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Regulation Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.
a)
heart, brain, kidneys
b)
lungs, liver, stomach
c)
brain, spinal cord, nerves
d)
eyes, pancreas, veins
2.

What kind of cells make up the nervous system?

a)

Plasma

b)

Neurons

c)

Blood Vessels

d)

Spinal Cord

3.

What is the name of the blue structure

a)

axon terminal

b)

dendrite

c)

schwann cell

d)

axon

4.

What part of a neuron receives messages from other neurons?

a)

dendrite

b)

cell body

c)

axon

d)

axon terminal

5.

The Nervous System is divided into two parts called

a)

The Central Nervous System & The Peripheral Nervous System

b)

The Central Nervous System & The Paradigm Nervous System

c)

The Corollary Nervous System & The Paradigm Nervous System

d)

The Corollary Nervous System & The Peripheral Nervous System

6.
A person feels the heat of a hot stove.
a)
Stimulus
b)
Response
7.
The stimulus is most closely related to....
a)
the cause
b)
the effect
c)
the hypothesis
d)
the conclusion
8.
The response is most like....
a)
the cause
b)
the effect
c)
the hypothesis
d)
the question
9.

Chemical made by glands

a)

enzymes

b)

cells

c)

hormones

10.

Controls your blood sugar

a)

thyroid

b)

pancreas

c)

adrenals

d)

kidneys

11.

Diabetes occurs when your _____ doesn't work correctly.

a)

thyroid

b)

pancreas

c)

pituitary

d)

adrenals

12.

How do hormones get to the rest of your body?

a)

respiratory system

b)

nervous system

c)

circulatory system

d)

reproductive system

13.

This gland releases the male sex hormone testosterone.

a)

ovaries

b)

pancreas

c)

testes

d)

adrenal

14.

____ releases the female sex hormones

a)

progesterone

b)

ovaries

c)

estrogen

d)

testosterone

15.

What is the main function of the endocrine system?

a)

It creates chemicals, or hormones, that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.

b)

It creates electrical messages that are sent around the body to maintain homeostasis.

c)

It maintains the correct level of oxygen in the body to maintain homeostasis.

d)

It releases waste from the body to maintain homeostasis.

16.

A word that describes the normal, balanced, steady way your body works:

a)

Hormones

b)

Glands

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Melatonin

17.
The two types of feedback systems that help organisms maintain homeostasis are:
a)
positive and negative 
b)
receptor and effector
c)
static and dynamic
d)
minor and major
18.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature
d)
regulate blood pressure
19.
Maintaining body temperature is an example of a:
a)
negative feedback loop
b)
positive feedback loop
20.
When glucose levels in the blood rise, your brain sends a signal to your pancreas. The pancreas releases insulin, which opens channels in cell membranes to allow glucose to enter the cell, lowering blood sugar levels. 
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
21.

What is the point of a feedback loop?

a)

To provide the body with more energy

b)

To provide the body with more food

c)

To make sure the conditions in the body are always changing

d)

To make sure the conditions in the body remain stable

22.
The process of childbirth is an example of:
a)
negative feedback loop
b)
positive feedback loop
23.
W
a)
Axon Terminal Button
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
24.
Y
a)
Axon Terminal Button
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
25.
What is the chemical used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another nerve cell?
a)
Neurotransmitters
b)
Synapse
c)
Threshold
d)
Impulse
26.
What generates a nerve impulse on the post-synaptic membrane? 
a)
Calcium binding with a receptor site
b)
Potassium leaking into the post-synaptic membrane 
c)
Neurotransmitter binding with receptor sites
d)
Neurotransmitter being removed from the synapse
27.

X

a)

Axon Terminal Button

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

Dendrite

d)

Synapse

28.

Carries the messages away from the cell body.

a)

Cell Body

b)

Axon

c)

Dendrite

d)

Myelin Sheath

29.

Receive messages from other neurons and conducts them to the cell body.

a)

Cell Body

b)

Axon

c)

Dendrite

d)

Axon terminal