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What is the endocrine system?
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Communicates by means of chemical messengers-hormones, secreted into the blood.
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What is the nervous system?
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contains the electrical and chemical means to send messengers to cell to cell.
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What are the 3 functions of the nervous system?
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Receives information-change in body/external environment, transmits coded messages to the spinal cord and brain.
Processes the information- the brain and spinal cord process the information and determines what response is appropriate. Issues commands- brain and spinal cord send out commands to muscles and glands cells to carry out the information. |
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Central Nervous System-CNS
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Brain and spinal cord enclosed in bony coverings
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Peripheral Nervous System-PNS
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All the nervous system except brain/spinal cord
-Composed of nerves and ganglia |
