Nervous and endocrine system

There are 2 parts to the nervous system. What does the central nervous system include?

• blood, brain

• spinal cord, vertebrae

• brain, spinal cord

• heart, vertebrae

System that controls the actions and reactions of the body in response to stimuli from the environment

• digestive

• circulatory

• respiratory

• nervous

The command organ

• spine

• brain

• spinal cord

• vertebrae

Allows your brain to communicate with the rest of your body.

• spinal cord

• vertebrae

• heart

• blood vessels

A cell that moves messages in the form of fast moving electrical impulses

• blood

• gland

• hormone

• neuron

System that controls body functions and helps maintain homeostasis by using hormones.

• excretory

• circulatory

• nervous

• endocrine

The spinal cord is a bundle of _________ surrounded by vertebrae.

• veins

• arteries

• lymph nodes

• nerves

Hormones from the endocrine system work with the _____________ system to deliver hormones throughout the body.

• Respiratory

• Circulatory

• Excretory

• Digestive

What endocrine gland is a part of the digestive system and helps to maintain homeostasis by regulating blood sugar levels

• thyroid

• pituitary

• pancreas

• liver

Think about the lab that was completed this week. Which endocrine gland is stimulated by the nervous system to help us to react quickly?

• thyroid

• adrenal

• parathyroid

• pancreas