Abeka Order & Design quiz 10

nerves

What are bundles of fibers that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body?

impulses

What are electrochemical messages traveling along a nerve?

hormones

What are the chemical messengers secreted by the endocrine system?

adrenals

What are the glands responsible for the body's "fight-or-flight" response?

brain

What is the chief organ of the nervous system?

pineal

What is the endocrine gland that serves as the body's clock?

gonads

What is the general term for the main organs of the reproductive system (ovaries in women and testes in men)?

brain stem

What is the part of the brain that connects the brain to the spinal cord?

cell

What is the smallest part of the body that can be said to be alive?

muscle tissue

What tissue type provides motion?