1. Leaving Certificate Biology Nervous System 3 EQ iQuiz
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2. Nerves that carry messages are called …
Neutrons
Neurons
Protons
Electrons

3. The brain and spinal cord together make up the …
CNN
CNS
PNS
CBS

4. A change in the environment is called a …
Cumulus
Receptor
Impulse
Stimulus

5. The electrical message carried by a neuron.
Impulse
Pulse
Repulse
Stimulus

6. The neuron that carries impulses to the CNS.
Inter
Association
Motor
Sensory

7. Name the small gap between two neurons.
Neurotransmitter
Synapse
Synopsis
Axon

8. The region of a neuron where the nucleus is located.
Cell body
Dendron
Axon
Dendrite

9. These neurons have long axons and short dendrons.
Association
Motor
Sensory
Inter

10. Our normal heart and breathing rates are controlled by the …
Cerebral
hemispheres
Cerebellum
Medulla
oblongata
Cerebrum

11. A quick automatic response to a particular stimulus.
Reflexology
Reflux action
Reflex action
Reflection

12. This part of the brain receives sensory impulses from the body.
Cerebellum
Cerebrum
Hypothalamus
Medulla
oblongata

13. Reduced levels of dopamine in the brain can lead to this disease.
Alzheimer’s
Parkinson’s
Meningitis
Pakingham’s

14. Chemical released across a synapse.
Neurovesicle
Neurotransducer
Neurotransmitter
Neurosynapse

15. Impulses in a neuron always move in one direction, from …
Axon to
Schwann cell
Dendron
to dendrite
Axon to
dendron
Dendron
to axon

16. This part of the spinal cord consists of sensory neurons.
Ventral root
Dorsal root
Distal root
Dermal root

17. Nervous System 3 EQ iQuiz
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