Senses and Receptors
Mechanoreceptors
What receptors detect pressure and sound?
Cones
Which cells detect colours?
Fusion of sperm and ovum
What is fertilisation?
Estrogen
Which hormone rebuilds the endometrium?
Ligaments
What connects bones together?
Pain
What do nociceptors detect?
Semicircular canals
Which structures control dynamic balance?
Attachment of blastula to endometrium
What is implantation?
Shedding of endometrium
What is menstruation?
Tendons
What connects muscles to bones?
Absolute threshold
What is the minimum intensity needed to detect a stimulus called?
Vitreous humour
What fluid fills the back chamber of the eye?
Placenta
What structure exchanges nutrients and wastes with the mother?
Empty follicle after ovulation
What is the corpus luteum?
Synovial fluid
What tissue reduces friction in joints?
Meissner corpuscle
Which corpuscle detects touch?
Mineral particles involved in balance
What are otoliths?
Amniotic fluid
What protects the fetus from shocks?
Trigger ovulation
What is the function of LH?
Red marrow
What produces red blood cells?
Krause corpuscle
Which corpuscle detects cold?
Stirrup
Which ossicle is the last before the oval window?
Injection of one sperm directly into ovum
What is ICSI?
Secretory phase
What phase has maximum vascularisation?
Skeletal muscle
What type of muscle is voluntary?