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Which structure is at work when the body deals with reflex actions? - Answer the spinal cord When Gretchen starts being chased by a dog, her brain sends a signal to her muscles to run. Which neurons are at work? - Answer motor neurons When Brian touches a hot object, which body structures help him react appropriately to protect himself? - Answer the sensory neurons, the interneurons, and the motor neurons Which is an example of how the peripheral nervous system helps the body maintain its internal environment? - Answer Muscles contract rapidly to produce heat on a cold day. Which is a function of the central nervous system? - Answer controlling coordination in the body Which statement best describes the central nervous system? - Answer It is made up of the brain and the spinal cord. The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are both part of which division of the nervous system? - Answer the autonomic nervous system Which is a function performed by the central nervous system (CNS)? Select all that apply. - Answer *processing information that is received from the stimuli receptors receiving stimuli and making the body react to those stimuli *sending out information so that the body can react appropriately to stimuli *coordinating reflexes and reactions to stimuli sensing stimuli and causing reactions in the body Which structure(s) are connected to the peripheral nervous system? Select all that apply. - Answer (Not My Anwser) sense organ, a muscle, a gland and a bone Which of these terms are associated with communication between neurons? - Answer chemical signals, synapse, neurotransmitters