SENSES 1
SENSES 2
NERVOUS SYSTEM 1
THE BRAIN
5TH GRADE
100
NAME THE FIVE SENSES.
100
What stimulus does taste detect?
Chemicals in food
100
Which two parts make up the central nervous system?
The brain and the spinal cord.
100
Name the part of the brain coloured in orange.
Cerebellum
100
Is this an animal cell or a plant cell?
Animal cell
200
Which part of the eye contains the sensory receptors?
a) the pupil b) the retina c) the iris
RETINA
200
What organ is responsible for the sense of touch?
The skin
200
What part of the neuron receives the stimulus?
a) the axon b) the dendrites c) cerebellum
The dendrites
200
What part of the nervous system connects the nerves to our brain?
The spinal cord
200
Bacteria belong to the __________ kingdom.
Monera kingdom
300
What stimulus can the sense of touch detect?
Name four.
Pressure, texture, heat and pain
300
The colored tissue at the front of the eye that contains the pupil in the center.
The iris
300
The ____________ neurons carry signals from receptors to the spinal cord and brain.
a) interneurons b) motor c) sensory
Sensory neurons
300
What part of the brain controls involuntary actions?
The brain stem
300
In a food chain, bacteria and fungi are _________. They break down dead organisms.
DECOMPOSERS
400
Look at the picure. What is part number 10?
a) the cochlea
b) the auditory nerve
c) the outer ear
The cochlea
400
The middle layer of skin in your body.
Dermis
400
Interneurons carry signals between the different parts of the ___________ nervous system.
a) central b) peripheral c) neurons
Interneurons carry signals between the different parts of the CENTRAL nervous system.
400
What does the cerebrum control?
Name, at least, two things.
Thoughts, memory, feelings, decision-making and interpreting stimuli.
400
Top layer of the geosphere. It is solid and forms the continents and ocean floor.
The crust
500
Which part of the nose contains the sensory receptors?
a) the nasal cavity
b) the olfactory nerve
c) the nostrils
The nostrils
500
A nerve connecting the inner ear with the brain and carrying nerve impulses concerned with hearing.
Auditory nerve
500
This part of the neuron carries nerve impulses away from the cell body.
a) axon b) dendrites c) brain stem
The axon
500
What part of the brain controls movement, balance and coordination?
The cerebellum
500
Is this an example of potential or kinetic energy?
Potential energy