Exam 12: Nervous and Endocrine Systems

________________ are the chemical messengers that are secreted into the bloodstream by endocrine glands.

______________ is a poison that paralyzes lung muscles by occupying critical acetylcholine receptors, preventing the normal activity of the transmitter.

________________ have been called the "keys to paradise" because of their pleasure-pain controlling properties.

__________________ is a research method that involves observing and giving a highly detailed description of a single individual or event.

The _________________ secretes hormones that affect the functioning of other glands as well as hormones that act directly on physical processes.

The _______________ bundle of neuron axons that carries information in the peripheral nervous system.

The ______________ nervous system maintains normal body functions and conserves the body's physical resources.

______________ is a communication system composed of glands located throughout the body that secrete hormones into the blood stream.

____ in the spinal cord that carry information from the brain to muscles and glands throughout the body.

Metabolism, growth rate, digestion, blood pressure and sexual development and reproduction are all processes regulated by __________________.

___________________ structure serves as the main link between the nervous system and the endocrine system.

_____________ are produced by surgically altering or destroying specific portions of the brain.

The ______________ system is made up of glands located throughout the body and uses chemical messengers called hormones to transmit information from one part of the body to another.

_________________ carries sensory information via afferent nerve fibers from receptors throughout the body to the brain and conducts information via efferent nerve fibers from the brain to muscles and glands.

The signals that trigger the secretion of hormones are regulated primarily by a brain structure called the _________________.

__________________ division of the nervous system that includes all the nerves lying outside the central nervous system.

__________________ is a peanut-sized forebrain structure that is part of the limbic system and regulates behaviors related to survival, such as eating, drinking and sexual activity.

______________ are the simple, automatic behaviors that are processed in the spinal cord.

The _________________ response refers to physiological changes, such as increased heart rate, accelerated breathing, dry mouth and perspiration, which occur in response to perceived threats or danger.

The central nervous system is a major division of the nervous system and consists of the brain and _________________.