Nervous And Endocrine Systems Jeopardy Template

CNS	PNS	Nerves	SNS and ANS	Endocrine System
100 Central Nervous System What does CNS stand for?	100 Peripheral Nervous System What does PNS stand for?	100 Neuron What is the name of a cell that makes up a nerve?	100 Autonomic Nervous System What does ANS stand for?	100 Hormones What is the name of the kind of chemicals the endocrine system uses to control activities in your body?
200 Brain and spinal chord What two parts make up the CNS?	200 The outside edge or part of something What does the word "peripheral" mean?	200 Neurotransmitters What is the name of the chemicals released when a signal reaches the end of an axon?	200 Somatic Nervous System What does SNS stand for?	200 Glands What kind of organ are most of the organs in the endocrine system?
300 They increase surface area for neurons How are the folds and bumps in your cerebral cortex beneficial?	300 Nerves What is the PNS made up of?	300 Nucleus (receives and sends info), dendrite (gathers info), axon (sends info) Name the 3 main parts of a neuron, and their direction of information flow.	300 Involuntary actions What type of actions does the ANS control?	300 Affects the rate at which your cells use energy (metabolism) What does the thyroid gland do to your body?
400 Cerebellum, brain stem, and cerebrum What are the three main parts of the brain?	400 The CNS Where do the nerves in the PNS originate from?	400 Myelin sheath What is the name of a fatty tissue that makes info travel faster down an axon?	400 Voluntary actions What type of actions does the SNS control?	400 Epinephrine What hormone do the adrenal glands release?
500 The cerebral cortex What is the name of the outer part of the cerebrum?	500 24 from the brain, and 62 from the spinal chord How many nerves come from the brain, and how many come from the spinal chord?	500 Synapse What is the term for the empty space between the axon terminal of one neuron, and the dendrite of another?	500 Sensory neurons What neurons are first stimulated that eventually lead to the SNS operating and moving the body?	500 Homeostasis What state is the body always trying to achieve? (A stable, healthy condition)

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