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Nervous and Endocrine

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a function of the nervous system?

a)

responding to information

b)

making blood cells

c)

receiving information on the environment

d)

maintaining homeostasis

2.

A cell that carries information through the nervous system is called a

a)

nerve impulse

b)

nerve

c)

neuron

d)

endocrine gland

3.

A ______ neuron carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another

a)

inter

b)

motor

c)

sensory

d)

impulse

4.

A ______ neuron picks up stimuli and converts it to a nerve impulse.

a)

inter

b)

motor

c)

sensory

d)

impulse

5.

A ____ neuron sends impulses to glands and muscles to tell muscles to move

a)

inter

b)

motor

c)

sensory

d)

impulse

6.

These are chemicals that carry a nerve impulse across the gap at the synapse of a neuron to another neuron

a)

enzymes

b)

stimuli

c)

hormones

d)

neurotransmitters

7.

A ______causes and organism to react. The reaction is called a _______

a)

stimulus, response

b)

response, stimulus

c)

impulse, neuron

d)

neuron, impulse

8.

What is 1

a)

axon

b)

synapse

c)

dendrite

d)

cell body

9.

What is 5

a)

dendrite

b)

axon

c)

cell body

d)

axon tip

10.

Which system is responsible for voluntary actions like jumping?

a)

somatic nervous system

b)

temporal system

c)

autonomic nervous system

d)

limbic system

11.

This is the thinking part of the brain that interprets movements and senses

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

thalamus

d)

hypothalamus

12.

This coordinates movements and balance

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

thalamus

d)

hypothalamus

13.

This stores memories

a)

Limbic system

b)

Occipital Lobe

c)

Temporal Lobe

d)

Thalamus

14.

Controls long term changes such as growth

a)

limbic system

b)

endocrine system

c)

nervous system

d)

temporal lobe

15.

When the amount of a particular hormone in the blood reaches a certain level, the endocrine system sends signals that stop the release of that hormone in a process called__________________.

a)

target feedback

b)

endocrine feedback

c)

positive feedback

d)

negative feedback