Chapter 12 the nervous & endocine systems

The basic unit of the nervous system is a...

• synapse

• receptor

• neuron

• stimulus

The part of the brain that is used for thinking and memory is the...

• medulla

• cerebrum

• nerve

• spinal cord

_______receive messengers.

• glands

• hormones

• Receptors

• a stimulus

A reaction to a stimulus is a _____________.

• spinal cord

• gland

• goiter

• response

A secretion of a ductless gland is a __________.

• hormone

• nerve

• neuron

• vitamin

Chemical messengers such as adrenaline are known as...

• nerves

• hormones

• receptors

• brains

The space between the dendrites of one nerve cell and the axon of another is the_________.

• response

• stimulus

• dendrite

• synapse

The part of the brain responsible for coordination is the________.

• response

• cerebellum

• thyroid

• hormone

The part of a neuron known as the cell body is called the___

• cyton

• axon

• gland

• hormone

An inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord is____.

• a vaccine

• bronchitis

• cancer

• meningitis