Senses
What are the body's 5 major senses?
touch, vision, odor, taste, hearing
What is the side of the brain controls the functions of the left body?
Right Hemisphere
What is the function of Neurons?
Nervous System impulses are transmitted by cells called Neurons.
the points of contact between neurons where information is passed from one neuron to the next
synapse
Which side of the heart contains oxygenic blood?
Left Side
T or F: only 2 senses have organs dedicated to them.
False
Running the length of the spine, what is the central bundle of nervous tissues?
Spinal Cord
Name the three Neurons.
Sensory, Motor, and interneuron.
what are the two types of synapse?
electrical and chemical
The rhythmic contractions that transport food down the digestive tract is...
Peristalsis
The Eyes have 2 types of receptors in the Retina, name them.
What is the longest lobe that's usually associated with handling more complex functions?
Frontal lobe
What is the function of Dendrites on Neuron?
Tree shaped extension that receives signals
What are the three stages of cell signaling?
The three stages are reception, transduction, and response.
What are the chambers of the heart?
Left ventricle, right ventricle, left atrium, right atrium
What sense gives us the ability to know any position of our body parts?
Proprioception?
Cerebellum
Which of the neurons carry impulses away from Central Nervous System (CNS)?
Efferent/motor neurons.
name 2 types of cell signaling
endocrine, paracrine, synaptic, and autocrine
What is the hormone that governs sexual development, specifically in women, and triggers ovulation?
Corpus Lutes (luteinizing hormone)
Which part of our body has the highest density of touch receptors?
fingertips
What two nervous systems are associated with the spinal cord?
Cerebral Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System
Function of the three Neurons.
Sensory: carries information about changes in external and internal environments to the central nervous system (CNS).
Motor: allow us to move, speak, swallow and breathe by sending commands from the brain to the muscles that carry out these functions.
Interneuron: carry sensory information and regulate motor activity.
Who discovered cell signaling?
Which organelle contains enzymes that break down waste and cellular debris?
Lysosome