Nervous System Quiz

The brain is part of the nervous system.

• True
• False

Hormones are made by the nervous system.

• False
• True

  What two organ systems control all the other systems?

•   the nervous and skeletal systems
•   the nervous and muscular systems
•   the nervous and endocrine systems
•   the muscular and endocrine systems

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  Which of the following is a role of the nervous system? 

•  To sense your surroundings with your eyes and other sense organs.
•   To control your internal body systems and keep them in balance.
• To use language, think, learn, and remember
•    all of the above

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What are the two main organs of the nervous system?   

•  the heart and brain 
• the brain and spinal cord
• the spinal cord and the nerves 
• the brain and nerves

  Which of the following are parts of the nervous system? 

•   your eyes and other sense organs
•  your heart, which beats faster in an emergency
• your skin, which senses the environment 
• all of the above 

  How does the nervous system help maintain homeostasis?  

• The nervous system prepares your body to fight or flee
• The nervous system senses the environment inside of your body, including temperature.
• The nervous system senses your surroundings
• all of the above 

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What is a nerve?

• A nerve is a bundle of nerve cells
• a organ that controls the body
• electrical signals in the brain
• only surronds the eyes

 Which neuron carries nerve impulses from tissues and organs to the spinal cord and brain? 

• sensory neurons
• motor neurons 
• interneurons 
• impulse neurons 

 Which of the following is a long extension that transmits nerve impulses to other cells? 

• dendrite
• axon
• cell body
• none of the above