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| Long nerve fibers that convey electrical impulses to other cells | axons |
| What are the functions of the medulla? | control of heart rate, maintenance of blood pressure, regulation of muscle tome in blood vessels |
| Which of the following pairing of gland and hormone is not correct? pancreas/insulin; adrenals/epinephrine; thymus/glucagon; pituitary/growth hormone | thymus/glucagon |
| The inability to produce insulin causes what? | Diabetes mellitus |
| What allows you to smell? | olfactory cells |
| What is the part of the brain where we think and store memories? | cerebrum |
| In a neuron, how do impulses move? | from dendrite to axon |
| A group of cells that make special chemicals in your body is called what? | gland |
| If you rub a piece of sand that blows into your eye, you are likely to scratch your what? | cornea |
| includes the spinal cord and brain | central nervous system |
| controls body functions not under conscious control | autonomic nervous system |
| carries nerve impulses to muscles or glands | motor neuron |
| connects the central nervous system or CNS, to the rest of the body | peripheral nervous system |
| gathers information from inside or outside the body | sensory neuron |
| sends messages to muscles under voluntary control | somatic nervous system |
| helps the body respond to danger | adrenal gland |
| regulates calcium in the blood | parathyroid gland |
| secretes hormones that affect other glands and organs | pituitary gland |
| increases the rate at which you use energy | thyroid gland |
| regulates the immune system | thymus |
| an activity for building strength of skeletal muscles | resistance exercise |
| a group of similar cells working together | tissue |
| a group of organs that break down food into nutrients that the body can absorb | digestive system |
| an injury in which a muscle or tendon is stretched or torn | strain |
| two or more tissues working together to perform a function | organ |
| muscles are connected to bones by strands of tough connective tissue called what? | tendons |
| Your body moves food through the digestive tract by using | smooth muscle |
| A kind of exercise that helps strengthen your heart and increase your endurance is | aerobic exercise |
| A muscle that bends part of your body | flexor |
| a muscle that straightens part of your body | extensor |
