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level: Nervous Overview

Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
A natural physiological activity, and this natural function capacities an organism for its continual survival by adjusting to its internal as well as external environment.	Response
Most complex but organized system in the body	Nervous system
True/False: Together with the urinary system, the nervous system is responsible for regulating and maintaining homeostasis.	False. Nervous system together with Endocrine system. Through its receptors, the nervous system keeps us in touch with our environment, both external and internal.
Millions of sensory receptors detect changes that occur inside and outside the body. They monitor temperature, light, sound from external environment.	Stimuli
Inside the body, the internal environment, receptors detect variations in pressure, pH, carbon dioxide concentration, and the levels of various electrolytes. All of these gathered information is called?	Sensory input
The nervous system is composed of what organs?	Brain, spinal cord, nerves, ganglia
The nervous system is composed of what various tissues?	Nerve, blood, connective tissue. Together, these carry out the complex activities of the nervous system.
Activities of the nervous system that are grouped as 3 overlapping functions?	Sensory Integrative Motor