
Nervous & Endocrine System Vocabulary
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- Q1the network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body.Nervous System30s
- Q2consists of the brain and spinal cordCentral Nervous System30s
- Q3the sensory and motor neurons that connect the CNS to the rest of the bodyPeripheral Nervous System30s
- Q4an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity.brain30s
- Q5Nerves that run up and down the length of the back and transmit most messages between the body and brainspinal cord30s
- Q6a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous systemNeuron30s
- Q7the "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balanceCerebellum30s
- Q8Largest part of the brain; responsible for voluntary muscular activity, vision, speech, taste, hearing, thought, and memory.Cerebrum30s
- Q9Connection to spinal cord. Filters information flow between peripheral nervous system and the rest of the brain.brain stem30s
- Q10sight, taste, touch, smell, and hearingsenses30s
- Q11a structure that produces substances (hormones) that the body usesgland30s
- Q12a substance produced by the endocrine system that is released into the bloodstreamhormone30s
- Q13the part of the brain that helps the body maintain homeostasishypothalamus30s
- Q14a type of feedback in which the output of a system is reducednegative feedback:30s
- Q15a gland in the brain that regulates other glands in the bodypituitary gland30s