Body Systems Interacting

The nervous system helps maintain homeostasis by....

• Slowly adjusting body functions
• Rapidly controlling body functions
• Directing blood flow
• Producing hormones

Organ systems interact with one another to support an organism's growth and survival, how do they do this?

• By functioning independently
• By generating heat
• By storing energy
• By communicating through chemical signals and nerve impulses

Organ systems maintain homeostasis.....

• By constantly monitoring internal conditions
• By increasing body temperature
• By stopping communication
• By reducing blood flow

What is the main function of the immune system?

• To control body movements
• To protect the body from disease and infection
• To regulate temperature
• To produce hormones

The main role of the nervous system is...

• To produce hormones
• To store minerals
• To control actions and process sensory information
• To support the body's structure

The skeletal system's function is...

• To transmit nerve impulses
• To support the body and protect organs
• To produce antibodies
• To regulate temperature

Hormones are...

• Proteins that break down food
• Chemical substances acting as messenger molecules
• Cells that fight infection
• Electrical impulses from nerves

All of the following except for which one is not a condition related to maintaining homeostasis?

• Regulating temperature
• Maintaining water balance
• Managing stress
• Increasing blood pressure permanently

Chemical signals and electrical signals alike because....

• Both are transmitted by the endocrine system
• Both are generated by muscles
• Both help respond to the environment
• Both act only on the brain

Getting sick affects the body's ability to maintain homeostasis because...

• It disrupts homeostasis and may cause imbalances
• It has no effect on homeostasis
• It improves homeostasis
• It solely increases the temperature