Neurons/Brain
The three overlapping functions of the nervous system
What are sensory input, integration, and motor output?
The five qualities of taste
What are sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami?
The hormone secreted by the pineal gland
What is melatonin?
The small, oxygen-transporting cells of blood
What are erythrocytes?
The two types of chambers found in the heart
What are atria and ventricles?
The basic structural units of the nervous system
What are neurons?
The white part of the eye
What is sclera?
The pyramidal glands located on the top of one's kidneys
What are adrenal glands?
The straw-colored, sticky fluid of blood
What is plasma?
The covering of the heart
What is pericardium?
The site at which neurons communicate
What is synapse?
The three main regions of the ear
What are the external ear, middle ear, and internal ear?
The number of hormones secreted by the pituitary gland
What are nine hormones?
The two main divisions of leukocytes
What are granulocytes and agranulocytes?
The difference between aortic blood pressure and venal caval pressure
What is blood pressure gradient?
The three types of meninges
What are dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater?
The receptors of taste and smell
What are chemoreceptors?
Another name for the growth hormone
What is somatotropic hormone?
The leukocytes that destroy bacteria by phagocytosis
What are neutrophils?
The four structures of the heart's conduction system
What are SA node, AV node, AV or His bundle, and Purkinje fibers?
The function of the vagus nerve
The pathway through which taste information reaches the brain stem
What is the gustatory pathway?
The hormone that helps the kidneys absorb more water
What is the anitdiuretic hormone?
What is hematopoiesis?
The four factors that influence blood pressure