The Brain And The Nervous System Quiz
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- 1.What is the job of the nervous system?
- A.
To send signal to your heart
- B.
To control your actions and reactions to your body and environment
- C.
To make sure your skin is healthy
- D.
To protect your skull
- 2.Name the three main body organs for the Nervous System:
- A.
Brain
- B.
Heart
- C.
Lungs
- D.
Spinal cord
- E.
A system of nerves
- 3.The brain is the...
- A.
Main organ of the circulatory system
- B.
Control center for the rest of the body
- C.
Place where oxygen comes in
- D.
Smallest organ in our body
- E.
Organ that requires the least amount of oxygen
- 4.The Nervous System can be divided into two categories based on whether you have control over certain movements or not. The two categories are...
- A.
Sympathetic
- B.
Autonomic
- C.
Automatic
- D.
Somatic
- 5.A great analogy for how the nervous system sends signals through the body is...
- A.
A motor
- B.
A clock
- C.
Telephone lines
- D.
An electrical socket
- 6.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.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.What would happen if your body did not have neurotransmitters?
- A.
Your nerve cells could not communicate with one another.
- B.
Impulses could not travel along your nerve cells.
- C.
You would not be able to touch the objects that surround you.
- D.
Your nerve cells would begin dying off.
- 8.How are neurotransmitters different from the impulses that travel along the bodies of nerve cells?
- A.
The impulses are electrical; neurotransmitters are chemical
- B.
The impulses travel at a faster rate than neurotransmitters
- C.
The impulses send signals from the body to the brain; neurotransmitters send signals from the brain to the body
- D.
The impulses occur constantly; neurotransmitters are released only occasionally
- 9.Which three processes are controlled by the autonomic part of the nervous system?
- A.
Digestion of food
- B.
Running
- C.
Chewing
- D.
Writing
- E.
Breathing
- F.
The ongoing heartbeat
- 10.Which of the following is an example of reflex?
- A.
Throwing
- B.
Drinking water
- C.
Blinking
- D.
Reaching out to touch a hot object
- 11.There are gaps between many neurons in your body.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Nerve cells are found... (choose the best answer)
- A.
Everywhere
- B.
In your skin
- C.
In the brain
- D.
In your hands and feet
- 13.The Nervous System can be divided into these two parts:
- A.
Brain Stem
- B.
Central Nervous System
- C.
Spinal Cord
- D.
Peripheral System
- E.
Cerebellum
- F.
Cerebrum
- G.
Medulla
- 14.The three parts of the brain are...
- A.
Cerebrum
- B.
Axon
- C.
Cerebellum
- D.
Brain stem & medulla
- E.
Motor nerves
- F.
Neurons
- G.
Dendrite
- 15.In a neuron, which part has the job of carrying the signal away from the cell body?
- A.
Axon
- B.
Dendrites
- C.
Motor nerves
- D.
Synapses
- E.
Impulses
- 16.What is the correct pathway of the signals (electrical impulses) through a nerve cell?
- A.
Cell body > dendrites > axon
- B.
Cell body > axon > dendrites
- C.
Dendrites > cell body > axon
- D.
Axon > dendrites > cell body
- 17.Through the nervous system we are able to.... (choose the three correct)
- A.
React to stimuli
- B.
Interpret stimuli
- C.
Move
- D.
Take in oxygen
- E.
Break down food
- 18.a synapse is... (choose the three correct)
- A.
The place where one neuron can transfer a signal to another neuron, muscle or cell in another organ (such as a sweat gland)
- B.
The place where chemicals are released (from the tip of the axon) to help move the signal to the next place
- C.
The gap between the axon and the next structure
- D.
A stimuli from the environment
- E.
The reaction to what's happening in the environment
- F.
The action chosen by the brain
- 19.What is the job of a neuron? (choose the best answer)
- A.
To keep the body alive
- B.
To carry information from one part of the body to another
- C.
To make decisions as to how to react
- D.
To stop the signal
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