Name: _______________________________________________________________ Date: ________________
Anatomy & Physiology: Nervous System Test Review
1. In your own words, describe how the nervous system responds to external stimuli (such as a car approaching):
2. What is the difference between the somatic system and the autonomic system?
3. In the blank space below, draw a neuron and label all (6) parts. Then describe the function of each labeled part.
4. What are some of the physiological responses of the main divisions of the nervous system?
Sympathetic Division
Parasympathetic Division
5. Phineas Gage was a 19th century railroad worker who survived an accident that drove a large iron rod through his
head. If the injury resulted in him becoming mean and temperamental, what part of his brain was damaged?
a) frontal lobe
b) hippocampus
c) parietal lobe
d) temporal lobe
6. Fill in the blank: