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Nervous system, reflexes and hormones

10th grade (Year 11 in England) · 11 questions · Common Core: NGSS.MS-LS1-8, NGSS.HS-LS1-3 · England: KS4 Combined Science: Coordination and control

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  1. Question 1

    Coordination and control: which statement is true?

    • A. Type 1 diabetes happens when the pancreas makes too little insulin.
    • B. Hormones travel along nerves.
    • C. Reflex actions are controlled by conscious thought.
    • D. Insulin raises blood glucose.

  2. Question 2

    Compared with nerves, hormones usually act…

    • A. exactly the same way
    • B. more slowly but for longer
    • C. faster and for a shorter time
    • D. only in the brain

  3. Question 3

    Coordination and control: which statement is true?

    • A. Insulin raises blood glucose.
    • B. Reflex actions are controlled by conscious thought.
    • C. Hormones travel along nerves.
    • D. Homeostasis keeps conditions inside the body steady.

  4. Question 4

    Why are reflexes useful?

    • A. They are fast and automatic, protecting the body from harm
    • B. They let us think carefully first
    • C. They are slow and careful
    • D. They only happen when we sleep

  5. Question 5

    Coordination and control: which statement is true?

    • A. Insulin raises blood glucose.
    • B. Type 1 diabetes happens when the pancreas makes too little insulin.
    • C. Reflex actions are controlled by conscious thought.
    • D. Hormones travel along nerves.

  6. Question 6

    Why are reflexes useful?

    • A. They only happen when we sleep
    • B. They let us think carefully first
    • C. They are fast and automatic, protecting the body from harm
    • D. They are slow and careful

  7. Question 7

    Coordination and control: which statement is true?

    • A. Reflex actions are controlled by conscious thought.
    • B. Hormones travel along nerves.
    • C. Insulin raises blood glucose.
    • D. Normal human body temperature is about 37 °C.

  8. Question 8

    Why are reflexes useful?

    • A. They are slow and careful
    • B. They only happen when we sleep
    • C. They are fast and automatic, protecting the body from harm
    • D. They let us think carefully first

  9. Question 9

    Coordination and control: which statement is true?

    • A. Reflex actions are controlled by conscious thought.
    • B. Hormones travel along nerves.
    • C. Adrenaline (epinephrine) prepares the body for "fight or flight".
    • D. Insulin raises blood glucose.

  10. Question 10

    Why are reflexes useful?

    • A. They are fast and automatic, protecting the body from harm
    • B. They are slow and careful
    • C. They let us think carefully first
    • D. They only happen when we sleep

  11. Question 11

    Coordination and control: which statement is true?

    • A. Insulin raises blood glucose.
    • B. Homeostasis keeps conditions inside the body steady.
    • C. Hormones travel along nerves.
    • D. Reflex actions are controlled by conscious thought.

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  1. Type 1 diabetes happens when the pancreas makes too little insulin.
  2. more slowly but for longer
  3. Homeostasis keeps conditions inside the body steady.
  4. They are fast and automatic, protecting the body from harm
  5. Type 1 diabetes happens when the pancreas makes too little insulin.
  6. They are fast and automatic, protecting the body from harm
  7. Normal human body temperature is about 37 °C.
  8. They are fast and automatic, protecting the body from harm
  9. Adrenaline (epinephrine) prepares the body for "fight or flight".
  10. They are fast and automatic, protecting the body from harm
  11. Homeostasis keeps conditions inside the body steady.