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Ductless glands that secrete hormones into the circulatory system.
The endocrine system
How many lobes does the Thyroid have?
Two large lobes.
How many pairs of spinal nerves do we have?
31
•Cervical (8 nerve pairs)
•Thoracic (12 nerve pairs)
•Lumbar (5 nerve pairs)
•Sacral (5 nerve pairs)
•Coccygeal (1 nerve pair)
Cerebrum
•Divided into hemispheres (right and left), which divides into lobes
•Frontal – primary motor area of the brain
•Parietal – processes senses
•Occipital – mainly concerned with vision
•Temporal-mainly concerned with sound and language
Multiple sclerosis, Cerebral palsy, epilepsy are all disorders of the ________ Nervous system.
Central
Organized aggregations of cells functioning as secretory or excretory organs
Glands
Where is the pituitary gland located?
Base of the brain.
The brain and spinal cord are considered what system
Central Nervous System
This part of your brain is primarily concerned with coordination of voluntary muscles.
Cerebellum
Carpal tunnel syndrome, trigemenial nerve disorders are disorders of the ________ Nervous sytem.
Peripheral
These are the chemical messengers of the body.
Hormones
What gland grows until puberty and then decreases in size until largely replaced by fat?
Thymus
Nerves running throughout the body that control, and coordinates functions of the organ systems is what system?
Peripheral Nervous System
This connects to the spinal cord and controlds functions such as breathing, heart rate and blood pressure.
Brainstem
Cluster, Tension, Migraine, Post traumatic are all types of
Headache
Too much thyroid hormone
Too little is hypothyroidism
Where do we find the adrenal glands?
The kidney
This provides motor information to muscles, sensory information to the brain and reflex coordination.
Spinal cord
Disorders of this gland include Cushing's syndrome, Glucocorticoid deficiency and Addison's disease?
Adrenal Gland
This type of Diabetes requires insulin therapy because these patients don't make insulin
Type 1
This regulates the calcium metabolism
Parathyroid
What gland creates Insulin and glucagon?
Pancreas
Insomnia, Hypersomnia, parasomnia and Apnea are all what type of disorder?
Sleep
Meningitis is swelling of the.....
Lining of the brain/spinal cord
The terms Soma, Dendrites and Axon all refer to this.
The nerve