click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
PSY 101 CH:2 Nervous
Chapter 2 The Nervous System-Endocrine System
Question | Answer |
---|---|
specialized for communication, up to 1 trillion neurons are linked throughout your body in a complex, organized communication network called the...? | The Nervous System |
includes the brain and the spinal chord is so critical to your ability to function that it is entirely protected by bone (skull, spinal column | The Central Nervous System |
communication occurs along nerves in the peripheral comprises of all the nerves outside of the CNS | The Peripheral Nervous System |
regulates involuntary functions such as heart beat, blood pressure, breathing, digestion. These processes occur with little or no conscious involvement. | Automatic Nervous System |
is made up of glands that are located throughout the body | Endocrine System |
communicate information from one part of the body to another by secreting messenger chemicals called ____ into the blood stream. | Hormones |
a pea sized gland just under the brain. regulate the production of other hormones by many of the glands in the endocrine system. often referred to as the bodies master gland | Pituitary Gland |