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IGCSE Topic 12 - The Nervous System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of neurone is neurone A?

a)

Sensory

Neurone

b)

Relay

Neurone

c)

Motor

Neurone

2.

What type of neurone is neurone B?

a)

Sensory

Neurone

b)

Relay

Neurone

c)

Motor

Neurone

3.

The diagram shows the sequence of structures involved in a human response to a change in temperature. What is represented by box X?

a)

Bloodstream

b)

Central Nervous System

c)

Digestive System

d)

Endocrine System

4.

What part is played by sweat glands during the process of sweating?

a)

Effector

b)

Receptor

c)

Sense Organ

d)

Stimulus

5.

The diagram shows a person holding an apple.

If the person decides to lift the apple,

which labeled part is the effector?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Which structures make up the nervous system?

a)

Effectors

Receptor

Stimuli

b)

Effectors

Impulses

Spinal cord

c)

Impulses

Muscles

Nerve

d)

Brain

Nerves

Spinal cord

7.

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

8.

The diagram shows a neurone.

Which structures could be found at X and Y?

a)

X = brain

Y = intestine

b)

X = brain

Y = leg

c)

X = eye

Y = hand

d)

X = skin

Y = spinal cord

9.

Which of these contain relay neurones?

a)

Effector

b)

Receptor

c)

Spinal cord

d)

Stimulus

10.

The diagram shows a neurone carrying an impulse.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

What is the correct sequence of

structures involved in a reflex action?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

The diagram shows the structures involved in a reflex action. What shows the sequence in which these structures become involved?

a)

P => Q => R => S

b)

P => S => R => Q

c)

Q => R => S => P

d)

Q => S => P => R

13.

The diagram shows a reflex arc.

Which label points to the sensory neurone?

a)

P

b)

Q

c)

R

d)

S

14.

Below are two statements about how neurones work :

1 - Neurotransmitters carry a nerve impulse along a neurone.

2 - An electrical charge carries a nerve impulse across a synapse.

Which of these statements is/are true ?

a)

1 only

b)

2 only

c)

1 and 2

d)

Neither

15.

Which part of the neurone carries a

nervous impulse towards the cell body?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

16.

Which part of neurone

speeds up the nervous impulse?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

Which part of the neurone

releases neurotransmitter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

18.

Which part of the neurone

initiates the nervous impulse?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

19.

Which type of neurone carries a nervous

impulse from the CNS to an effector?

a)

Sensory

b)

Relay

c)

Motor

20.

What is the correct order of events that occur at a synapse ?

 

P – Neurotransmitter diffuses across the synapse

Q – A nervous impulse arrives at the synaptic knob

R – Neurotransmitter binds to receptors in the cell membrane

S – Vesicles release neurotransmitter into the synapse

a)

R => S => P => Q

b)

Q => S => P => R

c)

Q => R => S => P

d)

S => P => R => Q