1. Mrs. Barber & Ms. Goldsmith
Nervous System
Mrs. Barber & Ms. Goldsmith
Copyright © 2002 Glenna R. Shaw and FTC Publishing
All Rights Reserved

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Level One
Level One

3. Label the brain:
$10

4. A. controls body’s balance C. Connects with the medulla
The function of the
cerebrum
is:
A. controls body’s balance
B. Center for thought,
Speech and senses
C. Connects with the medulla
And goes through
The spinal cord
D. Controls the muscles
$20

5. The function of the Medulla is:
A. Connects with the medulla
And goes through
The
spinal cord
B. controls body’s balance
C. Controls Involuntary
muscles
D. Center for thought,
Speech and senses
$30

6. A. controls body’s balance C. Connects with the medulla
What is the function of
the cerebellum:
A. controls body’s balance
B. Center for thought,
Speech and senses
C. Connects with the medulla
And goes through
The
spinal cord
D. Controls the muscles
$40

7. Fill in the chart Activity Part of brain Smelling food Kicking a ball
Breathing
Cerebrum
Medulla
Cerebellum
cerebrum
Cerebellum
Medulla
$50

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Level Two
Level Two

9. Label the picture: Dendrites Cell Synoptic knob body axon myelin
Nucleus
Dendrites,
Cell body,
Axon,
Nucleus,
Myelin,
Synoptic knob
$60

10. travels across the synapse?
What type of message
travels across the synapse?
chemical
B. Engineer
C. mechanical
D. electrical
$70

11. Fill in the diagram::
retina
Optic nerve
iris
pupil
cornea
$80
lens

12. List the parts, in order, that light passes through as
it enters the eye and eventually
forms an image in the brain.
Eye
Cornea
Pupil
Lens
Retina
Optic nerve
brain
$90

13. Anvil Semi-circular Hammer Auditory nerve cochlea stirrup Eardrum
Fill in the diagram
Anvil
Semi-circular
Hammer
Auditory nerve
cochlea
stirrup
$100
Eardrum
Inner ear
Outer ear
Middle ear

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Level Three
Level Three

15. list the parts, in order, that sound vibrations pass through
before you eventually “hear” a
sound in the brain.
Sound hits ear drum
Hammer
Anvil
Stirrup
Cochlea
Auditory never
Brain
$200

16. Label the drawing:
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17. List the 3 main functions of the nervous system
Receives info. About what is happening
inside and outside the body
2. Direct the way in which your body
responds to info.
3. Maintain Homeostasis
$400

18. List the steps in order on how a Never impulse travels:
**Hint: 5 steps
dendrites pick up message
moves along the axon as
a electrical signal
3. when it get to the synaptic
knobs, chemical is released
4. Chemical crosses the synapses
5. is picked up by dendrites
of the next neurons
$500

19. Fill in the Chart Hormone Function of hormone ACTH Thyroxin
Thyroxin
Parathormone
Estrogen
Insulin
Adrenalin
Testosterone
$600

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Level Four
Level Four

21. In the ear, what is the structure that Transforms sound into
an electrical impulse that can be sent to the brain?
A. hammer
B. anvil
C. cochlea
D. Stirrup
$700

22. In the eye, what is the structure that
transforms light into an electrical
impulse that can be sent to the brain?
A. lens
B. retina
C. cornea
D. pupil
$800

23. ACTH/ growth Thyroid Parathyroid Not certain Pancreas estrogen Testes
Fill in chart:
Name of gland
Hormone(s) produced
Pituitary
Thyroxin
Parathormone
Thymus
Insulin
Ovaries
Testosterone
Adrenal
ACTH/ growth
Thyroid
Parathyroid
Not certain
Pancreas
estrogen
$900
Testes
cortisone

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Congratulations!
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