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Unit 2. Sensitivity

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the process of sensitivity, ...

a)

our senses respond to stimuli.

b)

our locomotor system grows.

c)

our muscles send messages to the brain.

2.

The sense organ of hearing is the...

a)

eye.

b)

ear.

c)

tongue.

d)

nose.

e)

skin.

3.

The sense organ of smell is the...

a)

eye.

b)

ear.

c)

tongue.

d)

nose.

e)

skin.

4.

The sense organ of sight is the...

a)

eye.

b)

ear.

c)

tongue.

d)

nose.

e)

skin.

5.

The sense organ of taste is the...

a)

eye.

b)

ear.

c)

tongue.

d)

nose.

e)

skin.

6.

The sense organ of touch is the...

a)

eye.

b)

ear.

c)

tongue.

d)

nose.

e)

skin.

7.

The receptors of the ears are located in the...

a)

auditory nerve.

b)

ossicles.

c)

cochlea.

8.

The organ that detects temperature is the...

a)

ear.

b)

skin.

c)

eye.

9.

Information about different flavours is sent to the brain through receptors in the...

a)

nostril.

b)

retina.

c)

taste buds.

10.

Neurons are divided into...

a)

three parts: the body, the dendrites and the axon.

b)

three parts: the body, the dendrites and the nervous tissue.

c)

two parts: the body and the dendrites.

11.

The brain and the spinal cord are parts of...

a)

the cerebrum.

b)

the central nervous system.

c)

the peripheral nervous system.

12.

The brain is divided into...

a)

the cerebrum and the cerebellum.

b)

the cerebellum and the spinal cord.

c)

the cerebrum, the cerebellum and the brainstem.

13.

The peripheral nervous system consists of...

a)

sensory and motor nerves.

b)

nervous cells.

c)

the sense organs and the motor nerves.

14.

Select the odd one.

a)

Cochlea.

b)

Retina.

c)

Ossicles.

d)

Eardrum.

15.

Select the odd one.

a)

Nostril.

b)

Nasal cavity.

c)

Taste buds.

d)

Olfactory epithelium.

16.

Select the odd one.

a)

Cornea.

b)

Pupil.

c)

Ear canal.

d)

Iris.

17.

Select the actions which involve internal coordination.

a)

Saliva is produced when we eat food.

b)

We queue when the playground bell rings.

c)

Our heart is beating at all times.

d)

We cross the street when the traffic light is green.

18.

The nervous system is made up of the central and peripheral nervous systems.

a)

True.

b)

False.

19.

Nervous tissue is made up of neurons.

a)

True.

b)

False.

20.

The central nervous system is made up of the brain and nerves.

a)

True.

b)

False.

21.

The spinal cord produces the response when we touch something hot.

a)

True.

b)

False.

22.

The central nervous system extends throughout the body.

a)

True.

b)

False.

23.

Sensory nerves connect the receptors in the sense organs to motor nerves.

a)

True.

b)

False.