GCSE Biology – More on the nervous system

Last updated: 21/03/2021

OCR Gateway GCSE Science – Biology foundation Coordination and control – the nervous system GCSE Biology – More on the nervous system

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-I can describe how nervous system disorders are treated
-I can explain how the nervous system is adapted to its function
-I can explain a reflex arc

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Question 1 of 30

1. Question
What is brain damage?
- The loss of cells in the brain
- The loss of nerves in the brain
- The loss of blood in the brain
- The loss of nerves in the heart
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Question 2 of 30

2. Question
How does someone get brain damage?
- Force to the head
- Force to the chest
- Burn to the head
- Burn to the chest
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Question 3 of 30

3. Question
What can cause brain damage?
- Strokes
- Smoking
- Driving
- Sugar
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Question 4 of 30

4. Question
What is the brain apart of?
- Nervous system
- Digestive system
- Circulatory system
- Urinary system
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Question 5 of 30

5. Question
What can cause brain damage?
- Excessive alcohol
- Excessive exercise
- Social media
- Overeating
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Question 6 of 30

6. Question
What can cause brain damage?
- Brain tumours
- Liver tumours
- Skin disease
- Loss of hair
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Question 7 of 30

7. Question
What can be used to treat damage to the nervous system?
- Cloning
- Antibiotics
- Transplants
- Alcohol detox
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Question 8 of 30

8. Question
What type of cloning can be used to treat damage to the nervous system?
- Therapeutic cloning
- Reproductive cloning
- Embryonic cloning
- Forthright cloning
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Question 9 of 30

9. Question
What does therapeutic cloning create?
- Stem cells
- Organ cells
- Blood cells
- All of these answers
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Question 10 of 30

10. Question
How is the nervous system adapted to its function?
- By carrying electrical impulses
- By having a large number of cells
- By carrying blood in the veins
- All of these answers
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Question 11 of 30

11. Question
What is a reflex arc?
- Nerve pathway followed by a reflex action
- Nerve pathway followed by a stimulus action
- Nerve pathway followed by a receptor action
- Nerve pathway followed by an effector action
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Question 12 of 30

12. Question
How many parts are there to a reflex arc?
- 7
- 3
- 8
- 5
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Question 13 of 30

13. Question
How many types of neurones are there in a reflex arc?
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 5
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Question 14 of 30

14. Question
What are receptor cells?
- Cells that can detect stimuli
- Cells that can detect receptors
- Cells that can detect effectors
- Cells that can detect nerve changes
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Question 15 of 30

15. Question
What is a sensory neurone?
- A nerve cell that transmits electrical impulses from receptors to the central nervous system
- A nerve cell that transmits electrical impulses from relay neurones to the central nervous system
- A nerve cell that transmits electrical impulses from the central nervous system to the receptors
- A nerve cell that transmits electrical impulses from effectors to the central nervous system
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Question 16 of 30

16. Question
What is a relay neurone?
- A nerve cell that transmits electrical impulses from sensory neurones to motor neurones
- A nerve cell that transmits electrical impulses from motor neurones to sensory neurones
- A nerve cell that transmits electrical impulses from sensory neurones to the effectors
- A nerve cell that transmits electrical impulses from the receptors to motor neurones
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Question 17 of 30

17. Question
What is a motor neurone?
- A nerve cell that transmits electrical impulses from the central nervous system to the effectors
- A nerve cell that transmits electrical impulses from the effectors to the central nervous system
- A nerve cell that transmits electrical impulses from the central nervous system to the receptors
- A nerve cell that transmits electrical impulses from the sensory neurones to the effectors
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Question 18 of 30

18. Question
What is an effector?
- The organ, tissue or cell that produces a response
- Cells that can detect stimuli
- Cells that can detect receptors
- Cells that can detect nerve changes
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Question 19 of 30

19. Question
What does a stimulus trigger?
- Receptor cells
- Effector cells
- Sensory neurones
- Sensory neurone
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Question 20 of 30

20. Question
Where does the sensory neurone travel from?
- Receptor cells
- Relay neurones
- Motor neurones
- Effector
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Question 21 of 30

21. Question
Where does the sensory neurone travel to?
- Relay neurones
- Receptor cells
- Motor neurones
- Effector
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Question 22 of 30

22. Question
Where does the relay neurone travel from?
- Sensory neurones
- Motor neurones
- Receptor cells
- Effector
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Question 23 of 30

23. Question
Where does the relay neurone travel to?
- Motor neurones
- Sensory neurones
- Receptor cells
- Effector
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Question 24 of 30

24. Question
Where does the motor neurone travel from?
- Relay neurone
- Effector
- Sensory neurones
- Motor neurones
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Question 25 of 30

25. Question
Where does the motor neurone travel to?
- Effector
- Relay neurone
- Sensory neurones
- Motor neurones
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Question 26 of 30

26. Question
What is the pathway of a reflex arc?
- stimulus -> receptor -> sensory neurone -> relay neurone -> motor neurone -> effector -> response
- receptor -> stimulus -> motor neurone -> relay neurone -> sensory neurone -> effector -> response
- stimulus -> effector -> sensory neurone -> motor neurone -> relay neurone -> receptor -> response
- stimulus -> receptor -> motor neurone -> sensory neurone -> relay neurone -> effector -> response
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Question 27 of 30

27. Question
What is the order of neurones in a reflex arc?
- sensory -> relay -> motor
- relay -> motor -> sensory
- motor -> relay -> sensory
- sensory -> motor -> relay
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Question 28 of 30

28. Question
What is a synapse?
- A gap between nerve cells where nerve signals cross
- A gap between effector cells where nerve signals cross
- A gap between receptor cells where nerve signals cross
- A gap between brain cells where nerve signals cross
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Question 29 of 30

29. Question
What is a synapse a gap between?
- Nerve cells
- Brain cells
- Blood vessels
- Tissues
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Question 30 of 30

30. Question
What is a synapse a gap between?
- Neurones
- Responses
- Receptor cells
- Stimulus
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