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Muscular and nervous tissue

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 Which part of the nervous system is responsible for a reflex response?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Spinal cord
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Medulla oblongata
2.

What is the function of the nerve cells?

a)

They are responsable of your defense mechanism.

b)

They transmit signals or messages to other neurons, organs or glands.

c)

They transmit substances to your endocrine system to produce hormones.

3.

Dendrite - branched projections of the neuron cell body that _______________________ from other neurons

a)

receive messages

b)

get energy

c)

receive nutrients

4.

The nerve releases a chemical called a

a)

neurotransmitter

b)

neuron

c)

myofibril

d)

cell

5.
Which muscle type is found in your stomach, bladder, and intestines?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
6.

Skeletal muscle is:

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

c)

Neither voluntary nor involuntary

d)

Both voluntary and involuntary

7.

All the muscle within the body has a relationship with the ______ system to produce movement and contraction.

a)

Cardiovascular

b)

Skeletal

c)

Nervous

d)

Respiration

8.
What tissue type is this?
a)
Skeletal muscle
b)
Nervous tissue
c)
Adipose tissue
d)
'Specialised' connective tissue
9.

Which type of muscle tires quickly during exercise?

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

breathing muscle

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

smooth muscle

10.

What two chemicals are necessary for muscle contraction to occur?

a)

Niacin and Potassium

b)

Calcium and ATP

c)

Actin and Myosin

d)

Phosphorus and Potassium