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Nervous System

Science Unit 8 Lesson 3

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How does your body connect to the world? Sensory organs
What do sensory organs do? Connect you to the world
What do sensory organs gather? Information
Where is information sent? To your brain
What does the brain do? Collect information
What is the control center of your body? Brain
What does the brain do with information? Interprets it and tells the body what to do
What is the small opening in the eye? Pupil
What is a pupil? Small opening in the eye
What does the pupil do? Allows light in
What part of the eye allows light in? Pupil
What part of the eye focuses light? Lens
What does the lens do? Focuses light in the eye
Where is the lens of the eye located? Behind the pupil
What enters your ear so you can hear? Sound waves
What vibrates in your ear? Ear drum
What does the ear drum do? Vibrates
What are the small parts of your tongue that allow you to taste? Taste buds
What is the function of taste buds? Taste… duh
What part of your brain controls your thoughts, imagination, feelings, and voluntary muscles? Cerebrum
What does the cerebrum do? Controls your thoughts, imagination, feelings, and voluntary muscles
What part of the brain controls breathing, heart rate, and swallowing? Brain stem
What is the function of the brain stem? Controls breathing, heart rate, and swallowing
What carries messages to and from the brain? Spinal cord
What is the function of the spinal cord? Carry messages to and from the brain
What is the body’s most complex organ? Brain
What is the brain made of? Nerve cells
What makes up the central nervous system? Brain and spinal cord
What system is made of the brain and spinal cord? Central nervous system
How do messages travel to your brain? The spinal cord
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