Brain
The Pons, Medulla, and Midbrain are all part of the ______________.
What is the Midbrain
This area of the retina is mostly composed of cones and it is the area of our sharpest vision.
What is the Fovea Centralis (which is within the Macula)
What are the two processes of hearing
What is Mechanical and electrical
Activated adrenergic receptors cause the Heart to ______ it's rate and force of contractions
What is INCREASE
How many pairs of spinal nerves
32
This part of the Brain is often called the relay station of the brain for its role in processing and interpreting sensory information
What is the Thalamus
The Sclera and the Cornea make up this layer of the eye
What is the Fibrous layer
Anatomical name for the eardrrum
What is the Tympanic membrane
The Branches of the Autonomic Nervous system
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
The number of cranial nerves
What is 12
This part of the brain is primarily involved in regulating emotions and memory.
What is the limbic system
Photoreceptor cells are located on this part of the eye
What is the Retina
The visible part of the ear that collects sound waves and directs them into the ear canal
What is the PINA
The space where neurotransmitter is released is know as?
What is the synaptic cleft
The _______ function in detecting our position in space using semicircular canals (and what part are they located in)
The Ears - (the inner ear) - The Vestibular system
The Cerebellum is responsible for ______ and fine motor skills
What is Balance
What allows the amount of light entering the eye...
The pupil
This part of the ear converts sound vibrations into neural signals
What is the Cochlea
Cholinergic neurons primarily use ________ as a neurotransmitter
What is Acetylcholine
Rest and Digest is part of what nervous system
The Parasympathetic Nervous system
These are the protective layers of tissues that surround the brain and spinal cord. (and what are they in order- extra points)
What are the Meninges
This controls the size of the pupil
What is the Iris
What are the bones of the middle ear and what are their names collectively?
What are the Malleus, Incus, and Stapes and collectively the are the ossicles
The part of a neuron that receives signals from other neurons and transmits them toward the cell body
What are the Dendrites
The somatic nervous system innervates these types of muscles
What are Skeletal muscles