PPT-The Nervous and Endocrine Systems

What is the Nervous System Bodys electrochemical communication system How your brain communicates with limbs organs etc Built from cells called neurons Neurons A nerve cell or a neuron consists of many different parts. What is the Nervous System?. Body’s electrochemical communication system. How your brain communicates with limbs, organs, etc.. Built from cells called . neurons. Neurons. A nerve cell, or a neuron, consists of many different parts.. Mary, Larry, and Melinda . Anatomy of The Skeletal system . -“Skeleton . can be defined as the hard framework of human body around which the entire body is built. Almost all the hard parts of human body are components of human skeletal system. Joints are very important because they make the hard and rigid skeleton allow different types of movements at different locations. If the skeleton were without joints, no movement would have taken place and the significance of human body; no more than a stone. The nervous system has 2 major components:. Central Nervous System (CNS). Peripheral Nervous System (PNS).. The CNS. The Central Nervous System includes the brain and the spinal cord. . They are so important to the human body that they are encased in bone for protection.. Section 1 – Functions & Divisions of the Nervous System (pp. 386-387). This is your brain…. The Nervous System. And this is your brain – IN ANATOMY!!. Or better yet…. The Nervous System. Functions of the Nervous System. The endocrine system consists of a complex collection of . glands. that produce chemical messengers called . hormones. .. Its function is to . regulate metabolism, homeostasis, . growth, sexual development, . The Nervous System Central Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System Procedure A starting person will be chosen and will be given an object. Once the teacher gives the signal, the start person will pass the object to their right. What is t. he. Endocrine System?. The Endocrine System. The . endocrine. system contains . glands. , which release . chemicals. that need to be distributed around the . body. . . Glands. are . organs. Lamon Willis. Endocrine. . Endocrine System - Anatomy. Glands. Secretory. Excretory. Hormones . Endocrine System - Anatomy. Glands include:. Thyroid. Parathyroid. Adrenal (medulla, cortex). Pituitary (anterior, posterior). A. Central Nervous System (CNS). 1. . Functions . A) . Acts . as command center. B) . Interprets . sensory information and dictates response based on past experience, . reflexes, . and current body conditions. is the main component of the two parts of the . nervous system. ; the . brain. and . spinal cord. of the . central nervous system. (CNS), and the branching peripheral nerves of the . peripheral nervous system. for . communicating, controlling and . coordinating . the body’s work. Endocrine System. Control . system . that . works along with the nervous . system to regulate body functions and maintain homeostasis.. rs 3 - 1 3. Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone:Gonadotropin:Sex Steroid Signaling Pathway 3.1 Hypothalamus - Pituitary - Gonad (HPG) Axis 3.1.1 Structure 1. In vertebrates, reproduction is primarily cont What is it?. The endocrine system (ES) regulates long term changes in the body such as growth and development. . It also controls many of your body’s daily activities and influences . almost every cell, organ, and function of our . Socrates Patestas . Endocrine System:. MAIN FUNCTION:. The endocrine system produces hormones which are needed for proper bodily functions and growth. . Main parts/vocabulary:. Hypothalamus. = a white small region of the brain, it controls many vital bodily functions, including hunger, thirst, body temperature, and hormone secretion..