Nervous System Components

What is one of the functions of the nervous system?

• It digests food.

• It carries messages to and from the brain.

• It pumps blood.

• It filters waste.

What does the statement 'It gathers and interprets information about the body's internal and external environments' refer to?

• The digestive system

• The nervous system

• The respiratory system

• The circulatory system

Where does the nervous system make decisions

• Your brain

• Heart

• Lungs

• Stomach

What is the nervous system mainly composed of?

• Spinal Cord

• Liver

• Kidneys

• Pancreas

What is the nervous system composed of?

• Nerves

• Air

• Co2

What is the nervous system mainly composed of?

• Sensory Organs (eyes, ears, taste buds, nose, skin)

• Digestive Organs

• Respiratory Organs

• Circulatory Organs

Voluntary means:

• Done by choice or free will

• Required by law

• Forced by circumstances

• Accidental or unintended

Controls involuntary actions such as: breathing, your heart beat. What does involuntary mean?

• Voluntary

• Uncontrolled

• Automatic

• Conscious

Fill in the blank: Nerve Impulses carry information that helps our body carry out functions _______.

• efficiently

• randomly

• slowly

The brain is located in which part of the body?

• Chest

• Abdomen

• Head

• Leg