Nervous System

Question 1

The pancreas secretes this? ______ helps regulate sugar in the body.

Answer 1

Insulin

Question 2

impulses that move away from the brain are called what?

Answer 2

Motor/efferent

Question 3

Secreted by the pituitary gland, ______ assist in thyroid hormone production

Answer 3

thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

Question 4

What are the parts of the central nervous system?

Answer 4

Cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem, cranial nerves, brain, spinal cord, meninges

Question 5

Define RUBOR?

Answer 5

Redness

Question 6

Lymph vessels are usually located where?

Answer 6

Near blood vessels

Question 7

Name the primary hormone the adrenal gland produces

Answer 7

epinephrine / adrenaline

Question 8

these are taste senses

Answer 8

Sweet, salty, sour, bitter

Question 9

List the parts of the lymphatic system

Answer 9

lymph, lymph vessels, lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils, adenoids, thymus

Question 10

what are the five general senses?

Answer 10

Touch, taste, sight, smell, hearing

Question 11

The medical term for a nerve cell is?

Answer 11

Neuron

Question 12

impulses going to the brain are _____ or _____

Answer 12

Sensory or afferent

Question 13

give some examples of endocrine glands

Answer 13

Pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal gland, pancreas, gonads, thymus

Question 14

ovaries and testes secrete hormones that are responsible for what?

Answer 14

sex and secondary sex characteristics