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Science, Biology
9th -
10thgrade
Coordination and control (Nervous system)
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- 1. Multiple Choice
A nerve cell is also known as a
cerebrum
neuron
cerebellum
nucleus
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the nervous system is not involved in producing reflex actions?brainspinal cordreceptorssensory
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the eye an example of?a stimulusa sense organa relay neurona part of nerve cell
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is function of medula?controls hearth ratememory centercontrols balanceconscious thought
- 5. Multiple Choice
The gaps between neurons are called
Effectors
neurotransmitters
reflexes
synapses
- 6. Multiple Choice
Identify the name of the white insulating substance that often covers the axon of a neuron and helps speed up the conduction of the message
MYELIN
NEROTRANSMITTER
SYNAPSE
VESICLE
- 7. Multiple Choice
The central nervous system consists of the:
brain and spinal nerves
spinal nerves and cranial nerves
cranial nerves and spinal cord
spinal cord and brain
- 8. Multiple Choice
The nervous system involves the use of both electrical signals (nerve impulses) and chemical signals (neurotransmitters).
TRUE
FALSE
- 9. Multiple Choice
What detects a stimulus?
A detector
An effector
A receptor
A Simulator
- 10. Multiple ChoiceFrontal LobeBrain StemCerebellumOccipital Lobe
- 11. Multiple ChoiceCerebellumBrain StemOccipital LobeTemporal Lobe
- 12. Multiple ChoiceCorpus CallosumAmygdalaThalamusHypothalamus
- 13. Multiple ChoiceFrontal LobeParietal LobeTemporal LobeOccipital Lobe
- 14. Multiple ChoiceFrontal LobeParietal LobeOccipital LobeTemporal Lobe
- 15. Multiple Choice
One of the "newer" and more advanced areas of the brain.
pons
medulla
hippocampus
cerebral cortex
- 16. Multiple Choice
The nerve cells in your body are called neurons. From the picture which part of the neuron is most likely responsible for carrying signals between the dendrite and axon terminal?
soma
axon
Node of Ranvier
Schwann cell
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is structure labeled D in the picture?DendriteAxonCell BodyAxon Terminal
- 18. Multiple Choice
The neurons that conduct information towards the CNS are _________.
interneurons
motor neurons
sensory neurons
efferent neurons
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is letter BOptic nerveLensCorneaRetina
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the eye opens in dark places and closes in bright places?CorneaRetinaPupilLens
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the eye is where images are converted to nerve impulses?RetinaCorneaOptic NerveLens
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