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9.5 Human Body- coordination and control
9.5 Human Body- coordination and control
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1
What is homeostasis?
keeping things cool
shivering and sweating
keeping the internal systems in balance
maintaining body fluids
2
The ________________ in the brain controls conscious thoughts and voluntary movements.
brain stem
cerebrum
cerebellum
pituitary gland
3
To which structure is number 5 pointing to?
ureter
urethra
kidney
bladder
4
Which of the following is an
infectious
disease?
diabetes
arthritis
cancer
chicken pox
5
Which direction does the impulse travel in a sensory neuron
to the effector
to the receptor
toward the CNS
away from the CNS
6
Which of the following is not one of the senses?
eating
sight
touch
hearing
7
To which structure is number 6 pointing to?
blood vessels
kidneys
ureter
bladder
8
What is the other term for an egg?
ovum
sperm
ovule
ovary
9
What is one of the waste products of cellular respiration?
oxygen
urine
carbon dioxide
sweat
10
Which functions are controlled by the medulla?
memory recall
balance and coordination
automatic reflexes
complex calculations
11
Which type of neruon carries impulses to muscles?
sensory neuron
interneuron
motor neuron
neurotransmitter
12
Swelling is part of the body's
2nd line of defence
third line of defence
last resort
first line of defence
13
What is the name given to the main( biggest) part of the brain
cerebrum
corpus callosum
cerebellum
thalamus
14
What is the name given to the cells that transmit impulses?
brain
neurons
senses
muscles
15
True or False. Motor Neurons receive messages from the CNS carry to muscles or glands
False
True
16
What is the body's first line of defence against disease?
skin
antibiotics
specific immune cells
phagocytes
17
How does the endocrine system differ from the nervous system?
signals travel faster in the endocrine system
nervous uses hormones, endocrine uses electrical impulses
signals from the endocrine system travel along nerves
endocrine uses hormones, nervous uses electrical impulses
18
Which of the following is not an effector organ
liver
muscle
adrenal gland
pituitary gland
19
What is the reflex arc?
involuntary response
synapse pathway
voluntary response
motor neuron response
20
Antibiotics help to combat infections caused by;
virus
bacteria
moulds and fungi
all of these
21
The gap between neurons is called?
dendrites
axon
synapse
neurotransmitter
22
Which of the following is not a hormone?
adrenaline
oestrogen
glycogen
insulin
23
What female sex hormone does the ovary produce?
FSH
progesterone
testosterone
oestrogen
24
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Empty choice
Empty choice
25
True or False. The nervous system uses both CHEMICAL and ELECTRICAL types of messages
True
false
26
What is the name given to the system that produces hormones?
digestive system
excretory system
endocrine system
reproductive system
27
_________ neurones detect stimulus.
smell
sensory
touch
motor
28
There are three types of neurons. Which type exists only in the central nervous system?
Sensory neuron
interneuron
motor neuron
29
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30
What hormone does the testes produce?
insulin
testosterone
thyroxine
adrenaline
31
What makes up the central nervous system?
sensory and motor neurons
sensory receptors
vertebrae
brain and spinal cord
32
Empty question
Empty choice
Empty choice
33
The male sex cell produced by the testicles is called
testosterone
scrotum
sperm
ova
34
Which of the following is not an organ of excretion?
heart
skin
lungs
kidney
35
Bacteria that cause disease are known as...
organisms
antigens
pathogens
disease
