Hormones
Function of epinephrine
Elicits fight-or-flight response
Cranial nerve II
Optic nerve
The outermost layer of the meninges
Dura mater
Hormone produced by the testes
Androgens/ testosterone
Muscle that moves the eye laterally
lateral rectus
Function of prolactin
Stimulates breast development and maintains lactation
Cranial nerve VI
Abducens nerve
A neuron with one process extending from the soma
Unipolar neuron
Hormones (2) produced by the ovaries
Progesterone and estrogen
Function of auditory ossicles (bones)
Conduct vibrations of the tympanic membrane to the oval window
Function of calcitonin
Decreases blood calcium ion levels
Cranial nerve V
Trigeminal nerve
Function of ependymal cells
Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) production
Hormones produced by the pancreas (2)
Insulin and glucagon
Function of the pharyngotympanic tube
equalizes air pressure
Gland that secretes adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Anterior pituitary
Cranial nerve X
Vagus nerve
Two words describing the patellar reflex
Monosynaptic, ipsilateral, or segmental
Name a hormone produced by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland
oxytocin and vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone, ADH)
Function of semicircular canals
Dynamic and static equilibrium
Gland that secretes vasopressin
Posterior pituitary
Cranial nerve XI
Accessory nerve
The three layers of a peripheral nerve (starting with innermost layer)
endoneurium, perineurium, epineurium
The part of the adrenal gland that epinephrine is produced by
Medulla
Structure that focuses light on the retina
lens