Unit 6:
Behavior and the Nervous System
Practice Test
1.
The knee-jerk reflex involves sensory signals traveling from a muscle to the ________ and back to the muscle.
a.
brain
b.
ear
c.
kidney
d.
spinal cord
Hint
2.
Specialized light receptor cells are found in what part of the eye?
a.
retina
b.
cornea
c.
sclera
d.
vitreous humor
Hint
3.
What is the barrier between the outer and middle ear?
a.
eustachian tube
b.
cochlea
c.
eardrum
d.
auditory canal
Hint
4.
Proprioception is an awareness of what?
a.
vibration
b.
location and position
c.
pain
d.
deep pressure
Hint
5.
What body system sends chemical messages to parts of the body?
a.
skeletal system
b.
muscle system
c.
nervous system
d.
endocrine system
Hint
6.
What kind of cells convey electrical messages?
a.
bone cells
b.
neurons
c.
white blood cells
d.
red blood cells
Hint
7.
What body system sends high-speed electrical signals to parts of the body?
a.
circulatory system
b.
nervous system
c.
endocrine system
d.
skeletal system
Hint
8.
What part of the brain controls sleep and wakefulness?
a.
cerebrum
b.
cerebellum
c.
thalamus
d.
medulla
Hint
9.
What part of the brain controls personality and behavior?
a.
cerebellum
b.
medulla
c.
midbrain
d.
cerebrum
Hint
10.
Sound vibrations in three small bones in the middle ear are transmitted to what organ?
a.
cochlea
b.
anvil
c.
stirrup
d.
eardrum
Hint
