Multiple Choice Quiz | Paper 1 and 2 | Coordination and Response

1. The diagram shows a simple reflex arc.

What is the correct order of events after the knee is tapped?

May 2014 Paper 1

2. The diagram represents a simple reflex arc.

What is the sequence of nerve cells through which an impulse passes during a reflex action?

May 2016 Paper 2

3. Which of the following can be an effector in a reflex arc?

Specimen 2016 Paper 2

4. Which row of the table best summarises the parts of the nervous system?

5. Which of the following statements are reasons for the evolution of reflex arcs in the mammalian nervous system?

1. To prevent harm or damage to an organism.
2. To provide a rapid response to dangerous situations.
3. To allow a degree of choice to an organism about response.
4. To allow certain stimuli to be ignored/eliminated.

6. The image below shows a cell from the nervous system. The cell forms part of a reflex arc.

An impulse moves along the neurone from Q to P. 

What structures would be found at P and Q?

7. The image below shows the structures involved in a simple reflex arc. 

Which of the following sequences correctly shows the order that an impulse passes through during a reflex action? 

8. Four statements are given below.

1. Neurotransmitters are released from vesicles.
2. An impulse is generated in the postsynaptic neurone.
3. An impulse arrives at the end of a neurone.
4. Neurotransmitters diffuse across the synaptic cleft.

Which of the following options correctly describes the sequence of events that occurs at a synapse?