Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. axon
A. A bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
2. nervous
B. Any bundle of ___ fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
3. brain
C. That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
4. cerebellum
D. The secretion of an ___ gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has
5. cerebrum
E. Hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas
6. endocrine
F. The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has
7. hormone
G. Anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres
8. insulin
H. A major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to
9. medulla
I. Long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
10. nerve
J. A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
11. neuron
K. The master gland of the endocrine system
12. pituitary
L. An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
13. reflex
M. Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
14. response
N. The act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
15. spinalcord
O. A major division of the vertebrate brain
16. stroke
P. Lower or hindmost part of the brain
17. thyroid
Q. Located near the base of the neck
18. tumor
R. An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus