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BODY ORGANIZATION OF ORGANISMS

Multiple choices: Classical questions:

1. Which of the following is NOT a component of living 1. Explain all types of the body membranes with their
organisms? secretions and functions.
A) Cell B) Population
C) Tissue D) Organ

Fill in the blanks:

1. ____________ deals with the structures of
organisms while ____________ deals with the
functions of organisms.
2. Cells are composed of _____ ________, __________
and ___________.
3. ____________ and ___________ systems together Matching:
form the locomotion system.
a. Skeletal system __ transportation
4. ________ are the simplest structural elements of all
b. Excretory system __ breaking down
matters.
c. Circulatory system __ energy production
5. All metabolic activities are performed in _________.
d. Digestive system __ removing wastes
Definitions: e. Respiratory system __ movement
1. Unicellular:

Labeling:
2. Organ:

3. System:

4. Homeostasis:

5. Cell:

Short answers:
1. Write types of body fluids with their amounts.

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ORGANIZATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

Multiple choices: 8. In which part of the neurons neurotransmitter

molecules in vesicles are located?
1. Which of the following is the basic cell type of
A) Within the cell body B) Within myelin
nervous system?
C) Within the synaptic knob D) Within dendrites
A) Erythrocytes B) Chondrocytes
C) Dendrite D) Neuron
9. Which type of neuron transmits impulses to the
central nervous system?
2. Which of the following parts constitute a neuron?
A) Autonomic neuron B) Somatic neuron
A) A cell body, dendrites, and Schwann cells
C) Sensory neuron D) Motor neuron
B) A cell body, dendrites, and an axon
C) A cell body, dendrites, and glial cells
10. Which of the following is the example of
D) None of above is correct
effectors?
A) Adrenal glands B) Touch receptors
3. Which of the following best describes a nerve
C) The motor cortex D) The retina
signal?
A) The passage of hormones through the membrane of
11. Which of the following is NOT true?
a neuron
A) Sensory neurons generally transmit information to
B) The flow of electricity along a neuron
the CNS
C) The passage of ions through the membrane of a
B) Motor neurons transmit information to the central
neuron
nervous system
D) The flow of neurotransmitter along a neuron
C) Interneurons are found in brain and spinal cord
D) Motor and sensory neurons are parts of the
4. What is the name of the space between an axon of
peripheral nervous system
one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron?
A) Synaptic terminal B) Synaptic cleft
12. Which of the following structures is produced by
C) Synaptic hole D) Internodes
Schwann cells?
A) Myelin sheath B) Dura mater
5. How is an impulse transmitted along a myelinated
C) Nodes of Ranvier D) Pia mater
axon?
A) It jumps from oligodendrocyte to Schwann cell
13. In which part of the neuron most of the neuron
B) It jumps from node of Ranvier to Schwann cell
cytoplasm is located?
C) It jumps from node of Ranvier to node of Ranvier
A) Cell body B) Axon
D) It jumps from Schwann cell to Schwann cell
C) Dendrites D) Synaptic terminals

6. What part of a neuron transmit signals chemically

14. Which of the following contribute to the resting
from one neuron to another neuron?
potential of a neuron?
A) Axon B) Dendrite
A) Presence of ion channels
C) Synaptic cleft D) Schwann cell
B) Sodium-potassium pumps
C) Differences in concentration of ions across the
7. Which one describes the path of a nerve impulse
membrane
through a neuron?
D) Unstimulated neuron
A) Cell body-Axon-Dendrite
B) Dendrite-Cell body-Axon
15. How many millivolts is the resting potential of a
C) Axon-Cell body-Dendrite
neuron?
D) Dendrite-axon-cell body
A) +50 B) +35 C) -55 D) -70

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Fill in the blanks: Classical questions:

1. A neuron consists of __________, ______ ________ 1. Explain each neuron type according to their
projections and functions.
and __________.

2. The tine gap between two neurons is ____________

_____________.

3. Some chemicals called ___________________ carry

impulse from a neuron to the next cell.

4. The neuron before synaptic cleft is ______________

cell and the cell after synaptic cleft is ______________
cell.

Definitions: 2. Explain the mechanism of impulse transmission.

1. Neuron:

2. Schwann cells:

3. Nodes of Ranvier:

4. Impulse:
Labeling:

5. Synapse:

Short answers:

1. Write the parts of a neuron and their functions.

2. Explain the structure of an axon.

3. Explain all or none law.

__________ __________ __________
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ORGANIZATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

Multiple choices: 9. Which of the following is under the control the

autonomic nervous system?
1. Which one of the following structures constitutes
A) Sight B) Thinking
the human forebrain?
C) Digestion D) Hearing
A) Cerebrum and medulla oblongata
B) Thalamus, epithalamus and hypothalamus
10. Organisms respond to the external stimuli within
C) Cerebellum and medulla oblongata
the shortest way as in reflex.
D) Pons and cerebellum
Which of the following gives the correct order of
reflex arc?
2. Which of the following is NOT part of the central
A) Effector-Sensory neuron-Motor neuron-
nervous system (CNS)?
Interneuron- Receptor
A) Medulla oblongata B) Spinal cord
B) Receptor-Interneuron-Motor neuron-Sensory
C) Cerebellum D) Sympathetic nerve
neuron-Effector
C) Effector-Motor neuron-Sensory neuron-
3. A woman is admitted to the hospital suffering from
Interneuron-Receptor
an abnormal low blood pressure, low body
D) Receptor-Sensory neuron-Interneuron-Motor
temperature and extreme thirst.
neuron-Effector
What portion of the brain was probably injured?
A) Hypothalamus B) Cerebellum
11. The peripheral nervous system can be divided into
C) Cerebrum D) Medulla oblongata
A) The sensory and motor divisions
B) The brain and spinal cord
4. Which parts of the brain connected by the corpus
C) The autonomic and somatic divisions
callosum?
D) The somatic and sensory divisions
A) Spinal cord and pons
B) Cerebellum and spinal cord
12. Which of the following body functions are
C) Right and left cerebral hemispheres
controlled by the autonomic nervous system?
D) Pituitary and the hypothalamus
A) Heart rate B) Speaking
C) Voluntary movement D) Jumping
5. The spinal cord is protected by____________.
A) Cerebrospinal fluid B) Breast bone
C) Vertebrae D) Skin Fill in the blanks:
1. The brain is protected by ___________, __________
6. _____________ serves as a center of reflex actions?
A) Cerebrum B) Cerebellum and _____________ _________.
C) Medulla D) Spinal cord
2. The brain consists of ____________, ____________

7. ___________ is the control center for involuntary and ______________.

activities such as breathing and heartbeat.
A) Cerebrum B) Cerebellum 3. _________ _________ is like a projection of spinal
C) Medulla oblongata D) Spinal cord cord in the brain and regulates many _____________
visceral activities.
8. ____________ controls balance and voluntary
muscular coordination. 4. _______ controls certain respiratory functions.
A) Cerebrum B) Cerebellum
C) Medulla D) Spinal cord 5. Peripheral nervous system connects _________ and
__________ _______ to the other organs.
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Definitions: Classical questions:

1. Corpus callosum: 1. Explain peripheral nervous system with all parts

and their functions.

2. Cerebral cortex:

3. Thalamus:

4. Hypothalamus:

5. Cerebellum:

Labeling:

6. Brain stem:

Short answers:

1. Explain the functional areas of cerebral cortex with

their functions.

2. What is the result of crossover of nerves in medulla?

3. Explain reflex action and types of reflex.

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DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

Classical questions: 4. Explain Parkinson’s disease.

1. Explain Bell’s palsy.

2. Explain cerebral palsy. 5. Explain sciatica.

3. Motor neurone disease