Chapter 11 part 2

Question 1

Sensory neuron

Answer 1

detect changes inside and outside the body

Question 2

motor neuron

Answer 2

send impulses from the brain and spinal cord to other systems

Question 3

thymus gland

Answer 3

regulates the immune system which helps your body fight disease.

Question 4

adrenal gland

Answer 4

helps the body respond to danger

Question 5

parathyroid gland

Answer 5

regulate calcium levels in the blood

Question 6

thyroid gland

Answer 6

increases the rate at which you use energy

Question 7

pituitary gland

Answer 7

secretes hormones that affect other glands and organs

Question 8

pancreas

Answer 8

regulates blood sugar

Question 9

testes

Answer 9

needed for male reproduction

Question 10

ovaries

Answer 10

needed for female reproduction