Regulating and maintaining internal balance
Homeostasis
What separates the chambers of the heart?
"a lot of urine"
polyuria
What are the male gonads?
Testes
Which type of neuron is not found in the peripheral nervous system?
Interneuron
What is the function of melanocytes?
Produce melanin
Name one of the two chambers of the heart that receives blood.
Left atrium
right atrium
"study of cells"
cytology
Name one gland that contributes to the fluid that carries sperm as it exits the body.
seminal vesicle
prostate gland
bulbourethral gland
Which part of the brain is responsible for emotions and judgement?
Temporal Lobe
Which gland produces cerumen?
Ceruminous Gland
Which part of the heart is often called "heart strings"?
Chordae tendineae
"nerve pain"
neuralgia
What is the name of the projections the eventually form the placenta?
Which brain injury can cause bleeding and tearing of the brain?
Concussion
Which cells store fat?
Adipose
Which vessel of the heart carries blood away from the left ventricle toward the body?
Aorta
"plastic surgery of the nose"
What is the name of hollow ball of about 100 cells?
blastocyst
Which type of receptors are found in the eye and respond to light?
Photoreceptors
What does a hematologist study?
Blood
What is the name of the surgery where a blood vessel from another part of the body is sutured from the aorta to the coronary artery?
Coronary bypass
"hair eating condition"
trichophagia
What hormone triggers labor?
Oxytocin
What part of the brain is the communication link between the left and right side of the brain?
Corpus Callosum