Daraga National High School

Daraga, Albay
1st Summative Exam on Nervous System and Endocrine System
Science 10

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Direction: Carefully read each item. Use a separate sheet for your answers. Write only the letter of the best answer for
each question. GOODLUCK!
1. What is nervous system?
a. It is part of the human body
b. It is the body’s control center.
c. It regulates body hormones.
d. It transports blood throughout the body.
2. This serves as a channel for signals between the brain and the rest of body.
a. Brain c. Neurons
b. Body d. Spinal Cord
3. Which of the following is the main function of the central nervous system (CNS)?
a. Regulating Heart Rate
b. Processing Sensory Information
c. Initiating Voluntary Movements
d. Digesting Food
4. What is the primary function of the spinal cord?
a. Processing sensory information
b. Initiating voluntary muscle movements
c. Regulating heart rate
d. Transmitting signals between the brain and the rest of the body
5. Which of the following is NOT a function of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
a. Transmitting sensory information to the CNS
b. Initiating voluntary muscle movements
c. Regulating body temperature
d. Carrying motor signals from the CNS to muscles and glands
6. What are the main divisions of the nervous system?
a. Sensory System and Motor System
b. Peripheral Nervous System and Central Nervous System
c. Dendritic And the Axonal Systems
d. Sympathetic And Parasympathetic Systems
7. How does the nervous system primarily detect internal and external stimuli?
a. Through hormone secretion
b. Via sensory receptors
c. By muscle contractions
d. Through metabolic processes
8. When the body temperature drops below normal levels, what is the response of the body?
a. Sweating
b. Shivering
c. Increased heart rate
d. Vasodilation
9. What does your body do when someone jumps out and scares you?
a. It makes you want to dance
b. It makes your eyes bigger
c. It makes your heartbeat faster
d. It makes your voice louder
10. What do you do when you hear a loud noise suddenly?
a. Take a deep breath
 b. Close your eyes
c. Jump or get scared
d. Laugh
11. Which part of the nerve cell is responsible for conducting electrical impulses away from the cell body?
a. Dendrite
b. Axon
c. Cell body
d. Synapse
12. Which component of a nerve cell plays a critical role in integrating signals from multiple dendrites to determine whether an
action potential is initiated?
a. Cell body
b. Axon
c. Myelin sheath
d. Synapse
13. What is the specialized junction between two nerve cells where transmission of information occurs?
a. Axon terminal c. Synapse
b. Dendrite d. Myelin sheath
14. Given a scenario where the myelin sheath is damaged in a nerve cell, analyze the potential impact on signal transmission by
selecting the most accurate statement:
a. "The absence of a myelin sheath would result in slower nerve impulses."
b. "Damage to the myelin sheath would have no effect on signal transmission."
c. "Without a myelin sheath, nerve impulses would be unable to reach the axon terminals."
d. "A damaged myelin sheath would cause dendrites to become less responsive to incoming signals."
15. Which of the following is TRUE about synapse?
i. A connection between a neuron and another neuron
ii. The site of transmission of electric nerve impulses between neurons
iii. An automatic response to a stimulus
iv. It is considered as the control system of the body
a. I only c. I, II and III
b. I and II only d. I, II, III, and IV
16. How does a nerve cell transmit information to another nerve cell?
a. Through electrical impulses within the cell body
b. By releasing neurotransmitters into the synapse
c. Via direct physical contact between cell membranes
d. Through diffusion of ions across the cell membrane
17. What is action potential?
a. The movement of neurotransmitters across the synaptic cleft
b. The resting state of a neuron when no electrical impulse is being transmitted
c. The brief electrical impulse that travels down the axon of a neuron
d. The process of neurotransmitter release into the synaptic vesicles
18. What part of the neuron receives signals from other neurons or sensory receptors?
a. Dendrite c. Cell body
b. Axon d. Synapse
19. What do you call the body system that contains a group of glands that releases hormones into the body?
a. Endocrine System c. Reproductive System
b. Nervous System d. Skeletal System
20. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about endocrine system?
a. A. Endocrine system is composed of glands that secrete different types of hormones.
b. B. Endocrine system secretes chemicals known as hormones into the bloodstream.
c. C. Endocrine system is a collection of nerves that transmit signals to the different parts of the body.
d. D. The endocrine hormones help control mood, growth and development, metabolism, and reproduction.
21. Which of the following statements best describes the function of the endocrine system?
a. It controls voluntary movements of muscles c. It regulates body temperature
b. It produces digestive enzymes d. It helps maintain internal balance through hormone secretion
22. What role do hormones play in the endocrine system?
a. They regulate voluntary muscle movements
b. They maintain electrolyte balance in the body
c. They serve as chemical messengers to regulate bodily functions
d. They break down food particles for energy
23. It refers to the body's 'master gland' because it controls the activity of most other hormone-secreting glands.
a. Adrenal b. Parathyroid c. Pituitary d. Thyroid
24. Which of the following glands produce hormones that controls the heart rate and breathing in times of emergency?
a. Adrenal b. Pituitary c. Pancreas d. Thyroid
25. What gland is involved if a person’s blood sugar level becomes unstable?
a. Adrenal b. Pancreas c. Parathyroid d. Ovary
26. Which of the following glands produce hormones that controls the calcium levels the body?
a. Adrenal b. Parathyroid c. Pituitary d. Thymus
27. What is the purpose of the thyroid gland?
a. It releases insulin and glucagon to regulate sugar level.
b. It releases thyroxin and insulin to stimulate growth.
c. It releases thyroxin and calcitonin.
d. It releases adrenaline to prepare the body for action.
28. What is osteoporosis?
a. It is a condition characterized by imbalanced blood sugar.
b. A disorder characterized by apparent lack of aging.
c. A disorder characterized by impaired growth.
d. A disorder in which bones become fragile and breakable.
29. What do you call a rare condition that causes abnormal growth in children due to the decrease in the production and secretion
of growth hormones?
a. Diabetes b. Dwarfism c. Gigantism d. Goiter
30. Which of the following shows a correct pairing of a dysfunction and the involved endocrine gland?
a. Diabetes: Ovaries c. Goiter: Thyroid
b. Dwarfism: Adrenal d. Osteoporosis: Pancreas