Summative Test in Science 6

DIRECTION: Read each question carefully. Choose the correct answer.

1.

It is tasked to send, receive and process countless impulses about what is happening both inside and round the
body. What body system is responsible for this function?
A. Circulatory
B. Digestive system
C. Nervous system
D.
Respiratory system
2. To what division of the nervous system the brain and the spinal cord belong?
A. Autonomic nervous system B. Central nervous system
C. Peripheral nervous system
D. All of
the above
3. Why does the peripheral nervous system can carry messages from the brain to the rest of the body?
A. Because it is composed of the nerves inside the spinal cord. C. Because it is composed of the nerves around
the brain.
B. Because it is composed of the nerves outside the spinal cord.
D. Because it is composed of the
nerves around the body.
4. Study the illustration of the brain. What is the function of No.3?
A. It controls our memory.
C.
It
serves as pathway for nerve impulses
B. It helps maintain balance.
D.
It
controls the heartbeat and rate of breathing.
5. What part is No.4?
A. Cerebellum
C. Brain Stem
B. Cerebrum
D.
Sensory
receptors
6. What is the function of No.5?
A. It connects the spinal cord to the brain.
B. It connects the spinal cord and the nerves.
C. It connects the spinal cord to the skull.
D. It connects the spinal cord and the sensory reception.
7. What part of the brain controls heartbeat and breathing?
A. Cerebrum
B. Cerebellum
C. Medulla oblongata
D. All of the above
8. What is the largest and the most complex part of the nervous systems?
A. Spinal cord
B. Neurons
C. Brain
D. Midbrain
9. What part of the nervous system is illustrated?
A. Autonomic nervous system
B. Central nervous system
C. Peripheral nervous system
D. The neurons
10. When you touch a hot object such as a hot water, the brain interprets the impulse as pain. Which feels the
pain?
A. Motor neurons
B. Sensory neurons
C. Inter neurons
D.
Sense organs
11. How is the brain connected to the spinal cord?
A. Through the cerebrum
B. Through the medulla
C. Through the meningis
D. Through the cerebellum
12. Which of the following happens when the right side of the brain of a girl is dominant over her left side?
A. She has a low intelligence
B. She is left-handed
C. She has a high intelligence
D. She is right-handed
13. Which of the following is an example of a reflex action?
A. Blinking
C. Dancing
B. B. Cooking
D. Singing
14. Which of the following diseases is associated with nervous system?
A. Anemia
C. Diarrhea
B. Cholera
D. Multiple sclerosis
15. Study the illustration of the neuron below. What part is indicated by the arrow?
A. Axon
C. Cell body
B. Axon terminal
D. Dendrites
16. What is the function of no. 15?
A. It takes information away from the cell body.
B. It brings information to the cell body.
C. It releases neurotransmitters.
D. It allows nerve impulse to travel faster down the axon.
17. What part contains the nucleus?
A. Axon
B. Axon Terminal
C. Cell body
D. Dendrites
18. What part is indicated by the arrow?
A. Axon
B. Axon Terminal
C. Cell body
D. Dendrites
19. When a patient suffers from stroke, his vision, speech and body coordination is highly affected? What is the
main caused of stroke?
A. When the blood supply to the brain is cut off.
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C. When there is too much cholesterol in the brain
D. When the brain is affected by a virus.
20. Which part of the brain takes charge of our reflex action?
A. Cerebellum
B. B. Cerebrum
C. Medulla oblongata
D. Pons
21. Which of the following is not a mental activity?
A. Digesting
B. Learning
C. Memory
D. Thinking
22. Before the nervous system can respond accordingly, it is necessary to get information from the environment.
How does the nervous system receive information from the environment?
A. Through the neurons
B. Through the sensory receptors
C. Through the brain
D. Through the spinal cord
23. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. We use our brain to think and reason out.
B. We can tell about the things around us by using our senses.
C. The spinal cord is a part of the circulatory system.
D. We can control our voluntary actions.
24. Which of the following is a caused of poliomyelitis?
A. The blood pressure of a person is higher than the normal.
B. The blood supply to a part of a brain is cut off.
C. The brain is infected by HIV virus.
D. The virus destroys the motor neurons.
25. What would you need most if you are very tired?
A. Alcohol
B. B. Cigarette
C. Complete rest
D. Fresh Air
26. What do we call the fatty coating around the axon?
A. Myelin sheath
B. B. Skull
C. Spinal nerves
D. Vertebral column
27. If the infection will lead to the inflammation of the meningis, what disorder of the nervous system might occur?
A. Bacterial meningis
B. Encephalitis
C. Polio
D. Stroke
28. Which is an example of voluntary action?
A. Breathing
B. Heartbeat
C. Pulse rate
D. Writing
29. What do you call the chemical released by the axon of a neuron that travels across the synapse?
A. Arachnoid
B. Myelin
C. Neurotransmitter
D. White mater
30. Which is an example of a stimulus?
A. Anger
B. Fear
C. Joy
D. Loud sound

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