Nervous 1
What is the Central nervous system composed of?
The main organ in the nervous system
The brain
How many senses do humans have?
Five
The chemical messenger molecule that effects cells throughout the body
Hormone
Produces insulin
Pancreas
Cells that transmit electrical message from one area of the body to another.
Neurons
What bones protect your central nervous system
Brain - skull, Spinal cord - vertebra
When you touch an object your skin sends information where to determine information about it?
The gland most responsible for growth, also known as the master gland as it controls many other glands
Pituitary Gland
All body cells need hormones from this gland
Thyroid
The nervous systems supporting cell
Glial
Major set of large nerves protected by the vertebrae
Spinal cord
What is your largest sense organ?
Skin
The male gland that secretes testosterone
This senses hormone levels in the blood and controls the release of hormones from the pituitary gland
Hypothalamus
The neurons that send information from the brain to the muscles
Motor
Neurons that send information from the eyes, ears, nose, skin, mouth TO your brain
Sensory
What sends information to your brain when you hear somehting?
The inner ear
The hormone that may induce sleep
Melatonin
Female reproductive glands
Ovaries
The nervous system that works without thought
Autonomic
Neurons and glial cells are called what?
Nerve Cells
These provide information about the world around us.
Sense organs
Name four glands in the endocrine system
Pineal Gland, Pituitary Gland, Thyroid, Thymus, Adrenal Glands, pancreas, Testicles (men) ovaries (woman)
Produces and programs the T cells (lymphocytes) that fight disease
Thymus