Handout 2

Parts of the Nervous System

Identify each part of the nervous system. ( the correct answer is given in parentheses)

Exerts control over all parts of the body (nervous system)

Controls all voluntary movements, thoughts, and registration of incoming information
(CNS)


The site where the processing of all central nervous system activity takes place (brain)


Main carrier of messages between the brain and the body(spinal cord)


Registers information and controls movements outside the central nervous system
(peripheral nervous system)


Takes charge of the bodys involuntary functions outside conscious awareness
(autonomic nervous sytem)


Coordinates incoming information from the senses and sends instructions to the muscles
and glands ( somatic nervous system)


Increases the heart rate in an emergency situation(sympathetic nervous system)


Stimulates digestion of food when the body is in a state of rest (parasympathetic nervous
system)
Parts of the Brain

Describe one daily routine you do that uses each of these parts of the brain (you can use one
example or five separate examples).

1. Cerebellum. walk






2. Hypothalamus. body temperature








3. Reticular formation. sleep








4. Limbic system.cry







5. Frontal lobes. sequencing






Parts of the Endocrine System

Identify each part of the endocrine system.

Major chemical in the endocrine system _ endocrine system


Regulates the pituitary gland _hypothalamus


The bodys master gland_ pituitary gland


Hormones involved in sugar metabolism _ cortex


Female reproductive organ _ ovaries


Organ that produces hormones involved in sugar metabolism _pancreas


Gland that controls the metabolic rate _peripheral


Nervous system organ that is also in the endocrine system _communication


Male reproductive organ _ testes


Type of regulation in the endocrine system


Gland involved in controlling body size _thyroid


Involved in regulating the bodys reaction to stress sympathetic divison