Sensory Organ

Which part of the eye gives the eye its color?

• cornea

• iris

• retina

• pupil

The skin senses for which of the following?

• Temperature

• Pressure

• Pain

• Touch

• The skin can sense all of these

The largest organ in our body is the

• skin

• lungs

• arteries

• brain

Our sense organs such as our nose, eyes, and mouth, ______________ information from our surroundings

• receive

• interprets

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The sense of ___________ is possible due to sensory receptors in our skin.

• sight

• smell

• touch

• hearing

• taste

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

All parts of the sensory system use ________ to receive information about the world around us.

• cone cells

• receptors

• hair

• chemoreceptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which part of the body is the "control center" that receives information from the sensory receptors?

• brain

• spinal cord

• nerve endings

• vertebrae

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is the stimulus in this situation? "A loud noise causes you to cover your ears"

• A loud noise

• You cover your ears

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which answer below correctly orders the steps that our nervous system takes to sense the world around us?

• Sensory receptors in our sense organs receive information, then the message/signal travels through our nerves to our brain, and finally the brain processes this information and decides what to do

• Messages/signals travel through our nerves to our brain, then the brain processes this information and decides what to do, and finally the sensory receptors in our sense organs receive information

• The brain processes information and decides what to do, then sensory receptors in our sense organs receive information, and finally the message/signal travels through our nerves to our brain

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Match the part of the body with its name.

• smell

• touch

• hearing

• tongue

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