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  • What does the peripheral nervous system include?
    Nerves extending from the brain and spinal cord
    Blood vessels
    Muscles and bones
    Brain and spinal cord only
  • How does the nervous system help maintain homeostasis?
    It creates hormones
    It circulates blood
    It monitors and adjusts body processes
    It produces energy
  • Which two systems work together for movement?
    Circulatory and digestive systems
    Respiratory and digestive systems
    Excretory and skeletal systems
    Nervous and muscular systems
  • What is the connection between nerves and muscles?
    Nerves digest food
    Nerves tell muscles when and how to move
    Nerves create muscles
    Muscles send oxygen to nerves
  • Why is the nervous system important?
    It coordinates all body systems
    It pumps blood
    It stores nutrients
    It filters waste
  • What is the control center of the body?
    Spinal cord
    Brain
    Lungs
    Heart
  • What protects the spinal cord?
    The bones of the spine
    The ribs
    The skull
    The skin
  • What are reflexes?
    Heart contractions
    Slow actions controlled by the brain
    Automatic responses controlled by the spinal cord
    Voluntary movements
  • What does the central nervous system include?
    Lungs and heart
    Brain and spinal cord
    Nerves and muscles
    Arms and legs
  • What happens when you touch something hot?
    Nerves send pain messages to the brain
    Heart rate stops
    Brain cools the hand
    Muscles freeze
  • Which system receives messages to move the body?
    Respiratory system
    Muscular system
    Skeletal system
    Excretory system
  • What part of the brain helps you think and learn?
    Spinal cord
    Muscles
    Cerebrum
    Brain stem
  • What do nerves in the skin do?
    Send messages to the brain about touch
    Store fat
    Filter blood
    Control movement
  • Which system helps decide when to digest food?
    Nervous system
    Circulatory system
    Respiratory system
    Muscular system
  • What are sensory organs?
    Bones that protect organs
    Muscles that move the body
    Organs that make blood
    Body parts that send information from the environment to the brain
  • Which system helps control breathing and heart rate?
    Circulatory system
    Nervous system
    Skeletal system
    Respiratory system
  • What is the function of the spinal cord?
    Controls bones
    Links the brain and nerves for communication
    Breaks down food
    Stores water
  • What does the brain stem control?
    Reflexes and touch
    Digestion and excretion
    Thinking and learning
    Breathing and heartbeat
  • What type of signals does the nervous system use?
    Sound waves
    Chemical reactions
    Magnetic fields
    Electrical signals
  • What protects the brain?
    The skull
    The muscles
    The spine
    The ribs
  • What does the brain do?
    Filters blood
    Stores and processes information and controls body actions
    Absorbs nutrients
    Creates energy
  • What is the main function of the nervous system?
    Stores food
    Helps pump blood
    Produces oxygen
    Controls body actions and processes information
  • What do nerves do?
    Move bones
    Store oxygen
    Filter blood
    Carry messages quickly throughout the body
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