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What are the two type of nervous system?
Central nervous system + Peripheral nervous system
Central nervous system + Cranial nervous system
Cranial nervous system + Spinal nervous system
Spinal nervous system + Central nervous system
Which of the following are involuntary actions?
A: Riding a bicycle
B: Heart beat
C: Taking this quiz
D: Peristalsis
A and B
A and C
B and D
C and D
Which of the following is a characteristic of a reflex action?
Response is controlled by hormones
Response is fast
Response is initiated under the control of the brain
Nerve impulse takes a longer path
What is the generalised order during a nervous response?
Receptor → stimulus → neurones → effector → response
Response → receptor →neurones → effector → stimulus
Stimulus → receptor → neurones → effector → response
Stimulus → effector → neurones→ receptor → response
Which of the following are the external stimuli?
Sugar level
Light intensity
Osmotic pressure of blood
Cholesterol level
Responses are carried out by organs or tissues known as
Stimulus
Responses
Effectors
Receptor
What do you understand about a response...
Any changes in the environment which can trigger response
Reaction to a stimulus
Name two type of human organ that related in central nervous system..
Spinal cord + Brain
Spinal cord + Cranial nerve
Brain + Spinal nerve
Spinal nerve + Cranial nerve
There are three type of neurones. Which neurone that transmits impulses from the central nervous system to the effector organs to elicit response..
sensory neurone
motor neurone
interneurone
The information is transmitted along a neurone in the form of...
solid substances
electrical signals
body signals
neurotransmitter
The diagram shows a cell.
What type of cell is shown?
ciliated cell
motor neurone
relay neurone
sensory neurone
The diagram shows a neurone carrying an impulse.
Which answer describes the type of neurone and the direction of impulse?
type of neurone = motor; direction of impulse = towards the spinal cord
type of neurone = motor; direction of impulse = away from the spinal cord
type of neurone = sensory; direction of impulse = towards the spinal cord
type of neurone = sensory; direction of impulse = away from the spinal cord
The diagram shows the human nervous system.
Which letter indicates a part of the central nervous system?
A
B
C
D
Which list describes the correct sequence of a simple reflex arc?
Receptor, relay neurone, motor neurone, sensory neurone, effector
Receptor, relay neurone, sensory neurone, motor neurone, effector
Receptor, sensory neurone, motor neurone, relay neurone, effector
Receptor, sensory neurone, relay neurone, motor neurone, effector
The diagram shows a simple reflex arc.
Which labelled part is the sensory neurone?
A
B
C
D
How can we best describe a nerve impulse?
An electrical signal that passes along nerve cells called neurones
A chemical signal that is transferred to an electrical signal
An electrical charge that travels in nerve endings
Brain's response to an unfavourable change
What is in the CNS?
Central Neurone System
Brain and spinal cord
Peripheral neurones
Synapses that connect neurones
What type of neurone is shown on this picture as green?
Sensory
Relay
Motor
Synapse
What type of neurone is shown on this image as purple?
Sensory
Motor
Relay
Synapse
A doctor taps on a patient's knee. What is the response?
The patient kicks
The doctor taps on the patient's knee
The diagram shows a neurone.
Which structures COULD be found at X and Y?
X = brain; Y = intestine
X = brain; Y = leg
X = eye; Y = hand
X = skin; Y = spinal chord
The diagram shows a simple reflex arc.
Which labelled part is the motor neurone?
A
B
C
D
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