JAMB Biology questions: Co-ordination and control

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Question 1· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
The ear ossicles transmit vibrations from the
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Question 2· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
A lack of iodine in the diet can cause
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Question 3· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
Thyroxine controls
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Question 4· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
Rods in the retina are sensitive to
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Question 5· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
The ability of the eye to focus on objects at different distances is called
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Question 6· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
A lack of thyroxine in young children causes
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Question 7· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
Long sight (hypermetropia) is usually caused by
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Question 8· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
Thinking, memory and voluntary actions are controlled by the
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Question 9· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
Neurones that carry impulses from the central nervous system to muscles and glands are
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Question 10· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
Roots growing downwards in response to gravity show
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Question 11· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
Breathing and heartbeat are controlled by the
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Question 12· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
The part of the eye that controls the amount of light entering it is the:
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Question 13· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
Insulin is secreted by the
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Question 14· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
The correct pathway of a reflex action is
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Question 15· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
The hormone that lowers blood glucose is:
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Question 16· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
In a spinal reflex arc, the relay neurone is located in the
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Question 17· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
Impulses are transmitted across a synapse by
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Question 18· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
The 'master gland' of the endocrine system is the
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Question 19· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
The part of the brain that controls balance and coordination is the:
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Question 20· Co-ordination and control· JAMB
In bright light, the pupil of the eye
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JAMB Biology questions: Co-ordination and control

The ear ossicles transmit vibrations from the

A lack of iodine in the diet can cause

Thyroxine controls

Rods in the retina are sensitive to

The ability of the eye to focus on objects at different distances is called

A lack of thyroxine in young children causes

Long sight (hypermetropia) is usually caused by

Thinking, memory and voluntary actions are controlled by the

Neurones that carry impulses from the central nervous system to muscles and glands are

Roots growing downwards in response to gravity show

Breathing and heartbeat are controlled by the

The part of the eye that controls the amount of light entering it is the:

Insulin is secreted by the

The correct pathway of a reflex action is

The hormone that lowers blood glucose is:

In a spinal reflex arc, the relay neurone is located in the

Impulses are transmitted across a synapse by

The 'master gland' of the endocrine system is the

The part of the brain that controls balance and coordination is the:

In bright light, the pupil of the eye