NERVOUS SYSTEM

1. When you hear a clap of thunder, your

immediate reaction is to jerk. The sound of
thunder would be a__
A.
Effectors B. Stimulus
C. response
D. none of these
2. Which part of the human nervous system serves
as the control center of the body?
A.
Brain B. Spinal cord
C. nerves
D. sense organs
3. An object moving quickly towards our face may
cause our eyes to blink or shut. Which of the
following functions of the nervous system does
this behavior
refer to?
A.
Learned responses
C. Reflex
reactions
B.
Short term memory
D. Stimulus

9. Which part of the nervous system connects the

brain with the nerves going to the rest of the
body?
A. neuron
C. spinal column
B. spinal cord
D. nerve cells
10.
In what way does the nervous system
function as a two-way communication system in
the body?
A.
The brain receives messages through
sensory nerves, and sends out messages
through motor nerves.
B.
It has brain that consists of two
hemispheres: the left and the right hemisphere.
C.
The spinal cord contains bodies of nerve
cells where messages to the brain pass through.
D.
It has two vital organs: The brain and the
spinal cord.
For item nos. 11 and 12.

4. Which part of the brain controls the muscular

coordination of the body?
A.
Cerebrum
C. cerebellum
B.
brain stemD. hypothalamus
5. Which part of the brain controls mental
processes like thinking, memorizing, and
decision making?
A. cerebrum
C. brain stem
B. cerebellum
D. hypothalamus
6. What is the function of the nervous system?
A.
It controls all body activities.
B.
It removes liquid waste materials.
C.
It transports blood and nutrients to all
parts of the body.
D.
It carries oxygen to the cells and
removes carbon dioxide from the body.
7. What is the most primitive part of the human
brain, evolutionarily speaking?
A.
brain stem C. cerebellum
B.
cerebrum
D. frontal lobe
8. Which illustration shows the major parts of the
nervous system?

11.
Which part of the brain controls voluntary
movement and balance?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
12.
Which part of the brain is responsible for
basic vital life functions such as breathing,
heartbeat, and blood pressure?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
13.
For communicating visual signals to the
brain, which of the following nerves is
responsible?
A. Optic
B. Auditory C. olfactory D.
Gustatory
14.
Which systems warns a person that soup is
too hot to eat?
A.
digestive B. nervous
C. muscular D.
circulatory
For Items 15 and 16

A.

C.

A. Conducts impulses to and from the sensory

organs to the brain/spinal cord
B. Transmits impulses between the brain and the
body.
C. Controls all body processes.
D. Directs voluntary movements
15.
What is the use of the brain?
16.

What is the use of the spinal cord?

17.
Which part of the brain controls reflex
actions such as sneezing and eye blinking?
A.
Cerebrum
C. temporal lobe
B.
Cerebellum
D. medulla oblongata
For Item 18
B.

D.

A.

Liver
B. Brain
D. small intestine

C. stomach

27.
Which part of our brain is responsible for
controlling speech, memory and intelligence?
A.
Medulla oblongata
C. brain stem
B.
Cerebellum
D. cerebrum
28.
Which of the following is the control center
of our body?
A.
Brain
B. Heart C. nerve cells
D. spinal cord

18.
You run to meet your mother in order to help
her carry the basket full of groceries into the
house. In correct order, which parts of the
neurons are involved in the relay of messages in
the given situation?
A.
Dendrites tissue axon
B.
Nerve cell dendrites axon
C.
Synapse axon dendrites
D.
Dendrites axon synapse

29.
Which of the following is a function of the
cerebellum in our brain?
A.
Acts as the center of emotion and voluntary
movements.
B.
Controls thinking, memorizing and decision
making.
C.
Maintains autonomic functions.
D.
Coordinates involuntary and muscular
actions.

19.
Which body systems responded to the
nervous systems signal that there is an increase
in the level of carbon dioxide in the body?
A.
digestive and immune
B. circulatory
and endocrine
B.
immune and respiratory D. respiratory
and circulatory
20.
Which three human body systems
coordinate to cause an arm to move?
A.
nervous, muscular, skeletal
B.
skeletal, circulatory, immune
C.
digestive, nervous, circulatory
D.
respiratory, muscular, digestive
21.
What is the longest nerve in the body?
A.
Vagus
B. Femoral
C. Phrenic
D. Sciatic
22.
Which of the following is a reflex action?
A.
circulation of the blood C. inhaling and
exhaling
B.
blinking of the eyelids
D. beating of
the heart
23.
Which of these is NOT the function of the
peripheral nervous system?
A.
Collects information from the sense
organs.
B.
Transmits information to the central
nervous system.
C.
Delivers decisions to the body part
which will perform the action.
D.
Delivers oxygen to different parts of the
body.
24.
Which of the following is not a part of the
human brain?
A.
Cerebellum
C. hypothalamus
B.
thyroid
D. medulla oblongata
25.
What is the most primitive part of the
human brain, evolutionarily speaking?
A. brain stem
C. cerebellum
B. cerebrum
D. frontal lobe
26.
Which of your internal organs controls
whether or not you barf?

30.
Which illustrations show the circulatory and
the nervous system?

A. I and II
B. II and III

C. I and IV
D. III and IV

31.
Anything that moves quickly towards our
face may cause our eyes to blink. Which function
of the nervous system does this behavior refer
to?
A. Simple stimulus
B. Reflex reaction
C. Learned responses
D. Short-term memory
32.
All of the following are controlled by the
medulla EXCEPT ____.
A. Sneezing
C. tasting
B. Coughing
D. swallowing
33.
What is the path of an impulse across a
neuron?
A. dendrite, cell body, synapse, axon
B. dendrite, cell body, axon, synapse
C. axon, cell body, dendrite, synapse
D. synapse, axon, dendrite, cell body
34.
Which controls the reflexes?
A. Spinal cord
C. cerebellum
B. Cerebrum
D. medulla oblongata

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NERVOUS SYSTEM
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