Study Guide for Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Topics NOT covered by Quick Quizzes ONLY - Anything on a Quick Quiz could be on the test!
What is homeostasis?
You should be able to answer this question: How do the nervous and endocrine systems maintain homeostasis?
Comparison of Nervous and Endocrine Systems:
NERVOUS SYSTEM
Models used in class:
tube/paper
Text/tweet
Specificity of signal
Speed of signal
Duration of signal
NERVOUS SYSTEM
Organization of the Nervous System
Nervous System
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Functional Areas of the Brain – what functions are associated with these structural areas?
Frontal Lobe
Motor Cortex
Parietal Lobe
Sensory Cortex
Occipital Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Limbic System (hippocampus, amygdala, olfactory bulbs, and other structures)
Cerebellum
Corpus Callosum
Pituitary Gland
Brain Injury
What structures protect the brain?
What is a concussion?
Brain Development/Adolescent Brain
What part of the brain matures last?
How does this affect the behavior of teens?
What does use it or lose it mean?
Use neurons to describe how we learn something new.
Reflexes and Reactions – what is the difference?
Reflex Arc – Spinal Reflex
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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
What do we call the signals used by the endocrine system?
How do they travel?
In what type of tissue do these signals originate?
What is the difference between a positive feedback loop and a negative one?
Example of positive feedback loops:
Examples of negative feedback loops:
You need to know the source, target, and action of at least two hormones.
Explain this feedback loop:
Classify each as endocrine or nervous or both
Muscular movement
Puberty
Thinking
Remembering
Learning
Emotions
Giving birth
Growth
Digesting food