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Nervous System AQA

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Homeostasis is maintaining a ___________ internal environment.

a)

reliable

b)

different

c)

constant

d)

heated

2.

Which of these is NOT under the control of homeostasis?

a)

Blood-glucose concentration

b)

Nail growth

c)

Body temperature

d)

Water levels

3.

The CNS consists of the (a)   and spinal cord.

4.

Nerve cells are called (a)   .

5.

The gap between two neurones is called the (a)   .

6.

Label 2

(a)  

7.

Label 4

(a)  

8.

Label 5

(a)  

9.

Which options show the correct order of the nervous system?

a)

stimulus ---> receptor ---> sensory neurone

b)

coordinator ---> motor neurone ---> effector

c)

receptor ---> motor neurone ---> effector

d)

coordinator ---> stimulus ---> response

10.

In a reflex reaction, the electrical impulse does not reach the (a)   .

11.

Name the three different types of neurones:

a)

sensory, generalised and motor neurones

b)

Sensory, relay and motor neurones

c)

Sensory, relay and effector neurones

12.

A sense organ has lots of _________.

a)

effectors

b)

tissue

c)

mitochondria

d)

receptors

13.

Examples of effectors include ________ and ________.

a)

hormones

b)

glands

c)

muscles

d)

brain

e)

spinal cord

14.

A (a)   will contract

15.

A (a)   will secrete hormones or enzymes.

16.

Where are the light receptors located?

a)

Eye

b)

Ear

c)

Mouth

d)

Nose

17.

Where are the sound receptors located?

a)

Eye

b)

Ear

c)

Mouth

d)

Nose

18.

Which of these are examples of reflex reactions?

a)

Pupil in the eye changing size

b)

Eating a cake

c)

Knee jerk response

d)

Sneezing

e)

Breathing

19.

The independent variable is the variable you...

a)

keep the same

b)

change

c)

measure

20.

The dependent variable is the variable you...

a)

keep the same

b)

change

c)

measure

21.

The control variable is the variable you...

a)

keep the same

b)

change

c)

measure