Name ____________________________________________
Nervous System and Endocrine System Exam Review
WORD BANK (Words MAY be used MORE THAN ONCE!!!)
NEURONS
PITUITARY
ADRENALINE
CENTRAL
RESPONSE
INSULIN
CELL BODY
RECEPTOR
PANCREAS
GONADS
SYNAPSE
REGULATE
OVARIES
TARGET
IMPULSE
ADRENAL
TESTES
TERMINAL BRANCHES
Date ____________
THYROXINE
HORMONE
STIMULUS
THYROID
DENDRITES
PERIPHERAL
NEUROTRANSMITTERS
CALCIUM
EFFECTOR
BLOOD
AXON
GLUCAGON
1. The FUNCTION of the nervous and endocrine system is to _________________________ all life processes.
2. The electrochemical message that travels through the nervous system is called an ____________________.
3. The change in the environment that starts an impulse in a receptor is called a ___________________________.
4. The structure that detects a stimulus is called a _____________________________.
5. The reaction to a stimulus is called a __________________________.
6. The ________________________ is a muscle or gland that produces a response.
7. Nerve cells are called _____________________________.
8. The branches at the beginning of the neuron that receives the impulse are the __________________________.
9. The __________________________ contains the nucleus and other cell organelles.
10. The longest part of a neuron is the _________________________ which can be surrounded by ___________________ cells
that speed up the impulse.
11. The __________________________________ are at the end of the neuron. They release _________________________ into
the synapse.
12. The space between 2 neurons is called the ________________________________.
13. The neurotransmitter released into the synapse attach to ________________________ on the next neuron.
14. The ________________________ nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord.
15. The _______________________ nervous system is made up of all the nerves that extend throughout the body.
16. The chemical released by endocrine glands is called a ____________________________.
17. Hormones are transported by the ____________________ and affect ___________________ cells.
18. The gland at the base of the brain that is called the master gland is known as the ______________________ gland.
19. The ___________________________ regulates blood glucose levels.
20. The _____________________ glands located on top of the kidneys release _________________________ in times of stress.
21. The gland that regulates your metabolism is the _____________________ which releases __________________________.
22. The parathyroid glands regulate your ______________________ levels.
23. ______________________ increases blood glucose levels. __________________________ decreases blood glucose levels,
24. The ____________________ regulate secondary sex characteristics.
25. The _____________________ release estrogen. The ____________________ release testosterone.
Use the diagram below to answer questions 25 - 34.
Word Bank:
A
C
DENDRITES
CELL BODY
AXON
SCWANN CELLS
TERMINAL BRANCHES
NUCLEUS
26. Label structures A - F in the diagram.
Write the number of the structure(s) described for #’s 27 – 33.
______27. Beginning of the neuron.
B
______28. Transports impulse to terminal branches.
______29. Helps impulse travel faster.
D
______30. Release neurotransmitters into the synapse.
______31. Largest part of the neuron.
______32. Contains DNA.
F
E
______33. Where the impulse is electrical.
34. Where is the impulse chemical? _______________________
35. Identify the structures neurotransmitters attach to on the next
neuron. _____________________________
Use the diagram below to answer questions 36 – 45.
Word Bank
PANCREAS
ADRENAL GLANDS
THYROID
TESTES
PARATHYROID
OVARIES
PITUITARY
36. Labels all structures in the diagram.
Identify the gland described.
37. Releases growth hormone. ________________________
38. Regulates calcium levels in the blood. ________________
39. Release estrogen. ______________________
40. Regulate glucose levels. ______________________
41. Release adrenaline in times of stress. _____________
42. Formerly known as the master gland. _______________
43. Release testosterone. _______________________
44. Releases insulin. _______________________
45. Regulates metabolism. ______________________