Nervous and Endocrine and the Senses Worksheet

Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems

1. Label the parts of the organ or structure and describe its function.

2. What are the major components of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system?

3. Where is the limbic system located, and what are its functions?

Brain

1. Label the parts of the organ or structure and describe its function.

Spinal Cord

1. Label the parts of the organ or structure and describe it's function.

Endocrine System

1. Label the parts of the organ or structure and describe its function.

2. Compare a negative feedback and a positive hormonal control and provide an example of each type of control.

3. Match the gland with the hormone or hormones that it releases:

_____1) anterior pituitary                                  A) ADH

_____2) posterior pituitary                                 B) cortisol

_____3) thyroid                                               C) epinephrine

_____4) parathyroid                                         D) calcitonin

_____5) adrenal cortex                                     E) aldosterone

_____6) testis                                                 F) thyroxine

_____7) pancreas                                            G) thymosin          

_____8) ovary                                                 H) testosterone

_____9) adrenal medulla                                    I) progesterone

_____10) pineal gland                                       J) estrogen          

_____11) thymus                                             K) insulin

                                                                    L) growth hormone

                                                                   M) oxytocin

                                                                   N) melatonin

                                                                   O) parathormone   

4. What are the two types of hormones?

5. How does each hormone cause a particular physiological response to occur in a cell?

6. The conditions of gigantism and pituitary dwarfism are extreme opposite conditions of adult height.

What is the effect of growth hormone on each condition?

Eye

1. Label the parts of the organ or structure and describe its function.

2. Match the structure in the first column with the function in the second column.

         _____ 1) iris                                 A) occupies the posterior cavity of the eye

         _____ 2) retina                              B) transparent extension of the sclera

         _____ 3) cones                             C) controls the amount of light entering the eye

         _____ 4) cornea                            D) tough, hard, outer covering of the eye

         _____ 5) choroid layer                  E) functional in dim light

         _____ 6) rods                               F) contains the rod and cones

         _____ 7) sclera                             G) greatest concentration of cones

         _____ 8) fovea centralis                H) fills the anterior chamber

         _____ 9) aqueous humor               I) functional for color vision and bright light

         _____ 10) vitreous humor              J) contains blood vessels and nerves

         _____ 11) lens                              K) focuses light on the retina

3. What are the structures-in correct order-that a photon of light must pass through in the human eye to strike a photoreceptor cell?

4. What is the cause of myopia (nearsightedness)? How may it be treated?

5. What is the cause of hyperopia (farsightedness)? How may it be treated?

6. What is the cause of astigmatism?

7. What causes cataracts?

Ear

1. Label the parts of the organ or structure, and describe its function.

2. List in sequence the structures involved in the transmission of a sound wave to reach the auditory nerve.

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