Nervous & Endocrine Systems Vocab

Usually, a long cell fiber on a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body.

The mass of nerve tissue that is the body's central command organ.

A collection of organs that processes all incoming and outgoing messages from the nerves.

A short, branched extension of a neuron where the neuron receives impulses from other cells.

A collection of glands that produce hormones that control body-fluid balance, growth, and sexual development.

A system that turns endocrine glands on or off.

An organ that make special chemicals (hormones) for the body.

A chemical messenger made in one cell or tissue that causes a change in another cell or tissue in a different part of the body.

An electrical message that passes along a neuron.

Processes the brain controls that happen automatically.

A neuron that sends impulses from the brain and spinal cord to other systems.

A specialized cell that transfers messages throughout the body in the form of fast-moving electrical energy.

The collection of communication pathways, or nerves, whose primary function is to transfer information from all areas of the body and the outside environment to the central nervous system and from the central nervous system to the rest of the body.

A specialized cell that detects changes inside or outside the body.

A quick, involuntary response to a stimulus.