Chapter 2 2.4

Question 1

Neurons

Answer 1

The primary cellular unit of the nervous system.

Question 2

Reflexes

Answer 2

An involuntary response that happens without conscious effort.

Question 3

Endocrine system

Answer 3

The scientific study of interactions between hormones and behavior

Question 4

Pituitary - master gland

Answer 4

The hormones it produces control so many different processes in the body.

Question 5

Testes & ovaries

Answer 5

The gonads, the primary reproductive organs, and the male’s taste and the female’s ovaries.

Question 6

Thyroid

Answer 6

Affects mood like anxiety and depression.

Question 7

Adrenal medulla

Answer 7

Supports your mental health

Question 8

Pancreas

Answer 8

Secretes hormones that regulate blood sugar levels.

Question 9

Testosterone

Answer 9

Stimulates of male secondary sex characteristics, produced in tests, ovaries, and adrenal cortex.

Question 10

Estrogen

Answer 10

Regulates menstrual cycle

Question 11

Adrenaline

Answer 11

Happens in stressful conditions, increasing rates of blood circulation, and breathing. prepares the body for exertion.

Question 12

Cortisol

Answer 12

Increases sugar/ glucose in the bloodstream. Increases the availability of substances in the body that repair tissue.

Question 13

Insulin

Answer 13

A hormone that lowers the level of glucose in the blood.

Question 14

Glucose

Answer 14

A hormone formed in the pancreas which promotes the breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver.