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COORDINATION & CONTROL

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Peripheral nervous system consists of

a)

brain

b)

spinal cord

c)

nerves and ganglia

d)

brain & spinal cord

2.
What is the effect of sympathetic division to the internal responses?
a)
Causes the pupil of eye to contract
b)
Speed the heartbeat
c)
Promotes the digestion of food
d)
Slows the heartbeat
3.
The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations in the role of the:
a)
sympathetic nervous system
b)
parasympathetic system
c)
somatic nervous system
d)
cerebellum
4.
The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting.
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
c)
somatic
d)
peripheral
5.
The job of the somatic nervous system is to control breathing and the respiratory system.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The _____ response is known as fight or flight.
a)
parasympathetic
b)
sympathetic
c)
somatic
d)
peripheral
7.

Spontaneous, automatic, involuntary response of our body to external stimulus is called

a)

Reflex action

b)

Muscular action

c)

Nervous action

d)

All of the above

8.

Which of the following are examples of reflex action

a)

Contraction of pupil on coming to light

b)

Dilation of pupil on going to darkness

c)

Removing of hand on touching a hot plate

d)

All of the above

9.

Which nerve carries information from spinal cord to muscles

a)

Inter-neuron

b)

Motor neuron

c)

Sensory neuron

d)

Relay neuron

10.

Part of CNS controlling reflex action

a)

Brain

b)

Brain and spinal cord

c)

Spinal cord

d)

Peripheral nerves

11.

Part of CNS controlling reflex action

a)

Brain

b)

Brain and spinal cord

c)

Spinal cord

d)

Peripheral nerves

12.

How is a reflex arc different than other voluntary movements?

a)

A reflex arc takes the same path as a voluntary action

b)

A reflex a travels from a sensory neuron to the spinal cord then to a motor neuron, skipping the brain

c)

A reflex arc takes longer than a voluntary action

d)

There is no difference between a reflex arc and a voluntary action

13.
What are the two systems found in the PNS?
a)
Somatic and autonomic
b)
Autonomic and systemic
c)
Automatic and somatic
d)
Systematic and automatic
14.

An example of a reflex action includes

a)

Touching a butterfly

b)

Brushing your hand against the side of your body

c)

Touching a hot stove

d)

Your legs moving as you walk

15.

Reflex actions are important because

a)

They provide a quick, involuntary response

b)

They prevent injury

c)

They are essential to the survival of organisms

d)

All of the above

16.
What hormone raises blood calcium levels?
a)
Epinephrine
b)
Calcitonin
c)
PTH
d)
T3 and T4
17.
What hormone stimulates the thyroid gland?
a)
ADH
b)
TSH
c)
ACTH
d)
GH
18.
What hormone prolongs and intensifies the sympathetic response during stress by increasing heart rate and raising blood glucose?
a)
Epinephrine
b)
Glucocorticoid
c)
T3 and T4
d)
ADH
19.
What hormone lowers blood calcium?
a)
Calcitonin
b)
PTH
c)
Glucagon
d)
Insulin
20.
What hormone increases the amount of water absorbed by the kidneys thereby decreasing urine amount?
a)
Calcitonin
b)
Mineralocorticoids
c)
ADH
d)
ACTH
21.
What pancreatic hormone increase blood glucose levels?
a)
glucagon
b)
insulin
c)
glucocorticoid
d)
epinephrine
22.
What hormone lowers blood glucose levels?
a)
glucocorticoid
b)
insulin
c)
glucagon
d)
aldosterone
23.
What hormone stimulates uterine contraction during childbirth and releases milk in nursing mothers?
a)
prolactin
b)
calcitonin
c)
T3 and T4
d)
oxytocin
24.

Identify gland 3

a)

Pituitary

b)

Thyroid

c)

Adrenal

d)

Hypothalamus

25.
Receives sensory information and relays it to the proper part of brain for further processing
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Thalamus
26.
Damage to the cerebellum would most affect the career of
a)
an architect
b)
a teacher
c)
an athlete
d)
a librarian
27.
The Medulla Obolongata controls our ___.
a)
Blood Pressure 
b)
Muscle Memory 
c)
Pain reaction
d)
Memory 
28.
What is the largest part of the brain?
a)
Thalamus
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Spinal Cord
d)
Cerebrum
29.
Controls hearing and smell
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
30.
The lobe responsible for vision
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Parietal Lobe
d)
Occipital Lobe
31.
Controls behaviors (hunger, thirst, sleep, body temperature) through the release of hormones.
a)
hypothalamus
b)
thalamus
c)
adrenal glands
d)
pineal gland
32.

The part of the neuron that receives messages from adjacent neurons

a)

axon

b)

axon terminal

c)

dendrite

d)

neuron

33.
This insulating material forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron.  It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.
a)
neuron
b)
myelin sheath
c)
dendrite
d)
neurotransmitter
34.

Myelin, an insulating material, is found in

a)

cell bodies

b)

dendrites

c)

axon terminals

d)

Schwann cells

35.

Gaps between Schwann cells that increase the speed of the transmission of the signal down the neuron are called

a)

axon terminals

b)

dendrites

c)

myelin

d)

nodes of Ranvier

36.
The part of the neuron that sends messages to other neurons
a)
axon
b)
dendrite
c)
cell body
d)
Schwann cell
37.
Identify the part of the neuron
a)
axon
b)
axon terminal
c)
dendrite
d)
Node of Ranvier
38.

Sends impulses AWAY from CNS to muscle and glands.

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Sensory Neuron

c)

Interneuron

39.
Neurons are the name of cells in nervous system.
a)
True
b)
False
40.

Identify the part of the brain that takes up the greatest volume

answer choices

a)

BRAIN STEM

b)

CEREBELLUM

c)

PONS

d)

CEREBRUM

41.

All hormones are produced in the

answer choices

a)

endocrine glands

b)

blood stream

c)

brain

d)

pancreas

42.

Which part of the nervous system is not involved in producing reflex actions?

answer choices

a)

brain

b)

spinal cord

c)

receptor

d)

sensory

43.

What is the eye an example of?

answer choices

a)

stimulus

b)

sense organ

c)

a relay neuron

d)

a part of nerve cell

44.

What is function of medulla?

answer choices

a)

controls heart RATE

b)

memory

c)

controls balance

d)

conscious thought

45.

The neurons that conduct information towards the CNS are _________.

answer choices

a)

interneurons

b)

motor neurons

c)

sensory neurons

d)

efferent neurons

46.

What substance is the urine of a person suffering from diabetes mellitus likely to contain?

answer choices

a)

amino acids

b)

fatty acids

c)

glucose

d)

proteins

47.

Which of the following is not a hormone?

answer choices

a)

INSULIN

b)

GLUCOSE

c)

THYROXINE

d)

ADRENALINE

48.

which endocrine gland is called the master gland

answer choices

a)

pituitary

b)

pineal

c)

adrenals

d)

thyroid

49.

Which hormone is known as the ‘fight or flight’ hormone?

answer choices

a)

GROWTH HORMONE

b)

ADRENALINE

c)

OESTROGEN

d)

ANTIDURETIC HORMONE

50.

Which part of the eye is where images are converted to nerve impulses?

answer choices

a)

Retina

b)

Cornea

c)

Optic Nerve

d)

Lens

51.

The organ of the inner ear that functions to transmit sound waves to nerve impulses is:

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Cochlea

c)

Vestibule

d)

Ossicles

52.

The main part of the ear that we see externally is called the...

a)

pinna

b)

vestibule

c)

ossicle

d)

eardrum

53.

Which ear bone passes vibrations onto the inner ear?

a)

Stapes

b)

Malleus

c)

Incus

54.
The malleus, incus, and stapes are collectively called the
a)
maculae
b)
otoliths
c)
semicircular canals
d)
ossicles
55.

The iris in a human can be

a)

brown

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

all of the above

56.

Cones are light sensitive cells in the retina that

a)

give you color vision in bright light

b)

respond in dim light

c)

give you color vision in dim light

d)

respond in bright light

57.

The pupil is located at the center of the

a)

sclera

b)

iris

c)

retina

d)

nothing

58.
What part of the eye holds the lens in place?
a)
cornea
b)
ciliary muscles
c)
pupil
d)
retina
59.
When you enter a dark room, what does the pupil do
a)
get larger
b)
get smaller
60.
what is the iris
a)
the colored part of the eye that controls the size of the pupil
b)
Transparent jellylike fluid that fills the eye and refracts light.
c)
Sends messages picked up by the retina to the brain 
d)
Hole passes different amounts of light
61.
This part of the eye focuses light/images onto the retina.
a)
lens
b)
cornea
c)
cones
d)
vitreous humor
62.
This part of the eye allows light into the eye.  
a)
pupil
b)
optic nerve
c)
sclera
d)
lens

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