Integumentary nervous systems

What is the largest organ in the human body?

• brain

• heart

• skin

• lungs

The diagram above shows the two main parts of the human body’s central nervous system.

According to the diagram, which term best describes the brain?

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• organ system

Which is the main control center of the nervous system?

• brain

• heart

• spinal cord

• lungs

The eyes receive visual signals from the environment. This information is transmitted to the brain. Which body system does this process describe?

• integumentary

• circulatory

• nervous

• digestive

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The protective covering of an organism, such as skin, hair and nails

• nervous system

• circulatory system

• muscular system

• integumentary system

A system of organs and tissues that controls and coordinates the body’s activities

• nervous system

• circulatory system

• integumentary system

• muscular system

The structure in the nervous system that carries messages to and from the spinal cord and brain

• axon

• cell body

• neuron

• stimulus

Keeping conditions constant inside the body as in keeping a steady body temperature

• homeostasis

• response

• stimulus

• system

Something that makes an organism act in a certain way. This can be internal or external

• stimulus

• response

• nerve center

• homeostasis

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Something an organism does when it senses a stimulus

• response

• stimuli

• negative feedback

• positive feedback