Nervous System Worksheet

What is the main job of the nervous system?

• To make you hungry

• To act as your body's control center

• To make you grow taller

• To give you energy

Which is NOT a part of the nervous system?

• Brain

• Muscles

• Spinal cord

• Nerves

What happens first when animals touch something hot?

• muscles move away

• brain decides

• nerves send a message

• feel pain

Which of these is a main job of the brain?

• Pumping blood

• Breathing only

• Helping you learn and remember

• Making stomach acids

What are nerves most like in the body?

• Tiny wires

• Little balloons

• Small muscles

• Tiny bones

When something dangerous happens, what helps animals react quickly?

• stomach

• nervous system

• hair

• fingernails

What helps carry messages between the brain and body?

• Your blood

• Your bones

• Your spinal cord

• Your skin

Which is part of the body's "command center"?

• The stomach

• The heart

• The brain

• The lungs

In most animals, the nervous system helps them:

• Fly only

• Find food and avoid danger

• Change color

• Grow bigger

Most vertebrate animals have:

• No brain

• Two brains

• A brain and spinal cord

• Just nerves