Nervous & Endocrine Systems Vocab
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- Q1Usually, a long cell fiber on a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body.Axon30s
- Q2The mass of nerve tissue that is the body's central command organ.Brain30s
- Q3A collection of organs that processes all incoming and outgoing messages from the nerves.Central Nervous System (CNS)30s
- Q4A short, branched extension of a neuron where the neuron receives impulses from other cells.Dendrites30s
- Q5A collection of glands that produce hormones that control body-fluid balance, growth, and sexual development.Endocrine System30s
- Q6A system that turns endocrine glands on or off.Feedback Controls30s
- Q7An organ that make special chemicals (hormones) for the body.Gland30s
- Q8A chemical messenger made in one cell or tissue that causes a change in another cell or tissue in a different part of the body.Hormones30s
- Q9An electrical message that passes along a neuron.Impulse30s
- Q10Processes the brain controls that happen automatically.Involuntary30s
- Q11A neuron that sends impulses from the brain and spinal cord to other systems.Motor Neurons30s
- Q12A specialized cell that transfers messages throughout the body in the form of fast-moving electrical energy.Neurons30s
- Q13The 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
- Q14A specialized cell that detects changes inside or outside the body.Receptor30s
- Q15A quick, involuntary response to a stimulus.Reflex30s