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Nervous System and Reflex arc

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a stimulus?

a)

Something that scares a person

b)

A cell that detects a change

c)

A change in the external or internal environment

d)

A response to a change in the body

2.

Select all examples of stimuli

a)

Chemicals in food

b)

Light reflecting off an object

c)

Sound waves

d)

Temperature of a room

3.

What tis the function of a receptor cell?

a)

Specialised cells that detect stimuli

b)

Specialised cells that carry an impulse to the brain

c)

Specialised cells that cause a change to happen in the body

d)

Specialised cells that process information and decide what the body will do

4.

The function of the sensory neurone is to carry the impulse from the sensory organ to the central nervous system.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Examples of sensory organs include...

a)

Skin, ears, eyes

b)

Brain, ears, eyes

c)

Brain, muscles, eyes

d)

Glands, muscles, brain

6.

Messages travel along neurones as...

a)

Chemicals

b)

Electrical impulses

7.

What is a synapse?

a)

Part of a neurone

b)

Part of the brain

c)

The gap between neurones

8.

How do impulses travel across a synapse?

a)

Chemicals diffuse across

b)

Electrical impulses pass across

9.

What is the CNS?

a)

Central nervous system (brain and spinal cord)

b)

Continuous nervous system (brain and spinal cord)

c)

Controlling nervous station (brain and spinal cord)

d)

Coordination nervous system (brain and spinal cord)

10.

What does the CNS do?

a)

Gathers information for memories

b)

Processes information and decides the response

11.

A motor neurone carries impulses from the central nervous system to the effector organs.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is the function of an effector?

a)

Muscle or gland that brings about responses in the body

b)

Cells that carry electrical impulses around the body

c)

Automatic responses of the nervous system

d)

Changes in the environment.

13.

Homeostasis is maintaining a ___________ internal environment.

a)

reliable

b)

different

c)

constant

d)

heated

14.

Which of these is NOT under the control of homeostasis?

a)

Blood-glucose concentration

b)

Nail growth

c)

Body temperature

d)

Water levels

15.

The CNS consists of the (a)   and spinal cord.

16.

Nerve cells are called (a)   .

17.

The gap between two neurones is called the (a)   .

18.

Label 2

(a)  

19.

Label 4

(a)  

20.

Label 5

(a)  

21.

Which options show the correct order of the nervous system?

a)

stimulus ---> receptor ---> sensory neurone

b)

coordinator ---> motor neurone ---> effector

c)

receptor ---> motor neurone ---> effector

d)

coordinator ---> stimulus ---> response

22.

In a reflex reaction, the electrical impulse does not reach the (a)   .

23.

Name the three different types of neurones:

a)

sensory, generalised and motor neurones

b)

Sensory, relay and motor neurones

c)

Sensory, relay and effector neurones

24.

A sense organ has lots of _________.

a)

effectors

b)

tissue

c)

mitochondria

d)

receptors

25.

Examples of effectors include ________ and ________.

a)

hormones

b)

glands

c)

muscles

d)

brain

e)

spinal cord

26.

A (a)   will contract

27.

A (a)   will secrete hormones or enzymes.

28.

Where are the light receptors located?

a)

Eye

b)

Ear

c)

Mouth

d)

Nose

29.

Where are the sound receptors located?

a)

Eye

b)

Ear

c)

Mouth

d)

Nose

30.

Which of these are examples of reflex reactions?

a)

Pupil in the eye changing size

b)

Eating a cake

c)

Knee jerk response

d)

Sneezing

e)

Breathing

31.

The independent variable is the variable you...

a)

keep the same

b)

change

c)

measure

32.

The dependent variable is the variable you...

a)

keep the same

b)

change

c)

measure

33.

The control variable is the variable you...

a)

keep the same

b)

change

c)

measure

34.
The part of the neuron that insulates the axon and increases the speed of the neural message within the neuron.
a)
Synapse
b)
Dendrite
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Axon Terminal Button
35.

This part of the neuron receives chemical messages from the neurotransmitters of other neurons. It is labeled A in the diagram.

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Cell Body

36.

The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons. Labelled D in diagram.

a)

Synapse

b)

Axon

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Dendrite

37.
The nervous system subdivision that is composed of the brain and spinal cord.
a)
Autonomic Nervous Sytem
b)
CNS
c)
PNS
d)
Somatic Nervous System
38.

_____ 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

39.
What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and cranial nerves
c)
spinal cord and spinal nerves
d)
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
40.
What are the 2 major divisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
a)
Sensory & Motor
b)
Peripheral & Central
c)
Somatic & Autonomic
d)
Brain & Spinal Cord
41.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "C" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
42.

Select two examples of effectors.

a)

Neuron

b)

Gland

c)

Muscle

d)

Receptor

43.

Which type of neuron causes a muscle to contract in a reflex arc?

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Sensory Neuron

c)

Interneuron

d)

Effector

44.
What is the neuron found only in the spinal cord?
a)
Relay
b)
Sensory
c)
Motor
d)
Reflex
45.

Where would the nerve impulse start in this reflex arc?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

46.

What type of neuron is A?

a)

Sensory

b)

Inter

c)

Motor

47.

Which is the correct order of neurons in a reflex arc?

a)

Sensory neuron, motor neuron, relay neuron

b)

Relay neuron, sensory neuron, motor neuron

c)

Sensory neuron, relay neuron, motor neuron

48.
The part of the neuron that insulates the axon and increases the speed of the neural message within the neuron.
a)
Synapse
b)
Dendrite
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Axon Terminal Button
49.

This part of the neuron receives chemical messages from the neurotransmitters of other neurons. It is labeled A in the diagram.

a)

Dendrite

b)

Axon

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Cell Body

50.

The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons. Labelled D in diagram.

a)

Synapse

b)

Axon

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Dendrite

51.
The nervous system subdivision that is composed of the brain and spinal cord.
a)
Autonomic Nervous Sytem
b)
CNS
c)
PNS
d)
Somatic Nervous System
52.

_____ 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

53.
What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and cranial nerves
c)
spinal cord and spinal nerves
d)
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
54.
What are the 2 major divisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
a)
Sensory & Motor
b)
Peripheral & Central
c)
Somatic & Autonomic
d)
Brain & Spinal Cord
55.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "C" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
56.

Select two examples of effectors.

a)

Neuron

b)

Gland

c)

Muscle

d)

Receptor

57.

Which type of neuron causes a muscle to contract in a reflex arc?

a)

Motor Neuron

b)

Sensory Neuron

c)

Interneuron

d)

Effector

58.
What is the neuron found only in the spinal cord?
a)
Relay
b)
Sensory
c)
Motor
d)
Reflex
59.

Where would the nerve impulse start in this reflex arc?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

60.

What type of neuron is A?

a)

Sensory

b)

Inter

c)

Motor

61.

Which is the correct order of neurons in a reflex arc?

a)

Sensory neuron, motor neuron, relay neuron

b)

Relay neuron, sensory neuron, motor neuron

c)

Sensory neuron, relay neuron, motor neuron