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Nervous & Endocrine System

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Produces the hormone insulin and glucagon, which controls the level of glucose in the blood.

a)

Thyroid Gland

b)

Pancreas

c)

Thymus Gland

d)

Pituitary Gland

2.

These release testosterone, which controls changes in a male's body and regulates sperm production.

a)

Ovaries

b)

Target Cells

c)

Parathyroids

d)

Testes

3.
Are chemicals that travel in the blood and cause changes in different parts of the body
a)
Hormones
b)
Glands
c)
Parathyroid 
d)
Adrenal Gland 
4.
targets bone and muscle to promote growth and development
a)
growth hormone
b)
prolactin
c)
oxytocin
d)
ADH (antidiuretic hormone)
5.
What is the endocrine system?
a)
senses the hormone levels in the blood
b)
controls all other endocrine glands
c)
A group of glands that work together with the nervous system to coordinate all body functions
d)
decreases bone calcium levels
6.

The "master gland" of the endocrine system, a gland that controls many body activities.

a)

hormone

b)

pituitary gland

c)

hypothalamus

d)

adrenal gland

7.

What hormone is responsible for the "fight or flight" response?

a)

Testosterone

b)

Cortisol

c)

Adrenaline

d)

Parathyroid Hormone

8.

What gland secretes thyroxin causing metabolism to increase?

a)

Thyroid

b)

Parathyroid

c)

Adrenal

d)

Pancreas

9.
This hormone comes from the adrenal medulla
a)
Folicle stimulating hormone
b)
Estrogen
c)
Epinephrine
d)
Thymosin
10.
part of autonomic nervous, calms you down
a)
Parasympathetic 
b)
sympathetic 
11.
receiving end of a neuron
a)
dendrites
b)
synapatics
12.

Which structure in neural communication passes messages through its branches?

a)

Neuron

b)

Dendrite

c)

Axon

d)

Myelin

13.

Peter was diagnosed with a disorder of the nervous system. His doctor explained that his brain is releasing neurotransmitters, the neurotransmitters are not being received. This means that his neurons most likely have which of the following malfunctioning?

a)

myelin sheath

b)

axon

c)

terminal buttons

d)

dendrites

14.

In a neuron, the _____ conducts information to other neurons, and the _____ receives information from other neurons?

a)

axon/dendrite

b)

dendrite/axon

c)

axon/soma

d)

soma/axon

15.

Heart rate, digestion, pupil dilation are involuntary processes controlled by the ____ nervous system

a)

autonomic

b)

automatic

c)

peripheral

d)

somatic

16.

The _________ helps control voluntary movements.

a)

autonomic nervous system

b)

somatic nervous system

c)

endocrine system

17.

The fatty layer of cells that is wrapped around many axons is called the

a)

terminal button

b)

synapse

c)

nodes of Ranvier

d)

myelin sheath

18.
If you raise your hand, which is a voluntary action, which subsystem would most closely control this behavior?
a)
Somatic NS
b)
Autonomic NS
c)
Peripheral NS 
d)
Sympathetic NS
19.
In which direction to messages travel through the neuron? 
a)
Terminal to dendrite 
b)
Dendrite to terminal 
c)
It depends on the neuron 
d)
They carry messages both directions
20.
The two major divisions of the nervous system are:
a)
brain and spinal cord.
b)
central and somatic nervous system.
c)
sympathetic and parasympatheic systems.
d)
peripheral and central nervous systems.
21.
Messages are transmitted from one neuron to another through the:
a)
axon terminal of one neuron to the axon terminal of another neuron.
b)
dendrites of one neuron to the dendrites of another neuron.
c)
synapses of one neuron to the axon terminal of another neuron.
d)
axon terminals of one neuron to the dendrites of other neurons.
22.
What receives impulses & conducts them to the cell body?
a)
Neurons
b)
Somas
c)
Dendrites
d)
Axon Terminals
23.
The part of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body after a scare.
a)
Sympathetic 
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Peripheral
d)
Somatic
24.
The "Master Gland" that secretes many hormones, some of which affect other glands.
a)
Pituitary Gland
b)
Thyroid Gland
c)
Adrenal Gland
d)
Pancreas Gland