Vocabulary
This is the study of life.
What is biology?
This system includes glands and hormones.
What is the endocrine system?
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
The colored part of the eye that controls pupil size.
What is the iris?
These blood cells carry oxygen using hemoglobin.
What are red blood cells?
The scientific name of the Valley Oak.
What is Quercus lobata?
This means "study of" and is often found at the end of scientific fields.
What is -ology?
The human skeleton protects organs and provides ____.
What is structure (or support)?
This connects the two brain hemispheres.
What is the corpus callosum?
This part of the eye contains photoreceptor cells (rods and cones).
What is the retina?
These vessels carry blood away from the heart.
What are arteries?
This plant is toxic and causes itchy rashes.
What is poison oak?
This term means “joint inflammation.”
What is arthritis?
These two tissues connect bones and muscles.
What are ligaments and tendons?
The “fight or flight” response is controlled by this part of the autonomic system.
What is the sympathetic division?
This nerve carries signals from the eye to the brain.
What is the optic nerve?
This is the main artery that exits the heart.
What is the aorta?
A red-barked shrub, common in chaparral regions.
What is manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita)?
This word root means "bone."
What is osteo?
These bones are located in your lower leg.
What are the tibia and fibula?
He survived a brain injury that helped scientists learn about brain function.
Who is Phineas Gage?
This part of the eye focuses light onto the retina.
What is the lens?
These small vessels allow oxygen to diffuse into tissues.
What are capillaries?
This lizard is common in California and eats insects.
What is the western fence lizard?
This means "maintaining internal balance in the body."
What is homeostasis?
This condition causes bones to become weak and brittle.
What is osteoporosis?
The brain stem connects the brain to this part of the nervous system.
What is the spinal cord?
This is the spot on the retina where no photoreceptors are found.
What is the blind spot?
This blood type is known as the universal donor.
What is type O?
This conifer can grow to be among the tallest trees on Earth.
What is the coastal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)?