Shake your Bones
Terminology
Eyes Only For You
Potpourri
Zany but Brainy
100
this bone make up the human ankle.
What is the fibula?
100
the functional unit of the nervous system.
What is a neuron?
100
All incoming impulses to the brain from the eye are carried by this bundle of neurons.
What is the optic nerve?
100
The tough, outer covering of our eyes.
What is the cornea?
100
"Executive function" is controlled by this "CEO" lobe of our brain.
What is frontal lobe
200
The "Titanic" _________ makes up your shin bone!
What is the Tibia?
200
The molecule that powers all muscular work.
What is ATP?
200
This is the opening in the iris that regulates light entering the eyeball.
What is the pupil?
200
A stimulus causes an _________ to travel down the length of a neuron to trigger a response.
What is an impulse?
200
Our balance and coordination are controlled by this "mini brain."
What is the cerebellum?
300
Bone is made up of this type of human tissue.
What is connective tissue?
300
Intense muscular work where demand for oxygen is greater than our body can supply.
What is Anaerobic?
300
The thick "jelly" that protects and nourished the inner regions of the eye.
What is the vitreous humor?
300
The fatty covering on a neuron's axon that speeds up transmission.
What is myelin?
300
The region in our brains that controls and creates memories.
What is the hippocampus?
400
The calf muscle is connected to the ankle bone by this.
What is the Achilles tendon?
400
The division of our peripheral nervous system that regulates the "fight or flight" response.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
400
Humans get their unique coloring of the eyes by this structure.
What is the iris?
400
The "ridges" and "grooves" of our cerebrum.
What are the gyri and sulci?
400
This large nerve connects the hemispheres of our brain.
What is the corpus callosum?
500
This is the functional bone cell that absorbs calcium as our skeletons mature and harden.
What is an osteocyte?
500
This life-saving balancing act of regulation is controlled by the hypothalmus in our brains.
What is homeostasis?
500
Nocturnal animals have eyes that "glow" at night because of this unique structure.
What is the tapetum?
500
A rapid response where the impulse does not travel to the brain for processing.
What is a reflex?
500
The "Grand Central Station" of our brain where all incoming impulses are routed to an appropriate response.
What is the thalmus?
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