Question 1:

What is the function of the

nervous system?

Answer 1:

It is the control center of the body, controlling all other body systems.

(sends and receives messages, maintains homeostasis or stability, controls thoughts and

movement, senses and responds to environment)

Question 2:

What are the structures of the nervous system?

Answer 2:

Brain

Spinal cord

Nerves

Question 3:

What structure in the nervous system is

similar in function to the nucleus of a cell?

Answer 3:

Brain

Both the nucleus and the brain

are the control centers for their

systems.

Question 4:

What are the structures of the endocrine system?

Answer 4:

Glands(ex: pancreas, pituitary, ovaries,

testes)

Question 5:

What are the structures of the circulatory

system?

Answer 5:

Veins, Arteries, Heart

Question 6:

What are the cells of the nervous system called?

Answer 6:

Neurons

Question 7:

The function of lungs is to provide ______

Answer 7:

Oxygen for the cells and tissues of the body.

Question 8:

How do nerves in the nervous system pass

along messages?

Answer 8:

Tiny electrical

pulses

Question 9:

What two systems respond to internal and

external stimuli?

Answer 9:

The NERVOUS system and ENDOCRINE system

Question 9:

Cells come together to form _________.

Answer 9:

Tissues

Question 10:

Define homeostasis.

Answer 10:

Stable internal conditions

Question 11:

When we are too hot we often ___________

to cool down.

Answer 11:

Sweat

Question 12:

When we are too cold we often ____________

to heat up.

Answer 12:

Shiver

Question 13:

The function of the respiratory system is to

_______________.

Answer 13:

Exchange gases (Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen)

Question 14:

An INTERNAL STIMULI happens _________ the body.

Answer 14:

INSIDE (thirst, sickness)

Question 15:

An EXTERNAL STIMULI happens _________

the body.

Answer 15:

OUTSIDE (touching something hot)

Question 16:

The structures of the respiratory system are

_______________.

Answer 16:

Nasal Cavity, Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles,

Lungs, and Alveoli

Question 17:

A structure that is made up of the same tissue that work together to do a job is called

an _________.

Answer 17:

ORGAN(heart, lungs, brain)

Question 18:

Organs that work together to perform a specific function are called a __________.

Answer 18:

Body system(Ex: Digestive system, circulatory

system, respiratory system)

Question 19:

Some examples of organs in the endocrine

system are:

Answer 19:

Pancreas, pituitary gland, adrenal gland,

testis, ovaries

Question 20:

The levels of organism from simple to complex:

Answer 20:

1)Cell 2) tissue3)organ

4) organ system 5) organism

Question 21:

An example of a cell in the nervous system___.

Answer 21:

Neuron

Question 22:

The function of the nervous system is to…

Answer 22:

Sense, process, and transport information

Question 23:

De-oxygenated blood is pumped from the heart

to the __________.

Answer 23:

Lungs to get oxygen and drop off carbon

dioxide

Question 24:

The glands in the endocrine system make and release chemical

messengers called--- into the blood.

Answer 24:

Hormones

Question 25:

Another word for balance is ___.

Answer 25:

Homeostasis

Question 26:

Both the nervous system and the

endocrine system…

Answer 21:

1. Keep the body in homeostasis, balance

2. Allow the body to respond to stimuli in the environment

Question 27:

The nervous system sends messages through

the body using---.

Answer 27:

Electrical signals

Question 28:

Hormones are chemical messengers produces by

the ________system

Answer 28:

Endocrine

Question 29:

Oxygenated blood is pumped from the lungs back to the ________.

Answer 29:

Heart

Question 30:

The blood transports ______and _______to the cells of the body.

And carries away ________.

Answer 30:

Oxygen and Nutrients

Carries away carbon dioxide

Question 31:

Oxygenated blood is pumped from the heart to the ____________.

Answer 31:

Tissues and organs of the body

Question 32:

The way an cell, tissue or organ is built or organized is its__.

Answer 32:

Structure

Question 33:

The job that a cell, organ or organ system

does is its___.

Answer 33:

function

Question 34:

Chemical messengers in the endocrine system

are called---.

Answer 34:

hormones