Which of the Following Is the Best General Description of the Purpose

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best general description of the purpose of the nervous system?

• A) To regulate body temperature
• B) To produce fundamental body components, such as blood cells
• C) To combat invasive foreign tissues
• D) To integrate and interpret stimuli and direct the body to respond in the appropriate manner
• E) To facilitate healing after an organ has been damaged

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variability or dispersion of a set of values around the mean.

Confidence Interval

A span of numbers, calculated from observed data statistics, that probably encompasses an unknown parameter of a population.

Sample

A group or set collected from a larger population for the purpose of statistical analysis, representing the larger group.