Endocrine and Nervous System Do Now

The inability to produce insulin

• cancer

• fatigue

• diabetes

Group of cells that make special chemicals in your body

• receptors

• glands

• hormone makers

Gland that increases the rate at which you use energy

• thymus

• adrenal

• thyroid

Which statement best describes the function of the nervous system in the body?  

• to protect other organs and tissues
•  send messages to body parts using only chemicals
• to gather information through the senses (stimuli) and also control all other body systems
• to transport oxygen and carbon dioxide

The central nervous system includes your

• Heart and Lungs

• Brain and Stomach

• Brain and Spinal Cord

• Nerve cells not in the brain or spinal cord

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The peripheral nervous system includes

• Heart and Lungs

• Brain and Stomach

• Brain and Spinal Cord

• Nerve cells not in the brain or spinal cord

Which organ controls your entire body?

• Brain

• Heart

• Stomach

• Lungs

What is the job of your endocrine system?

• To control the body using electrical signals

• To bring oxygen into the body

• To pump blood from the heart

• To send chemical messages called hormones

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Groups of cells that release hormones are called

• Organs

• Tissues

• Glands

• Organ Systems

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Your pituitary gland controls which of the following?

• Sleeping

• Metabolism

• Body Temperature

• Growth

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