WorksheetsNervous & Endocrine System
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 10hrs 45mins
This system is used to conduct electrical or chemical impulses throughout the body.
Digestive System
Endocrine System
Cardiovascular System
Nervous System
The Central Nervous System consists of what body parts?
Brain & Skull
Brain & Spinal Cord
31 Spinal Nerves & 12 Cranial Nerves
Thyroid Glands
What must FIRST happen for the nervous system to complete a full homeostatic balance loop?
A effector must stimulate the muscles and glands
A stimuli must be present telling the body that it needs to react
The integration occurs telling the body how to react.
An output is created.
The green section of the brain is referring to what lobe of the brain?
Frontal
Occipital
Parietal
Temporal
What section of the brain is shown here in blue?
Parietal
Temporal
Frontal
Occipital
The deep groove that separates our left and right brain hemispheres is known as...
Central Sulci
Longitudinal Fissure
Longitudinal Gryi
Central Gyri
Which organ is NOT a part of the endocrine system?
Pancreas
Thyroid
Spleen
Pineal Gland
What system is used when we refer to our bodies being in "Fight-or-Flight"?
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Sympathetic Nervous System
Adrenaline System
Rest & Digest System
What is known as the "rest & digest" system?
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Sympathetic Nervous System
What body part is used in both the nervous system as well as the endocrine system? It is utilized as a connector or bridge between the two systems.
Pineal Gland
Thymus
Hypothalamus
Cerebral Spinal Fluid
What are the two hormones associated with the pancreas? (You should select two answers)
Melatonin
Insulin
Glucose/Glucagon
Growth Hormone
A deficiency of which hormone can cause dwarfism?
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone (ACTH)
Growth Hormone (GH)
Insulin
Long nerve fibers that send electrical impulses away from the nerve cell body to other cells are
axons
dendrites
organelles
The inability to produce insulin
cancer
fatigue
diabetes
In a neuron, impulses move
from dendrite to axon
from cell body to dendrite
from axon to cell body
Gland that allows your body to respond to danger.
thymus
adrenal
thyroid
ovary
Short, branched extensions of a nerve cell body that receives info
dendrites
axons
axon terminals
Part of brain that helps you keep your balance.
cerebrum
cerebellum
medulla
brain stem
Brain and spinal cord
PNS
CNS
Nerves
PNS
CNS
Gathers info that is happening in and around your body
motor neurons
sensory neurons
Carries nerve impulses to muscles or glands
sensory neurons
motor neurons
What two systems work together to provide communication for your body?
Nervous and Respiratory
Endocrine Respiratory
Nervous and Endocrine
Circulatory and Respiratory
The endocrine system's function is to
Regulate mood
Secrete hormones from glands
Produce sexual hormones
All of the above
Which of the following are chemicals released by glands or cells?
Hormones
Blood
Lymph
Water
The testes and ovaries release
blood
sex hormones
insulin
water
The cell in the nervous system is called the
Gland
Neuron
Muscles
Bone
The peripheral nervous system consists of?
Brain and Spinal Cord
All the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord
Liver and Stomach
Heart and ArteriesVeins
In which system would you find the thymus and thyroid?
Endocrine
Nervous
Muscular
Reproductive
What is 1
axon
synapse
dendrite
cell body
Nerve cells do not reproduce or repair themselves.
True
False
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
Chemicals released by the endocrine system are called
Impulses
Hormones
Glands
Endocrones
How do hormones get to different parts of your body?
They float through air
They don't travel to different parts of your body
They travel in your blood.
They are carried by nerve cells
What is the mV of a neuron at a resting rate?
-70mV
-55mV
30mV
70mV
The exterior portion of the brain is covered with __________ matter. This gets this specific appearance due to the nuclei being tightly packed together.
Brain Stem
White Matter
Grey Matter
Sulci
What is the name of the "wrinkles" in the brain?
Sulci
Gyri
Convolutions
Fissure
What is one of the possible problems that could be faced with a defect of the thyroid?
Hyperthyroidism
Diabetes
Hypoglycemia
Addison's Disease
The thymus plays an important role in which body function?
Metabolism
Electrolyte Imbalances
Immunity
Weight loss/gain
