The major function of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle cells is to _____.
What is store and release calcium?
100
Neural structures other than the brain and spinal cord are all part of the _____.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
100
______ are cells that respond to colored light, while _____ cells respond simply to the presence of light.
What are cones and rods?
100
PTH _____ calcium levels in the blood.
What is increases?
100
The _____ of the uterus is a small, donut-shaped gateway, closed by mucus to protect the uterus until ovulation makes conception possible.
What is the cervix?
200
In order for myosin to release its hold on actin, _____ must bind to the myosin.
What is ATP?
200
________ are the receptors that sense light touches on the skin.
What are Meissner's corpuscles?
200
The _____ is the boundary between the outer and the middle ear.
What is the eardrum?
200
Aldosterone release is regulated by low blood pressure and tells the kidneys to __________.
What is reabsorb sodium?
200
The rupture of a Graafian follicle and release of the secondary oocyte is called _____.
What is ovulation?
300
This muscle is responsible for lifting you arm out to your side.
What is the deltoid?
300
The _____ cranial nerve carries sensations needed for hearing and maintaining balance.
What is the vestibulocochlear nerve?
300
The part of the retina with the most cones (and thus the highest acuity) is the _______.
What is the fovea centralis?
300
_______ is the "fight-or-flight" hormone, while _____ is the hormone produced in response to long-term stress.
What is epinephrine and cortisol?
300
The secondary oocyte which was released during ovulation is carried by the _____ away from the ovary and toward the _____.
What is the Fallopian tube and the uterus?
400
The ________ is the primary muscle involved in chewing.
What is the masseter?
400
Visceral activities such as blood pressure, heart rate, pupil size, etc., are controlled by the _____ nervous system.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
400
The semicircular canals are compartments of the inner ear which sense _____.
What is the rotation of the head?
400
Clusters of cells in the pancreas produce two hormones, _____ and _____, which regulate blood sugar levels.
What are glucagon and insulin?
400
The cells of the Graafian follicle which remain behind, in the ovary, after ovulation increase in size and form a small yellow endocrine gland called the _____.
What is the corpus luteum?
500
The ________ allows you to wink, blink, and squint.
What is the orbicularis oculi?
500
In order for an event to be sensed and information sent to the brain, an appropriate neuron must convert the stimulus to a(n) _____.
What is an action potential?
500
Sound is vibration of gas or liquid. Our ability detect it begins as vibrating air molecules push and pull on the _____.
What is the eardrum?
500
An increase in _______ would result in a decrease in hunger.
What is leptin?
500
Mature follicles in the ovary are also known as _________ follicles.