Taste Buds Gone Wild
The clear front part of the eye that lets light in is called this.
What is the cornea?
This enzyme in saliva begins the digestion of starch.
What is amylase?
The process by which water and dissolved substances are forced out of the glomerulus into Bowman’s capsule.
What is filtration?
Cranial nerve responsible for facial expressions and taste from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue.
What is the facial nerve (Cranial Nerve VII)?
A deficiency in a specific nutrient causing abnormal function is called this.
What is malnutrition?
These photoreceptor cells detect light intensity and are used for night vision.
What are rods?
Bile, secreted by the liver and stored in this organ, helps digest fats.
What is the gallbladder?
When glucose appears in urine, it indicates this condition.
What is diabetes mellitus?
This part of the brain connects the two cerebral hemispheres.
What is the corpus callosum?
This is the most important first step in treating heat exhaustion.
What is moving the person to a cooler environment?
The fifth basic taste, often described as “savory” or meaty, is called this.
What is umami?
The main site of water absorption and formation of feces.
What is the large intestine (colon)?
This sphincter is under voluntary control to delay urination.
What is the external urethral sphincter?
This lobe is the brain’s “decision-maker,” controlling personality, reasoning, and voluntary movement.
What is the frontal lobe?
This vitamin is fat-soluble and helps with calcium absorption and bone health.
What is vitamin D?
The sense of smell is strongly linked to this part of the brain that processes emotions and memory.
What is the limbic system?
This structure prevents food from entering the nasal cavity during swallowing.
What is the soft palate?
The yellow pigment that gives urine its color.
What is urochrome?
The cranial nerve that “wanders” into the thorax and abdomen, influencing heart rate, digestion, respiratory rate, and more.
What is the vagus nerve (X)?
This metabolic rate measures energy use when the body is at rest, awake, fasted, and in a thermoneutral environment.
What is basal metabolic rate (BMR)?
This part of the inner ear helps maintain balance and equilibrium.
What is the vestibular apparatus (semicircular canals)?
Jaundice is caused by an accumulation of this yellow pigment in the blood and tissues.
What is bilirubin?
The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is measured to assess kidney function. GFR stands for this.
What is glomerular filtration rate?
If you damage this structure, you could lose the ability to keep you awake and attentive
What is the reticular formation?
This condition leads to extreme wasting of muscle and fat, giving the child a “skin and bones” appearance.
What is marasmus?