Getting More Hormonal
This hormone works opposite of the parathyroid hormone as it works to decrease blood calcium levels.
What is calcitonin?
Inflammation of the pericardium better known as this condition.
What is pericarditis?
This is the outer part of the ear.
What is the auricle/pinna?
This is the part of the brain that connects both hemispheres.
What is the corpus callosum?
This fluid exists inside the skull to provide cushioning for the brain.
What is cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?
In women, this hormone stimulates follicle development in the ovaries. In men it stimulates sperm development in the testes.
What is the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)?
If you hit your head, and your brain moves rapidly back and forth, you might want to check for this condition.
What is a concussion?
This is the nerve that transmits hearing and balance signals to the brain.
What is the vestibulocochlear nerve?
This is another name for the atrioventricular valve on the left side of the heart.
What is the bicuspid valve?
This disease (be specific) occurs when the beta cells of the pancreas stop producing insulin.
What is Type 1 Diabetes?
If you are having trouble sleeping, you might take this hormone. It also is responsible for coordinating the hormones of fertility.
What is melatonin?
This homeostatic imbalance occurs when the myelin sheaths in neurons harden to form scleroses.
What is multiple sclerosis?
These are the three bones of the ear. (Scientific name only)
What are incus, malleus, and stapes?
What is the retina?
During this type of hormone activation, a hormone actives a receptor protein on a cell which then in term triggers an enzyme to catalyze reactions that produce a second molecule.
What is a second-messenger system?
If you are really stressed your body will release higher levels of these hormones, which help your body release more glucose.
What are cortisone and cortisol?
When a person's cerebellum gets damaged, they may have uncoordinated movements and appear drunk, a condition known as this.
What is ataxia?
This is the snail-shaped organ that helps a person to hear.
What is the cochlea?
In the eye, this structure is a black ring around the cornea. It controls the size of the iris.
What is the ciliary body?
This type of pulse can be found on the neck.
What is a carotid pulse?
These stress hormones increase heart rate, blood pressure, and blood glucose level.
What are catecholamines?
Clogging on the coronary vessels, hypertensive heart disease, and multiple myocardial infarctions all increase a person's risk of developing this condition.
What is congestive heart failure?
These are the canals that contain fluid that helps your ear detect changes in your head's movement.
What are the semicircular canals?
You can tell that a pig is female if it has this on its hind.
What is a papilla?
When a person's heart is deprived of oxygen, their heart may beat rapidly, thereby causing this homeostatic imbalance.
What is angina pectoris?