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Body Messages
Age 11 · Biology
Nerves are like tiny roads that carry messages through your body. Some nerves bring news from your skin to your spinal cord and brain, and others carry orders back to your muscles.
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In the picture
- Skin on the calf: the spot where the cat’s touch is felt
- Spinal cord in the backbone: the route that carries the touch message upward
- Brain: the place that receives the message and decides what to do
- Calf muscle: the part that gets the order to move the leg
Examples
- Touching a hot cup and pulling your hand away
- Feeling a mosquito land on your arm and swiping it off
Key takeaways
- Sensory nerves carry information from the body toward the spinal cord and brain.
- Motor nerves carry commands from the brain and spinal cord back to muscles.
Quiz: Body Messages (Age 11)
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What do sensory nerves do?
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What do motor nerves do?
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Which part receives the touch message and decides what to do?
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