The Nervous System
Parts of the Nervous System
The Endocrine System
Parts of the brain
Parts of the brain 2
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What is the function of the nervous system?
To gather, process, and respond to information
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What is A pointing to in the picture above?
Axon
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What is the function of the endocrine system?
Controls the release of hormones in the body
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What part of the brain is shown in blue?
The frontal lobe
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What part of the brain is number 7?
Cerebellum
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Another name for a nerve cell is known as?
A neuron
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What is B in the picture above?
Cell Body
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What type of protein is A pointing to in the picture above?
A receptor protein
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What part of the brain in shown in green?
The Temporal Lobe
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What part of the brain is number 3?
Pituitary Gland
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What is the stimulus and the response in this picture?
Stimulus- the bell ringing
Response- the dog wagging his tail
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What is C pointing to in the picture above (the gap between two neurons)?
Synapse
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This gland releases hormones that help the body respond to stress and react quickly.
Adrenal glands
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What part of the brain is shown in yellow?
The parietal lobe
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Class question
What part of the brain helps regulate balance and muscle movement?
Cerebellum
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What is homeostasis and give one example
Homeostasis- The body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment
Examples: Shivering, sweating, regulating sugar levels, regulating water levels, ect.
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Class Question:
What part of the brain control involuntary functions such as breathing and heart beat?
The brain stem or medulla oblongata
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This gland in the brain produces many different hormones including growth hormone.
The Pituitary Gland
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What part of the brain is shown in red?
Occipital Lobe
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What gland signals to the immune system to produce cells to fight infection?
The thymus gland
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During a reflex, after receptors detect a stimuli, signals are sent through nerves to what part of the nervous system?
The spinal cord
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Explain how paralysis effects the nervous system.
Paralysis results in injured nerves so that they can no longer send of receive signals. This stops communication between the brain and parts of the body that have lost the ability to move.
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A lack of this hormone, produced by the pancreas, causes a disorder known as diabetes since sugar levels cannot be properly regulated.
Insulin
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What part of the brain is number 11?
Corpus Callosum
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What part of the brain includes the medulla oblongata, pons, and the mid brain?
The brain stem