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Nervous system, reflexes and hormones

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

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Question 1
Which hormone lowers blood glucose concentration?
- A. testosterone
- B. insulin
- C. oestrogen (estrogen)
- D. adrenaline (epinephrine)
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Question 2
Coordination and control: which statement is true?
- A. Normal human body temperature is about 37 °C.
- B. Reflex actions are controlled by conscious thought.
- C. Insulin raises blood glucose.
- D. Hormones travel along nerves.
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Question 3
How do hormones travel around the body?
- A. through the air
- B. through the bones
- C. along nerves as electrical impulses
- D. in the blood
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Question 4
Coordination and control: which statement is true?
- A. Adrenaline (epinephrine) prepares the body for "fight or flight".
- B. Reflex actions are controlled by conscious thought.
- C. Insulin raises blood glucose.
- D. Hormones travel along nerves.
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Question 5
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
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Question 6
Coordination and control: which statement is true?
- A. Insulin raises blood glucose.
- B. Adrenaline (epinephrine) prepares the body for "fight or flight".
- C. Hormones travel along nerves.
- D. Reflex actions are controlled by conscious thought.
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Question 7
How do hormones travel around the body?
- A. through the bones
- B. in the blood
- C. along nerves as electrical impulses
- D. through the air
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Question 8
Coordination and control: which statement is true?
- A. Homeostasis keeps conditions inside the body steady.
- B. Hormones travel along nerves.
- C. Reflex actions are controlled by conscious thought.
- D. Insulin raises blood glucose.
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Question 9
Which hormone lowers blood glucose concentration?
- A. adrenaline (epinephrine)
- B. insulin
- C. oestrogen (estrogen)
- D. testosterone
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Question 10
Coordination and control: which statement is true?
- A. Insulin raises blood glucose.
- B. Hormones travel along nerves.
- C. Reflex actions are controlled by conscious thought.
- D. Adrenaline (epinephrine) prepares the body for "fight or flight".

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Answer key: Nervous system, reflexes and hormones

1. B. insulin
2. A. Normal human body temperature is about 37 °C.
3. D. in the blood
4. A. Adrenaline (epinephrine) prepares the body for "fight or flight".
5. C. They are fast and automatic, protecting the body from harm
6. B. Adrenaline (epinephrine) prepares the body for "fight or flight".
7. B. in the blood
8. A. Homeostasis keeps conditions inside the body steady.
9. B. insulin
10. D. Adrenaline (epinephrine) prepares the body for "fight or flight".