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Y10 - Reflex arc

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is number 4?

a)

Relay neurone

b)

Motor neurone

c)

Sensory neurone

d)

Spine

2.

What is number 3?

a)

Relay neurone

b)

Motor neurone

c)

Sensory neurone

d)

Spine

3.

What is number 2?

a)

Candle

b)

Receptor

c)

Fire

d)

Stimulus

4.

What moves across the synapse?

a)


Electrical impulse and a chemical messenger

b)

Electrical impulse

c)

Chemical messenger

5.

Why does the pupil get smaller?

a)

We have to think about this and our brain then creates the change

b)

It is a reflex response and stops damage to the retina

c)

To allow as much light into the eye are possible.

d)

To see better

6.

What is number 1?

a)

Candle

b)

Receptor

c)

Fire

d)

Stimulus

7.

What is included in the central nervous system (CNS)?

a)


Brain and all neurones in the body

b)

Spinal cord and all neurones in the body

c)


Brain and spinal cord

d)

The nerve cells

8.

What is number 6?

a)

Arm

b)

Quad

c)

Muscle

d)

Hand

9.

What is the generalised order during a nervous response?

a)

Response → receptor → coordinator → effector → stimulus

b)

Stimulus → receptor → coordinator → effector → response

c)

Stimulus → effector → coordinator → receptor → response

d)

Receptor → stimulus → coordinator → effector → response

10.

What is number 5?

a)

Sensory neurone

b)

Relay neurone

c)

Motor neurone

d)

Nerve cell

11.

What is the role of neurotransmitters in the nervous system?

a)

To transmit electrical impulses within neurons

b)

To regulate hormone production

c)

To transmit signals between neurons

d)

To protect neurons from damage

12.

The gap between two neurons where neurotransmitters are released is called the:

a)

Electrical signal

b)

Nerve cell

c)

Neurone gap

d)

Synapse

13.

Name the three different types of neurone

a)

Sensory, relay and motor neurones

b)


Sensory, generalised and motor neurones

c)


Sensory, relay and effector neurones

d)


Sensory, relay and response neurones