Nervous System
The type of neurons that are found in the brain and spinal cord.
What is an interneuron?
The sense that relies on chemicals binding to receptors in your nose.
What is the sense of smell?
What is homeostasis?
After being produced in the testes, sperm cells are stored in this gland.
What is the epididymis?
Caused by increased blood flow, this immune system activity can include swelling, redness, or increased temperature at the site of damage or infection.
What is the inflammatory response?
What is the peripheral nervous system?
The part of the eye contains rods and cones for seeing colors and light.
What is the retina?
A chemical that sends a signal to other parts of the body.
What are hormones?
The stage of the menstrual cycle in which the egg is released from the ovary into the fallopian tube.
What is ovulation?
These lymphocytes make antibodies to stop the spread of pathogens.
What are B cells?
The part of the brain that is important for involuntary activities like breathing.
What is the brain stem?
This sense can distinguish between five main sensations: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and savory (umami).
What is the sense of taste?
The part of the brain that helps connect the nervous system to the endocrine system.
What is the hypothalamus?
The duct that carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra.
What is the vas deferens?
Part of the body's response to infection, because many pathogens only grow at a specific temperature.
What is a fever?
What are motor neurons?
A thin membrane in the middle ear, it vibrates when hit by waves of sound.
What is the eardrum?
Located directly below the hypothalamus, this gland sends hormones to other glands to help maintain homeostasis.
What is the pituitary gland?
This organ helps to nourish a growing baby in the uterus.
What is the placenta?
White blood cells that eat and digest bacteria and other pathogens.
What are phagocytes?
The largest part of the brain, it's important for movement, learning, and memory.
What is the cerebrum?
Found just about the cochlea, these rounded tubes are filled with fluid to help humans maintain balance.
What are the semi-circular canals?
A process in which the body tries to bring systems into balance, by turning glands and hormones on and off, similar to a house's furnace.
What is negative feedback?
The process of maturing an egg and preparing the uterus for pregnancy, which happens about every 28 days in adult females.
What is the menstrual cycle?
When enough people in a community are vaccinated to prevent the spread of infection to those who cannot be vaccinated.
What is herd immunity?