7.13 A Nervous System

Open Ended

Technology has been used to assist people better interact with our world.

How do you think technology can help people with hearing difficulties, based on what you know about the nervous system?

Multiple Choice

Why is the nervous system important for the human body?

• It helps us digest food

• It allows us to move and sense our environment

• It produces hormones

• It helps us breathe underwater

Reorder

These structures are part of the Nervous System. 

Place them in order from most simple to most complex.

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a main function of the nervous system?

• Receiving information

• Digesting food

• Responding to information

• Maintaining homeostasis

Open Ended

What is your hypothesis?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are structures that help the nervous system function? (three answers)

• Brain

• Spinal cord

• Neuron

• Liver

Labelling

Fill in the blank

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brain

nerve

brain

neuron

Multiple Choice

What is the main function of the central nervous system (CNS)?

• To control voluntary and involuntary actions

• To transmit sensory and motor impulses to and from the CNS

• To control most body and mind functions

• To branch out from the CNS to the rest of the body

Multiple Select

Select all statements that correctly describe the peripheral nervous system (PNS).

• It is a network of nerves that branches out from the CNS to the rest of the body.

• It controls voluntary and involuntary actions.

• It consists of the brain and spinal cord.

• It transmits sensory and motor impulses to and from the CNS.

Categorize

Options (6)

brain and spinal cord

interneuron

receives sensory information and responds

helps maintain homeostatis

nerves throughout the body

sensory and motor neurons

Which of the following statements best describes the main difference between the Central Nervous System (CNS) and the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?

CNS

Both

PNS

Labelling

Label the parts of the nervous system

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Brain

Peripheral nervous system

Spinal Cord