Nervous System Anatomy Worksheet

A Complete each sentence with a word made from the word in brackets:

1 The brain is ______________ in the cranium and the spinal cord is protected by the vertebrae.
(CLOSE)

2 The meninges are three layers of ______________ membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
(PROTECT)

3 The ______________ layer of the meninges is the pia mater, tightly bound to the surface of the
brain. (INNER)

4 If a person is _____________, he or she is unconscious and unable to wake up. (COMA)

5 Multiple sclerosis is a degenerative __________ disease of the CNS attacking the myelin sheath.
(INFLAMMATION)


B Choose the correct option.

1 Dentists _____ the tissue around the tooth before they drill.               A die B dead  C
deaden D deafen

2 The nervous system is ____ into two major areas: CNS and PNS.         A divorced B broken C
separated D divided

3 An injury to the brainstem can result ______ death.
   A at  B for C in  D into

4 The brain __ of the cerebrum, diencephalon, brainstem and cerebellum.   A comprises B contains C
consists D compasses

5 The pons is a rounded area on the ventral surface of the brainstem ___ contains fibres connecting
regions of the
brain.
                                                A who   B where   C which   D whose


C Definitions

reflex           Schwann cells                dendrites             midbrain             cerebral
cortex          dura mater           arachnoid              autonomic nervous system
corpus callosum            ganglion


__________ outermost and toughest of the three meninges

__________ part of the brain between the hypothalamus and the pons that regulates visual/auditory
reflexes

__________ outermost layer of the cerebrum made entirely of grey matter

__________ involuntary and rapid response to a stimulus

__________ cells that form the myelin sheath around axons of neurons in the PNS

__________ weblike middle layer of the three meninges covering the brain and spinal cord.

__________ any collection of nerve cell bodies forming a nerve centre in the PNS

__________ part of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary actions, such as
heartbeat

__________ large band of neurons connecting the two cerebral hemispheres

__________ branchlike extensions of neurons that carry impulses toward the cell body