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9C Science

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The part of the neuron that receives signals is the:
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
2.
The part of the neuron that transmits signals to muscles is the:
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
3.
Heartbeat would be accomplished by which branch of the nervous system?
a)
Sensory
b)
Autonomic
c)
Motor
d)
Pineal
4.
This nervous system branch causes increases in heart rate and breathing.
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Motor
d)
Sensory
5.

What are the 3 mains parts of the Nervous System

a)

Brain, heart, blood vessels

b)

Blood Vessels, spinal cord, blood

c)

Brain, Spinal Cord, Neurons

d)

Heart, blood vessels, and blood

6.

What is considered the command center of the nervous system?

a)

Neurons

b)

Heart

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Brain

7.

What kind of cells make up the nervous system?

a)

Plasma

b)

Neurons

c)

Blood Vessels

d)

Spinal Cord

8.

And injury to the spinal cord can lead to paralysis.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

A ______ neuron carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another

a)

inter

b)

motor

c)

sensory

d)

impulse

10.

There is no word that rhymes with orange

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A baby has more bones than an adult

a)

True

b)

False

12.

An ostrich has the largest eye in the world

a)

True

b)

False

13.

If a rooster lays a egg on a slanted roof which side will it fall?

a)

down

b)

up

c)

left

d)

there is no egg

14.
A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 die. How many are left?
a)
None
b)
8
c)
9
d)
17
15.
A plane crashes on the border of the U.S. and Canada. Where do you bury the survivors?
a)
the U.S.
b)
Canada
c)
exactly on the border
d)
nowhere
16.
What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
a)
60 seconds
b)
the letter m 
c)
the letter t
d)
the letter e
17.
If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5
18.
Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
a)
feathers
b)
bricks
c)
they weigh the same
d)
depends on which falls on your foot
19.

There are 10 lit candles on a cake, you blow out 3. How many candles are on the cake?

a)

10

b)

3

c)

7

d)

13

20.

If you are running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?

a)

First place

b)

Second place

c)

Third place

21.

The endocrine system is made up of glands that release hormones into the blood.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The ideal concentration

of glucose in the blood is normally maintained by two further hormones _________________________.

a)

Insulin and glucagon

b)

Insulin and testosteron

c)

Insulin and estrogen

23.
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 
24.

What is the endocrine system?

a)

A system of vessels that circulates blood around the body.

b)

A group of bones and tissue that provides support and structure for the body.

c)

A group of glands that work together with the nervous system to coordinate all body functions

d)

A group of organs that is responsible for eliminating wastes.

25.
What is homeostasis?
a)

Homeostasis is a mechanism to keep a constant environment in the body?


b)
Homeostasis is the control of an organism's internal environment in order to maintain optimum conditions.
c)
Homeostasis is a the status of the body
d)
Homeostasis is a state of cell control