NERVOUS SYSTEM
These two systems function to control the billions of cells in the human body through communication.
WHAT ARE THE NERVOUS & ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS?
List THREE of the FIVE "general" senses.
WHAT ARE PAIN, PRESSURE, TOUCH, PROPRIOCEPTION & TEMPERATURE?
This is ONE way the human body regulates hormones.
WHAT IS THE CNS, FEEDBACK LOOPS or BIORHYTHM?
This structure is also known as the "windpipe".
WHAT IS THE TRACHEA?
This is the outer most layer of the heart.
WHAT IS THE EPICARDIUM?
These are the three parts to a neuron.
WHAT ARE THE DENDRITES, CELL BODY & AXON?
List ALL FIVE "special" senses.
WHAT ARE SMELL, TASTE, SIGHT, HEARING, BALANCE?
This gland is considered the "master" gland.
WHAT IS THE PITUITARY GLAND?
This is the respiratory structure where oxygen/carbon dioxide exchange takes place.
WHAT IS THE ALVEOLI?
The right side of the heart does this type of circulation.
WHAT IS PULMONARY CIRCULATION?
These are the two principle divisions of the nervous system.
WHAT ARE THE CNS (Central Nervous System) & PNS (Peripheral Nervous System)?
The term that describes receptors sending fewer signals to the brain after receiving a sensation.
WHAT IS ADAPTATION?
These glands contain a duct for secretions to reach the destination.
WHAT ARE EXOCRINE GLANDS?
This is also known as the "voice box".
WHAT IS THE LARYNX?
The LUB-DUB sound is created by this.
WHAT IS CLOSING OF HEART VALVES?
This is the protective covering over the axon of a neuron.
WHAT IS MYELIN?
This section of the ear contains the eustachian tubes.
WHAT IS THE MIDDLE EAR?
This type of hormone can pass directly thru the cell membrane.
WHAT IS A STEROID HORMONE?
This is the "maximal" amount of air you can breathe in and out.
WHAT IS VITAL CAPACITY?
This is the medical term for a "heart attack".
WHAT IS MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION?
This is the large section of the human brain.
WHAT IS THE CEREBRUM?
This is the function of the eustachian tubes.
WHAT IS EQUALIZE PRESSURE?
These endocrine glands are located on top of the kidneys.
WHAT ARE THE ADRENAL GLANDS?
This structure separates the nasal cavity into right & left halves.
WHAT IS THE NASAL SEPTUM?
The SA or Sino Atrial Node is also referred to as this.
WHAT IS THE PACEMAKER?