Endocrine System
What is the thyroid gland?
The first line of defense.
What are the tonsils and adenoids?
The components of the Central Nervous System
What are the brain and the spinal cord?
This contains the genetic material from the mother or the father.
What is a haploid?
It is made up of 4 lobes.
What is the cerebrum?
Chemical messengers that affect the body's reaction to certain stimuli.
What are hormones?
As well as filtering blood, this organ traps bacteria.
What is the spleen?
Another name for efferent nerves.
What are motor nerves?
The name for the fertilized ovum.
What is a zygote?
The part of the brain whose main functions are to control balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
The gland that controls your circadian rhythms
What is the parathyroid?
A gland you'll find in children, but not in seniors.
What is the thymus?
Involuntary bodily functions.
What are autonomic functions?
The group of cells that imbeds into the uterine lining.
This lobe focuses on memory, sound and speech.
What is the temporal lobe?
Need to get ready to fight or run away - we've got you covered.
What are the adrenal glands?
What the T cells form after recognizing a surface protein as a pathogen.
What are B- cells?
A system of afferent nerves.
What is the CNS?
Less effective in mammals, it nurtures the growing fetus until the umbilical system is established.
What is the yolk sac?
What is the corpus callosum?
Monitors and controls the amount of sugar being absorbed or released by the cells.
What is the pancreas?
It does not contain red blood cells or platelets, but this fluid is crucial to your immune system.
What is lymph?
The part of the PNS that restores your body to equilibrium after a threat has passed.
What is the parasympathetic nerve system?
Elevated levels of this hormone indicate an egg has been fertilized.
What is HCG?
The gland that controls your moods, sleep and appetite.
What is the hypothalamus?