Elevate Science Pgs. 322-325 (Nervous System)

Small structures in the tongue pick up chemicals in the _________, and change them into nerve signals that are sent to the brain.

• nose

• air

• eyes

• mouth

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Sound waves enter the ear and cause the eardrums to _______________.

• rub together

• hear

• listen

• vibrate

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Light enters the eye through a small opening called a ______________, where a lens the focuses the light onto the back of the brain.

• brain

• signal

• pupil

• lens

The tongue has small structures called ____________ that send signals to your brain.

• nerve endings

• taste buds

• bitter

• sweet

The sense of touch comes from _____________ in your skin.

• taste buds

• epidermis

• hair follicles

• nerve endings

Your ___________________ in your brain controls your thoughts, imagination, feelings, and voluntary muscle movement.

• brain stem

• spinal cord

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

Your brain is the body's  ________________ organ.

• biggest

• most complex

• smallest

• least complex

Your brain is made up of _________________, which also carry messages through the spinal cord to and from all parts of the body.

• messages

• skin

• nerve cells

• sensory organs

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The ___________________ controls the body functions such as breathing, heart rate, and swallowing.

• cerebrum

• spinal cord

• cerebellum

• brain stem

The brain and the _________________ make up the central nervous system.

• spinal cord

• muscles

• heart

• lung