The Nervous System
The brain and the spine
What is the Central Nervous System.
Nerve Cell
What is a neuron.
Regulates body growth
Number of lobes to the brain
What is 4.
Natural opiates (painkillers)
What is endorphins.
Enables voluntary control of skeletal muscles
What is the Somatic Nervous System.
Neuron extension through which messages pass to other neurons
Regulates metabolism
What is the thyroid gland.
Chemical messengers
What is neurotransmitters.
Chemical messengers produced by the endocrine glands by both men and women
What are hormones.
Arouses the body
What is the Sympathetic Nervous System.
Neuron extension that receives incoming information
Controls the glandular system by influencing the pituitary
What is the hypothalamus gland.
Part of the brain that regulates breathing
What is the medulla.
Hormone released by both women and men
What is testosterone.
Controls the glands and muscles of internal organs
What is the Autonomic Nervous System.
Junction between two neurons
What is the synapse.
Releases epinephrine (adrenaline) & norepinephrine when under stress
What is the adrenal gland.
Part of the brain that controls motor coordination
What is the cerebellum.
Hormone released by just women.
What is estrogen.
Arouses the body; most complex system because of its 4 parts
What is the Peripheral Nervous System.
Insulates the axons of certain neurons
What is the myelin sheath.
The set of glands that regulate the body by secreting hormones into the bloodstream
What is the endocrine system.
Test to examine the brains functions in the event of an injury or illness
What is an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).
Released by the adrenal gland when the body is under stress; also a injected when having an allergic reaction
What is epinephrine (epi pen).