Nervous System Pt. 2
This lobe is associated with personality and judgment.
Frontal Lobe
Process by which plants lose water vapor through their leaves and stems
Transpiration
Who is known as the “father" of taxonomy?
Carl Linnaeus
Phalanges are an example of what kind of bone?
Long Bones
Enclosed junction between two neurons or a neuron and another cell.
Synapse
This philosophy states that a person’s actions can be completely explained as responses to stimuli.
Behaviorism
Upper part of the brain that coordinates thought, memory, and learned behaviors.
Cerebrum
This kind of venation has two or more major veins extending out from one point.
Palmate Venation
This kingdom is home to unicellular organisms such as amoeba.
Kingdom Protista
What is the scientific term for the lower jaw?
Mandible
This disease is characterized by tremors.
Parkinson's disease
These chemical messengers are released in the synapse; dopamine and serotonin are examples of this.
Neurotransmitters
This part of the brain controls involuntary muscles and activities of the autonomic nervous system.
Brain Stem
This contains stored food that the embryo of a plant uses for sprouting.
Cotyledons
What two things make up an organisms scientific name?
Genus & Species
Bones account for what percent of our body weight?
20%
This gland produces hormones that are important in growth and development.
Pituitary Gland
The ___ nervous system is part of the PNS and controls the heart and other vital organs.
Autonomic Nervous System
This type of matter is primarily made up of nerve cell bodies.
Gray Matter
Chemical factories that use light to make food.
Chloroplasts
Unicellular organisms that cannot make their own food belong in what kingdom?
Kingdom Fungi
These kind of bones protect vital organs.
Flat Bones
These cells produce layers of myelin sheathing that act as insulation.
Schwann Cells
This is the most common form of arthritis.
Osteoarthritis
This lobe allows us to feel temperature, pressure, and pain.
Parietal Lobe
This kind of leaf arrangement is highlighted by a cluster of leaves growing around the base of a plant.
Rosette Arrangement
In what kingdom could you find "true" bacteria?
Kingdom Eubacteria
This is the main weight-bearing bone in the leg.
Tibia
This gland is responsible for our “fight or flight” response.
Adrenal Gland
A stable internal environment.
Homestasis