The Nervous and Endocrine Systems

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nervous and endocrine systems

• A) have opposing functions.
• B) have redundant functions.
• C) serve only to control each other's processes.
• D) both produce chemicals that have very long-range effects.
• E) work together and can affect each other.

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Definitions:

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of four gamete cells, fundamental for sexual reproduction.

Menstruation

A natural biological process in females involving the shedding of the uterine lining, typically occurring monthly as part of the reproductive cycle.

Mitosis

A process of cell division in eukaryotic cells by which a single cell divides into two genetically identical daughter cells, important for growth and repair.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores.