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I am called a bone, but I am really a nerve. My name suggests that I have a sense of humor. What am I?
This is a funny bone.
200
What is the next read aloud about?
The next read aloud is about the brain.
300
How many senses do you have?
a. six
b. five
c. four
We have b. five senses.
300
Cells on the tongue react to . . .
a. chemicals in the air
b. chemicals in food
c. different sensations
Cells on the togue react to b. chemicals in food.
300
Receptors in your skin detect . . .
a. light and color
b. different sensations of pain, heat, cold, pressure
c. chemicals in the air
Receptors in your skin detect b. different sensations of pain, heat, cold, pressure.
300
What is the emergency command from the spinal cord called?
a. reflux
b. refluxus
c. reflex
The emergency command from the spinal cord is called c. a reflex.
300
True of False: Nerves can be as thin as a hair and as thick as a bungee cord.
This is true.
400
Besides all the nerves, what are the two major parts of the nervous system?
a. brain and heart
b. brain and spinal cord
c. brain and spine
The two major parts of the nervous system are b. the brain and spinal cord.
400
When you stand and bend, this is a(n)
a. involuntary movement
b. voluntary movement
When you stand and bend, this is a b. voluntary movement.
400
Nerve cells in the eyes pick up. . .
a. sound waves
b. chemical in the air
c. light and color
Nerve cells in the eyes pick up c. light and color.
400
Nerve cells in the ears pick up. . .
a. light and color
b. soundwaves
c. chemical in food
Nerve cells in the ears pick up b. soundwaves.
400
Sensory cells in the nose pick up. . .
a. chemicals in food
b. chemicals in the air
c. different sensations
Sensory cells in the nose pick up b. chemical in the air.
500
The nervous system is your command system. What does this mean?
a. It controls the muscles.
b. It controls the bones.
c. It controls all other systems.
It means c. It controls all other systems.
500
What structure protects the brain, and what protects the spinal cord?
a. the rib cage and spine
b. the skull and spine
c. the skull and rib cage
The brain and spinal cord are protected by b. the skull and spine.
500
What carries the messages from the brain and spinal cord?
a. network of veins
b. network of arteries
c. network of nerves
The messages are carried by c. the network of nerves.
500
The nervous system works with what other two body systems for you to stand and bend?
a. muscular and skeletal systems
b. circulatory and skeletal systems
c. muscular and circulatory systems
The two systems are a. muscular and skeletal systems.
500
What do receptors or nerve cells do?
a. They collect messages from the brain.
b. They collect messages from the eyes, ears, and nose.
c. They collect messages from the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin.
The nerve cells c. They collect messages from the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin.