Introduction
Cells & Tissues
Cells & Tissues
This type of feedback loop reverses changes back toward a setpoint value
What is negative feedback
What is an irregular bone?
The term used to describe a muscle cell.
What is a muscle fiber?
These receptors are responsible for the sense of smell?
This hormone produces masculine characteristics.
What is testosterone?
This organelle is the cell's "powerplant" and synthesizes ATP
What is the mitochondria?
The shaft of the bone.
What is the diaphysis?
What is adduction?
Gustatory cells are found here.
Where is the mouth/tongue?
This hormone is produced in the pineal gland and helps to regulate the sleep/wake cycle.
What is melatonin?
This organelle is only found in sperm cells.
What is a flagella?
Bone forming cells
What are osteoblasts?
This movement describes pointing the toes downward.
What is plantar flexion?
What is the iris?
This hormone stimulates breast development in pregnancy and milk secretion after pregnancy.
What is prolactin?
Higher than normal amounts of sodium in the blood.
What is hypernatremia?
The skull and spine are both components of this part of the skeleton.
What is the axial skeleton?
This muscle forms the thick rounded prominence over the shoulder and arm (often the site of IM injections).
What is the deltoid?
The eye contains these photoreceptors?
What are rods and cones?
This hormone decreases blood glucose concentation.
What is insulin?
A muscle tissue that contains intercalated disks.
What is cardiac muscle tissue?
This part of the bone is at the end and is filled with red bone marrow.
What is the epiphysis?
These are painful involuntary muscle spasms.
What are cramps?
What is conjunctivitis?
A painless enlargement of the thyroid gland.
What is a simple goiter?