Nervous and Endocrine Systems

As organisms get more complex, cells become specialized to perform specific functions in the body. What is the function for the cell shown?

• contract and shorten movement

• provide coverage and protection

• carry impulses around the body

• connects parts together

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Which system is responsible for the overall control of all the internal processes that occur in the body?

• muscular system

• nervous system

• digestive system

• skeletal system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A bundle of nerves that runs along the back of a vertebrate within the spinal column.

• Dendrites
• Stimulus
• Brain Stem
• Spinal cord

Responds to information received from the outside environment and inside your body. For example, touching a hot stove is a stimulus.

• Nerves
• Brain
• Stimulus 
• Dendrite

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Branch-like extensions of the neuron that receive chemical messages and carry them to the cell body.

• Dendrites
• Neurons
• Nerves
• Spinal Cord

The part of the neuron that receives signals is the:

• Axon
• Dendrite
• Axon Terminal
• Cell Body

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What part of the brain is number 1?

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Medulla

These three parts work together to make up the Central Nervous System. They are the ________, ______, and _______.

• Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerves

• Heart, Lungs, Brain

• Cerebrum, Cerebral Cortex, Cerebellum

Our ______ receive messages and send them to the brain. The brain sends messages to our body on how to respond.

• heart

• lungs

• nerves

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which part of the brain helps keep your balance so you don't fall flat on your face?

• Cerebellum

• Medulla oblongata

• Pituitary gland

• Spinal cord