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Nervous System Test: Part 1

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  • Q1
    What is the function of the nervous system?
    To interpret sensory information and send out information to your body on how it should respond
    To pump blood throughout the body
    To digest food and process nutrients
    To help protect your internal organs
    30s
  • Q2
    A neuron is a special type of cell. What does the axon in the neuron do?
    Sends electrical signals away from the cell body
    Carries oxygen
    Makes new cells
    Sends electrical signals to the cell body
    30s
  • Q3
    The central nervous system (CNS) is composed of:
    the brain and spinal cord
    the spinal cord and sensory nerves
    the nerve network
    the brain and backbone
    30s
  • Q4
    The occipital lobes in the brain are responsible for:
    interpreting sound information
    interpreting visual information
    helping us breathe
    helping us balance when we move
    30s
  • Q5
    The left hemisphere of your brain controls which side of your body?
    right side
    left side
    30s
  • Q6
    The largest lobes (right and left) of our brain help us with short term memory, problem solving, planning, and organizing. They are the:
    occipital lobes
    frontal lobes
    parietal lobes
    temporal lobes
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following is NOT part of the nervous system:
    brain
    spinal cord
    heart
    nerve network
    30s
  • Q8
    What type of nerves send messages from the brain to your muscles?
    motor nerves
    you're getting on my nerves Ms. Huang!
    message nerves
    sensory nerves
    30s
  • Q9
    Which part of the brain controls involuntary body functions such as breathing and heart rate?
    brain stem
    cerebrum
    cerebellum
    parietal lobe
    30s
  • Q10
    Which part of the brain is split into two hemispheres?
    sensory nerves
    cerebellum
    brain stem
    cerebrum
    30s
  • Q11
    Nerve cells are also called:
    axon
    tissues
    neurons
    capillaries
    30s
  • Q12
    Which part of a neuron is made of fatty tissue that helps signals travel faster?
    myelin sheath
    dendrite
    axon
    cell body
    30s
  • Q13
    Which organ helps process information from your senses and then decides how to react?
    liver
    lungs
    brain
    heart
    30s
  • Q14
    Where is the temporal lobe located?
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    2
    5
    1
    30s
  • Q15
    Where is the cerebellum?
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    5
    3
    1
    30s

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