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Nervous & Endocrine Systems Vocab

Quiz by REBECCA ROSENDAHL

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  • Q1
    Usually, a long cell fiber on a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body.
    Axon
    30s
  • Q2
    The mass of nerve tissue that is the body's central command organ.
    Brain
    30s
  • Q3
    A collection of organs that processes all incoming and outgoing messages from the nerves.
    Central Nervous System (CNS)
    30s
  • Q4
    A short, branched extension of a neuron where the neuron receives impulses from other cells.
    Dendrites
    30s
  • Q5
    A collection of glands that produce hormones that control body-fluid balance, growth, and sexual development.
    Endocrine System
    30s
  • Q6
    A system that turns endocrine glands on or off.
    Feedback Controls
    30s
  • Q7
    An organ that make special chemicals (hormones) for the body.
    Gland
    30s
  • Q8
    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.
    Hormones
    30s
  • Q9
    An electrical message that passes along a neuron.
    Impulse
    30s
  • Q10
    Processes the brain controls that happen automatically.
    Involuntary
    30s
  • Q11
    A neuron that sends impulses from the brain and spinal cord to other systems.
    Motor Neurons
    30s
  • Q12
    A specialized cell that transfers messages throughout the body in the form of fast-moving electrical energy.
    Neurons
    30s
  • Q13
    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.
    Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
    30s
  • Q14
    A specialized cell that detects changes inside or outside the body.
    Receptor
    30s
  • Q15
    A quick, involuntary response to a stimulus.
    Reflex
    30s

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