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Topic 5 Review

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 2hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Neuron?

a)

A cell

b)

A transmitter to transmit messages to cells

c)

A receiver for information

d)

a gland

2.

What is the largest part of the brain?

a)

Brain stem

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Dura mater

3.

What do the motor neurons do?

a)

carry messages from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands

b)

carry impulses from skin and sends to organs the to spinal cord and brain

c)

carry impulses from sensory neurons to motor neurons

d)

store messages

4.

What part of the brain is responsible for conscious thought, judgement, memory, reasoning and will power?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Thalamus

5.

The medulla oblongata controls

a)

vision and speech

b)

hearing

c)

heart rate and blood pressure

d)

respiration

6.

What are the three parts of the nervous system?

a)

brain, spinal cord, neurons

b)

brain, lungs, spinal cord

c)

heart, brain, nerves

d)

brain, nerves, neurons

7.

What is the function of the nervous system?

a)

sensory inputs, process information, motor output

b)

to protect the body from harm.

c)

Sensory input and motor output

d)

Make decisions and process information

8.

Identify the stimulus

a)

Thirsty

b)

drinking water

c)

blinking

d)

eating

9.

Identify the response

a)

hunger

b)

thirst

c)

drinking water

d)

smelling

10.
A person feels the heat of a hot stove.
a)
Stimulus
b)
Response
11.

What kind of neuron carries information from our eyes to our brain?

a)

Motor neuron

b)

Sensory neuron

c)

Nerve

d)

Spinal neuron

12.
What are the main two parts of the central nervous system?
a)
Brain and Skull
b)
Brain and Spinal Cord
c)
Spinal Cord and Nerves
d)
Nerve Cells and Nerve Endings
13.
What sense organ is responsible for our sense of touch?
a)
Ears
b)
Face
c)
Nose 
d)
Skin
14.
Which of the following is NOT a sense organ?
a)
Nose
b)
Eyes
c)
Tongue/Mouth
d)
Hands
15.
What type of cell gathers and carries information?
a)
Nerve Ending
b)
Sense Organ
c)
Sensory Cell
d)
Nerve Cell
16.

Which sense organ helps you hear?

a)

Eyes

b)

Nose

c)

Mouth

d)

Ears

17.
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
18.
What is the main function of the cerebellum?
a)
Consciousness
b)
sensory reception
c)
homeostatsis
d)
muscle coordination
19.
What is responsible for heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure?
a)
midbrain
b)
pons
c)
medulla oblongata
d)
cerebrum
20.
Which neurons carry messages from the brain to the body?
a)
sensory neuron
b)
motor neuron
c)
interneuron
d)
afferent
21.
What is number 1?
a)
dendrite 
b)
axon
c)
cell body
d)
myelin sheath
22.
What is number 2?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
brain stem
d)
spinal cord
23.
What is number 6?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
brain stem
d)
spinal cord
24.

Which body system coordinates all of the systems by controlling every activity that takes place?

a)

The Nervous System

b)

The Digestive System

c)

The Endocrine System

d)

The Circulatory System

e)

The Immune System

25.

Which organ is represented by letter A?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Nerves

26.

Which organ is represented by letter B?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Nerves

27.

The nerves that coordinate messages from the brain and spine to all other parts of the body.

a)

Central Nervous System

b)

Peripheral Nervous System

28.

Anything that occurs as a result of the organism thinking about it.

a)

Voluntary Processes

b)

Involuntary Processes

29.

Anything that occurs automatically and without thought.

a)

Voluntary Processes

b)

Involuntary Processes

30.

Digestion, Heartbeat, and Reflexes are examples of

a)

Voluntary Processes

b)

Involuntary Processes

31.

Speaking, Running, and Karate Chopping are examples of

a)

Voluntary Processes

b)

Involuntary Processes

32.

The Brain is made of a large mass of

a)

Muscular Tissue

b)

Neurons

c)

Red Blood Cells

d)

While Blood Cells

e)

Glands

33.

Letter A represents the

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medula

34.

Which brain structure is responsible for balance and is involved with movement?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Medulla

35.

Which part of the brain controls your blood pressure and heart rate?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebrum

c)

cerebellum

d)

adrenal gland

36.

What is the gap between two neurons called?

a)

Impulse

b)

Synapse

c)

CNS

d)

Inter neuron

37.

Which statement best describes a reflex arc?

a)

Slow response that you have to think about

b)

Rapid response to protect body from harm

38.

Where would the nerve impulse start in this reflex arc?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

39.

_____ neurons carry messages away from the central nervous system and out to muscles or glands. The RED neuron in diagram.

a)

sensory

b)

motor

c)

inter

d)

central

40.

How is a message delivered from the "sending" neuron to the "receiving" axon?

a)

sympathetic nerves

b)

hormones

c)

medulla oblongata

d)

neurotransmitters

41.

__________ carry messages between sensory neurons and motor neurons.

a)

Active Neurons

b)

Interneurons

c)

Refraction Neurons

d)

Flower Neurons

42.

These type of cells are responsible for transmitting electrical signals from nervous system to various parts of the body.

a)

Neuron

b)

Nerve

c)

Villi

d)

Somatic

43.

The endocrine system is made up of glands that release hormones into the blood.

a)

True

b)

False

44.
Are chemicals that travel in the blood and cause changes in different parts of the body
a)
Hormones
b)
Glands
c)
Parathyroid 
d)
Adrenal Gland 
45.
What are some major organs of the Endocrine system?
a)
Heart and blood vessels
b)
Mouth, Lungs, Bronchi, and Trachea
c)
Esophagus, Stomach, Small and large instestine
d)
Pineal gland, Thyroid gland, Adrenal gland, and pancreas
46.

Controls long term changes such as growth

a)

limbic system

b)

endocrine system

c)

nervous system

d)

temporal lobe

47.

What is the function of the endocrine system?

a)

to filter and eliminate the waste from the blood

b)

to secrete hormones into the bloodstream to regulate body activities

c)

to provide structure and support for the body

d)

to defend the body against pathogens

48.

Hormones travel through the blood and encounter many cells. How do they affect ONLY target cells?

a)

Target cells have receptors that match up with the hormone

b)

Target cells send out signals that attach to hormones and draw them to the cell

c)

Target cells have cell membranes with a different composition

d)

Magic!

49.

_____________________ are the chemicals that act as messengers in the endocrine system of the body.

a)

glands

b)

hormones

c)

platelets

d)

plasma

50.

Regulation of body processes is the function of the __________________________ system.

a)

nervous

b)

lymphatic

c)

endocrine

d)

digestive

51.

What organ makes insulin to regulate blood sugar?

a)

thyroid

b)

pancreas

c)

glands

d)

pineal

52.

The endocrine system works to maintain stable internal conditions (balance).

a)

Hormones

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Hypothyroidism

d)

Hidrosis

53.

Cells in the body that contain receptors that match certain hormones.

a)

Target Cells

b)

Receptors

c)

Glands

d)

Thymus

54.

Choose levels of organization in the correct order from smallest to largest.

a)

organ system, tissue, organ, cells

b)

cells, organs, tissues, organ systems

c)

cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

d)

organ systems, organs, tissues, cells

55.

Hormones are

a)

email messages

b)

chemical messages

c)

voicemail messages

d)

chemical markers

56.

What is the endocrine systems function?

a)

control bodily functions

b)

secrete hormones

c)

get rid of waste

d)

control the brain

57.
Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?
a)
a.  Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
b)
a.  Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism
c)
a.  Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
d)
a.  Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system
58.
A group of similar cells that come together to perform a specific function is a/an
a)
organ
b)
organism
c)
organ system
d)
tissue
59.
When a group of organs work together to perform a particular function they create a/an
a)
organ system
b)
organism
c)
tissue
d)
organ
60.
The smallest level of organization of life in an organism
a)
tissue
b)
cell
c)
organ
d)
organ system
61.
What is the difference between a cell and a tissue?
a)
cell is basic unit of life; tissue is group of cells that work as one
b)
cell is group of tissues; tissue is basic unit of life
c)
cell is basic unit of life; tissue is groups of different cells
d)
cell is group of organs; tissue is group of different cells
62.
Tissue that works together to perform a function
a)
organ
b)
cell
c)
organ system
d)
organism
63.
What do you have when organ systems work together?
a)
organs
b)
organism
c)
cells
d)
tissue
64.
This is a example of ........
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ 
d)
organ system
65.
This is a example of ........
a)
cell
b)
organ system
c)
organ
d)
tissue
66.
This is a example of ........
a)
organ
b)
organ system
c)
tissue
d)
cell
67.

Small grain-shaped organelles that produce proteins for the cell

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Mitochondria

68.

Rigid layer that surrounds the cell of plants and some other organisms such as fungi

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cell Membrane

69.

Large oval structure that acts as the control center of the cell, directing all of the cells’ activities

a)

Vacuole

b)

Ribosome

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Nucleus

70.

Thick, clear, gel-like fluid that fills the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

71.

Rod-shaped organelles that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

72.

An organelle that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Golgi Appartus

d)

Cytoplasm

73.

Sac-like organelle that stores water, food, and other materials.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Vacuole

74.

Organelle in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to an energy form that cells can use in making food

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Chloroplast

75.

Semipermeable membrane, surrounding a cell that controls what goes into and out of the cell

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Lysosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell Membrane