Receptors, Senses and Neurons

What is the primary function of the nervous system?

• To provide nutrients to the body

• To send nervous signals between the body and the brain

• To regulate the body's temperature

• To produce hormones

Which part of the nervous system carries the message from the receptor (in sense organ) to the brain?

• Motor neuron

• Interneuron

• Sensory neuron

• Effector neuron

What is the role of a interneuron?

• To carry the message from the receptor to the spinal cord

• To send messages to the muscles

• To form the control center of the nervous system

• To pass the message to other interneurons in the brain

What is the role of receptors in the body?

• To produce hormones

• To detect changes and pass information to other parts of the body

• To digest food

• To transport oxygen

What is a stimulus?

• A type of cell

• A type of hormone

• Any information that your body receives that might cause it to respond

• A type of microorganism

What are the structures that receive stimuli called?

• Hormones

• Enzymes

• Receptors

• Neurons

Which of the following is NOT one of the five main senses?

• Sight

• Hearing

• Balance

• Taste

What is the function of the sense organs?

• To produce energy

• To receive stimuli from the environment

• To transport nutrients

• To store fat

What are the four basic kinds of taste that taste buds can recognize?

• Sweet, sour, salty, bitter

• Sweet, spicy, salty, umami

• Sweet, sour, spicy, bitter

• Sweet, salty, umami, bitter

How does the information from taste receptor cells reach the brain?

• Through blood vessels

• Through nerves

• Through muscles

• Through bones