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| Question | Answer |
| Somatic Nervous System (SNS) | A component of the peripheral nervous system, it transmits sensory signals and motor signals between the CNS and the skin, muscles, and joints |
| Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) | A component of the peripheral nervous system, it transmits sensory signals and motor signals between the CNS and the body's glands and internal organs |
| Sympathetic Division | A division of the autonomic nervous system, it prepares the body for action |
| Parasympathetic Division | A division of the autonomic nervous system, it returns the body to its resting state |
| Endocrine System | A communication system that uses hormones to influence thoughts, behaviours, and actions |
| Hypothalamus | - Controls motivation and regulates body functions |
| Thyroid | - Controls how body burns energy |
| Parathyroid | - Maintains calcium levels |
| Thymus | - Governs immune system |
| Adrenal | - Governs immune system |
| Pancreas | - Controls digestion |
| Ovaries | - Influence reproduction |
| Testes | - Influence reproduction |
| Hormones | Chemical substances, released from endocrine glands, that travel through the bloodstream to targeted tissues. The tissues are subsequently influenced by the hormones |
| Gonads | - The main endocrine glands involved in sexual behaviour - In males, the testes - In females, the ovaries |
| Androgens | Such as testosterone, is more prevalent in males |
| Estrogens | Such as estradiol and progesterone are more prevalent in females |
| Estrus | When a nonhuman female experiences a finite period, when they are sexually receptive and fertile |
| Pituitary Gland | - A gland located at the base of the hypothalamus - It sends hormonal signals to other endocrine glands, controlling their release of hormones |
| Growth Hormone | A hormone released from the pituitary gland, prompts bone, cartilage, and muscle tissue to grow or helps them regenerate after injury |
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