Think On It
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The Eyes Have It
Friends, Romans, Countrymen....
Stop Making Sense
100
The combining term for brain.
What is encephalo?
100
These structures produce hormones which are secreted directly into the bloodstream
What are endocrines glands?
100
The combining form for eye.
What is "oculo/opthalmo"
100
The organ of hearing.
What is the ear?
100
Excess tear production.
What is epiphora?
200
These structures receive impulses from other neurons.
What are dendrites?
200
This organ produces secretions which enter the bloodstream and a duct.
What is the pancreas?
200
Sharpness of vision.
What is acuity?
200
The combining form for ear.
What is auro/oto?
200
Daily double!! The rock group whose name inspired this category.
Who are the Talking Heads?
300
The small space between the end of the nerve and another nerve or muscle cell.
What is a synapse?
300
The Master Gland
What is the pituitary?
300
Another term for eyelid.
What is palpebra/blepharo?
300
The bony structure which houses the middle ear.
What is the bulla?
300
A network.
What is a plexus?
400
Daily Double!! This part of the nervous system is "unsympathetic" to your cause.
What is parasympathetic?
400
Produced by the adrenal cortex, these hormones regulate sodium and potassium levels in the body.
What are mineralocorticoids?
400
The chamber in the back of the eye.
What is the vitreous?
400
The structures in the inner ear which senses rotary motion.
What are the semicircular canals?
400
The portion of the brain which is called the primitive, or reptilian, brain.
What is the midbrain? (brain stem)
500
The material which wraps around neurons and acts as an insulator.
What is myelin?
500
Excess amounts of this hormone cause weight loss and increased metabolic rate in cats.
What is thyroid hormone?
500
Protrusion of the eye out of the socket.
What is proptosis?
500
The structure like a drum skin which allows hearing. (Medical term)
What is the tympanum?
500
Twelve.
What is the number of cranial nerves?
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