Muscles
Longest muscle in the body
sartorius
This division of the nervous system carries signals from nerve endings to the central nervous system.
Sensory or afferent division
Receptor that responds to light, found only in the eye.
Photoreceptor
Stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormone
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Secreted by the kidneys on response to low oxygen levels.
Erythropoietin
The bulging calf muscles
Gastrocnemius and soleus
These cells are the most numerous of the neuroglia and are predominantly found in the blood brain barrier.
Astrocytes
This eye structure secretes a thin layer of mucous to keep your eyeball moist.
Conjunctiva
Stimulates ovulation in females
Luteinizing hormone
In ends of long bones and in flat bones.
Where to find red bone marrow in adults.
This muscle raises your eyebrows
Frontalis
An injury to this part of the brain will most likely impair reasoning and likely cause inappropriate behavior.
Frontal lobe
The 3 smallest bones of the human body found in our auditory ossicles.
Malleus, incus and stapes
Acts on the kidneys to reduce urine volume
Vasopressin or antidiuretic hormone
This valve is located on the left side of the heart between the atrium and ventricle.
Mitral or bicupid valve
This muscle flexes the thigh in opposition to the gluteus maximus
Iliopsoas
This portion of the brain controls the autonomic nervous system.
Hypothalamus
AKA Sense of taste
Gustation
Stimulates milk production in females
Prolactin
This valve is between the right atrium and right ventricle
Tricuspid
This muscle is the prime mover of the forearm.
Brachialis
Midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata.
These two part of the inner ear play a role in balance and equilibrium.
Vestibule and semicircular canals
Acts on the entire body to promote protein synthesis, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, bone and skeletal muscle growth
Somatotropin
Ejection fraction directly relates to this.
Stroke volume