Nervous And Endocrine Systems 1 Jeopardy Template

CNS	Vocabulary	Nerves	pot luck	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 motor What type of neuron sends impulses to your muscles	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 diabetes what is an endocrine system disorder that would cause blood sugar to be high at all times	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 a group of cells that make special chemicals for the body Gland	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 touch What sense tells us something is soft?	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 part of the brain responsible for involuntary processes Medulla	400 Sensory neurons gather information from around your body and send to the brain, motor neurons send messages from your brain to spinal cord and other parts of the body. What is the difference between a motor neuron and a sensory neuron?	400 It releases the hormone that helps cells take glucose out of the blood What does your endocrine system do after eating sugar?	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 The part of the neuron that carries impulses away from the cell. axon	500 Synapse What is the term for the empty space between the axon terminal of one neuron, and the dendrite of another?	500 to gather and respond to information What is the role of the nervous system	500 Homeostasis What state is the body always trying to achieve? (A stable, healthy condition)

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