AP Control and Coordination

Identify the part of the brain that takes up the greatest volume

answer choices

• BRAIN STEM

• CEREBELLUM

• PONS

• CEREBRUM

which endocrine gland is called the master gland

answer choices

• pituitary

• pineal

• adrenals

• thyroid

Identify the name of the white insulating substance that often covers the axon of a neuron and helps speed up the conduction of the message

answer choices

• MYELIN

• NEUROTRANSMITTER

• SYNAPSE

• VESICLE

The central nervous system consists of the:

answer choices

• brain and spinal nerves

• spinal nerves and cranial nerves

• cranial nerves and spinal cord

• spinal cord and brain

The neurons that conduct information towards the CNS are _________.

answer choices

• interneurons

• motor neurons

• sensory neurons

• efferent neurons

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which is the correct sequence of the components of a reflex arc

• Receptors, spinal cord,sensory neuron, motor neuron, muscle

• Receptors, muscle, sensory neuron, motor neuron, spinal cord

• Receptors, sensory neuron, spinal cord, motor neuron, muscle

• Receptors, motor neuron, spinal cord, sensory neuron, muscle

Identify the part of the neuron labelled 1 in the diagram

• DENDRITE

• MYELIN

• NUCLEUS

• SYNAPSIS

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following are involuntary actions?

I Riding a bicycle

II Heart beat

III Blinking eye

IV Peristalsis

• I and II

• I and III

• II and IV

• III and IV

Which is not a reflex action

• Swallowing

• Coughing

• Knee jerk

• Closing of eyes on flashing light

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Taste receptors are

• Phonoreceptors

• Statoreceptors

• Olfactory receptors

• Gustatory receptors

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8