It's Hormonal
The 6th Sense
Growth is the Game
Beans the Magical Fruit
What am I?
100
This organ secretes a set of hormones -T3/T4- responsible for metabolism, and another hormone called Calcitonin.
What is the Thyroid?
100
Cones & Rods are these types of receptors
What are photoreceptors?
100
This 2 celled organism develops just after fertilization.
What is a zygote?
100
This known as the simplest sugar and is the primary source of energy for cells.
What is glucose?
100
What is #2?
Dendrites
200
This hormone is secreted by the pancreas during times of fasting or inbetween meals to prevent hypoglycemia.
What is Glucagon?
200
The mechanoreceptors for hearing are located on ___.
What are hair cells?
200
This stage occurs after the zygote undergoes cleavage and involves a hollowed out ball.
What is a blastocyst?
200
People with this condition need to limit the fats in their diet, avoid fast food and processed food, and increase the amounts of soluble fiber in their diet.
What is hyperlipidemia?
200
What is G?
Ascending colon/large intestine
300
This organ secretes the most hormones, such as Growth Hormone and ACTH.
What is the (Anterior) Pituitary gland?
300
These loops located in the inner ear, contain endolymph and hair cells that conduct our sense of balance.
What are the semicircular canals?
300
These are the 3 germ layers
What is the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm?
300
A frequent consequence of this condition is malnutrition as well as a high risk for dental decay and depressive disorders.
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
300
What is G?
Parathyroid Glands
400
People with this condition have difficulty increasing their blood calcium levels, and instead need to take high dose calcium supplements.
What is hypoparathyroidism?
400
These are the 2 chemical senses.
What is the gustation and olfaction?
400
What week does the embryonic stage end and the fetal stage begin?
The 8th week of pregnancy
400
This nutrient is found in dairy products like milk, eggs, cheese, and is important for bone health.
What is calcium?
400
What is B?
Prostate gland
500
People with this condition experience abdominal weight gain, develop a "buffalo hump," hypertension, easy bruising, abnormal menstrual cycles, and fatigue.
What is Cushing syndrome?
500
This structure behind the pupil is responsible for focusing our vision, reflecting light on to the retina.
What is the lens?
500
If parent A is a heterozygote and parent B is a homozygote recessive. What is the chance they will have a heterozygote child?
50%
500
This lipoprotein is important for heart health and decreasing cholesterol build-up in blood vessels. It is increased with exercise and "healthy fats."
What is HDL?
500
What is E?
Secondary Oocyte