9 Senses & Disease

Nerve impulses are carried from the eye to the brain by the

• optic nerve
• transducens nerve
• cornea
• rod and cone cells

Which of the following statements about sense organs is INCORRECT?

• They are responsible for producing senses.

• They contain sensory cells.

• They are responsible for detecting stimuli.

• There are five sense organs in humans.

Which of the following is the cause of illusion?

• The brain is tired.

• The brain fails to work.

• The brain misinterprets the signals.

• The signals are not interpreted by the brain.

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Which of the following senses are most closely related:

• touch and smell

• smell and taste

• taste and hearing

• hearing and smell

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Disease causing agents such as bacteria and viruses are called _______________.

• pathogens

• antibodies

• villians

• particles

What is the primary function of your immune system?

• to create organelles

• to protect your body from pathogens

• to aid in blood circulation

• to protect your bones and muscles

Skin protects a person from pathogens by _______________.

• being thin and easy to allow things through

• shedding occasionally

• serving as a protective layer that keeps foreign objects out

• allowing bacteria to enter if it is healthy

Which parts of the respiratory system keep pathogens from reaching the inside of your body? (select all that apply)

• nose hair

• lungs

• mucus

• blood

Select 3 ways that your digestive system works to protect you form pathogens that have entered your body on food?

• by using stomach acids to neutralize the pathogen

• causing you to vomit

• causing you to have diarrhea

• causing you to burp

Most bacterial diseases can be treated with _______________.

• antibiotics

• carcinogens

• pathogens

• microbes