Which Statement About the Nervous System Is NOT True? the Nervous

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Multiple Choice

Which statement about the nervous system is NOT true? The nervous system:

• A) connects your brain to all parts of your body.
• B) is made up of neurons.
• C) sends and receives messages from all over your body.
• D) sends hormones through the body.

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Definitions:

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, representing the earliest stage of embryonic development.

Implantation

The process by which a fertilized egg attaches itself to the lining of the uterus, beginning the pregnancy.

Blastocyst

An early stage of embryonic development that consists of a sphere of cells surrounding a fluid-filled cavity and a cluster of cells called the inner cell mass.

Trimester

One of the three approximately three-month periods into which pregnancy is divided.