WorksheetsNervous System
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of these are structures in the nervous system?
Brain
Spinal cord
Nerves
Vertebrae (backbones)
Rib cage
What is the main function of the nervous system?
to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide
to break down food consumed by a person for nutrients
to control the body's activities by relaying messages
to control the body's movements
What are the two divisions of the nervous system?
Central and Lower nervous systems
Central and Peripheral nervous systems
Lower and Cerebral nervous systems
Central and Muscular nervous systems
What are the three parts of the nervous system?
brain, spinal cord, nerves
brain, lungs, spinal cord
heart, brain, nerves
brain, nerves, neurons
A nerve cell is called a:
neutron
nerve
neuron
synapse
Senses recognize ____________ which are recognized by the brain and results in a response.
Synapses
Brain messages
Stimuli (plural of stimulus)
Cerebrums
When the spinal cord responds in an emergency to a stimulus before the brain, this is called a...
response
synapse
cerebral response
reflex
The regulation of steady internal conditions in an organism is called ___.
homeostasis
reflex
paralysis
synapse
An involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus controlled by the spinal cord is a ____.
stimulus
reflex
paralysis
cerebellum
The thick cord of nerve tissue in the center of the backbone is the ____.
dendrite
neuron
spinal cord
brain stem
What type of stimulus?
The smell of pizza
Internal
External
Increasing pH levels in blood
Decreasing body temperature
Touch a hot skillet
Increasing blood sugar levels
An infection in the body
something that causes a response is called a
response
stimulus
touch
survival
What type of stimuli originate in the environment around an organism?
external
internal
How an organism reacts to internal or external stimuli...
geotropism
homeostasis
response
photosynthesis
the body's ability to regulate its inner environment in response to changes in the outside environment is called...
phototropism
homeostasis
response
warm
An organisms special survival instinct to threat is called
learned or flight response
instinct or fight response
fight or flight response
instinct or learned response
An example of an internal stimuli would be...
A rabbit sees a fox is about to attack
A rabbit is hungry
A rabbit hears a shotgun go off
An example of an external stimulus would be...
You want a drink of water
You are hungry
You feel nauseated
You get cold when you walk outside
