Chapter 2 - Part 2

Which part of the ear is filled with fluids that move when you move, helping you to keep your balance?

• cochlea

• semicircular canals

• eardrum

• middle ear

The _______ lobe in the cerebral cortex is responsible for controlling hearing, taste, and smell.

• temporal

• parietal

• frontal

• neural

The _________ prepares solid food waste for removal from the body.

• sphincter

• large intestine

• esophagus

• stomach

Part of the nervous system that carries nerve signals between the brain and the body is the...

• cerebrum

• capillaries

• dermis

• spinal cord

What part of the digestive system is #8.

• liver

• large intestine

• appendix

• small intestine

True or False: The pupil is the part of the eye that allows light into the eyeball.

• True

• False

True or False: Most digestion happens in the large intestine.

• True

• False

The _________ are lymphatic tissues that guard the throat from infection.

• lymph nodes

• tonsils

• thymus

• lymphatic vessels

Digestion begins in the...

• stomach

• mouth

• small intestine

• liver

True or False: The sphincter, a small, donut-shaped muscle, joins the esophagus to the small intestine.

• True

• False