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Nerves and homeostasis

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of neurone transmits a signal from a sense organ to the central nervous system?

a)

Sensory

b)

Relay

c)

Motor

d)

Nina

2.

Which type of neurone transmits a signal from the central nervous system to an effector such as a muscle?

a)

Sensory

b)

Relay

c)

Motor

d)

Nina

3.

What is a synapse?

a)

A type of reflex action

b)

A gap between two neurones

c)

The long fibre of a nerve cell

d)

A type of neurone

4.

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

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Receptors

d)

Sensory neurone

5.

What is the eye an example of?

a)

A stimulus

b)

A sense organ

c)

A relay neurone

d)

A sensory neurone

6.

Which part of the eye controls the amount of light entering it?

a)

The cornea

b)

The iris

c)

The retina

d)

The sclera

7.

Which two parts of the eye are involved in focusing?

a)

The lens and the cornea

b)

The lens and the retina

c)

The cornea and the optic nerve

d)

The retina and the optic nerve

8.

What happens to the ciliary muscles when you see a distant object

a)

They relax

b)

They contract

c)

They slacken

d)

They tighten

9.

What happens to the suspensory ligaments when you focus on a distant object

a)

They contract

b)

They relax

c)

They stretch

d)

They slacken

10.

What happens to the lens when you focus on distant objects?

a)

It gets bigger

b)

It gets smaller

c)

It gets thinner

d)

It gets fatter

11.

What is the approximate normal core temperature for the body?

a)

35oC

b)

36oC

c)

37oC

d)

38oC

12.

Where is the body's thermoregulatory centre?

a)

In the brain

b)

In the skin

c)

In the liver

d)

In the mouth

13.

How does sweat keep us cool?

a)

Sweat is cool so it cools us down

b)

As sweat evaporates it removes heat from the skin

c)

It carries heat from one part of the body to another

d)

It smells, so keeps people away from us allowing us to cool down

14.

What is vasodilation?

a)

Arterioles become wider, increasing the flow of blood in the skin capillaries

b)

Arterioles become narrower, decreasing the flow of blood in the skin capillaries

c)

Arterioles become narrower, increasing the flow of blood in the skin capillaries

d)

Arterioles become wider, decreasing the flow of blood in the skin capillaries

15.

What sort of feedback is involved in thermoregulation?

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

c)

Neutral

d)

Transural

16.

What is homeostasis?

a)

Regulation of the body's external environment

b)

Regulation of the body's constant external environment

c)

Regulation of the body's constant internal environment

d)

When you have two different alleles