Organs
Despite only being the size of your fist, this organ supplies your tissues with oxygen and nutrients.
What is the heart?
The protective layer that surrounds the axon of a neuron.
What is a myelin sheath?
The hormone that is released in response to low blood glucose levels.
What is glucagon?
The largest organ of the body.
What is the skin?
Who is Dr. Cohen?
This gland is responsible for making you feel sleepy.
What is the pineal gland?
The opening of these channels causes the depolarization phase of an action potential.
What are voltage-gated sodium channels?
The hormone that is responsible for uterine contractions during childbirth.
What is oxytocin?
The part of the brain that controls autonomic activities such as heart rate and respiration.
What is the medulla oblongata?
Food we have at most of our meetings.
Pizza
This organ is responsible for breaking down alcohol after a crazy night out.
What is the liver?
The organelle that contains hydrolytic enzymes to break down substances within the cell.
What is a lysosome?
The brain structure that is responsible for regulating temperature, hunger, fatigue, and metabolic processes.
What is the hypothalamus?
The first portion of the small intestine.
What is the duodenum?
The number of meetings you have to attend to be considered an active member (for meeting active membership).
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This organ can be up to 15 feet long when stretched out.
The cells in the nervous system that form the blood-brain barrier.
What are astrocytes?
This hormone is responsible for the stress you feel for your physiology exam.
What is cortisol?
Bile is produced in this organ.
What is the liver?
Event you get to attend at the end of the semester when you achieve active membership.
Banquet!
The functional unit of the kidney.
What is the nephron?
The term that refers to the period of time when a cell is unable to fire another action potential.
What is an absolute refractory period?
Antihistamines counter the actions of this white blood cell.
What are basophils?
The lack of smooth movement in Parkinson's disease can be attributed to the loss of neurons that produce this hormone.
What is dopamine?
If you are unable to attend an event for one category, events in this category serve as wildcard points.
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