Senses and Nervous System Quiz

What are the 5 senses?

• Sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell

• Sight, hearing, touch, balance, temperature

• Sight, sound, touch, taste, pressure

• Vision, hearing, touch, flavor, scent

What kinds of information about the environment can an animal take in through its senses?

• Light, sound, texture, flavor, odors

• Color, noise, weight, sweetness, gases

• Brightness, volume, hardness, saltiness, chemicals

• Heat, cold, pain, hunger, thirst

Give an example of how an animal or a person might take in information through their senses. What would happen next?

• A person hears a fire alarm and exits the building.

• A cat sees a mouse and decides to take a nap.

• A dog smells food and starts to bark loudly.

• A person touches a hot stove and does nothing.

The Nervous System: The __________ is a set of __________ that uses __________ from the __________ to control all body systems.

• Nervous system, organs, information, senses

• Nervous system, senses, organs, information

• Organs, nervous system, senses, information

• Senses, information, organs, nervous system

The __________ is an organ that interprets messages received from and sends messages to other body organs.

• Nerves

• Spinal cord

• Brain

• Muscle

The __________ is a thick band of nerves inside the spine.

• Nerves

• Spinal cord

• Brain

• Muscle

__________ branch off from the spinal cord to all parts of the body.

• Nerves

• Spinal cord

• Brain

• Muscle

When one sense is impaired, another might become stronger.

• True

• False

The Brain is part of the central nervous system.

• True

• False

A nerve that is not part of the central nervous system is called a peripheral nerve.

• True

• False