AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Organs such as the skin, eyes, ears, nose, and tongue that gather information from outside the body.
A
nervous system
B
spinal cord
C
reflex
D
sensory organ
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The nervous system must receive and process information about the world outside in order to react, communicate, and keep the body healthy and safe. Much of this information comes through the sensory organs: the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are five sense organs – eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sense organs are considered as systems that detect information from the outer and inner environment and transfer it to the central nervous system where it is processed by a series of brain structures which make it the basis for the conscious interpretation of the surrounding world.

Detailed explanation-4: -The thalamus carries messages from the sensory organs like the eyes, ears, nose, and fingers to the cortex. The hypothalamus controls your pulse, thirst, appetite, sleep patterns, and other processes in your body that happen automatically.

Detailed explanation-5: -The sensory division of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) includes several sense organs-the eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and skin. Each sense organ has special cells, called sensory receptors, that respond to a particular type of stimulus.

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