The nervous system Quiz
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1. Which of these is part of the central nervous system?
- A. The spinal cord
- B. A motor neurone
- C. A sense organ
- D. A muscle
2. Which type of neurone carries an impulse from the CNS to a muscle?
- A. Sensory
- B. Relay
- C. Receptor
- D. Motor
3. What happens at a synapse?
- A. An electrical impulse jumps across
- B. A chemical diffuses across the gap
- C. The neurones join together
- D. Impulses are blocked
4. Which sense organ detects sound?
- A. The nose
- B. The skin
- C. The ear
- D. The tongue
5. In a ruler-drop test, student A catches the ruler at 8 cm and student B at 15 cm. Who has the faster reaction time?
- A. Student A
- B. Student B
- C. They are the same
- D. It cannot be known