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Module 10 Vocabulary - The Nervous & Endocrine Systems

Across
the body’s “slow” chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream.
a pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys and secrete hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine) that help arouse the body in times of stress.
bundled axons that form neural “cables” connecting the central nervous system with muscles, glands, and sense organs.
the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of the body
carry messages from the body’s tissues and sensory receptors inward to the brain and spinal cord for processing.
carry instructions from the central nervous system out to the body’s muscles and glands
the brain and spinal cord
Down
the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body’s skeletal muscles.
the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart).
the endocrine system’s most influential gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the gland regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands.
the body’s speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems. _____ the brain and spinal cord.
a simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus, such as the knee-jerk response.
neurons within the brain and spinal cord that ommunicate internally and intervene between the sensory inputs and motor outputs.
chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands and travel through the bloodstream and affect other tissue