Nervous System
This part of the brain is responsible for visual processing.
What is the occipital lobe?
This layer of the eye contains millions of photoreceptors (rods and cones) that convert light rays into electrical impulses that are relayed to the brain via the optic nerve
What is the retina?
The secretion of too much hormone
What is hypersecretion?
Autoimmune disease affecting the brain and spinal cord-body's immune system eats away protective myelin sheath
What is multiple sclerosis?
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Mrs. Sampey
This system controls organs in the times of stress..otherwise known as "Fight or flight."
What is sympathetic nervous system?
This structure connects the middle ear to the throat and equalizes pressure on the eardrum
What is the eustachian tube?
This hormone is secreted by the pancreas to remove sugar from blood and store it.
What is insulin?
A degenerative disease of the brain that causes dementia with a gradual loss of memory, judgement and ability to function-the most common form of dementia.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
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Who is JB Pritzker?
The cell that produces cerebral spinal fluid.
What is the ependymal cell?
The three bones or Ossicles in the middle ear which vibrate sound
What are the anvil, stirrup, and stapes?
The pineal gland secretes this hormone that regulates our sleep and wake cycle?
What is melatonin?
Eye defect where the lens becomes foggy?
What is cataracts?
A type of Japanese cuisine with fish, rice, and seaweed.
What is sushi?
These channels open during the depolarization in an action potential.
What are Na+ channels?
The sheets of cells siting atop of the nasal cavity.
What is the olfactory epithelium?
The pancreas also secretes this organs which breaks down fat stores in the liver to release sugar into the bloodstream
What is glucagon?
Hypersecretion of growth hormone during adulthood with enlarged hands, feet and facial features
What is acromegaly?
The force that makes a ball slow down after being pushed.
What is friction?
This system regulates expression of emotions and emotional memory.
What is Limbic system?
In the cochlea of the middle year, this system is formed by three semicircular canals at right angles to each other and are responsible for the sense of balance and spatial orientation
What is the vestibular system?
These hormones are water soluble and too big to enter the cell member. They bind to receptor on target cell triggering 2nd messenger to affect cell's activity.
What are protein hormones (peptides and amines)?
It is caused by the down regulation of insulin receptors.
What is Type II or insulin-independent diabetes mellitus?
1888
What are is the year that Latin was founded?