B10 The Human Nervous System

Question 1

Sense organs have receptors. Receptors detect changes in the environment.

Which word describes a change in the environment?

a) an effector
b) a neurone
c) a stimulus

Answer 1

c) a stimulus

Question 2

Which sense organ has receptors sensitive to light?

Answer 2

Eye

Question 3

Which two sense organs have receptors sensitive to chemicals?

Answer 3

Tongue and nose

Question 4

Which sense organ has receptors sensitive to changes in a person’s position?

Answer 4

Ear

Question 5

Which organ in the body coordinates information from sense organs to produce a response?

Answer 5

Brain

Question 6

Which type of cell transmits nervous impulses?

a) ciliated cell
b) neurone
c) stem cell
d) lymphocyte

Answer 6

b) neurone