SENSES 1
SENSES 2
NERVOUS SYSTEM 1
THE BRAIN
5TH GRADE
100
NAME THE FIVE SENSES.
100
What does taste detect?
Taste 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
Where do we perceive information?
a) the veins b) sensory organs c) light
b) sensory organs
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
Where does the nervous system receive information from?
A) Internal B) From our senses C) From the brain
B) From our senses
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? (Hint: Look at page 46)
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
What does your nervous system control?
Your senses
400
What makes up the nervous system?
Brain, cerebellum, brain-stem
400
What bone protects the brain? 🧠
The skull.
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
What is the nerve connecting the inner ear with the brain and carrying nerve impulses concerned with hearing. (Hint: Look at page 44)
Auditory nerve
500
What is the locomotor system?
(Hint: Look at page 48)
It is the group of organs that allows movement.
500
What part of the brain controls movement, balance and coordination?
The cerebellum
500
What nerve sends information from our nose to our brain?
a) nostril b) olfactory nerve c) optic nerve
b) olfactory nerve