Nervous and Endocrine System Quiz
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A. Frontal Lobe
B. Brain Stem
C. Cerebellum
D. Occipital Lobe
Hormones cause specific effects by ______.
A. Flooding the entire body
B. Targeting specific parts of the brain
C. Targeting specific groups of cells in the body
D. Spreading through the nervous system
What is the point of a feedback loop?
A. To provide the body with more energy
B. To provide the body with more food
C. To make sure the conditions in the body are always changing
D. To make sure the conditions in the body remain stable
What do Dendrites do?
A. Receives information from other neurons via neurotransmitters
B. Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath
C. Sends information to the next cell
D. Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon
A hormone is
A. a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the lymph.
B. an enzyme produced by a gland and carried by the blood.
C. a chemical substance produced by an organ and carried by the blood.
D. a chemical substance produced by a gland and carried by the blood.
Which one here reduces the amount of glucose in the blood?
A. Glucagon
B. Insulin
C. Glycogen
D. ADH
Hormones travel through your
A. blood
B. bone marrow
C. neurons
D. brain
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
A. keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
B. decrease body temperature
C. increase body temperature
D. regulate blood pressure
What is a neurotransmitter?
A. chemicals that transmit messages between neurons
B. myelin sheath
C. disposal of debris
What part of the brain controls movement of the skeletal muscles?
A. cerebellum
B. diencephalon
C. medualla oblengata
Insulin is produced by
A. the liver
B. the pancreas
C. the kidneys
The main elements of the endocrine system are ______.
A. The glands, hormones, and cell receptors
B. The glands, nerves, and blood vessels
C. The blood, tissue, and brain
D. The hormones, blood, and brain
Detects change and sends a message to the control center
A. receptor
B. control center
C. effector
D. regulation
A. Nucleus
B. Cell Body
C. Axon
D. Node of Ranvier
Diabetes is a disease where some mammals cannot properly regulate
A. temperature
B. blood glucose
C. oxygen and carbon dioxide
D. water and solutes
