The Nervous System

The part of an organism that gathers, processes, and responds to information is called The ______________.

• Digestive System

• Nervous System

• Circulatory System

• Integumentary

When you touch a hot pan, you immediately react because special nerve cells in your skin send a message to your _________.

• finger

• brain

• eyes

• spinal cord

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TRUE or FALSE? AUDITORY receptors detect light.

• True

• False

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Of the following, which is NOT a sense organ (used by one of your senses)?

• eyes

• tongue

• ears

• intestine

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Which type of receptor is responsible for detecting tastes and odors?

• photoreceptors

• optical receptors

• auditory receptors

• chemoreceptors

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Sound waves that enter the ear are detected by __________ receptors.

• auditory

• photo

• chemo

• wave

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______________ help detect light and create vision.

• chemoreceptors

• photoreceptors

• auditory receptors

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Light enters the eye through the _______.

• retina

• lens

• iris

• cornea

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TRUE or FALSE? Your brain is the control center of your entire body.

• True

• False

Two main organs of The Nervous System are the brain and the __________.

• stomach

• lungs

• spinal cord

• liver