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The central nervous system consist of?
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brain and spinal cord
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The peripheral nervous system consist of?
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spinal and cranial nerves
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Describe sympathetic nervous system.
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operates in relation to using energy,when stimulated heartbeat increases, b/p rises, sugar released into blood for energy and blood flows to muscles as physical activities increases
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Describe parasympathetic nervous system and function:
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performs opposite function of sympathetic system, heart rate slows, b/p decreases example blood diverted from skeletal muscles to digestive system
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Which gland of endocrine system is known as the master gland?
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Pituitary gland
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One function of pituitary gland is that it releases hormones that ___________- growth
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stimulates
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List hormones released by adrenal gland, and function of gland
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epinephrine and norepineprine, play important role in stress response
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Known as the ovaries in women and testes in men, and release hormones that makes reproduction possible is also known as
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gonads
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An imaging technique that detects the activity of the brain by measuring glucose utilization or blood flow is called?
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PET SCAN POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY
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An imaging technique that captures images of the brain through its ability to detect tiny changes in magnetic fields in the brain is called
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SQUID(supraconducting quantum interference device)
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