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WorksheetsNervous and Immune System Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the main function of the nervous system?
Pump blood
Send and receive messages throughout the body
Produce hormones
Store minerals
What are the two major parts of the nervous system?
Brain and stomach
Heart and brain
Central and peripheral nervous systems
Lungs and spine
What does the central nervous system (CNS) include?
Brain and spinal cord
Nerves in arms and legs
Heart and lungs
Bones and muscles
What is the basic cell of the nervous system?
Platelet
Neuron
Red blood cell
Lymphocyte
What part of the neuron receives signals?
Axon
Dendrites
Myelin
Synapse
What part of the neuron sends signals away from the cell body?
Axon
Dendrites
Nucleus
Ribosome
What is the gap between two neurons where signals pass?
Soma
Synapse
Axon terminal
Reflex
What protects and cushions the brain?
Red marrow
Sweat glands
Skull and cerebrospinal fluid
Lymph nodes
What is a reflex?
A slow voluntary action
A fast, automatic response to a stimulus
A hormone release
A type of dendrite
Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
Cerebrum
Brain stem
Cerebellum
Hypothalamus
What is the main function of the lymphatic/immune system?
Pump blood
Defend the body against disease
Produce hormones
Regulate temperature
What produces white blood cells?
Lymphatic organs
Kidneys
Skin
Stomach
What is a pathogen?
A vitamin
Something that invades your body and causes disease
A type of blood cell
A nutrient
Which organ produces blood cells?
Thymus
Spleen
Red marrow
Tonsils
Which organ shrinks with age and helps the body reject foreign tissues?
Appendix
Thymus
Spleen
Peyer’s patches
Which lymphatic organ filters the blood?
Spleen
Tonsils
Thymus
Lymph nodes
What do lymph nodes do?
Pump blood
Filter lymph and trap pathogens
Make hormones
Store fat
Which of these is a type of white blood cell?
Platelet
Neutrophil
Red blood cell
Plasma
Which WBC deals with parasitic worms?
Basophils
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
B cells
Which WBC produces antibodies?
T cells
Monocytes
B cells
Basophils
What do antibodies do?
Carry oxygen
Help blood clot
Attach to antigens and mark pathogens
Make hormones
What is an antigen?
A chemical “name tag” on a pathogen
A type of WBC
A vaccine
A hormone
Phagocytes defend the body by:
Producing antibodies
Eating and destroying pathogens
Filtering blood
Causing allergies
What is the nonspecific defense system?
Targets one specific invader
General defense against any pathogen
Only works in children
Only uses antibodies
What is the specific defense system?
Defends against any pathogen
Uses T and B cells to target specific invaders
Produces sweat
Makes red blood cells
Helper T cells signal B cells to make:
Red blood cells
Plasma cells and memory B cells
Eosinophils
Platelets
What do cytotoxic (killer) T cells do?
Make antibodies
Kill infected cells
Cause allergies
Produce hormones
What is the role of memory cells?
Make you tired
Cause fever
Help your body respond faster the second time
Destroy nutrients
What is active immunity?
Getting antibodies from another person
Your body makes its own antibodies
Losing immunity over time
A type of allergy
What is passive immunity?
You produce antibodies
You receive antibodies from another source (ex: mother's milk)
Immunity from exercise
Immunity that lasts forever
