The Nervous system

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AQA A-Level Biology Nervous coordination The Nervous system

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Question 1 of 24

1. Question
The nervous system consists of how many main parts?
- Two parts
- Three parts
- Four parts
- None of these
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Question 2 of 24

2. Question
The human nervous system consists of ———-
- All of these
- Brain
- Spinal cord
- Nerves
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Question 3 of 24

3. Question
The basic unit of the nervous system is ——–
- Neurons
- Nerves
- Nerve impulses
- Brain
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Question 4 of 24

4. Question
The largest part of the brain is the ——
- Cerebrum
- Cerebellum
- Hypothalamus
- Medula oblongata
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Question 5 of 24

5. Question
The human nervous system comprises…
- The central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system
- The central nervous system and the somatic nervous system
- The sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems
- The autonomic and the somatic nervous systems
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Question 6 of 24

6. Question
The cerebral cortex covers the ———
- cerebral hemispheres
- great cerebral commissure
- cerebellum
- brain
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Question 7 of 24

7. Question
Telencephalon refers to the…?
- cerebral hemispheres
- cortex
- cerebellum
- brain stem
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Question 8 of 24

8. Question
The brain uses what percentage of the body’s energy?
- 2 per cent
- 10 per cent
- 20 per cent
- 50 per cent
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Question 9 of 24

9. Question
Which of these functions will be affected if the medulla oblongata is damaged?
- Tactile sensation
- Memory
- Thermoregulation
- Vision
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Question 10 of 24

10. Question
The spinal cord is continuous with which part of the brain?
- Medulla oblongata
- Pons
- Midbrain
- Cerebellum
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Question 11 of 24

11. Question
The spinal cord consists of which type of cell body?
- All of these
- Motor neurons
- Sensory neurons
- Connector neurons
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Question 12 of 24

12. Question
The number of spinal nerves along the spinal cord is…?
- 31
- 32
- 38
- 30
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Question 13 of 24

13. Question
The white matter of the spinal cord is made of..?
- Myelinated axon
- Myelinated dendrite
- Non-myelinated dendrite
- Non-myelinated axon
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Question 14 of 24

14. Question
In the peripheral nervous system, the nerves that lead to the spinal cord and brain are called…?
- Spinal nerves
- Cranial nerves
- Frontal nerves
- Temporal nerves
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Question 15 of 24

15. Question
The myelin sheath is derived from the…?
- Schwann cells
- Microglia
- Neuroglial cells
- Nerve cells
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Question 16 of 24

16. Question
A nerve impulse jumps from one __________ to another during saltatory conduction
- Node of Ranvier
- Synapse
- Myelin sheath
- Axon
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Question 17 of 24

17. Question
Neurons are specialised to receive, conduct and transmit…?
- Electrochemical signals
- Action potentials
- Electrical signals
- Chemical signals
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Question 18 of 24

18. Question
Sensory neurons are also called ———
- Receptor neurons
- Relay neurons
- Motor neurons
- Effector neurons
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Question 19 of 24

19. Question
The axons of all the sensory neurons are classified as…?
- Motor nerves
- Rotator nerves
- Mixed nerves
- Sensory nerves
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Question 20 of 24

20. Question
The neurons that form the spinal cord and brain are…?
- Interneurons
- Motor neurons
- Rotator neurons
- Sensory nerves
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Question 21 of 24

21. Question
How many types of neurons are there?
- Three
- Two
- Four
- Five
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Question 22 of 24

22. Question
The ______ uses neurotransmitters and the ______ uses neuromodulators and hormones.
- The nervous system, endocrine system
- The endocrine system, nervous system
- The nervous system, immune system
- The immune system, nervous system
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Question 23 of 24

23. Question
Which of these are the set of hormones that the hypothalamus produces?
- Antidiurectic hormone and oxytocin
- Testosterone and oxytocin
- Thyroxine and oxytocin
- Estrogen and oxytocin
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Question 24 of 24

24. Question
Which of these comprises nerve tissue and downgrowth from the hypothalamus?
- Posterior pituitary
- Anterior pituitary
- Thymus
- Adrenal
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