) dendrite b) nucleus

c) axon d) synapse

6. Any message that is sent by the body or the brain using neurons is called an _____

a) reaction b) synapse

c) impulse d) stimulus

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7. Neurons that only travel from the body to the brain are called _____

a) sensory neurons b) interneurons

c) motor neurons

8. Neurons that are in the brain only are called _____.

a) motor neurons b) sensory neurons

c) interneurons

9. Neurons that travel only from the brain to the body are called _____

a) motor neurons b) sensory neurons

c) inteneurons

10. The only 2 parts of the body that are included in the central nervous system are the _____ and
_____

a) spinal cord and eyes b) brain and spinal cord

c) brain and eyes d) brain and backbone

11. All the other neurons that aren't part of the central nervous system are part of the _____ nervous
system

a) peripheral b) outer

c) pulmonary d) inside

12. Which of the following is a part of the nervous system?

a) the spinal cord b) lungs

c) skin d) the heart

13. What are the two parts of the nervous system?

a) The cerebrum and the medulla b) The central nervous and peripheral nervous
system

c) The neurons and the dendrites d) The brain and spinal cord

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14. Whose job is it to carry nerve impulses away from a cell body in a neuron?

a) Synapses b) Spinal Cord

c) Dendrites d) Axons

15. What is the purpose of neurons?

a) Neurons control heart beat, breathing, and b) Neurons coordinate skeletal muscles
digestion

c) Neurons control persons imagination d) Neurons transmit messages throughout

16.

maintain stable internal conditions. Examples include fever and vomiting.

a) homeostasis b) alveoli

c) telekinesis d) epidermis

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17.

bundle of wire-like nerves threaded through the backbones, through which electrical messages
travel between the brain and body.

a) spaghetti b) brain

c) neurons d) spinal cord

18.

main organ of the nervous system. protected by the skull, and made of neurons, it is the control
center for all actions, thoughts and emotions.

a) gland b) electrical impulse

c) heart d) brain

19.

cause of a response. (happens 1st) Thing or event that evokes a reaction.

a) response b) stimulus

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20.

effect of a stimulus. (happens 2nd) Involuntary/automatic reaction.

a) response b) stimulus

21. Which nervous system contains sensory and motor neurons that carry information between the
central nervous system and the rest of the body?

a) Central Nervous System b) Somatic Nervous System

c) Autonomic Nervous System d) Peripheral Nervous System

22. The nervous system is responsible for.......................... in the body.

a) movement b) controlling and coordinating activities

c) support d) intellegence

23. The bony structure that protects the brain.

a) Helmet b) Back bone

c) Teeth d) Skull

24. The brain acts as the body's _.

a) control center b) control cell

c) mother d) banker

25. The ____nervous system includes all the nerves outside the central nervous system

a) automatic b) central

c) peripheral

26. what is also known as a nerve cell?

a) neuron b) sensory nerves

c) toes d) dendrites

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27. neurons have a nucleus.

a) false b) true

28. The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.

a) heart, brain, kidneys b) lungs, liver, stomach

c) brain, spinal cord, nerves d) eyes, pancreas, veins

29. What is the function of the nervous system?

a) Send and receive messages to respond to a b) Brings oxygen into the body
change in an organisms environment

c) Transport nutrients around the body d) Moves body parts

30.

Part of the nervous system made of the nerves that are not part of the brain or spinal cord.

a) peripheral nervous system b) central nervous system

31. The "effect" of a given stimulus is the...

a) result b) cause

c) stimulus d) response

32. The bony structure that protects the brain.

a) Helmet b) Skull

c) Back bone d) Teeth

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33. The part of the nerve cell that receives a message.

a) Nerve b) Axon

c) Brain d) Dendrite

34. Type of doctor that specializes in working with the nervous system.

a) nephrologist b) cardiologist

c) gastroenterologist d) neurologist

35. What is a reflex?

a) An automatic response that occurs rapidly b) When the muscles move

c) A response that is slow d) When the brain controls the muscles

36.

4. What part of the brain is this?

a) Cerebellum b) Medulla

c) Cerebrum

37. The Spinal Cord is protected by the Vertebral Column?

a) Yes b) No

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38.

The area of the brain most associated with coordination and balance is the:

a) Cerebellum b) Hippocampus

c) Amygdala d) Pons

39.

Autonomic life functions such as heartbeat and breathing are centred in the:

a) Amygdala b) Limbic System

c) Brain Stem d) Cerebellum

40. _____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system

a) Inter b) Fun

c) Motor d) Sensory

41. _____ neurons carry messages away from the central nervous system.

a) Inter b) Flower

c) Motor d) Sensory

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