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Coordination & Control

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A nerve cell is also known as a

answer choices

a)

cerebrum

b)

neuron

c)

cerebellum

d)

nucleus

2.

The gaps between neurons are called

answer choices

a)

Effectors

b)

neurotransmitters

c)

reflexes

d)

synapses

3.

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

answer choices

a)

BRAIN STEM

b)

CEREBELLUM

c)

PONS

d)

CEREBRUM

4.

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

answer choices

a)

brain

b)

spinal cord

c)

receptor

d)

sensory

5.

What is the eye an example of?

answer choices

a)

stimulus

b)

sense organ

c)

a relay neuron

d)

a part of nerve cell

6.

What detects a stimulus?

answer choices

a)

A detector

b)

An effector

c)

A receptor

d)

A Simulator

7.

The neurons that conduct information towards the CNS are _________.

answer choices

a)

interneurons

b)

motor neurons

c)

sensory neurons

d)

efferent neurons

8.

Which is the correct sequence of the components of a reflex arc

a)

Receptors, spinal cord,sensory neuron, motor neuron, muscle

b)

Receptors, muscle, sensory neuron, motor neuron, spinal cord

c)

Receptors, sensory neuron, spinal cord, motor neuron, muscle

d)

Receptors, motor neuron, spinal cord, sensory neuron, muscle

9.

Posture and balance of the body is controlled by

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medulla

d)

Pons

10.

Which is not a reflex action

a)

Swallowing

b)

Coughing

c)

Knee jerk

d)

Closing of eyes on flashing light

11.

Spinal cord originates from

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Medulla

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Pons

12.

Part of the brain that controls respiration, heart beat and peristalsis is

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Medulla

13.

Thinking part of brain is

a)

Hind brain

b)

Mid brain

c)

Fore brain

d)

Hypothalamus

14.

What do we call to an action or response that is not in our control and performed on an impulse?

a)

voluntary actions

b)

reflex actions

c)

reflect actions

15.

Which of the following is not a reflex action?

a)

BLINKING

b)

COUGHING

c)

SNEEZING

d)

EATING

16.

Which nerves transmit impulses from the central nervous system towards muscle cells?

a)

Sensory nerves

b)

Relay nerves

c)

Motor nerves

d)

Cranial nerves

17.

The peripheral nervous system consists of:

a)

brain and cranial nerves

b)

spinal cord and spinal nerves

c)

cranial and spinal nerves

d)

brain and spinal cord

18.

The central nervous system consists of the:

answer choices

a)

brain and spinal nerves

b)

spinal nerves and cranial nerves

c)

cranial nerves and spinal cord

d)

spinal cord and brain

19.

Identify the name of the white insulating substance that often covers the axon of a neuron and helps speed up the conduction of the message

answer choices

a)

MYELIN

b)

NEUROTRANSMITTER

c)

SYNAPSE

d)

VESICLE

20.

The neurons that conduct information towards the CNS are _________.

answer choices

a)

interneurons

b)

motor neurons

c)

sensory neurons

d)

efferent neurons