Nervous, Endocrine, And Immune System

Front 1

What are the 3 types of neurons?

Back 1

sensory,motor,connector

Front 2

What is the charge that travels down the axon called?

Back 2

Action Potential

Front 3

What is the protective coating of an axon?

Back 3

Myelin sheath

Front 4

 What are the parts of the CNS?

Back 4

brain and spinal chord

Front 5

 What does the Autonomic Nervous System Control?

Back 5

control of body systems not consciously directed

Regulated by hypothalamus

Sympathetic

Parasympathetic

Front 6

 What are the nerves of the PNS found?

Back 6

 Cranial Nerves, Spinal Nerves, Autonomic Nerves, and ganglia

Front 7

 What two glands are located in the throat?

Back 7

right and left thyroid gland

Front 8

 Which is the “Master Gland”?

Back 8

 Pituitary Gland

Front 9

 What are the adrenal glands responsible for?

Back 9

Mineralocoriticoids,Glucorticoids,Secondary sex characteristics,Adrenaline and noradrenaline

Front 10

 What does insulin do?

Back 10

use and storage of sugar, acts to decrease BG levels

Front 11

 What are the parts of the innate immune system?

Back 11

Cough ReflexEnzymes in tears and skin oilsMucus (traps bacteria and particles)SkinStomach acid

Front 12

 How do pyrogens help? How can they hurt?

Back 12

– cause body temperature to increase yes if too high it starts damaging proteins

Front 13

 Which biochemical increases blood flow and heart rate during inflammation?

Back 13

Histamine

Front 14

 What is an Antigen?

Back 14

a toxin or other foreign substance which induces an immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies.

Front 15

 What do antibodies do?

Back 15

is a large, Y-shape proteinproduced by B-lymphocytes that is used bythe immune system to identify andneutralize pathogens such as bacteria andviruses

Front 16

 What is the main difference between the innate and adaptive immunity?

Back 16

innate immunity is something already present in the body. Adaptive immunity is created in response to exposure of a foreign substance.

Front 17

 How do vaccines work?

Back 17

weakend or killed desease is injected, the body creates antibodies, if germ or desease enter body the antibodies return and destroy them