Impulses are carried toward the nerve cell bodies by structures called...
What are dendrites?
100
The brain and spinal cord make up the...
What is Central Nervous System?
200
The largest part of the brain; divided into two hemisphere
What is the cerebrum?
200
Caused by anything that blocks the transmission of vibrations to the inner ear
What is conductive deafness?
200
Color vision depends on this type of photoreceptor.
What is cones?
200
The space between two neurons
What is the synaptic cleft?
200
Occurs when sense receptors become insensitive to a specific stimulus
What is accommodation?
300
Controls conscious actions
What is the cerebral cortex?
300
The fluid that fills the space between the cornea and the lens.
What is the aqueous humor?
300
The white of the eye
What is the sclera?
300
Describes a neuron when it is not carrying an impulse
What is polarized?
300
Special sense receptors in the skin
What are cutaneous receptors?
400
Relays nerve impulses between the spinal cord and the brain
What is the medulla oblongata?
400
The bones responsible for transferring vibrations
What are the malleus, the incus, and the stapes?
400
Caused when the eyeball has too much aqueous humor, causing pressure
What is glaucoma?
400
A neuron that carries impulses from the brain and the spinal cord to a muscle
What is a motor neuron?
400
A feeling of pain in your left shoulder and arm during a heart attack would be an example of...
What is referred pain?
500
Controls many involuntary activities; controls the pituitary gland
What is the hypothalamus?
500
The sense of body position when the person is stationary
What is static equilibrium?
500
Caused when the eyeball is too long
What is nearsightedness?
500
Created when ions move out of the cytoplasm, causing the membrane to become depolarized
What is action potential?
500
Place the following structures in the proper sequence as they are stimulated in a reflex arc.
motor neuron, sensory neuron, interneuron, sensory receptor, muscle
What is sensory receptor → sensory neuron → interneuron → motor neuron → muscle?