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Which hormone secreted in a daily rhythm influences sleep/wake cycles?

melatonin

100

Name the two divisions of the Nervous System

CNS and PNS

100
How do hormones travel through the body?
In the bloodstream
100

Main source and process of Calcium

Dairy products, greens, and legumes

Formation and maintenance of bones and teeth; blood clot- ting; muscle and nerve function

100

Incomplete proteins are found in

Foods of plant origin


200

List three major endocrine glands.

The major organs of the endocrine system include the: 1. Hypothalamus 2. Pituitary 3. Thyroid gland 4. Parathyroid glands 5. Thymus gland 6. Pineal gland 7. Pancreas 8. Adrenal glands 9. Gonads

200

picks up stimuli from the external and internal environment

Sensory neurons

200

Name the three types of joins in the body

Immovable, Slightly movable and freely movable

200

Oxygen-poor blood leaves the __________ side of the heart through the pulmonary ___________


Left side / Pulmonary Artery

200

After leaving the stomach the mass of partially digested food is called


chyme

300

What is the two "master glands" of the body?

the pituitary gland

300
What are the messengers of the endocrine system?
Hormones
300

Which part of the PNS controls the body’s involuntary processes?


Automatic nervous system

300

The nutrients obtained from a balanced diet have three functions in your body and cells

Maintenance and growth

Energy Supply

Regulation

300

The part of the kidney where the filtration of the blood happens

Nephron

400
Which two hormones are produced by the pancreas to regulate blood glucose levels?
Insulin and glucagon
400
Where are hormone receptors found?
On target cells
400

What are the two receptors in your the ear?

Proprioceptors and Mechanoceptors

400

Bile passes from this organ into the small intestine

Gallbladder

400

The process by which gases move because of the difference in concentration is

Difussion 

500

Direction of the nervous impulse passing through the neuron?

Dendrite Soma Axon

500

What is the hormone that prevent the concentration of glucose in the blood to decrease too much?


Glucagon

500

What system´s responses are transmitted more slowly and their effects are long lasting?

Endocrine system

500

Three main types of blood cells are (both names)

red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leucocytes) and platelets (trombocitos)

500

The three types of digestive enzymes are

Lipase, Glycosidase and Peptidase