Module 10 Nervous & Endorcrine System

Which of the following carries the information necessary to activate withdrawal of the hand from a hot object? 

• Sensory neuron
• motor neuron
• Interneuron
• Receptor neuron

Hormones are _________________ released into the _______________.

• neurons; neurotransmitters
• chemical messengers; bloodstream
• electrical messengers; bloodstream
• electrical messengers; synapse

Which division of the nervous system produces startle response? 

• Parasympathetic
• Central
• Somatic
• Sympathetic

Which of the following endocrine glands may explain unusually tall height in a 12 year old?

• Pituitary
• Adrenal
• Pancreas
• Parathyroid

Which of the following communicates with the pituitary, which in turn controls the endocrine system? 

• Parathyroids
• Autonomic Nervous System
• Hypothalamus
• Spinal Cord

Which branch of the nervous system calms a person down? 

• Central Nervous System
• Sympathetic 
• Parasympathetic
• Somatic

Epinephrine and noepinephrine increase energy and are released by the

• thyroid glands
• adrenal glands
• pituitary glands
• hypothalamus

Interneurons are said to 

• send messages from specific body parts to the brain
• transmit and process informatin within the brain and spinal cord.
• act as connectors, supporting other neurons in the brain.
• send messages from the brain to body parts. 

Which of the following is a part of the peripheral nervous system?

• The brain
• Blood Vessels
• Paraneuronal nervous system
• autonomic nervous system

The pituitary gland can be described as ______________.

• The part of the brainstem situated just above the spinal chord
• A gland used to detoxify the body.
• The "master gland" of the endocrine system
• The gland that regulates the flow of liquid out of the skill