Nervous and Endocrine Systems

Select all of the organs of the nervous system:

• Brain

• Heart

• Spinal Cord

• Nerves

• Stomach

The part of the neuron that receives signals is the:

• Axon
• Dendrite
• Axon Terminal
• Cell Body

a body system that controls and coordinates all body activities through electric impulses/messages between brain, spinal cord and nerves.

• endocrine system 
• nervous system
• nerve
• neuron

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What is mean by homeostasis?

• Controls and coordinates body activities through chemical

• controls and coordinates body activities through electrical impulses

• For maintenance of a steady state in the internal environment

• remove metabolic waste products from the cel

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What is the endocrine system?

• senses the hormone levels in the blood
• controls all other endocrine glands
• A group of glands that work together with the nervous system to coordinate all body functions
• decreases bone calcium levels

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The __________ is the main organ of the nervous system.

• heart
• lungs
• brain
• skin

An electrical message from the nervous system is called a . . .

• Neuron

• Impulse

• Reaction

• Hormone

In a neuron, the ______ carries information away from the cell.

• Cell body

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Axon terminal

What is the role of the nervous system?

• to transport oxygen
• to protect organs
• to send and receive chemical messages
• to gather and respond to information

The chemical product of an endocrine gland is called a(n)

• chromosome
• horomone
• target cell
• hypothalamus