Digestive system

Quizz
1. Opticians sometimes place drops of a chemical in a patient’s
eye to keep the pupil wide open.

Which muscles contract when this chemical is used?

A. ciliary muscles
B. circular iris muscles
C. muscles that move the eyeball
D. radial iris muscles
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D
2. Which part of the brain controls body temperature?

A. Cerebellum
B. Cerebrum
C. Hypothalamus
D. medulla
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C
3. What is the role of motor neurones in reflex action?

A. carrying nerve impulses from the central nervous system to

an effector
B. connecting a receptor to the central nervous system
C. forming a synapse with a sensory neurone
D. transferring energy from the stimulus to a nerve impulse
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A
4. How does adrenaline affect glucose uptake by muscle cells
and carbohydrate conversion by liver cells?
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D
5. What happens when the body temperature rises above
normal?
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C
6. A man stands 10 metres away from a sign and can see it
clearly. He walks towards the sign and stops 0.5 metres from it.

• Which changes occur in his eyes so that the sign is still in

focus?
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A
7. The diagram shows a section through the brain.
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C
8. Which part of the skin has a major role in insulating the
human body?

A. blood vessels
B. fatty tissue
C. hair follicles
D. sweat glands
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B
9. The diagram shows a section of the human brain.
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A
10. What are the effects on the body of drinking a large amount
of alcohol?
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B
11. A person is sitting in a darkened room. After five seconds, a
light is turned on. Five seconds after that, the light is turned off
again.
• Which graph shows the changes in the diameters of their
pupils?
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A
12. The eye changes focus from looking at a wristwatch to looking at an airplane flying overhead.
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D
 13. On a hot day, how does the skin react to lower the
internal temperature of the body?
A. arterioles constrict, sweat production decreases, hairs stand
on end
B. arterioles constrict, sweat production increases, hairs lie flat
against the skin
C. arterioles dilate, sweat production decreases, hairs lie flat
against the skin
D. arterioles dilate, sweat production increases, hairs lie flat
against the skin
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D
14. The diagram shows some of the nerve pathways associated
with a reflex action.
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D
15. What are characteristics of hormones?
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