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Fifth Grade (Grade 5) Nervous and Endocrine Systems Questions

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Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
What system is responsible for detecting the body's environment?
  1. respiratory
  2. nervous
  3. excretory
  4. circulation
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
What are hormones?
  1. sources of energy for the body
  2. chemicals that aid in digestion
  3. chemicals that deliver messages to tell cells and organs what to do
  4. chemicals that allow your brain to think
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
What chemical messengers are part of the endocrine system?
  1. glands
  2. enzymes
  3. hormones
  4. homeostasis
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Which body system sends electrical signals to the rest of the body?
  1. skeletal
  2. cardiovascular
  3. muscular
  4. nervous
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
The nervous system includes the
  1. brain, nerve cord, and kidney.
  2. brain, sense organ, and lung.
  3. nerve cord, sense organs, and brain.
  4. nerve cord, brain, and pancreas.
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
The                 system includes the brain and spinal cord.
  1. circulatory
  2. muscular
  3. digestive
  4. nervous
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
What organ is the boss of the body systems?
  1. heart
  2. brain
  3. lungs
  4. liver
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
The two halves of the brain are called hemispheres.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Which statement best describes the relationship between the nervous system and the muscular system?
  1. The brain is protected by muscle.
  2. Muscles cause the heart to contract.
  3. The brain controls muscle movement.
  4. Muscles move food through the stomach.
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
What helps us feel when something is hot?
  1. nerves
  2. muscles
  3. stomach
  4. germs
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
The                 system helps control other organs.
  1. muscle
  2. nervous
  3. excretory
  4. digestive
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
The brain is part of the nervous system.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Which body system creates hormones?
  1. muscular
  2. digestive
  3. endocrine
  4. urinary
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Toothless is able to maintain a stable internal temperature even when sleeping outside on a cold Norwegian night. What characteristic of life does this show?
  1. homeostasis
  2. response
  3. growth
  4. reproduction
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
This system helps to control other organs.
  1. skeletal
  2. nervous
  3. respiratory
  4. excretory
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
What is the cornea of the eye?
  1. tough, thin bag that forms the eye ball
  2. colored part of the eye
  3. black round spot in the middle of the eye
  4. clear "window" in the front of the eye
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain and spinal cord cannot grow back, or regenerate, once injured.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Why is the brain the main organ in your body?
  1. It controls your breathing.
  2. It thinks for you.
  3. It controls everything in your body systems.
  4. It is in your head.
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
An astigmatism in the eye is when
  1. a person cannot see colors.
  2. the cornea is not shaped correctly.
  3. there are not enough rods so a person cannot see well in dim light.
  4. the aqueous humor loses moisture and gets too dry.
Grade 5 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
What four things does the brainstem control? (Select all that apply.)
  1. body temperature
  2. digestion
  3. breathing
  4. heart rate
  5. cholesterol levels
  6. blood pressure
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