Nervous System

What is the main function of the nervous system?

• clean waste from the cells

• absorb nutrients for energy

• deliver messages to and from the brain

Which system is most closely associated with the brain?

• nervous
• muscular
• circulatory
• respiratory

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The bony structure that protects the brain.

• Back bone 
• Teeth 
• Skull
• Helmet 

What type of cell gathers and carries information?

• Nerve Ending
• Sense Organ
• Sensory Cell
• Nerve Cell

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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

The nervous system works with these two systems to direct behavior and movement.

• respiratory and excretory
• skeletal and muscular
• respiratory and digestive
• skeletal and digestive

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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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The nervous system controls:

• only the heart
• all body systems and the whole entire body
• the digestive system
• the brain

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Brain cells are called

• hemoglobin
• neurons
• brainpoppers
• alveoli

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An involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus controlled by the spinal cord is a ____.

• stimulus

• reflex

• paralysis

• cerebellum