Muscular System
Structure that connects two cardiac muscle cells
Intercalated Disk
The two parts of the Nervous System
CNS
PNS
Sense of vision; transmits visual data from the retina to the brain.
II
(optic)
The two photoreceptor cells found within the retina
Rods and cones
Hormone which controls our circadian rhythm.
Melatonin
Name the two muscles found in the calf
Soleus
Gastronemius
The lipid-based substance which surrounds the axon of a neuron, increasing the speed of conduction.
Myelin
Sense of smell.
I
(olfactory)
The liquid found between the lens and the cornea
Aqueous humor
Cells that have hormone-specific receptors on their membranes.
Target Cells
Area where a neuron meets a muscle fiber.
Neuromuscular Junction
Which molecule (ion) floods into a synaptic terminal, causing synaptic vesicles to move towards the membrane?
Calcium (Ca2+)
Controls tongue movement for speech and swallowing.
XII
(Hypoglossal)
The pinna (auricle) is found in which section of the ear?
Outer Ear
a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla?
Epinephrine
Enzyme which breaks down acetylcholine.
Acetylcholinesterase (AchE)
In a reflex arc, a type of neuron found in the spinal cord that passes an impulse from a sensory neuron to a motor neuron.
Interneuron (relay neuron)
Responsible for hearing and balance (equilibrium).
VIII
(Vestibulocochlear)
the term given to pain that feels like it is coming from an area of the body other than the area being stimulated?
Referred pain
Another name for vasopressin?
Antidiuretic Hormone
The pyramid shaped area located between the rhomboid major, latissimus dorsi and trapezius muscles.
Triangle of Auscultation
Which part of the cerebrum (lobe) controls higher order thinking, such as speech and critical thinking.
Frontal lobe
The four cranial nerves which are both sensory and motor.
V, VII, IX, X
(Trigeminal, Facial, Glossopharyngeal, Vagus)
Name the central ossicle
incus
Which structure releases Oxytocin and Vasopressin?
Posterior Pituitary Gland