NERVOUS SYSTEM
A specialized sensory neuron detecting a stimulus or change.
What is a RECEPTOR.
The general name given to the three ear bones.
What are OSSICLES.
The study of BLOOD
What is HEMATOLOGY
This covers the trachea when swallowing
What is the EPIGLOTTIS
This organ produces BILE
What is the LIVER
The general sense also referred to as a TACTILE receptor
What is TOUCH.
These are the four basic taste sensations
What are SWEET, SOUR, BITTER & SALTY
The removal of blood for testing
What is PHLEBOTOMY.
The smallest air distribution tubes
What are ALVEOLAR DUCTS
Most absorption of nutrients takes place here
What is the SMALL INTESTINE
The spinal nerves are a part of this division of the nervous system.
What is the PNS.
This is the COLORED part of the eye
What is the IRIS
The production of RED BLOOD CELLS
What is HEMOPOIESIS
Volume of air used during "normal" breathing
What is TIDAL VOLUME
These are the four processes food goes through in the digestive system
What are INGESTION, DIGESTION, ABSORPTION & ELIMINATION
The brain & spinal cord are parts of this division of the nervous system.
What is the CNS
This is the "white" part of the eye.
What is the SCHLERA
The medical term for active bleeding
What is HEMORRHAGE
This part of the brain controls breathing
What is the MEDULLA OBLONGATA
These are the absorbable forms of CARBS, PROTEINS & LIPIDS/FATS
What are GLUCOSE, AMINO ACIDS & FATTY ACIDS
This part of the neuron is covered with myelin.
What is the AXON.
This layer of the eye provides nutrients
What is the CHOROID.
Plasma is mostly composed of this
What is WATER
This explains the inverse relationship between volume and pressure
What is BOYLE'S LAW
Normal number of adult teeth
What is 32