FREE PSYCHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MODULE

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FREE PSYCHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MODULE

10 QUIZ 2 EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -16 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream

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endocrine system Question 2: neurons that carry incoming information from the brain and spinal cord

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sensory (afferent) neurons Question 3: the endocrine system's most influential gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, it regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands

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pituitary gland Question 4: the part if the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart). Its sympathetic division arouses; its parasympathetic division calms.

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autonomic nervous system

Question 5: bundled axons that form neural cables connecting the central nervous system with muscles, glands, and sense organs

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nerves Question 6: a pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys and secrete hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine) that help arouses thee body in times of stress

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adrenal glands Question 7: neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands

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motor (efferent) neurons Question 8: the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body

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peripheral nervous system (PNS)

Question 9: the brain and the spinal cord

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central nervous system (CNS) Question 10: neurons within the brain and spinal cord; they communicate internally and process information between the sensory inputs and motor outputs

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interneurons Question 11: the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy

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parasympathetic nervous system

Question 12: chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream, and affect other tissues

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hormones Question 13: the body's speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems.

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nervous system Question 14: the division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy

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sympathetic nervous system Question 15: a simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus, such as the knee-jerk response

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reflex Question 16: the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles.

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somatic nervous system