Human Interaction
How many senses do we have?
Five
What are the three vital functions?
Nutrition, Interaction, Reproduction
What are the basic units of life?
The nervous system is made up of nerve cells called ____?
Neurons
Is the brainstem responsible for involuntary or voluntary vital movements?
Involuntary (such as breathing)
What is the sense organ for taste?
Tongue
Humans eat plants and animals. What does this make us?
Omnivores
Are humans:
a. monocellular
b. multicellular
c. dualcellular
b. multicellular
What are short extensions of the neuron that receive signals?
Dendrites
What does the spinal cord control?
Reflexes
What contracts and relaxes to move our bodies?
Muscles
We eat and drink to get ____ ______.
Essential nutrients
Fill in the chart in the correct order of the levels of organization.
_______ > ________ > ________ > ________
Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ Systems
What do signals travel through? This is the small space between neurons.
The Synapse
What are the three parts of the brain?
The cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brainstem
Where are salivary glands?
Mouth
Humans are _____. Because we are, we have give birth to live children instead of eggs.
Mammals
Organs
What type of signals do neurons send and receive?
Electrical Signals
What part of the brain is responsible for memory?
The Cerebrum
____ _____ receive information from the sense organs and send information to the brain.
Sensory Nerves
We breathe in oxygen from the air. What do we breathe out as waste?
Carbon Dioxide
What does the circulatory system do?
Moves blood around the body
What is the center of a neuron?
Nucleus
What is the function of the Cerebellum?
It coordinates our movements and helps us keep our balance.