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Nervous & Endocrine System

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Definition
Gland   Release hormone directly into the bloodstream  
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Hormones   products which deliver messages to body once they reach their target cell  
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Target cells   have specific receptors for specific hormones  
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Pituitary   Located in the brain and produces HGH and TSH.  
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Human Growth Hormone (HGH)   Regulates growth in the body  
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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)   Stimulates the thyroid to function  
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Hypothalamus   Located in the brain, releases secretions that control the pituitary gland  
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Thyroid   Located in the neck, produces the hormone Thyroxine  
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Thyroxine   Regulates metabolism  
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Parathyroid   Located embedded in the thyroid, produces parathormone  
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Parathormone   Regulates calcium levels in the blood  
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Pancreas   Located near the stomach and liver, produces insulin and glucagon  
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Insulin   Regulates blood sugar when it too high  
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Glucagon   Regulates blood sugar when it's too low  
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Ovaries   Located near the uterus, produces estrogen and progesterone  
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Estrogen   Produces secondary sex characteristics in females  
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Progesterone   Regulates the menstrual cycle  
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Testes   Located in the scrotum, produces testosterone  
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Testosterone   Produces secondary sex characteristics in men  
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Goiter   Enlargement of the thyroid due to a lack of iodine  
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Gigantism   The overproduction of human growth hormone  
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Type 2 Diabetes   Pancreas is not able to make properly enough Insulin for the boy, usually do to being overweight or poor diet  
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Type 1 Diabetes   Pancreas inability to make Insulin, usually diagnosed at a young age  
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Nervous System   A network of nerves and fibers that work together to send signals throughout the body  
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Central Nervous System (CNS)   Comprised of the brain and spinal cord  
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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)   Comprised of all the neurons outside the CNS, such as sensory and motor neurons  
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Brain   Body's main processing center that coordinates the body's ability to maintain homeostasis  
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Spinal Cord   A column of nerves that connects the peripheral nervous system  
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Sensory Nerves   Carry information to the CNS from the sense organs  
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Motor Nerves   Carry commands from the CNS to the target muscle or organ  
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Autonomic   Nerves that are not in the conscious control  
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Somatic   Nerves that are under the conscious control  
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Neuron   A specialized cell that can transmit a nerve impulse from one place to another throughout the entire body  
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Dendrites   The fibers that direct incoming pulses to the cell body  
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Cyton / Cell Body   Interrupts and directs incoming pulses  
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Axon   Carries the impulses from the cyton to the terminal branches  
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Myelin Sheath   Covered in a fatty coating over the axon  
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Terminal Branches   The fibers that lead away from the axon to the dendrites of the next neurons  
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Synapse   Space between the terminal branches of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron  
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Neurotransmitters   A chemical substance that is secreted by the terminal branches  
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Nerve   A bundle of neurons  
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Ganglion   A bundle of nerves  
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Brain   A complex bundle of ganglions  
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Reflex Arc   A quick involuntary reaction to a stimuli  
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Stimulus   Any change in the external or internal environment  
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Receptor   Specialized neurons that pick up external stimuli  
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Sensory Neurons   Gets information from the receptors, usually comes from one of the senses  
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Impulse   The electrochemical signals that is created and travels across neurons  
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Interneuron   Relay the message between the motor and sensory neurons  
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Motor Neuron   The neurons that carry commands to the target muscle or organ  
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Effector   Structures that produce a response from a stimuli, example muscles  
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Response   A reaction an organism makes to a specific stimuli; a reflex is an uncontrolled response to a stimuli  
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Cerebrum   it is responsible for sensory and nervous system functions, also voluntary activity in the body  
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Cerebellum   Its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity.  
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Medulla   Controls and regulates involuntary functions  
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Cerebral Palsy   A condition caused by damage to the brain before or at birth; causes impaired muscle coordination and speech issues  
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Meningitis   An inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal  
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Polio   A viral disease of the CNS that results in severe paralysis  
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Stroke   A disorder when brain function is impaired or destroyed from lack of oxygen  
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