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The role of the nervous system is to receive information about what is happening both inside and outside the body. It directs how the body [Blank] to this information. In addition, the nervous system helps maintain [Blank].
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Any change or signal in the environment that an organism can recognize and react to is called a [Blank].
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After your nervous system analyzes a stimulus, it directs a [Blank], which is a reaction to a stimulus.
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All of the following are parts of the nervous system EXCEPT:
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B. 
C. 
D. 
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Individual nerve cells that carry information through your nervous system are called [Blank].
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The message that a neuron caries is called a [Blank]. These may occur as either electrical or chemical signals.
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Most sensory neurons are located in your brain.
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Most interneurons are located in your brain.
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Motor neurons gather information about what is happening in and around the body.
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Which type of neuron gathers information about what is happening in and around the body?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
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The [Blank] is the largest organ of the nervous system as well as the control center of the central nervous system.
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The [Blank] is a thick column of nervous tissue that links the brain to the peripheral nervous system.
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All of the following are regions of the brain EXCEPT:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
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Which area of the brain controls voluntary movements and the senses, such as taste, touch, vision (sight) hearing, smelling, and speech.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
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Which area of the brain processes sensory information from your body, such as from skeletal muscles and joints?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
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Which area of the brain controls blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate, and "normal" involuntary breathing?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
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The [Blank] nervous system is a network of nerves that branches out from the central nervous system and connects it to the rest of the body.
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The peripheral nervous system is involved in both involuntary (uncontrolled) and voluntary (controlled) actions.
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The peripheral nervous system has 2 groups of nerves that make up the [Blank] nervous system and the [Blank] nervous system.
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A [Blank] is an autonomic response that occurs rapidly without conscious control.
21.
Because the lens bends light rays, it produces an upside down image.
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The optic nerve turns the image right side up and combines the images from both eyes to produce a single image.
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Taste and smell receptors work together. Both depend on [Blank] in the air or in food.
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All of the following are the 4 main taste sensations EXCEPT:
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B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
25.
Your tongue is covered with tiny bumps called [Blank], most of which contain taste buds.