Biology Week 28 Nervous system quiz Name _______________________

      Fill in the blank in each of the following statements.

    1. The cells composing the nervous system are called _______________________.

    2. The central nervous system is composed of the __________________ and ___________________.

    3. The somatic nervous system controls ___________________________________.

    4. The autonomic nervous system controls _________________________________.

    5. A nerve cell is in the ______________ state when it is not conduction an impulse.

    6. When a nerve cell is stimulated, __________________ ions move into the cell.

    7. The nerves of vertebrates are covered with a ____________________________.

    8. Openings in the covering of vertebrate nerves are called ___________________.

    9. Nerve cells do not touch. The gap between them is called __________________.

    10. Chemicals that carry impulses across the gap between nerve cells are called ________________.

    11. A nerve cell cannot be stimulated during its ________________________ period.

    12. The maximum impulse speed in an Aa nerve is _____________ m/s.

    13. The ___________________ is the outer protective layer of the brain containing blood vessels.

    14. The ________________ carries nerve impulses away from the body of the neuron.

    15. The ________________ lobe of the brain is responsible of speech.

    16. The ______________________ connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord.

    17. Your body has 32 pairs of ______________________ nerves.

    18. The limbic system inside the brain controls _______________________.

    19. Your brain uses about ____________ percent of the oxygen your body takes in.

    20. The ___________________ lobe of the brain is responsible for vision.

    21. A mass of nerve cells outside the central nervous system is called a _____________________.

    22. The nerve cells that activate muscles are called _______________________.

    23. The __________________ formation in the brain enables a person to sleep.

    24. The human ear can distinguish more than ____________________ sounds.

    25. The human eye can distinguish nearly ____________________ different colors.

    26. For you to see, an image must form on the ___________________ at the back of the eye.

    27. False sense impressions of our surroundings are called __________________