Module 10

3. glands the most influential gland in the endocrine system
6. bundled axons that form neural "cables"
7. known as the "skeletal nervous system"
8. the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body
11. the division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body
13. neurons that carry incoming information
15. the body's "slow" chemical communication system
16. neurons that carry outgoing information

1. the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body
2. the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs
4. neurons within the brain and spinal cord that communicate internally
5. the brain and spinal cord
9. the body's speedy, electrochemical communication network
10. a pair of endocrine glands that sits just above the kidneys
12. chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands
14. an automatic response to a sensory stimulus