Download The Nervous System

The Circulatory & Respiratory Systems
1. The respiratory system brings ____________ to the body and helps get rid of
__________________.
2. Many smaller life forms can intake oxygen through simple ____________.
3. The lungs contain _________ square feet of oxygen dissolving membrane.
4. The junction of the ___________ & Capillaries are where oxygen enters the blood
stream and where carbon dioxide exits the blood stream.
5. The Thoracic ____________ are muscles that cause the lungs to expand and contract.
6. The circulatory system moves __________ out of the lungs and to the body and then
brings bad blood back to the __________ to get rid of the carbon dioxide it contains.
7. ______ blood cells carry the oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from your body.
8. Blood travels from your heart to your ______________ and then to your ________.
The Nervous System
1. The nervous system is made up of the ____________ nervous system and the
______________ nervous system.
2. The central nervous system ____________ data collected from your peripheral nervous
system.
3. __________ systems carry things to a central point, while ___________ systems carry
things away from a central point.
4. In the reflex loop, the _______________ is allowed to make decisions rather than the
brain.
5. The peripheral nervous system is made up of the ______________ nervous system and
the _______________ nervous system.
6. The “fight or flight” decision is made by the _____________ division of the automatic
nervous system.
7. The _______________ division calms the body down.
8. _________________ is the balance of the sympathetic division and the parasympathetic
division of the automatic nervous system.
Endocrine System
9. The endocrine system sends _______________ to the body.
10.Endocrine glands send information __________ the body.
11.Exocrin glands send information ____________ the body.
12.Your cells receive hormones through ____________ receptors.
13.The ___________ gland is where hormones originate.
14.The hypothalamus serves as a liaison between the endocrine system and the
__________ system.
15.The hypothalamus gets ________________ information that leads it to tell the pituitary
gland to release hormones.
16.The _______________ regulates your heart rate, appetite, blood pressure, muscle
function, etc.
17.The adrenal glands are located right on top of the ____________.
18.The adrenal gland is in charge of releasing epinephrine, which is ___________.
19.The _____________ gland is the biggest gland in the body.
20.The pancreas regulates the amount of ____________ in your blood.
21.The two major parts of the gonads are the _________ & the ______________.