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What does the nervous system rely on?
they rely on tiny cells called neurons
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what does the nervous system consist of?
Brain, Spinalcord, and nerves
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what is the central nervous system made of?
brain and spinal cord
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what is the peripheral system made of?
nerves that branch off from the spinal cord.
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Structure that plays a large role in processing new memories
hippocampus
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Trivia Question: What organ does an octopus have three of?
Heart
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parathyroid
Controls calcium levels
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These glands are found in the brain
pituitary gland , hypothalamus , pineal gland
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The gland that connects the two hemispheres of the brain and allows for communication.
Corpus Callosum
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What structure labels the female reproductive system?
I
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What was the first soft drink in space?
Coca Cola
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Controls basic life-support functions: breathing, circulation, swallowing
medulla
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What is the function of a hormone?
the body's chemical messengers, sending signals into the bloodstream and tissues.
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Trivia Question: Name 3 states in New England?
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Maine
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what does CNS stand for?
Central Nervous System
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Trivia Question: What is the hardest rock? Hint: It is a girls best friend.
Diamond
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Trivia Question: When Amazon was founded, what product was initially sold?
Books
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Helps control balance, muscle coordination, movement memory
cerebellum
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Which US state is the largest by land?
Alaska
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Cope with physical and emotional stress; involved in "fight or flight" response
Adrenal Gland
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Found in the pelvic cavity
testes and ovaries
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What is the difference between endocrine and exocrine glands?
Endocrine hormones directly into blood stream.
Exocrine release into a duct.
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Trivia Question: "She sells sea shells by the sea shore" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Alliteration
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Relay impulses from the spinal cord to skeletal and smooth muscles, thus controlling all of our muscle movements
motor neurons
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An action potential or the signal from the cell body travels along this
A neuron's axon
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Thyroid
Growth and development and metabolism
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Trivia Question: Who Was the "king of rock and Roll"
Elvis
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Two subdivisions of the Autonomic Nervous System
What is Parasympathetic Division- "rest and digest" and Sympathetic "Fight of Flight"
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What structure is not labeled on the diagram?
Mylen Sheath
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Trivia Question: The unicorn is the national animal of which country?
Scotland
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What is the only NFL team to go undefeated all season and win the Super Bowl?
Miami Dolphins, 1972
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What gland is also part of the digestive system?
Pancreas: produces enzymes that help to digest food, particularly protein
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ovaries
menstrual and fertility hormones ; produce estrogen; repdroductive development
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If you were to cut the body down the midline (midsagittal plane) from the throat down you would create two perfect halves of these glands (3)
thyroid , parathyroid , thymus
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What is the only animal that can't jump?
Elephant
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Trivia Question: What is the name of the prehistoric town where The Flinstones live?
Bedrock
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Name the five parts of a neuron.
cell body (soma)
dendrites
axon
myelin sheaths
axon terminals
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what does PNS stand for?
peripheral nervous system
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what does ANS stand for?
Autonomic nervous sysytem
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The central nervous system is made of these organs
brain and spinal cord
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Trivia Question: Which mammal has no vocal cords?
Giraffe
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What part of the brain serves as a relay station?
Thalamus
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What country do Pandas come from?
China
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Serves as the brain’s main sensory switchboard receiving info and directing it to the appropriate higher brain structure
thalamus
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What sound does a pterodactyl? Make the sound.
Sound
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Produce testosterone ; produce sperm ; reproductive development
Testes
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Master Gland
Pituitary Gland
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Why is the pituitary gland, know as the master gland?
It monitors and regulates many bodily functions through the hormones that it produces.
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NAME structure G and what is the function of G?
Adrenal Gland. Produce Adrenaline, flight or fight hormones.
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what purpose does Myelin Sheath provide?
Allows information to travel more efficiently by insulating the axon and keeping the electrical signal in the axon
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What job does a dendrite do?
Gather Information
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Creates T-cells that help in the immune system
Thymus
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What is the only sport to have been played on the moon?
Golf
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Trivia Question: In which town does Spongebob get stranded and lost in?
Rock Bottom
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What are the neurons that take information from outside stimuli (temperature, pressure, pain) back to your brain?
sensory neurons
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What is the function of the pineal gland?
secretes the hormone melatonin
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Trivia Question: If a male donkey is a jack, what is the female donkey called?
Jenny
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Your metabolism is the process by which the body changes food and drink into energy.
If someone has a hypothyroid what are symptoms do you think they would exhibit?
slow movement
slow thoughts
weight gain (not burning energy but storing it)
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A pancreas
secretes insulin and glucagon and digestive juices; blood sugar regulation , fat storage
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Hypothalamus
Homeostasis - body temperature , hunger , thirst , fatigue , sleep
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Cerebellum
body control and motor memory
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Cerebrum
consist of two hemispheres which control emotion, hearing, vision and personality
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What are the 4 main lobes?
1. Frontal
2. Parietal
3. Temporal
4. Occipital
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This gland is located one on top of each kidney
adrenal gland
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Name the two subdivisions of the Autonomic Nervous System and what is their function?
Parasympathetic: Calms the body; returns to a normal state; Rest and Digest
Sympathetic: Put your body's systems on alert; Fight or flight