Nervous/Circulatory/Respiratory Systems

Which best describes the function of the nervous sytem?

• to control everything we do by interpreting and responding to internal/external stimuli

• to control everything we do by interpreting internal stimuli

• to control everything we do by interpreting external stimuli

• to control everything we do by responding to only external stimuli

Sense organs are responsible for interpreting stimuli received from our -

• brain, nerves, spinal cord

• heart, blood, blood vessels, veins, arteries, capillaries

• mouth/tongue (taste), skin (touch), ears (hearing), nose (smell), eyes (sight)

• mouth, lungs, trachea, alveoli, bronchi, brochioles, pharyns, larynx

Which of the following make up the nervous system?

• heart, blood, blood vessels

• brain, nerves, spinal cord

• heart, lungs, brain, spinal cord, nerves, trachea

• lungs, trachea, pharynx, larynx

Parts of the Respiratory System include -

• mouth/nose, brain, spinal cord, nerves, heart, lungs, nose, skull, trachea, capillaries, blood

• heart, lungs, trachea, pharynx, blood vessels, spinal cord, larynx, nose

• brain, heart, lungs, nerves, spinal cord, trachea, lungs, blood, arteries, capillaries

• mouth/nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli, bronchioles, lungs

Parts of the Circulatory System include -

• brain, spinal cord, nerves

• heart, blood, blood vessels

• nose, mouth, lungs

• skin, hair, nails

A stimulus is something that -

• happens after a response/reaction

• causes a response/reaction

• can only happen internally

• can only happen externally

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Identify the stimulus in the following situation:

You run laps and notice that you are breathing heavier and your heart rate has increased.

• breathing heavier

• running laps

• heart rate increased

• breathing heavier and increased heart rate

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Identify the response in the following situation:

You run laps and notice that you are breathing heavier and your heart rate has increased.

• breathing heavier

• running laps

• heart rate increased

• breathing heavier and increased heart rate

Identify the stimulus in the following situation:

You notice a kickball flying through the air toward your face, so you lift your arms and prepare to catch the ball.

• lifting your arms

• preparing to catch the ball

• noticing the kickball flying through the air

• kicking the ball hard enough to make it fly through the air

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Identify the stimulus in the following situation:

Your friend holds a ruler above your hand and drops it without warning and you try to catch it as soon as you can. (Sound familiar?)

• catching the ruler

• waiting for the ruler to be dropped

• dropping the ruler

• dropping and catching the ruler