5th grade Unit 1, lesson 1 Quiz 2024-2025

1. The organ in the nervous system that sends and receives messages from the other body organs.

• Brain
• Nervous system
• Spinal Cord
• Central Nervous System
• peripheral nervous system

2. The part of the nervous system made up of the brain and spinal cord.

• Central Nervous System
• Nervous system
• Brain
• Spinal Cord
• peripheral nervous system

3. The set of organs that uses information from the senses to control all body system.

• Nervous system
• Brain
• Spinal Cord
• Central Nervous System
• peripheral nervous system

4. A thick bundle of nerves inside the spine.

• Spinal Cord
• Nervous system
• Brain
• Central Nervous System
• peripheral nervous system

5. Part of the nervous system that is not part of the central nervous system and receives sensory information from cells in the body.

• peripheral nervous system
• Nervous system
• Brain
• Spinal Cord
• Central Nervous System

6. An action or movement of the body that happens automatically as a reaction to something.

• reflex
• Nervous system
• Brain
• Spinal Cord
• Central Nervous System

7. An inherited behavior, one that is not learned but is done automatically.

• instinct
• Nervous system
• Brain
• Spinal Cord
• Central Nervous System

8. Organs such as the skin, eyes, ears, nose, and tongue that gather information from outside the body.

• sensory organs

• Nervous system
• Brain
• Spinal Cord
• Central Nervous System

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9. Which body system includes the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sense organs?

• a. central nervous

  system

• b. nervous system
• c. skeletal system
• d. peripheral nervous

  system

10. Why are some nerve cells very long?

• a. They must move water through the body.
• b. They must fit inside tiny blood vessels.
• c. They must carry messages through the body.
• d. They must dispose of water.