Nervous, Excretory, And Enocrine Systems

Question 1

The somatic nervous system controls…

Answer 1

Voluntary actions, such as turning a television on.

Question 2

The endocrine system acts on the body through chemical products called …

Answer 2

Hormones

Question 3

A cell that carries information through your nervous system is a….

Answer 3

Neuron

Question 4

Tiny filtering structures where urine is produced in the kidneys are called…

Answer 4

Nephrons

Question 5

What function do the kidneys perform?

Answer 5

Remove urea and excess water from the body.

Question 6

An automatic response of the body that occurs very rapidly and without conscious control is called a…

Answer 6

Reflex

Question 7

What part of the brain controls memory?

Answer 7

Cerebrum

Question 8

What is the main function of the excretory system?

Answer 8

To collect and remove waste from the body

Question 9

And motor neuron sends an impulse to

Answer 9

A muscle or gland

Question 10

The chemical product of an endocrine gland is a …

Answer 10

Hormone

Question 11

What part of a neuron carries nerve impulses away from the cell body?

Answer 11

Axon

Question 12

Under normal conditions, which of the following substances is found in urine?

Answer 12

Urea

Question 13

They change or signal in the environment that can make an organism reacts is called a…

Answer 13

Stimulus

Question 14

And endocrine gland that regulates other endocrine glands is the…

Answer 14

Pituitary

Question 15

Which organ of the excretory system stores urine into the body is ready to eliminate it?

Answer 15

Urinary bladder

Question 16

True or false

The body’s reaction to a change in the environment is a RESPONSE.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

True or false

Urine passes out of the body through to called the URETER.

Answer 17

False

Urethra

Question 18

True or false

The PERIPHERAL nervous system is composed of the brain and the spinal cord

Answer 18

False

Central

Question 19

True or false

An AXON carries impulses toward the nerve cell body.

Answer 19

False

Dendrite

Question 20

True or false

Voluntary actions are controlled by the AUTONOMIC nervous system

Answer 20

False

Somatic

Question 21

The thick column of nerve tissue that like the brain to most of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system is the …..

Answer 21

Spinal cord

Question 22

What are the 3 functions of the cerebrum?

Answer 22

1. Interprets input from the senses.
2. Direct the movement of skeletal muscles.
3. Carries out complex thought processes.

Question 23

What is the function of the kidneys?

Answer 23

They remove urea and access water from the body.

Question 24

What is the function of the urethra?

Answer 24

A small tube be by which urine leaves the body.

Question 25

What is function of the ureters?

Answer 25

Carries waste materials out of the kidneys.

Question 26

What’s is the function of the urinary bladder?

Answer 26

It stores your urine until your body is ready to eliminate it.

Question 27

What is the function of the cerebellum?

Answer 27

Coordinates muscle action and helps maintain balance.

Question 28

What is the function of the brain stem.

Answer 28

Regulates basic body functions that are involuntary.

Question 29

What is the function of the spinal cord?

Answer 29

The link between the brain and most of the nerves of the peripheral nervous system.