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IGCSE 0645 B9.1 9.2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The diagram shows a cell.

What type of cell is shown?

a)

ciliated cell

b)

motor neurone

c)

relay neurone

d)

sensory neurone

2.

The diagram shows a neurone carrying an impulse.

Which row describes the type of neurone and the direction of impulse?

Which choice describes the type of neurone and the direction of impulse?

a)

type of neurone = motor; direction of impulse = towards the spinal cord

b)

type of neurone = motor; direction of impulse = away from the spinal cord

c)

type of neurone = sensory; direction of impulse = towards the spinal cord

d)

type of neurone = sensory; direction of impulse = away from the spinal cord

3.

The diagram shows a section through part of the human eye.

When a person looks at an object which is close to their eye, which of the following takes place?

a)

suspensory ligaments slacken; lens becomes fatter

b)

suspensory ligaments slacken; lens becomes thinner

c)

suspensory ligaments tighten; lens becomes fatter

d)

suspensory ligaments tighten; lens becomes thinner

4.

A bright light suddenly shines into a person’s eyes.

What happens?

a)

The lenses become more concave.

b)

The lenses become more convex.

c)

The pupils become larger.

d)

The pupils become smaller.

5.

The diagram shows the human nervous system.

Which letter indicates a part of the central nervous system?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

The diagram shows the muscles which control the size of the pupil in an eye.

How do the muscles make the pupil larger?

a)

circular muscles contract; radial muscles contract.

b)

circular muscles contract; radial muscles relax.

c)

circular muscles relax; radial muscles contract.

d)

circular muscles relax; radial muscles relax.

7.

Which list describes the correct sequence of a simple reflex arc?

a)

A receptor, relay neurone, motor neurone, sensory neurone, effector

b)

B receptor, relay neurone, sensory neurone, motor neurone, effector

c)

C receptor, sensory neurone, motor neurone, relay neurone, effector

d)

D receptor, sensory neurone, relay neurone, motor neurone, effector

8.

The diagram shows a simple reflex arc.

Which labelled part is the sensory neurone?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

Some structures in the eye are listed.

1 cornea

2 iris

3 lens

4 retina

Which structures contain light receptors?

a)

1, 2 and 3

b)

2, 3 and 4

c)

2 and 4 only

d)

4 only

10.

Which statement about light receptors in the retina of a normal human eye is correct?

a)

The cones only work in dim light

b)

The rods are found in the fovea.

c)

The cones can detect colours of light

d)

There are three types of rod.

11.

How can we best describe a nerve impulse?

a)

An electrical signal that passes along nerve cells called neurones

b)

A chemical signal that is transferred to an electrical signal

c)

An electrical charge that travels in nerve endings

d)

Brain's response to an unfavourable change

12.

What is CNS?

a)

Central Neurone System

b)

Brain and spinal cord

c)

Peripheral neurones

d)

Synapses that connect neurones

13.

What type of neurone is shown on this picture as green?

a)

Sensory

b)

Relay

c)

Motor

d)

Synapse

14.

What type of neurone is shown on this image as purple?

a)

Sensory

b)

Motor

c)

Relay

d)

Synapse

15.

How does lens help us see objects that are far?

a)

It stays the same

b)

It becomes fatter

c)

It becomes flatter

d)

It becomes more spherical

16.

What is the job of optic nerve?

a)

To carry nerve impulses to the brain

b)

To convert light to electrical signal

c)

To react to too much light

d)

To help bending light

17.

What do we refer to when we say "accommodation"?

a)

How eye is adapted for converting light

b)

How eye is protected from too much light

c)

How eye reacts to too little light

d)

How eye is adapted to see near or far

18.
Which type of neuron transmits a signal from the central nervous system to an effector such as a muscle?
a)
sensory
b)
motor
c)
relay
d)
dendrite
19.
Which of these is not a reflex response?
a)
moving a hand off something hot
b)
sneezing
c)
picking up a book
d)
wink of eyes
20.

The diagram shows a section of a human eye. Which parts receives impulses from motor neurones?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Which area/s of the retina has NO rods

a)

Fovea

b)

General retina surface

c)

Blind spot

22.

Which area/s of the retina has NO cones?

a)

Fovea

b)

General retina surface

c)

Blind spot

23.
Which are the main divisions of the nervous system?
a)
afferent and efferent
b)
peripheral and central
c)
somatic and autonomic
d)
sympathetic and parasympathetic
24.
What is number 1?
a)
dendrite 
b)
axon
c)
cell body
d)
myelin sheath
25.

Any changes which can trigger responses is known as

a)

Receptor

b)

Stimulus

c)

Cofactor

d)

Effector