Central Nervous system
What is the body's main control center?
The brain
Is smell apart of peripheral nervous system or central nervous system?
peripheral nervous system - it is one of the special senses
Can the tympanic membrane tear from loud sounds? true or false
true
What are the chemical messengers called in the endocrine system?
hormones
What part of eye adjusts to change focus?
lens
How hemispheres does the brain have?
Two
What other special sense does the sense of taste depend on?
What vibrates in the ear in response to a sound wave?
Tympanic membrane
What hormone does the pancreas produce?
insulin
What are the muscles called the stretch or scrunch the lens of the eye?
ciliary muscles
what side of the brain is mostly responsible for logical thinking, mathematics, planning things?
Left side of the brain
Where are gustatory cells found?
taste bud
what two senses are controlled by the ear?
Hearing and balance
What is the disease called when islet cells don't produce enough insulin or don't make it at all?
Diabetes
Is a reflex apart of peripheral or central nervous system?
central nervous system
What is the gray matter of the brain mostly made up of?
cell bodies
Name one thing that has no smell?
water
What is happening to the tympanic membrane to create a higher pitched sound?
vibrating quicker
What is it called when your body senses danger and sends messages to endocrine glands to start making hormones?
Fight or flight response
The images in your eye appear upside down, why don't you see the world this way?
Your brain from a young age using your other senses start automatically flipping them so you see the world the right way.
brain signals would stay on one side of the body
What do natural gas companies do to gas for safety?
Add methyl mercaptan which allows you to smell it, if there is a leak.
Name one of the two structures in the ear responsible for balance?
vestibule and semicircular canals
Name the endocrine gland that stimulates the production of T-cells?
Thymus gland
What is the main function of the cerebellum?
subconscious motor functions