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What is the main function of sensory nerves in the nervous system?
What is the main function of sensory nerves in the nervous system?
- Enable involuntary actions like breathing and digestion
- Carry impulses from the brain to body parts
- Control voluntary actions like walking and standing
- Carry information from sense organs to the brain or spinal cord (correct)
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for carrying messages from the brain to body parts?
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for carrying messages from the brain to body parts?
- Glands
- Motor nerves (correct)
- Sensory nerves
- Muscles
What happens when the brain or spinal cord receives information?
What happens when the brain or spinal cord receives information?
- It triggers involuntary actions
- It produces a suitable response (correct)
- It stops all bodily functions
- It sends the information back to sense organs
Which actions are controlled by an individual with the help of the nervous system?
Which actions are controlled by an individual with the help of the nervous system?
What distinguishes voluntary actions from involuntary actions?
What distinguishes voluntary actions from involuntary actions?
From where does the information that allows us to see, hear, smell, taste, feel, think, and remember come to the brain and spinal cord?
From where does the information that allows us to see, hear, smell, taste, feel, think, and remember come to the brain and spinal cord?