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Coordination and Control

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the eye an example of?

answer choices

a)

stimulus

b)

sense organ

c)

a relay neuron

d)

a part of nerve cell

2.

What detects a stimulus?

answer choices

a)

A detector

b)

An effector

c)

A receptor

d)

A Simulator

3.

The neurons that conduct information towards the CNS are _________.

answer choices

a)

interneurons

b)

motor neurons

c)

sensory neurons

d)

efferent neurons

4.

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

5.

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

6.

A nerve cell is also known as a

answer choices

a)

cerebrum

b)

neuron

c)

cerebellum

d)

nucleus

7.

The microscopic gap between two adjacent neurons through which a nerve impulse passes is

a)

Neurotransmitter

b)

Synaptic gap

c)

Axon terminal

d)

Dendrite

8.
The system of the body that carries information to all parts of the body.
a)
Nervous system
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Neuron
d)
Brain
9.

Which part is #1?

a)

sclera

b)

cornea

c)

retina

d)

lens

10.

Which part is #2?

a)

iris

b)

cornea

c)

retina

d)

lens

11.

Which part is #4?

a)

pupil

b)

iris

c)

cornea

d)

lens

12.

Which part is #5?

a)

pupil

b)

iris

c)

cornea

d)

lens

13.

back of the eye, takes light and changes it to nerve signals

a)

lens

b)

sclera

c)

optic nerve

d)

retina

14.

carries messages from the eye to the brain

a)

lens

b)

vitreous humor

c)

retina

d)

optic nerve

15.

black circle, allows light to enter the eye

a)

iris

b)

pupil

c)

optic nerve

d)

retina

16.

gel substance that gives the eye shape

a)

optic nerve

b)

iris

c)

vitreous humor

d)

retina

17.

Movements that you choose to control

a)

Involuntary

b)

Voluntary

18.

walking

a)

voluntary

b)

involuntary

19.

Breathing

a)

voluntary

b)

involuntary

c)

both

20.

heart beat

a)

voluntary

b)

involuntary

21.

Is sneezing a voluntary movement?

a)

Yes (True), it is a voluntary movement.

b)

No (False), its not a voluntary movement.

22.

What kind of muscle movement would you call 'farting'.

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

c)

Can be both

23.

what is homeostasis

a)

a learned response

b)

balance between internal/external

c)

causes a response

d)

born with

24.

what is a stimulus

a)

something you are born with

b)

something that causes a response/reaction

c)

basic unit of life

d)

traits that you receive

25.

what is a reflex

a)

learned response

b)

born with, not learned

c)

fluid like substance

d)

trait you carry but do not have

26.

receptors in the eye

a)

retina

b)

cochlea

c)

cilia

d)

taste buds

27.

Which is the following is represented by the letter B?

a)

Cell body

b)

Dendrite

c)

Nucleus

d)

Axon

28.
What is the final component of a reflex arc?
a)
Effector
b)
Receptor
c)
Integrating Centre
d)
Afferent Pathway
29.

Why is transmission across a synapse slower than down a nerve cell?

a)

It is a chemical so needs to diffuse across

b)

It is a chemical so needs to move by osmosis

c)

The nerve cell is insulated so it moves faster

d)

There are many dendrites to pick up lots of impulses from other neurones

30.

One question involves the CNS. What is the full name of the other region of the nervous system.

a)

Peripheral nervous system

b)

Passive nervous system

c)

Partial nervous system

d)

Perineal nervous system