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Chapter Test B

Multiple Choice
Write the letter that best answers the question or completes the statement on
the line provided.
____ 1. The process by which organ systems maintain a relatively
constant internal environment is called
a. circulation.
c. homeostasis.
b. organization.
d. teamwork.
____ 2. Which system coordinates the bodys response to changes in
its internal and external environments?
a. lymphatic system
c. excretory system
b. nervous system
d. reproductive system
____ 3. What begins when a neuron is stimulated by another neuron
in its environment?
a. a threshold
c. an impulse
b. a resting potential
d. a dendrite
____ 4. What is the function of the central nervous system?
a. to relay messages
b. to process information
c. to analyze information
d. all of the above

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____ 5. Which division(s) of the peripheral nervous system transmit(s)

impulses from sense organs to the central nervous system?
a. sensory division
b. motor division
c. sensory and motor division
d. spinal cord division
____ 6. Which general category of sensory receptors detects variations
in temperature?
a. thermoreceptors
c. photoreceptors
b. mechanoreceptors
d. pain receptors
____ 7. Which of the five senses contains two types of photoreceptors
called rods and cones?
a. vision
c. smell
b. hearing
d. taste
____ 8. Drugs that increase heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing
rate are called
a. stimulants.
c. opiates.
b. depressants.
d. alcohol.

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____ 9. Which illegal drug is most widely abused?

a. marijuana
c. amphetamines
b. tranquilizers
d. alcohol
____10. How many organ systems make up the human body?
a. 4
c. 8
b. 5
d. 11
____11. A group of similar cells that perform a single function is called
a(an)
a. nerve.
c. tissue.
b. organ.
d. organ system.
____12. Which type of tissue lines your internal organs?
a. epithelial
c. nerve
b. connective
d. muscle
____13. Which type of tissue provides support for the body?
a. epithelial
c. nerve
b. connective
d. muscle
____14. What are the two divisions of the peripheral nervous system?
a. brain and spinal cord
b. thalamus and hypothalamus
c. somatic and autonomic
d. sensory and motor
____15. What system does alcohol immediately affect?
a. digestive
c. nervous
b. circulatory
d. endocrine

Completion
Complete each statement on the line provided.

17. The process by which the product of a system shuts down the system or limits its
operation is called ___________________ inhibition.
18. Sensory receptors called ___________________ are found in the skin, skeletal muscles,
and inner ears and are sensitive to touch, pressure, stretching of muscles, sound, and
motion.
19. Sensory neurons and motor neurons are connected by neurons called ________________ ,
which carry impulses between them.
20. Cirrhosis of the liver is a possible result of the long-term use of ___________________ .

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16. The two major divisions of the human nervous system are the central and the
___________________ nervous systems.

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Short Answer
In complete sentences, write the answers to the questions on the lines provided.
21. Distinguish between the functions of dendrites and axons.
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22. How do opiates help people overcome sensations of pain?

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23. What are the major regions of the brain?

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24. Identify the five main senses.

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25. What is homeostasis?

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Using Science Skills

Use the diagram below to answer the following questions on the lines
provided.

Thalamus
Pineal
gland

Hypothalamus
Pituitary gland
Pons
Medulla oblongata

B
C

Figure 35-1

26. Applying Concepts What is the name of structure C in Figure 35-1?

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27. Applying Concepts Referring to Figure 35-1, which structure is

responsible for the voluntary, or conscious, activities of the body?
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28. Applying Concepts Referring to Figure 35-1, which structure is

the control center for recognition and analysis of hunger, thirst,
fatigue, anger, and body temperature?
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30. Applying Concepts Referring to Figure 35-1, what two regions of

the brain stem act as neural switchboards, regulating the flow of
information between the brain and the rest of the body?
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29. Applying Concepts In Figure 35-1, which structure is the

cerebellum?