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Grade 10 Nervous System Worksheet with Answers
Grade 10 (US) · Year 11 (UK) · Class 10 (India) · Biology
Unit 4: Human Body SystemsBody Systems
The brain, spinal cord and nerves — how messages travel through the body, the parts of the brain, neurons and reflexes. This free high school worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.
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Grade 10 · Biology
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Learning goal: Body Systems
Directions: Read each question carefully and write your answer on the line.
What carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body?
Answer: nerves (and the spinal cord)
RememberNervous system
- 1
Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
- 2
What are the two main parts of the central nervous system?
- 3
Which is the largest part of the brain, used for thinking and memory?
- 4
Which part of the brain controls breathing and heartbeat?
- 5
What protects the brain?
- 6
What is a nerve cell called?
- 7
What is a fast, automatic response, like pulling your hand from a hot stove, called?
- 8
What is protected by the backbone (spine)?
- 9
What do motor neurons do?
- 10
Which organ controls the whole body?
- 11
What is the tiny gap between two neurons called?
- 12
What do sensory neurons do?
★ Challenge corner for fast finishers
On the Moon (no air), a hammer and a feather are dropped together. Which lands first?
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Answer key — Nervous System (Grade 10)
- 1.the cerebellum
- 2.the brain and spinal cord
- 3.the cerebrum
- 4.the brain stem
- 5.the skull
- 6.a neuron
- 7.a reflex
- 8.the spinal cord
- 9.carry signals from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles
- 10.the brain
- 11.a synapse
- 12.carry signals from the senses to the brain and spinal cord
- ★they land at the same time
Answer key (click to show)
- 1.the cerebellum
- 2.the brain and spinal cord
- 3.the cerebrum
- 4.the brain stem
- 5.the skull
- 6.a neuron
- 7.a reflex
- 8.the spinal cord
- 9.carry signals from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles
- 10.the brain
- 11.a synapse
- 12.carry signals from the senses to the brain and spinal cord
- ★they land at the same time (challenge corner)
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