What organ is the control centre of the Nervous System?
The brain
What are the three parts of the locomotor system?
Muscles, bones, joints
Name two things the sense of sight allows us to perceive
possible answers: shapes, size, movement, distance, color
What is the organ of touch?
the skin
This part of our brain controls voluntary actions
The cerebrum
What does the locomotor system allow us to do?
move
which two of our senses are connected?
smell and taste
Name two things you would feel touching this:
possible answers: cold, hard, smooth, wet
How does the information travel from the brain to different parts of the body?
These are soft and elastic, and help us to move.
muscles
What is the name of the black part and the blue part of the eye in this picture?
black: pupil, blue: Iris
What part of our body can tell us if this coffee has sugar in it?
taste buds (and nerves)
What does the cerebellum control?
our coordination and balance
What is an example of a joint? What does it connect?
Student's answer.
What are the two parts of body we use for our sense of smell
nostrils, olfactory nerve
What part of our body tells our brain that it is hot out on a day like this?
out sensory nerves
What does the brain stem control, and give one example.
involuntary actions; blinking, heartbeat, breathing
Name two qualities of bones and what we call all of the bones together.
they are hard and rigid; skeleton
What part of the eye can you not see in this picture?
eyebrow
match the foods with the taste:
Bitter/Salty/Sour/Sweet
Bitter: coffee, Salty: chips, Sour: lemon, Sweet: pancakes