Unit 4 TEST: Sensory Nervous System

Your body contains sense receptors that _________________ so your body can take in information and respond appropriately.

• send information to your brain
• warm your body
• keep you happy
• send information to your heart

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What do you rely on to help you experience the world around you and to keep you safe?

• air

• sunlight

• senses

• none of the above

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What do sense receptors do?

• Send information to your brain so your body can take in information and respond appropriately.

• Send information to your muscles so you can look strong

• Send information to your stomach so you will know when you eat good food.

• None of the above

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We know the basic five senses - taste, touch, sight, hearing and smell. Do animals have other senses?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

What are the nerves that receive sensory information called?

• Sensory receptors

• Stimulus

• Perception

• None of the above

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Animals use their _________ to gather information.

• senses

• memories

• survival

• specialized

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Sight, sound, and touch are some of the ______ we use to observe the world around us.

• specialized

• senses

• memories

• perceptions

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What part of the body processes pain?

• skin

• brain

• memories

• blood

Different sense receptors are located in different parts of the body. How might sensory receptors in the nose different from those in other parts of the body?

• larger than other kinds of receptors

• sensitive to changes in the air

• able to send information to the muscles

• faster at processing information

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True or False

Animals and humans all have the exact same sense organs.

• True

• False

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