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Nervous System
Endocrine System
The Brain
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"The Study of Life," it is particularly important for Psychologists who want to study the chemical roots of behavior.
What is Biology?
100
The basic building block of the Nervous system are these, and their first name isn't Jimmy.
What are neurons?
100
While the Nervous system relies on electrical charges, the endocrine system relies on these - of which there are thousands of different types in the human body.
What are hormones?
100
The 4 Lobes and 2 Regions combined form the "outside" of the brain, or "what we can see," which is known as this.
What is the cerebral cortex?
100
Today marks the birthday, in 1889, of perhaps the most infamous dictator of all time, arguably responsible for WWII, the Holocaust, and ugly small mustaches.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
200
The pancreas is especially important as it produces this chemical - which breaks down sugar into energy.
What is insulin?
200
Comparative to the electrical chord on any device, these are the long connectors that send information in neurons.
What are axons?
200
Located above the kidneys, these glands produce adrenaline, as well as other hormones, and are vital to the body's ability to fight stress.
What are adrenal glands?
200
Responsible for Motor Skills and Orientation, it is the largest lobe of the brain.
What is the Frontal Lobe?
200
This prayerful player is set to sign with the Philadelphia Eagles, which means hopefully he will stop throwing at the ground.
Who is Tim Tebow?
300
When an electrical charge is sent down the axon, whether or not it connects to another cell, it is known as this (it's also what new superheroes have).
What is action potential?
300
Nerve endings actually connect to these parts of other neurons, the branched projections and information collectors which also house the nucleus.
What are dendrites?
300
Judging an overweight person as being "lazy" or "eating poorly" is wrong, as often is can also be a result of a problem with this Endocrine Gland - responsible for metabolism.
What is the Thyroid Gland?
300
Dancers often have a very active and highly developed one of these regions - though Cadet Perczak is still working on his.
What is a Cerebellum?
300
Thanks, in part, to the Hippie and Flower-Child movements of the 60s, Wednesday will mark the 45th celebration of this holiday - a tribute to environmental consciousness.
What is Earth Day?
400
First used in 1929 by Psychologist Walter Cannon, it is the phrase used to describe the body's reaction to stress and production of adrenaline.
What is "Fight or Flight" response?
400
Known as the "Middle Men," Interneurons are vital for the Nervous System, as they communicate between these two other types of neurons.
What are Sensory Neurons and Motor Neurons?
400
Due to their importance, these Endocrine Glands are both found in the brain, and are responsible for growth hormones, as well as biorhythm and mood.
What are the Pituitary and Pineal Glands?
400
A person is said to be "brain dead," when, in fact, there is no activity in the lobes of their brain.. There is, however, still activity here.
What is the brain stem?
400
On this day in 1861, this Colonel resigned from the United States Army, two days after being offered command of the Union Army, and three days after his native State, Virginia, seceded from the Union.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
500
"Hyperglycemia," resulting in high blood glucose levels for sufferers, can lead to many severe health problems, and it known for commonly as this.
What is diabetes?
500
The microscopic space between an axon terminal and dendrite of another neuron, where electricity passes is actually called this.
What is "synaptic gap?"
500
While treated as two separate types of glands, most humans only have 1 set of these - the term for sexual endocrine glands, regardless of gender.
What are gonads?
500
Sufferers of "Congenital analgesia," caused by an overproduction of endorphins in the Parietal Lobe, exhibit this unique condition.
What is "insensitivity to pain?" (Can not feel pain)
500
Information about this Special Operation, using elite forces from all four branches, which will take place between July and September of this year throughout Southern California, Utah, and Texas, caused panic and fueled conspiracy theories over the weekend.
What is Operation Jade Helm 15?