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AJack1234 Reflex Action AJ

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you suddenly shine a torch in someone's eye, the pupil

a)

Contracts, then stays that way for the rest of the day because the pupil needs time to readjust

b)

Stays the same

c)

Dilates

d)

Contracts

2.

Name an effector in this diagram.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

3.

Select two examples of effectors.

a)

Neuron

b)

Gland

c)

Muscle

d)

Receptor

4.
Salivary glands are an example of ...
a)
A receptor
b)
A relay
c)
A detector
d)
An effector
5.

What type of neuron is A?

a)

Sensory

b)

relay

c)

Motor

6.

What type of neuron is C?

a)

Sensory

b)

relay

c)

Motor

7.

What type of neuron is B?

a)

Sensory

b)

relay

c)

Motor

8.

The receptor cells in the human nervous system are able to detect ______________.

a)

responses

b)

stimuli

c)

impulses

d)

information

9.

Sam sees bees and runs away because he is allergic to them. Identify the stimulus:

a)

Diego

b)

Bees

c)

Running

d)

Allergies

10.

Which is the correct path taken by Reflex action?

a)

Motor neuron, Muscles, Receptor, Sensory neuron,

Spinal cord

b)

Receptor, Sensory neuron, Spinal cord, Motor neuron, Muscles

11.

Action that occur immediately without conscious control or prior thought

a)

Voluntary action

b)

Involuntary action

12.

Which of the following neurones transmit nerve impulses from the receptor to the central nervous system

a)

Relay neurones

b)

Sensory neurones

c)

Motor neurones

d)

Proprioceptors

13.

Blinking when something enters your eye

a)

A reflex action

b)

Not a reflex action

14.

Which of the following are the correct sequence of voluntary action?

a)

Stimulus --> Receptor --> Spinal cord --> Effector --> Response

b)

Stimulus --> Receptor --> Brain --> Effector --> Response

c)

Stimulus --> Effector --> Brain --> Receptor --> Response

d)

Stimulus --> Effector --> Spinal cord --> Receptor --> Response

15.
If I step on a nail...what type of neurons take the response to my muscles?
a)
motor
b)
interneurons
c)
sensory
d)
not neurons, muscle tissue sends the response
16.

What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?

a)

The brain and spinal cord

b)

The brain and cranial nerves

c)

The spinal cord and spinal nerves

d)

The cranial nerves and spinal nerves

17.

In both a reflex action and a voluntary action the information is processed by the brain

a)

true

b)

false

c)

maybe