Brain
The part of the brain that controls conscious thought.
What is the Cerebrum?
The two parts of the central nervous system.
The tough outer layer of the eye.
What is the sclera?
The hormone is responsible for blood sugar balance.
What is insulin or glucagon?
What is taste?
The part of the brain stem that has cardiac and respiratory center.
What is the medulla oblongata?
The type of neuron that brings impulses to the brain.
What is a sensory neuron?
The clear part of the front of the eye that lets light through.
What is the cornea?
When a gland releases too little of a hormone.
What is hyposecretion?
Involves taste, smell and memories.
What is flavor?
The part of the brain the coordinates muscle movement and balance.
The type of neuron that controls muscles for movement from brain signals.
What is a motor neuron?
The part of the eye that focuses light onto the retina.
What is the lens?
When a gland releases too much of a hormone.
What is hypersecretion?
The number of specialized senses in the human body.
What is 5 senses?
The part of the brain that controls body temperature.
What is the hypothalamus?
This part of the autonomic nervous system controls the fight or flight response.
What is the sympathetic system?
The part of the eye that converts light to a signal that can be transmitted to the brain.
What is the retina?
The type of feedback that causes an opposite reaction in hormone function.
What is negative feedback?
The name of the impulse that is transmitted along neurons.
What is an action potential?
Gland in the brain that produces melatonin.
What is the pineal gland?
The part of the autonomic nervous system that controls individual organs for normal daily function.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
What are the cones?
Type of feedback that causes an increase in hormone function.
What is positive feedback?
What does the membrane become more permeable to during an action potential?
What are sodium ions?