Nervous and Endocrine Systems

What is the job of your nervous system?

• Control the body using electrical signals

• Break down food

• Get rid of waste

• Send messages using chemical signals

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What are nerve cells called?

• Nervons

• Neurons

• Morons

• Brainons

The central nervous system includes your

• Heart and Lungs

• Brain and Stomach

• Brain and Spinal Cord

• Nerve cells not in the brain or spinal cord

The peripheral nervous system includes

• Heart and Lungs

• Brain and Stomach

• Brain and Spinal Cord

• Nerve cells not in the brain or spinal cord

Which organ controls your entire body?

• Brain

• Heart

• Stomach

• Lungs

Your brain is connected to your body by your

• Vertebrae

• Spinal Cord

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

Bones that protect your spinal cord are called your

• Ribs

• Skull

• Vertebrae

• Spinebrae

Nerve cells do not reproduce or repair themselves.

• True

• False

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What is the job of your endocrine system?

• To control the body using electrical signals

• To bring oxygen into the body

• To pump blood from the heart

• To send chemical messages called hormones

Chemicals released by the endocrine system are called

• Impulses

• Hormones

• Glands

• Endocrones

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