Class 5 science: Nervous system
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What is the term for the cells that make up the nervous system?
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A person might faint if his heart does not send enough blood to his_______.
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Which part of the brain is responsible for processing information related to taste?
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Which of the following senses allows us to detect changes in temperature?
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What is the term for the network of nerves that connects the central nervous system to the rest of the body?
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Which of these is not part of the brain?
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Sensory nerves carry impulses from _______.
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Which part of the brain is responsible for coordinating movement and balance?
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Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating hunger, thirst, and body temperature?
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What is the term for the bundle of nerves that carries sensory information from the body to the brain?
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What is the term for the fatty substance that surrounds and insulates nerve fibres, allowing for faster transmission of nerve impulses?
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Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating the body's internal clock and sleep-wake cycles?
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What is the term for the tiny gap between two neurons where nerve impulses are transmitted?
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Which of the following senses allows us to detect light?
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The most important system in our body is______.
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Involuntary actions like blood pressure and vomiting are controlled by which part of the hindbrain?
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Our nervous system consists of the brain, the spinal cord and the _________.
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Reflex action is an ______ action.
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What is the term for the cells that support and protect neurons in the nervous system?
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Which part of the nervous system controls involuntary actions such as heartbeat and digestion?
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Which of the following is NOT a part of the brain?
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Which part of the brain is responsible for processing visual information?
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What is the term for the nerve cells that carry information throughout the body?
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The control centre of the human body _______.
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What is the function of the nervous system?
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