Nervous System

Humans feel hungry when their empty stomachs contract and glucose levels in their body drop. Both of the situations stimulate neurons that send messages to the brain which are interpreted as hunger. What body systems are involved in this process as described?

• digestive, muscular, integumentary, and respiratory

• digestive, excretory, integumentary, and skeletal

• circulatory, excretory, nervous, and skeletal

• circulatory, digestive, muscular, and nervous

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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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The brain has 3 major sections that send and receive signals to control all the activities that keep a person functioning efficiently. Which major section controls breathing and heart beat?

• cerebellum

• cerebrum

• brain stem

• cortex

Which 2 body systems interact and initiate movement?

• muscular and nervous system

• skeletal and muscular system

• respiratory and nervous system

• circulatory and nervous system

What are the three (3) main parts of the nervous system?

• cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla
• cochlea, nerves, vestibule
• brain, spinal cord, nerves

What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?

• brain and spinal cord
• brain and cranial nerves
• spinal cord and spinal nerves
• cranial nerves and spinal nerves

What is the job of the spinal cord?

• To protect your muscles
• To communicate from your brain to the rest of your body
• To open and close your lungs.

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What is the part highlighted in red?

• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain Stem
• Diencephalon

What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

• axons
• sensory receptors
• spinal cord
• motor neurons

a signal molecule that transmits nerve impulses across synapses

• neuron
• neurotransmitter
• nerve
• action potential