Electrical Communication
This is another name for an electrical impulse
What is action potential?
This is a part of the brain dealing with emotions.
What is limbic system?
Overproduction of this hormone can lead to acromegaly and underproduction leads to dwarfism.
What is pituitary growth hormone?
This disorder is characterized by random bursts of impulses in the brain causing involuntary responses
What is epilepsy?
This function of the lens allows you to focus on objects near or far.
What is accommodation?
This is generated in dendrites and neuronal body in response to a stimulus
What is graded potential?
This is a part of the brain responsible for balance and control of movements
What is cerebellum?
Underproduction of this non-steroid hormone leads to Diabetes Mellitus
What is insulin?
This medical professional studies treats neurological disorders
What is neurologist?
This structure is also called "the white of the eye"
What is sclera?
This is the voltage baseline that must be reached for the impulse to propagate further
What is threshold?
This is a neurotransmitter of pain
What is substance P?
Problems with this endocrine gland will cause problems in many other endocrine glands
What is pituitary gland?
This disorder is due to lack of production of dopamine that results in problems with coordinated movement
What is Parkinson's disease?
In this eye disorder the image is formed in front of the retina
What is myopia?
These ions rush in through neuronal membrane during depolarization.
What is Na+?
The release of this neurotransmitter means increase in trust, feelings of belonging and bonding; but when it is a hormone, it will stimulate the contractions in labor and release of milk.
What is oxytocin?
This part of the brain is also communicating with another gland to communicate with another gland to regulate metabolism.
What is hypothalamus?
This disorder results from immune system degrading myelin sheaths in axons.
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
In this eye disorder, the optic nerve is getting damaged due to intraocular pressure.
What is glaucoma?
At rest, the neuronal membrane maintains this balance of charges across itself: inside_____, outside_____, with the resting potential of ___mV.
What is
negative,
positive,
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This neurotransmitter is also a hormone; it is responsible for the feeling of well-being and happiness.
What is serotonin?
This adrenal glands' hormone can lead to development of secondary male characteristics in females
What is testosterone?
This disorder results from death of neurons and disruption of random synapses causing severe memory loss and dementia
What is Alzheimer?
In this disorder, the deformed lens doesn't allow light rays to meet at a focal point.
What is astigmatism?