1.

The interaction function is the process through which living things:

a) Obtain information on their bodies, in order to act accordingly
b) Obtain information on the outside world, in order to act accordingly
c) Obtain information on the environment and their bodies, in order to act accordingly.

2. The interaction function consists of three different processes:

a) Perceiving information, processing information in order to prepare a response and
responding.
b) Perceiving information, processing this information and preparing a response.
c) Perceiving information, preparing a response and responding.

3. People are able to perceive stimuli through:

a) Transmitters.
b) Receptors.
c) Effectors.

4. We process information using our:

a) Nervous system and muscular system.
b) Nervous system and skeletal system.
c) Nervous system and endocrine system.

5. Cells perceive stimuli and send this information to coordination centres called:
a) Receptors.
b) Transmitters.
c) Effectors.

6. Which receptors control rising blood sugar levels?

a) External receptors.
b) Sensory receptors.
c) Internal receptors.

7. What are the cells that form the nervous system called?
a) Neurohormones.
b) Neurons.
c) Hormones.

8. The responses coordinated by the nervous system are:

a) Slow and long-lasting
b) Quick and brief
c) Quick and long-lasting

9. The responses coordinated by the endocrine system are:

a) Quicker and briefer than those coordinated by the nervous system.
b) The same as those coordinated by the nervous system.
c) Slower and longer-lasting than those coordinated by the nervous system.
10. What type of receptor are ears?
a) Chemoreceptors
b) Nociceptors
c) Mechanoreceptors

11. The middle ear is made up of:

 a) The eardrum and a chain of tiny bones called the ossicles.
b) The eardrum and auricle.
c) The eardrum and ear canal.

12. Which bones make up the ossicles in the ear?

a) The malleus, incus and stapes.
b) The malleus, incus and cochlea.
c) The malleus, cochlea and stapes.

13. Where are the balance cells located?

a) In the semicircular canals
b) In the cochlea
c) In the middle ear

14. What is the membrane that protects the cornea called?

a) The conjunctiva.
b) The sclera.
c) The crystalline lens.

15. Which of the following parts make up a neuron?

a) The cell body, nucleus and dendrites
b) The cell body, dendrites and axon
c) The cell body, myelin and the axon

16. The central nervous system is made up of:

a) The encephalon and spinal cord
b) The encephalon and the brain
c) The encephalon and medulla oblongata

17. What are the nerves that stem from the spinal cord called?
a) Spinal nerves
b) Oblongata nerves
c) Cranial nerves

18. Which nerves carry orders from the central nervous system to the effectors?
a) Motor nerves
b) Spinal nerves
c) Sensory nerves

19. Which hormone introduces the uterine contractions that trigger birth?
a) Thyroxin
b) Estrogen
c) Oxytocin

20. Where is adrenaline released?

a) In the adrenal glands
b) In the thyroids
c) The pituitary gland

21. Which hormone is produced in the pancreas?

a) Insulin
b) Cortisol
 c) The anti-diuretic hormone

22. Where is progesterone released?

a) In the testes
b) In the parathyroid
c) In the ovaries

23. Which part of the brain controls endocrine coordination?

a) The medulla oblongata
b) The pituitary gland
c) The hypothalamus

24. The skeletal system is made up of:

a) Bones and tendons
b) Bones and joints
c) Bones and ligaments

25. How would you describe the bone tissue inside bones?
a) Compact
b) Spongy
c) Elastic

26. Yellow marrow is made up of:

a) Epithelial tissue
b) Adipose tissue
c) Blood

27. How would you describe the bones in your skulls?

a) Short
b) Flat
c) Long

28. How would you describe the hip joint?

a) Slightly movable
b) Fixed
c) Freely movable

29. Mucles are joined to bones by:

a) Joints
b) Tendons
c) Ligaments

30. Examples of muscles found in the lower limbs include:

a) The calf muscles, quadriceps and triceps
b) The calf muscles, quadriceps and the Sartorius muscle
c) The calf muscles, biceps and the Sartorius muscle

31. What causes vertigo?

a) Damage to the middle ear.
b) Damage to the inner ear.
c) Damage to the outer ear
32. Paraplegia refers to:
a) Paralysis in the lower half of the body
b) Paralysis in the upper half of the body
c) Paralysis of the four limbs

33. Which illness might we prevent by drinking lots of milk?

a) Gout
b) Osteoporosis
c) Sclerosis

34. The condition in which the joints become inflamed is called?

a) Arthritis
b) Gout
c) Arthrosis

35. People who do regular exercise

a) Prevent their joints from breaking
b) Cause their bones to weaken
c) Prevent loss of bone mass