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Nervous and the Endocrine Systems - including Fight or Flight

Quiz by Amie Harris

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12 questions
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  • Q1
    What does the nervous system use to transport information around the body?
    Bloodstream
    Neurotransmitters & Neurons
    Electrical Circuits
    Hormones
    30s
  • Q2
    What does the endocrine system use to makes changes within the body?
    Neurotransmitters
    Hormones in the bloodstream
    Neurons
    Organs
    30s
  • Q3
    Which division of the nervous system is divided up into the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches?
    Autonomic
    Somatic
    Peripheral
    Central
    30s
  • Q4
    Which best describes the somatic nervous system?
    Maintains homeostasis
    Control muscle movement
    Made up of the spinal cord and the brain
    Passes information from brain to the PNS
    30s
  • Q5
    The master endocrine gland is...
    Pituitary Gland
    Thyroid Gland
    Adrenal Gland
    Hypothalamus
    30s
  • Q6
    What is not an action of the parasympathetic state/ branch?
    Decreases heart rate
    Stimlulates saliva production
    Inhibits digestion
    Constricts pupils
    30s
  • Q7
    In fight or flight, the hypothalamus activates what?
    Pitutary Gland
    Spinal Cord
    Peripheral Nervous System & Endocrine System
    Thalamus
    30s
  • Q8
    What is meant by sensory information?
    Data from an experiment on senses
    Data from your eyes and ears
    How cold it is in the room
    Data from the environment that you sense pick up on
    30s
  • Q9
    What is the role of the thalamus in the brain?
    Ignore any information unless it is scary
    Kickstarts the endocrine system
    Deactivates the amygdala
    Collects information from the senses and directs it to the appropriate place in the brain
    30s
  • Q10
    What is meant by the term vasodilation of blood vessels?
    Opens up the bloody vessels
    Production of more blood
    Closes up the blood vessles
    Production of more blood vessels
    30s
  • Q11
    Cortisol does what to the body?
    Causes the release of adrenaline
    Supressing energy going into reproductive system, digestion and growth
    Stimulates the reproductive system, digestion and growth
    Returns the body back to parasympathetic state
    30s
  • Q12
    What is the main aim of the fight or flight?
    To redirect fear in the body to help you feel more prepared for a threat
    To ensure you always survive an attack
    To redirect energy in the body to help you escape or confront a threat to assist survival
    To give you a dry mouth during an exam
    30s

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