Stimulus–Response Pathway
What is the first step in the stimulus–response pathway?
B) Stimulus occurs
Which is the first line of defense?
A) White blood cells
B) Skin
C) Antibodies
D) Fever
B) Skin
Which structure detects a stimulus in the body?
A) Hormone
B) Neuron
C) Receptor
D) Effector
C) Receptor
Which is an example of homeostasis?
Where is insulin produced?
Which is part of the second line of defense?
A) Skin
B) Antibodies
C) Mucus
D) White blood cells
D) White blood cells
What term describes the organ or tissue that carries out the response?
A) Control center
B) Effector
C) Stimulus
D) Receptor
B) Effector
Which organ helps regulate temperature?
Which is part of the third line of defense?
A) Skin
B) Fever
C) Antibodies
D) Tears
C) Antibodies
Put these in order: receptor, effector, stimulus, response.
A) Stimulus → Receptor → Effector → Response
B) Response → Stimulus → Receptor → Effector
C) Receptor → Stimulus → Response → Effector
D) Stimulus → Effector → Receptor → Response
A) Stimulus → Receptor → Effector → Response
What happens when body temperature rises?
What do antibodies do?
A) Bind to pathogens
B) Break down glucose
C) Produce hormones
D) Increase temperature
A) Bind to pathogens
How do the nervous and endocrine systems differ in transmitting responses?
A) Nervous uses electrical impulses; endocrine uses hormones
B) Nervous uses hormones; endocrine uses electrical signals
C) Nervous is slower; endocrine is faster
D) Both use the same method
A) Nervous uses electrical impulses; endocrine uses hormones
Which feedback mechanism is homeostasis based on?
Which immune response involves inflammation?
A) First line of defense
B) Second line of defense
C) Third line of defense
D) Hormonal response
B) Second line of defense