biology nervous systems Exam Questions and
Correct Answers
The diagram shows a nerve cell.
Which row in the table labels the diagram correctly? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c
Read the list of words.
brain, glands, motor neuron, movement, muscles, sensory neuron, stimuli - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The word brain belongs in a different group than all of the other words in
the list.
Which of these terms are associated with communication between neurons? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅chemical signals, synapse, neurotransmitters
When Brian touches a hot object, which body structures help him react appropriately to protect
himself? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the sensory neurons, the interneurons, and the motor
neurons
Which is an example of how the peripheral nervous system helps the body maintain its internal
environment? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Muscles contract rapidly to produce heat on a
cold day.
The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are both part of which division of the
nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the autonomic nervous system
Correct Answers
The diagram shows a nerve cell.
Which row in the table labels the diagram correctly? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c
Read the list of words.
brain, glands, motor neuron, movement, muscles, sensory neuron, stimuli - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The word brain belongs in a different group than all of the other words in
the list.
Which of these terms are associated with communication between neurons? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅chemical signals, synapse, neurotransmitters
When Brian touches a hot object, which body structures help him react appropriately to protect
himself? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the sensory neurons, the interneurons, and the motor
neurons
Which is an example of how the peripheral nervous system helps the body maintain its internal
environment? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Muscles contract rapidly to produce heat on a
cold day.
The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are both part of which division of the
nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the autonomic nervous system
