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Question 1

gonadotropin releasing hormone

Answer 1

produced in hypothalamus and stimulates release of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone from pituitary gland

Question 2

follicle stimulating hormone

Answer 2

helps stimulate growth of eggs in ovaries and control menstrual cycle

Question 3

luteinizing hormone

Answer 3

helps trigger ovulation (release of an egg from the ovary

Question 4

testosterone

Answer 4

hormone produced by testes that help to produce sperm and develop male characteristics

Question 5

estrogen

Answer 5

hormone produced by the ovaries that helps to develop female characteristics and regulates menstrual cycle

Question 6

deoxygenated blood

Answer 6

veins, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs

Question 7

oxygenated blood

Answer 7

lungs, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta, body

Question 8

capillaries

Answer 8

attach veins to arteries

Question 9

function of respiratory system

Answer 9

maintain blood ph, regulate bp, body temp

Question 10

central nervous system

Answer 10

brain and spine, communications and actions

Question 11

peripheral nervous system

Answer 11

branches off spine, sends signals from brain to body

Question 12

cell body

Answer 12

nucleus and organelles

Question 13

dendrites

Answer 13

short, branch-like extensions that generate electrical impulses

Question 14

axon

Answer 14

long extension that transmits signals to other neurons

Question 15

myelin sheath

Answer 15

fatty substances that covers axon and helps increase speed of nerve impulses

Question 16

synapses

Answer 16

space between terminal buttons of one neuron and the dendrites of another

Question 17

sensory (afferent) neurons

Answer 17

sends messages to central nervous system

Question 18

motor (efferent) neurons

Answer 18

sends messages to muscles

Question 19

somatic

Answer 19

voluntary

Question 20

autonomic

Answer 20

involuntary

Question 21

nerve electrical impulse

Answer 21

brain, spinal cord, axon, muscle nerve , muscle fiber

Question 22

pituitary gland

Answer 22

growth hormone

Question 23

thyroid

Answer 23

metabolism

Question 24

parathyroid

Answer 24

regulation of calcium within blood

Question 25

thymus gland

Answer 25

helps develop immune system

Question 26

adrenal gland

Answer 26

fight or flight response epinephrine

Question 27

pancreas

Answer 27

insulin and glucagon regluates blood sugar

Question 28

positive feedback

Answer 28

amplifies change in given direction

Question 29

negative feedback

Answer 29

reverses change or slows it down