Body Systems

Healthy care for your nervous system includes:

• Getting plenty of rest

• Exercising regularly

• Staying away from drugs

• All of the above

Which of the following is the most common cause of damage to the nervous system

• Polio

• Rabies

• Stroke

• Injury

The part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, blood pressure and digestion is the:

• Brain stem

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• All of the above

This carries messages between the brain and the body:

• Peripheral nervous system

• Epilepsy

• Spinal cord

• Neurons

Cells that make up the nervous system are called:

• Peripheral nervous system

• Epilepsy

• Spinal cord

• Neurons

Which of the following is not a disease of the blood?

• Transfusion

• Sickle-cell anemia

• Leukemia

• Hemophilia

Which part of the blood carries oxygen to the cells of the body?

• Platelets

• Red blood cells

• White blood cells

• Plasma

Your circulatory system includes your:

• Heart, lungs, blood

• Blood vessels, blood, lungs

• Heart, blood vessels, blood

• Brain and spinal cord

What carries blood from the heart to the lungs?

• Veins

• Circulatory system

• Arteries

• Capillaries

This carries blood to the heart:

• Veins

• Circulatory system

• Arteries

• Capillaries