Responses 1
Which hormone secreted in a daily rhythm influences sleep/wake cycles?
melatonin
Name the two divisions of the Nervous System
CNS and PNS
Main source and process of Calcium
Dairy products, greens, and legumes
Formation and maintenance of bones and teeth; blood clot- ting; muscle and nerve function
Incomplete proteins are found in
Foods of plant origin
List three major endocrine glands.
The major organs of the endocrine system include the: 1. Hypothalamus 2. Pituitary 3. Thyroid gland 4. Parathyroid glands 5. Thymus gland 6. Pineal gland 7. Pancreas 8. Adrenal glands 9. Gonads
picks up stimuli from the external and internal environment
Sensory neurons
Name the three types of joins in the body
Immovable, Slightly movable and freely movable
Oxygen-poor blood leaves the __________ side of the heart through the pulmonary ___________
Left side / Pulmonary Artery
After leaving the stomach the mass of partially digested food is called
chyme
What is the two "master glands" of the body?
the pituitary gland
Which part of the PNS controls the body’s involuntary processes?
Automatic nervous system
The nutrients obtained from a balanced diet have three functions in your body and cells
Maintenance and growth
Energy Supply
Regulation
The part of the kidney where the filtration of the blood happens
Nephron
What are the two receptors in your the ear?
Proprioceptors and Mechanoceptors
Bile passes from this organ into the small intestine
Gallbladder
The process by which gases move because of the difference in concentration is
Difussion
Direction of the nervous impulse passing through the neuron?
Dendrite Soma Axon
What is the hormone that prevent the concentration of glucose in the blood to decrease too much?
Glucagon
What system´s responses are transmitted more slowly and their effects are long lasting?
Endocrine system
Three main types of blood cells are (both names)
red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leucocytes) and platelets (trombocitos)
The three types of digestive enzymes are
Lipase, Glycosidase and Peptidase