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WorksheetsHBS Unit 2: Communication
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 30mins
Helps maintain homeostasis by coordinating the endocrine and nervous systems; secretes hormones like TRH which regulate the anterior pituitary.
Lymbus
Hypothyrus
Hypoglandulus
Hypothalamus
An endocrine gland at the base of the hypothalamus; consists of a posterior lobe and an anterior lobe, which produces and secretes many hormones that regulate diverse body functions.
Thyroid gland
Pituitary gland
Parathyroid gland
Pancreas
The muscular diaphragm that is suspended in the aqueous humor in front of the lens of the eye and perforated by the pupil.
Lens
Iris
Retina
Fovia
The sensory membrane that lines most of the large posterior chamber of the vertebrate eye. It is composed of several layers including one containing the rods and cones, and receives the image formed by the lens and converting it into chemical and nervous signals which reach the brain by way of the optic nerve.
Tapetum
Retina
Iris
Pupil
A condition that attacks the myelin sheath and results in the loss of muscle function, double vision, loss of balance, poor coordination, tremors, tingling, numbness
Parkinson's
cerebral palsy
Belle's palsy
Multiple Sclerosis
A condition in which abnormal, rapid impulses are released by brain cells, causing skeletal muscles to contract violently and uncontrollably
encephalitis
aphasia
coma
epilepsy
What is the potential difference across a neuron in its resting state?
+40 mV
-40 mV
+70 mV
-70 mV
Why is a reflex action is faster than a reaction?
The information comes directly from the brain.
Before the stimulus, you have time to think of your response.
It is a voluntary action.
The response is made without the information going to the brain.
