LONG EXAM: NERVOUS SYSTEM AND ITS DIVISIONS AND calms us down.

Together, the two systems make up

SUBDIVISIONS the
A. Autonomic nervous system
NAME & SECTION _______________________________ B. Somatic nervous system
C. Central nervous system
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8. The neurons of the spinal cord are part of the
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE – CHOOSE THE BEST A. Somatic nervous system
CORRECT ANSWER TO COMPLETE THE B. Central nervous system
STATEMENTS. C. Autonomic nervous system
D. Peripheral nervous system
1. The neuron fiber that carries messages to other
neurons is the 9. The endocrine system, the body’s second and slower
A. Dendrite communication system, produces chemical
B. Axon messengers that travel through the bloodstream and
C. Cell body affect other tissues. These chemical substances are
D. Myelin A. Hormones
B. Neurotransmitters
2. The neuron’s response to stimulation is an all-or- C. Endorphins
none response, meaning that the intensity of the D. Glands
stimulus determines
A. Whether or not an impulse is generated 10. The pituitary gland releases hormones that influence
B. How fast an impulse is transmitted growth and the activity of other glands. The pituitary
C. How intense an impulse will be gland is part of the
D. Whether the stimulus is excitatory or inhibitory A. Endocrine system
B. Peripheral nervous system
3. There is a minuscule space between the axon of a C. Sympathetic nervous system
sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of a D. Central nervous system
receiving neuron. This small space is called the
A. Axon terminal 11. The brainstem is the oldest and innermost region of
B. Sac or vesicle the brain. The part of the brainstem that controls
C. Synaptic gap/cleft heartbeat and breathing is the
D. Threshold A. Cerebellum
B. Medulla
4. When an action potential reaches the axon terminal C. Cortex
of a neuron, it triggers the release of chemical D. Thalamus
messengers called
A. Dendrites 12. The nerve network that governs arousal is the
B. Synapses A. Spinal cord
C. Neural impulses B. Cerebellum
D. Neurotransmitters C. Reticular formation
D. Medulla
5. Endorphins are released in the brain in response to
A. Morphine or heroin 13. The thalamus receives information from the sensory
B. Pain or vigorous exercise neurons and routes it to the higher brain regions
C. Antagonists that control the senses. The thalamus functions like
D. All of the above a
A. Memory bank
6. The autonomic nervous system controls internal B. Pleasure center
functions, such as heart rate and glandular activity. C. Breathing regulator
The word autonomic means D. Switchboard
A. Peripheral
B. Voluntary 14. The part of the brain that coordinates voluntary
C. Self-regulating movement is the
D. Arousing A. Cerebellum
B. Medulla
7. Usually, the sympathetic nervous system arouses for C. Thalamus
action and the parasympathetic nervous system D. Reticular formation
 B. Parietal lobes
15. The limbic system is associated with basic motives, C. Frontal lobes
emotions, and memory functions. Two parts of the D. Temporal lobes
limbic system are the amygdala and the
A. Reticular formation 23. The area in the brain that, if damaged, might impair
B. Hippocampus your ability to form words is
C. Thalamus A. Wernicke’s area
D. Medulla B. Broca’s area
C. Left occipital lobe
16. A cat’s ferocious response to electrical brain D. Angular gyrus
stimulation would lead you to suppose that the
electrode had been touching the 24. Plasticity refers to the brain’s ability to reorganize
A. Medulla itself after damage. Especially plastic are the brains
B. Pituitary of
C. Hypothalamus A. Split-brain patients
D. Amygdala B. Young adults
C. Young children
17. The neural structure that most directly regulates D. Right-handed people
eating, drinking, and body temperature is the
A. Cerebellum 25. The brain structure that enables the right and left
B. Hypothalamus cerebral hemispheres to communicate is
C. Thalamus A. The medulla
D. Amygdala B. Broca’s area
C. Wernicke’s area
18. The reward centers were located in the regions of D. The corpus callosum
the
A. Cerebral cortex 26. An experimenter flashes the word HERON across the
B. Brainstem visual field of a split-brain patient. HER is transmitted
C. Hypothalamus to his right hemisphere and ON to his left
D. Spinal cord hemisphere. When asked to indicate what he saw,
the patient
19. The motor cortex is the brain region that controls A. Says he saw HER but points to ON
voluntary muscle movement. If a neurosurgeon B. Says he saw ON but points to HER
stimulated your right motor cortex, you would most C. Says he saw HERON but points to HER
likely D. Says he saw HERON but points to ON
A. See light
B. Hear a sound 27. The study of split-brain patients has allowed us to
C. Feel a touch on the right arm observe the special functions of each hemisphere of
D. Move your left leg the brain. The left hemisphere excels in
A. Processing language
20. The sensory cortex registers and processes body B. Visual perceptions
sensations with the more sensitive body regions C. Recognition of emotion
having the greatest representation. Which of the D. Recognition of faces
following has the greatest representation?
A. Knee 28. Damage to the brain’s right hemisphere is most
B. Toes likely to reduce a person’s ability to
C. Forehead A. Recite the alphabet rapidly
D. Thumb B. Recognize the emotional content of facial
expressions
21. About three-fourths of the cerebral cortex is not C. Understand verbal instructions
committed to any specific sensory or motor function. D. Solve arithmetic problems
The “uncommitted” areas are called
A. Occipital lobes
B. Fissures
C. Association areas
D. Wernicke’s area
II. DEFINITION OF TERMS – Complete the definition
22. Judging and planning are enabled by the of the following terms by supplying the missing
A. Occipital lobes word/s in the blank from the choices given.
 C. Central
29. A neuron is a nerve cell, the basic building block of D. Sympathetic
the ___.
A. Nervous system 37. The central nervous system is composed of the
B. Endocrine system brain and ___.
C. Digestive system A. Heart
D. Circulatory system B. Cortex
C. Limbic
30. The dendrite is the bushy, branching extensions of a D. Spinal cord
neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses
toward the ___. 38. The peripheral nervous system is composed of
A. Nucleus sensory and motor neurons that connect the ___
B. Cell wall nervous system to the rest of the body.
C. Cell body A. Peripheral
D. Cytoplasm B. Central
C. Autonomic
31. The axon is the extension of the neuron, ending in D. Somatic
branching ___ fibers, through which messages pass
to other neurons or to muscles and glands. 39. The sensory neurons carry incoming information
A. Nerve from the ___ receptors to the central nervous
B. Terminal system.
C. Neural A. Brain
D. Sensual B. Motor
C. Sense
32. An action potential is a neural impulse – a brief D. Spinal
electrical charge that travels down a/an ___.
A. Sensory fiber 40. The interneurons are central nervous system
B. Motor fiber neurons that internally communicate and intervene
C. Dendrite between sensory inputs and ___ outputs.
D. Axon A. Motor
B. Spinal
33. The threshold is the level of stimulation required to C. Muscular
trigger a ___ impulse. D. Glandular
A. Neural
B. Action potential 41. The somatic nervous system is the division of the
C. Electrical ___ nervous system that controls the body’s skeletal
D. Chemical muscles.
A. Central
34. The synapse is the junction between the axon tip of B. Peripheral
the sending neuron and the ___ or cell body of the C. Parasympathetic
receiving neuron. D. Sympathetic
A. Dendrite
B. Soma 42. The sympathetic nervous system is the division of
C. Cell wall the ___ nervous system that arouses the body,
D. Axon mobilizing its energy in stressful situations.
A. Central
35. The neurotransmitters are chemical messengers B. Peripheral
that traverse the ___ gaps between neurons. C. Somatic
A. Microscopic D. Autonomic
B. Myopic
C. Synaptic 43. The parasympathetic nervous system is the division
D. Minuscule of the ___ nervous system that calms the body,
conserving its energy.
36. The nervous system is the body’s speedy, A. Central
electrochemical communication network consisting B. Peripheral
of all nerve cells of the peripheral and ___ nervous C. Somatic
system. D. Autonomic
A. Autonomic
B. Somatic
44. The brainstem, the oldest part and central core of
the brain, is responsible for ___ survival functions.
A. Automatic
B. Autonomic
C. Voluntary
D. Involuntary

45. The reticular formation is a nerve network in the

brainstem that plays an important role in controlling
____.
A. Breathing
B. Digestion
C. Sleeping
D. Arousal

46. The cerebellum functions in processing sensory

input and coordinating movement output and ___.
A. Exercise
B. Running
C. Balance
D. Walking

47. The limbic system is associated with ___, such as

fear and aggression and drives.
A. Emotions
B. Cognition
C. Thinking
D. Understanding

48. The cerebral cortex is the intricate fabric of

interconnected neural cells that covers the ____.
A. Brain
B. Cerebral hemispheres
C. Lobes of the brain
D. Spinal cord

49. The association areas are areas of the cerebral

cortex that are not involved in ____ motor or
sensory functions.
A. Elementary
B. Secondary
C. Primary
D. Tertiary

50. The corpus callosum is the large band of neural

fibers connecting the two brain ____ and carrying
messages between them.
A. Structures
B. Hemispheres
C. Divisions
D. Fissures

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