The Brain And The Nervous System Quiz
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There are gaps between many neurons in your body.
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True
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False
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The nervous system is the control center of the body, in which actions and reactions happen to help humans navigate, survive and thrive in their environment.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. True -
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Nerve cells are found... (choose the best answer)
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Everywhere
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In your skin
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In the brain
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In your hands and feet
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A. Everywhere -
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What is the job of the nervous system?
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To send signal to your heart
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To control your actions and reactions to your body and environment
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To make sure your skin is healthy
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To protect your skull
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A. To control your actions and reactions to your body and environment -
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The brain is the...
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Main organ of the circulatory system
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Control center for the rest of the body
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Place where oxygen comes in
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Smallest organ in our body
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Organ that requires the least amount of oxygen
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A. Control center for the rest of the body -
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A great analogy for how the nervous system sends signals through the body is...
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A motor
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A clock
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Telephone lines
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An electrical socket
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A. Telephone lines -
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The Nervous System can be divided into two categories based on whether you have control over certain movements or not. The two categories are...
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Sympathetic
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Autonomic
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Automatic
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Somatic
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A. Autonomic
A. Somatic -
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What is the job of a neuron? (choose the best answer)
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To keep the body alive
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To carry information from one part of the body to another
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To make decisions as to how to react
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To stop the signal
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A. To carry information from one part of the body to another -
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Name the three main body organs for the Nervous System:
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Brain
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Heart
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Lungs
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Spinal cord
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A system of nerves
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A. Brain
A. Spinal cord
A. A system of nerves -
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The three parts of the brain are...
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Cerebrum
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Axon
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Cerebellum
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Brain stem & medulla
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Motor nerves
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Neurons
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Dendrite
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A. Cerebrum
A. Cerebellum
A. Brain stem & medulla -
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Which three processes are controlled by the autonomic part of the nervous system?
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Digestion of food
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Running
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Chewing
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Writing
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Breathing
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The ongoing heartbeat
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A. Digestion of food
A. Breathing
A. The ongoing heartbeat -
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Which of the following is an example of reflex?
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Throwing
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Drinking water
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Blinking
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Reaching out to touch a hot object
Correct Answer
A. Blinking -
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The Nervous System can be divided into these two parts:
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Brain Stem
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Central Nervous System
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Spinal Cord
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Peripheral System
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Cerebellum
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Cerebrum
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Medulla
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A. Central Nervous System
A. Peripheral System -
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What would happen if your body did not have neurotransmitters?
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Your nerve cells could not communicate with one another.
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Impulses could not travel along your nerve cells.
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You would not be able to touch the objects that surround you.
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Your nerve cells would begin dying off.
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A. Your nerve cells could not communicate with one another. -
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In a neuron, which part has the job of carrying the signal away from the cell body?
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Axon
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Dendrites
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Motor nerves
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Synapses
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Impulses
Correct Answer
A. Axon -
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a synapse is... (choose the three correct)
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The place where one neuron can transfer a signal to another neuron, muscle or cell in another organ (such as a sweat gland)
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The place where chemicals are released (from the tip of the axon) to help move the signal to the next place
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The gap between the axon and the next structure
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A stimuli from the environment
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The reaction to what's happening in the environment
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The action chosen by the brain
Correct Answer(s)
A. The place where one neuron can transfer a signal to another neuron, muscle or cell in another organ (such as a sweat gland)
A. The place where chemicals are released (from the tip of the axon) to help move the signal to the next place
A. The gap between the axon and the next structure -
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Through the nervous system we are able to.... (choose the three correct)
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React to stimuli
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Interpret stimuli
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Move
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Take in oxygen
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Break down food
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A. React to stimuli
A. Interpret stimuli
A. Move -
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What is the correct pathway of the signals (electrical impulses) through a nerve cell?
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Cell body > dendrites > axon
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Cell body > axon > dendrites
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Dendrites > cell body > axon
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Axon > dendrites > cell body
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A. Dendrites > cell body > axon -
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How are neurotransmitters different from the impulses that travel along the bodies of nerve cells?
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The impulses are electrical; neurotransmitters are chemical
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The impulses travel at a faster rate than neurotransmitters
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The impulses send signals from the body to the brain; neurotransmitters send signals from the brain to the body
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The impulses occur constantly; neurotransmitters are released only occasionally
Correct Answer
A. The impulses are electrical; neurotransmitters are chemical -
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