This is the type of chemical that is released by the endocrine system.
What is a hormone?
100
This is the lobe of the brain which is associated with vision.
What is the occipital lobe?
100
This is the protein of the axon membrane which uses active transport to return the concentration of ions to normal.
What is the Na+ / K+ Pump?
100
This is the transparent anterior surface of the eye.
What is the cornea?
100
This is the part of the neuron that receives signals from other neurons.
What is a dendrite?
200
This endocrine gland is responsible for creating the sex hormones for males and this other endocrine gland creates the sex hormones for females.
What are the testes and the ovaries?
200
This part of the brain is responsible for conscious thought and cognition.
What is the frontal lobe?
200
This is the type of chemical that is released at the terminal ends of one neuron and received by the dendrites of another neuron.
What is a neurotransmitter?
200
This liquid area of the eye is in between the cornea and the iris.
What is the aqueous humor?
200
This is the chemical that is sent across a synapse to another neuron.
What is a neurotransmitter?
300
These proteins are found in the membranes of target cells and bind to specific hormones.
What are receptors?
300
This is the lobe of the brain responsible for auditory processing.
What is the temporal lobe?
300
This model explains the way a specific neurotransmitter binds to a specific receptor.
What is the lock and key model?
300
This visual acuity denotes legal blindness and means a person can see at 20 feet what the average person sees at 200 feet.
What is 20/200 vision?
300
This is the type of neuron that makes up most of the brain.
What are interneurons / relay neurons?
400
This organ produces the hormone, insulin, which is responsible for regulating blood glucose levels.
What is the pancreas?
400
This is the lobe of the brain responsible for spatial reasoning.
What is the parietal lobe?
400
An automatic response to a stimulus that is handled without conscious thought and often without passing to the brain.
What is a reflex?
400
DAILY DOUBLE
What cells of the retina detect color?
400
This is the name of the cell that surrounds the axon.
What is a schwann cell? (Myelin sheath)
500
This endocrine gland is the master gland in the body. It regulates all other endocrine glands by use of its hormones.
What is the pituitary gland?
500
This is the region of the brain responsible for the autonomic processes like breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and other vital functions.
What is the brain stem?
500
This nervous system condition is caused by degradation of the myelin sheath.
What is multiple sclerosis?
500
This is an eye disorder in which the macula, the central region of the retina, is damaged. This results in the loss of vision in the central field of view.
What is age related macular degeneration?
500
This condition results when the lens focuses the image in front of the retina, resulting in blurred vision.