Nervous System Quiz

What is the main function of the nervous system? 

• Break down foods into nutrients that can be used by the body, absorb nutrients that are necessary for energy, growth, and maintenance, and rid the body of solid waste.
• Filter out cellular wastes, toxins (chemicals that could be poisonous to the body), and excess water that result from cellular respiration.
• Receive stimuli from inside and outside the body, to interpret the stimuli, and initiate responses for survival.
• Transport blood to all parts of the body so that gases, nutrients, and waste products are transported to and from the cells.

A bundle of nerves that begins at the brain stem and continues down the center of your back through the vertebrae (spine). 

• spinal cord
• peripheral nerves
• brain
• stomach

Which structure in humans transmit electrical messages?

• veins

• lymphocytes

• neurons

• nephrons

Which of the following is NOT a function of the nervous system?

• The control center for all body activities

• To respond and adapt to changes that occur inside the body

• To eliminate waste from the body

• To respond and adapt to changes that occur outside the body

Messages must be sent across the gap between two neurons, but we need a special chemical to do so. What are these called?

• Neurotransmitter

• Neurogapcrosser

• Neurobrain

• Neurosynaptic

The nervous system is composed of the ___, ___, and ___.

• heart, brain, kidneys
• lungs, liver, stomach
• brain, spinal cord, nerves
• eyes, pancreas, veins

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  What two organ systems control all the other systems?

•   the nervous and skeletal systems
•   the nervous and muscular systems
•   the nervous and endocrine systems
•   the muscular and endocrine systems

  Which of the following is a role of the nervous system? 

•  To sense your surroundings with your eyes and other sense organs.
•   To control your internal body systems and keep them in balance.
• To use language, think, learn, and remember
•    all of the above

  How does the nervous system help maintain homeostasis?  

• The nervous system prepares your body to fight or flee

• The nervous system senses the environment inside of your body, including temperature.

• The nervous system changes your surroundings

• all of the above 

 Which neuron carries nerve impulses from skin tissue to the spinal cord and brain? 

• sensory neurons

• motor neurons 

• interneurons 

• impulse neurons