Health vocab 2

Question 1

Nervous System

Answer 1

Body system that allows people to think, use the senses, move, and maintain important body processes

Question 2

Neuron

Answer 2

Cell that is specialized to receive and send signals

Question 3

Cerebrum

Answer 3

Largest part of the brain which interprets information from the sensory organs; controls muscle actions, and is responsible for intelligence, personality, and memory

Question 4

Cerebellum

Answer 4

Part of the brain which controls coordinated, smooth muscle activity

Question 5

Brainstem

Answer 5

Part of the brain that controls heartbeat and breathing rate

Question 6

Spinal cord

Answer 6

Part of the nervous system that carries signals between the brain and the body

Question 7

Endocrine system

Answer 7

Body system that produces chemical messengers, called hormones, which regulate body processes

Question 8

Pituitary gland

Answer 8

Master gland of the body that releases hormones to control other endocrine organs

Question 9

Thyroid hormone

Answer 9

Substance produced in the thyroid, which controls the rate at which the body uses energy

Question 10

What does the nervous system, sensory organs and endocrine system do?

Answer 10

They help regulate the body’s function internally and with the outside world

Question 11

How many parts is the nervous system organized into?

Answer 11

Organized into 2 parts

Question 12

What is the first part of the nervous system

Answer 12

Central nervous system (CNS)

Question 13

What is the second part of the nervous system ?

Answer 13

Includes Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

Question 14

How many types of neurons are there?

Answer 14

There are 3 types