Handout 3-1
Parts of the Nervous System
Identify each part of the nervous system: (correct answer is written in parentheses)
Exerts control over all parts of the body (nervous system)
Controls all voluntary movements, thoughts, and registration of incoming information (CNS)
The site where processing of all central nervous system activity takes place (brain)
Main carrier of messages between the brain and the body (spinal cord)
Registers information and controls movements outside of the central nervous system (peripheral
nervous system)
Takes charge over the body’s involuntary functions outside conscious awareness (autonomic
nervous system)
Coordinates incoming information from the senses and sends instructions to the muscles and
glands (somatic nervous system)
Increases heart rate in an emergency situation (sympathetic nervous system)
Stimulates digestion of food when the body is in a state of rest (parasympathetic nervous system
Handout 3-2
Parts of the Endocrine System
Identify each part of the endocrine system: (correct answer is written in parentheses)
Major chemical in the endocrine system (hormone)
Regulates the pituitary gland (hypothalamus)
The body’s “master gland” (pituitary)
Hormones involved in sugar metabolism (insulin and glucagon)
Female reproductive organ (ovary)
Organ that produces hormones involved in sugar metabolism (pancreas)
Gland that controls metabolic rate (thyroid)
Nervous system organ that is also in the endocrine system (hypothalamus)
Male reproductive organ (testis)
Type of regulation in the endocrine system (negative feedback)
Gland involved in controlling bodily size (pituitary)
Involved in regulating body’s reaction to stress (adrenal gland)