Deck 12: Nervous and Endocrine Systems

Question 1

________________ have been called the "keys to paradise" because of their pleasure-pain controlling properties.

A)Dopamines
B)Serotonin
C)GABA
D)Endorphins

Answer 1

Endorphins

Question 2

______________ is a poison that paralyzes lung muscles by occupying critical acetylcholine receptors, preventing the normal activity of the transmitter.

A)Valium
B)Curare
C)Xanax
D)Prozac

Answer 2

Curare

Question 3

_________________ carries sensory information via afferent nerve fibers from receptors throughout the body to the brain and conducts information via efferent nerve fibers from the brain to muscles and glands.

A)Spinal cord
B)Nodes of Ranvier
C)Hippocampus
D)Cell body

Answer 3

Spinal cord

Question 4

____ in the spinal cord that carry information from the brain to muscles and glands throughout the body.

A)Afferent nerve fibers
B)Efferentnerve fibers
C)Hormones
D)Endocrine

Question 5

The ____________ nervous system has two subdivisions, the autonomic nervous system and somatic nervous system.

A)Central
B)Peripheral
C)Sympathetic
D)Parasympathetic

Question 6

The ________________ nervous system communicates sensory information received by sense organ receptors to the central nervous system and carries messages from the central nervous system along motor nerves to the muscles.

A)Somatic
B)Autonomic
C)Sympathetic
D)Parasympathetic

Question 7

The _______________ nervous system regulates involuntary functions such as heartbeat, blood pressure, digestion and breathing.

A)Somatic
B)Autonomic
C)Sympathetic
D)Parasympathetic

Question 8

The _________________ nervous system is the body's emergency system and produces rapid physical arousal in response to perceived threats or in response to emotions such as anger or anxiety.

A)Somatic
B)Autonomic
C)Sympathetic
D)Parasympathetic

Question 9

The ______________ nervous system maintains normal body functions and conserves the body's physical resources.

A)Somatic
B)Autonomic
C)Sympathetic
D)Parasympathetic

Question 10

The ______________ system is made up of glands located throughout the body and uses chemical messengers called hormones to transmit information from one part of the body to another.

A)Nervous
B)Endocrine
C)Autonomic
D)Somatic

Question 11

Metabolism, growth rate, digestion, blood pressure and sexual development and reproduction are all processes regulated by __________________.

A)Endocrine hormones
B)Hypothalamus
C)Brain
D)Spinal reflexes

Question 12

The signals that trigger the secretion of hormones are regulated primarily by a brain structure called the _________________.

A)Endocrine gland
B)Hypothalamus
C)Pituitary gland
D)Spinal reflexes

Question 13

___________________ structure serves as the main link between the nervous system and the endocrine system.

A)Brain
B)Hypothalamus
C)Pituitary gland
D)Nerve

Question 14

The _________________ secretes hormones that affect the functioning of other glands as well as hormones that act directly on physical processes.

A)Endocrine
B)Hypothalamus
C)Pituitary gland
D)Nerve cells

Question 15

The _______________ bundle of neuron axons that carries information in the peripheral nervous system.

A)Hormone
B)Nerve
C)Pituitary gland
D)Hypothalamus

Question 16

______________ is a communication system composed of glands located throughout the body that secrete hormones into the blood stream.

A)Nervous system
B)Hypothalamus
C)Pituitary gland
D)Endocrine system

Question 17

______________ are the simple, automatic behaviors that are processed in the spinal cord.

A)Endocrine hormones
B)Hypothalamus
C)Spinal reflexes
D)Inhibitory processes

Question 18

__________________ is a peanut-sized forebrain structure that is part of the limbic system and regulates behaviors related to survival, such as eating, drinking and sexual activity.

A)Hypothalamus
B)Spinal cord
C)Pituitary gland
D)Endocrine system

Question 19

__________________ division of the nervous system that includes all the nerves lying outside the central nervous system.

A)Central nervous system
B)Peripheral nervous system
C)Sympathetic nervous system
D)Parasympathetic nervous system

Question 20

__________________ subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that regulates involuntary functions.

A)Somatic nervous system
B)Autonomic nervous system
C)Sympathetic nervous system
D)Parasympathetic nervous system

Question 21

The central nervous system is a major division of the nervous system and consists of the brain and _________________.

A)Spinal cord
B)Hypothalamus
C)Pituitary gland
D)Limbic system

Question 22

The _________________ response refers to physiological changes, such as increased heart rate, accelerated breathing, dry mouth and perspiration, which occur in response to perceived threats or danger.

A)Fight
B)Flight
C)Fight-or-flight
D)Spinal reflex

Question 23

________________ are the chemical messengers that are secreted into the bloodstream by endocrine glands.

A)Hormones
B)Nerves
C)Spinal reflexes
D)Pituitary glands

Question 24

__________________ is a research method that involves observing and giving a highly detailed description of a single individual or event.

A)Observation
B)Experimental study
C)Field study
D)Case study

Question 25

_____________ are produced by surgically altering or destroying specific portions of the brain.

A)Pons
B)Lesions
C)Injuries
D)Fractures