Cardiovascular and Respiratory
Type of air taken up by lungs
What is oxygen?
Banting and Best discovery
What is insulin?
These cells support and insulate neurons by forming myelin in the peripheral nervous system
What are Schwann cells?
This organ provides nutrients and gas exchange between mother and fetus
What is the placenta?
This historic college at the University of Toronto is known for its castle-like architecture and was featured in the TV show Suits
What is University College?
Oxygenated blood leaves heart through this artery
What is the aorta?
Hormone released when there is low blood glucose
What is glucagon?
This neurotransmitter is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system
What is GABA?
This hormone spikes just before ovulation and triggers the rupture of the dominant follicle
What is luteinizing hormone (LH)?
This video game franchise features locations such as Kanto, Sinnoh, and Paldea
What is Pokémon?
Type of cells that allow the heart to continue beating after death
What are pacemaker cells?
Used to measure amount of circulating active insulin
What is c-peptide?
This ion movement is primarily responsible for the depolarization phase of a neuronal action potential
What is sodium influx through voltage-gated Na⁺ channels?
This early embryonic structure implants into the uterine wall and contains both inner cell mass and trophoblast
What is the blastocyst?
Animal that has no teeth, but grinds food with gizzard stone
This molecule, produced by endothelial cells, causes vasodilation by activating guanylate cyclase in smooth muscle
What is nitric oxide (NO)?
A rare eye condition caused by prolonged hyperglycemia
What is diabetic retinopathy?
This brain region is essential for the formation of long-term memories and is most closely associated with long-term potentiation (LTP)
What is the hippocampus?
Near term, coordinated uterine contractions depend on these cell-to-cell channels that allow electrical coupling between myometrial cells
What are gap junctions (connexins)?
In ancient Rome, toothpaste was made from ______
What are powdered mouse brains?
Baroreceptors in the aortic arch signal through this cranial nerve to control BP
What is CN X?
The TF pair regulating rhythmic hormone secretion for circadian clock
What are CLOCK and BMAL1?
This brainstem structure contains the raphe nuclei and is a major source of serotonin production in the CNS
What is the medulla (or dorsal raphe system)?
Preterm birth associated with infection is often linked to this fetal membrane inflammation, characterized by neutrophil infiltration
What is chorioamnionitis?
Our names
Who are Elina and Anuradha?