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What is the function of the nerve cells?

• They are responsable of your defense mechanism.

• They transmit signals or messages to other neurons, organs or glands.

• They transmit substances to your endocrine system to produce hormones.

The part of the neuron that sends messages to other neurons

• axon
• dendrite
• cell body
• Schwann cell

Type of neuron that perceive information about your environment.

• Motor Neuron

• Interneuron

• Sensory Neuron

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Type of neuron that sends nerve impulses to muscles and gland, by the command of other neurons.

• Motor Neurons

• Interneurons

• Sensory Neurons

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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Which cell relays messages from one tissue to another?

• Red Blood Cell-RBC

• White Blood Cell-WBC

• Neuron

• Tissue

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Neurons are primarily composed of this cell?

• heart

• skin

• brain

• skull

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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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What is the main function of the nervous system?

• clean waste from the cells
• absorb nutrients for energy
• deliver messages to the brain

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

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