HONDROS BIO 117 - EXAM 2

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The function of BOTH the pectorals major and lattimus dorsi

Adducts the arms

The action of the gracilis muscle is to

Adducts the leg / thigh

The connective tissue that connects muscle to muscle is called?

Aponeurosis

Is the clavicle part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Appendicular

Is the femur part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Appendicular

Is the fibula part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Appendicular

Is the humerus part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Appendicular

Is the radius part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Appendicular

Is the scapula part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Appendicular

Is the tibia part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Appendicular

Is the ulna part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Appendicular

The girdles, arms, and legs are part of what division of the skeletal system?

Appendicular

How many spinal nerves come from the coccygeal region?

1

Which muscle flattens the cheek?

Buccinator

How many cranial nerves do we have?

12

How many pairs of ribs are there

12

How many spinal nerves come from the thoracic region?

12

The Thoracic Vertebrae consists of how many bones?

12

The Cervical Vertebrae consists of how many bones?

7

How many spinal nerves come from the cervical region?

8

The rectus abdominus, external oblique, internal oblique, and transverse abdominus are what type of muscles?

Abdominal muscles

CN VI

Abducens Nerve

The action of the deltoid muscles is to...

Abduct the arms

The adrenal glands are found where?

Above the kidneys

The external intercostal muscles are located where?

Above the ribs

CN XI

Accessory Nerve

The chemical substance that is released by the motor neuron

Acetylcholine (ACh)

Two main types of freely movable joints

1. Ball-and-socket joints 2. Hing joints

The three parts of the ear...

1. External 2. Middle 3. Inner

What are the four regions of the sternum?

1. Manubrium 2. Body 3. Sternomanubrial joint 4. Xiphoid process

What determines if a hormone will act on a cell?

If a cell has a receptor for that hormone

Interinsic muscles of the eye are... voluntary/involuntary?

Involuntary

Without _____________ , our thyroid gland would enlarge causing a goiter.

Iodine

This muscle controls the size of the pupil and is made of ciliary muscle.

Iris

Which eye muscles are involuntary?

Iris and Ciliary Muscle

The connective tissue that connects bone to bone is called what?

Ligaments

Photoreceptors are found on the retina and respond to what?

Light

The Iris controls the amount of ____________ into the eye.

Light

The "emotional brain" or "caveman brain"

Limbic System

Which bone refers to our "lower jaw"?

Mandible

The function of of the pancreas is to do what?

Monitor blood sugar

Bundles of neurons with fascia and blood supply

Nerve

Is synovial fluid found at all joints?

No.

The _____________________ membrane is found on the axon and is where the neurotransmitters are released from

Presynaptic Membrane

How would the parasympathetic Nervous System affect blood pressure

Decreases blood pressure

How would the parasympathetic nervous system affect the heart rate?

Decreases the heart rate

The buccinator muscles are ____________ to the masseter muscles

Deep

The outter most layer of the meninges

Dura Mater

When would you expect to see a surge in growth hormone?

During puberty, healing, and sleep.

Low levels of growth hormone in an adolescent or child could lead to?

Dwarfism

The tympanic cavity is located in the...

Ear

Ribs 8, 9, and 10 are classified as?

False Ribs

What covers and wraps around skeletal muscle?

Fascia

Name the layers of the eye

Fibrous, vascular, nervous

The action of the biceps brachii muscles is to...

Flex the arm (at the elbow)

Actions of the hamstring muscles

Flexes the leg at the knee

Hinge and ball-and-socket joints can BOTH do which motions?

Flexion and Extension

Ribs 11 and 12 are classified as?

Floating Ribs

What did the sutures in the skull used to be

Fontanelles

CN IX

Glossopharyngeal Nerve

If you were starving, what hormone would you expect to be elevated?

Glucagon

Growth Hormone (GH) increases our blood sugar levels with a process called what?

Gluconeogenesis

Includes the dendrites, cell bodies, and unmyelinated axons (grey or white matter)

Grey Matter

coxal bones make up what?

The hip.

Carpals are bones located where?

The wrist

CN V

Trigeminal Nerve

CN IV

Trochlear Nerve

Nocireceptors are stimulated by

Tissue injury

Why would doctors want to perform a "spinal tap" or "lumbar puncture" in between the the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae?

To prevent injury to the spinal cord

The hormone calcitonin functions to

decrease the level of calcium in the blood

Yellow bone marrow stores...

adipose tissue (fat)

Cortisol is secreted by

adrenal cortex

Are sensory neurons afferent or efferent?

afferent

Is the humerus part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

appendicular skeleton

The middle layer of the meninges

arachnoid

The parathyroid glands are found where?

around the thyroid gland

What are the two major divisions of the skeletal system?

axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton

The Central Nervous System consists of the what?

brain and spinal cord

The midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata make up what?

brain stem

Acetylcholinesterase does what?

breaks down acetylcholine

Are motor neurons afferent or efferent?

efferent

Examples of hinge joints are

elbow and knee

CNS stands for what?

central nervous system

The two major divisions of the nervous system

central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

The arbor vitae is found where?

cerebellum

Which bones make up the pectoral girdle?

clavicle and scapula

Fascia is what type of tissue?

connective

Ribs are connected to sternum by

costal cartilage

The Peripheral Nervous System consist of what?

cranial and spinal nerves

Gigantism occurs when growth hormone surges after puberty has what?

ended

The auditory tube is also known as the...

eustachian tube

Ribs 8-10 are called

false ribs

Hyperopia

farsightedness

Presbiopia

farsightedness due to aging

Ribs 11 and 12 are called

floating ribs

Which muscle raises the eyebrows and wrinkles the forehead?

frontalis

Muscular overuse is called

hypertrophy

The "thermostat" of the brain

hypothalamus

What bones make up the pelvic girdle?

ilium, ischium, pubis

Which region of the coxa is most anterior?

Pubis

The iris controls what in the eye?

Pupil

What tissue is found filling the epiphysis of long bones?

Red Bone Marrow

The "white part" of our eye is called...

Sclera

Gustatory Sense detects...

Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter

Edema causes what?

Swelling

Which nervous system would be activated if we jumped out of an airplane?

Sympathetic

An increase in blood pressure is stimulated by the _______________________ Nervous System

Sympathetic Nervous System

A __________________ is where an axon and a dendrite come together

Synapse

This fluid lubricates the bones in the joints, decreasing friction.

Synovial fluid

Iodine is a necessary element for which hormone?

T3 and T4

The thyroid gland, when acted on by TSH, would release more of what?

T3 and T4

Gustatory Sense purpose

Taste

Chemoreceptors send their information to which lobe?

Temporal

The special sense of hearing goes to which lobe?

Temporal

special sense information from hear and smelling are sent to what lobe?

Temporal

Which muscles assist with chewing?

Temporalis and Masseter

Gonads are identified as what on the body?

Testes or Ovaries

Name the condition where the mandible and maxilla lock together ("lockjaw")

Tetanus

The relay station for sensory information in the diencephalon

Thalamus

We use the mnemonic "FLAT PG" to help us remember the hormones from where?

The anterior pituitary

Prolactin, ACTH, Gonadotropins (FSH and LH), TSH, and Growth Hormone are all secreted by...

The anterior pituitary gland

The phrenic nerve comes from the cervical region and innervates:

The diaphragm

FSH and LH travel through the blood to which "target tissue"?

The gonads (testes and ovaries)

TSH travels through the blood to which "target tissue"?

the thyroid gland

damage to occipital lobe of the brain would cause

vision loss

Is skeletal muscle voluntary or involuntary?

voluntary

The inner most layer of the meninges

pia mater

receptors are made of what?

protein

Hormones are composed of what?

protein or steroid (lipids)

Acromegaly deals with a surge of growth hormone after what?

puberty

The rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus medialis compose the

quadricep muscles of the leg

Glucagon does what?

raises blood glucose levels

target cells / tissues will bind the hormone and elicit a response only if it has what?

receptors

Red bone marrow makes

red blood cells

The Medulla Oblongata regulates what?

respiration and circulation

__________ causes the liver to take blood glucose and store it as glycogen.

insulin

The adrenal cortex secretes what?

steroid hormones

The immovable joints of the skull are called

sutures

What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system (ANS)?

sympathetic and parasympathetic

Hormones use the bloodstream to get to their ______________ or _____________

target cell or tissue

the taste sensory organs are called

taste buds

Lacrimal glands produce what

tears

Thermoreceptors respond to

temperature

The connective tissue that connects muscle to bone is called?

tendon

The Diencephalon is composed of what?

thalamus and hypothalamus

The hormone ADH travels to which target organs?

the Kidneys

Prolactin travels through the blood to which "target tissue"?

the Mammary Glands

What is the functional unit of a nerve?

neuron

Examples of ball-and-socket joints are

shoulder and hip

What carries visual information to the brain?

optic nerve

What build up bone?

osteoblasts

What breaks down bone?

osteoclasts

What matures bone cells?

osteocytes

The 5 general senses are...

pain, touch, pressure, temperature, proprioception

Which hormone increases blood calcium?

parathyroid hormone

The parathyroid glands secrete what?

parathyroid hormone (PTH)

PNS stands for what?

peripheral nervous system

The Olfactory Sense

smell

What are the 5 special senses?

smell, taste, sight, hearing, and balance

What is the "vital center" of the brain stem

Medulla Oblongata

Ossicles are found in what part of the ear?

Middle ear

Which hormone is our only hormone that elicits positive feedback?

Oxytocin

uterine contractions and milk let-down is aided by what hormone?

Oxytocin

Creatine phosphate is a quick source of ________ for our muscles.

ATP

What steroid hormone targets our kidneys and causes salt to be tea sorbet back into the blood stream?

Aldosterone

The skull, spine, sternum, and ribs are part of what division of the skeletal system?

Axial

What stores neurotransmitters at the very end of the axon?

Axon terminals

External intercostal, Internal intercostal, and the diaphragm are what type of muscles?

Breathing muscles

How would the parasympathetic Nervous System affect the bronchioles?

Constricts the bronchioles

How would the parasympathetic Nervous System affect the pupils?

Constricts the pupils

What is it called when a muscle contracts tightly

Contacture

How would the parasympathetic Nervous System affect the bladder?

Contracts muscle / opens sphincter

______________ lenses converge the light

Convex

A person with Hyperopia (Farsightedness) would require what type of corrective lense?

Convex lense

What is the substance/source or energy that our muscles use for energy

Creatine Phosphate

What steroid hormone increases blood sugar levels and depresses our immune system?

Cortisol

Adipose tissue is located in which region on the long bone?

Diaphysis

Yellow bone marrow is found in the _______________________ part of the bone

Diaphysis

How would the sympathetic nervous system affect the bronchioles?

Dilates

How would the sympathetic nervous system affect the pupils?

Dilates

________________ is a collection of cell bodies in the nervous system

Ganglia

Increased pressure in the eye is a condition called

Glaucoma

The thalamus is referred to as...

The relay station

The ribs are connected to what part of the vertebral column?

Thoracic

The hormone oxytocin causes what?

Uterine Contractions

CN X

Vagus Nerve

Another name for the spine is...

Vertebral Column

Is the sacrum part of the pelvic girdle or the vertebral column?

Vertebral column

CN VIII

Vestibulocochlear Nerve

the eyebrows, eyelids, conjunctiva, eyelashes, lacrimal apparatus, and extrinsic eye muscles are called

Visual Accessory Organs

The jell-o like substance which gives the eye its shape.

Vitreous humor

Extrinsic muscles of the eye are... voluntary/Involuntary?

Voluntary

When our long bones "ossify their epiphyseal plates", this means what?

We are finished growing

Agonist Muscles (Synergists) do what?

Work with other muscles

Which bone refers to our "cheek bones"

Zygomatic

Which muscle assists with smiling, raising the corners of the mouth)

Zygomaticus

what are the three main types of neurons?

sensory, motor, interneurons

The Coccyx consists of how many bones?

1 coccyx in the vertebral column ; consists of 4 bones.

The Sacrum consists of how many bones?

1 sacrum in the vertebral column ; consists of 5 bones

Parathyroid increases blood calcium levels three ways... how?

1. Bone 2. Kidneys 3. GI tract

The matrix of osseous tissue is made up of 3 main things:

1. Calcium 2. Phosphate 3. Collagen

The 5 regions of the spine are...

1. Cervical Vertebrae 2. Thoracic Vertebrae, 3. Lumbar Vertebrae, 4. Sacrum, 5. Coccyx

What are the 3 main functions of the spinal cord?

1. Sensory pathway 2. Motor Pathway 3. Reflex center

How many spinal nerves do we have?

31

How many hormones are produced by the anterior pituitary gland

6

The quadriceps consists of how many muscles?

4

How many fused vertebrae make up the sacrum?

5

How many spinal nerves come from the lumbar region?

5

How many spinal nerves come from the sacral region?

5

The Lumbar Vertebrae consists of how many bones?

5

The vertebral column consists of how many regions?

5 regions

What tells our skeletal muscles to contract

A Neuromuscular Junction

What hormone would travel through the blood and "stimulate" the adrenal cortex?

ACTH

Kidney water reabsorption and blood vessel construction is aided by what hormone?

ADH

Which hormones are secreted by the posterior pituitary?

ADH and oxytocin

Steroid hormones are only made where?

Adrenal Cortex and the Gonads

Carpals are to wrist as tarsals are to:

Ankle

Is Growth Hormone (GH) is released by the anterior or posterior pituitary gland?

Anterior

This cavity of the eye is found in front of the lens.

Anterior Cavity

Which part of our forearm "flexes fingers"?

Anterior compartment

What fluid is made by the choroid?

Aqueous humor.

The orbicularis oculi muscles are located where?

Around the eyes

The orbicularis oris muscle is located where?

Around the mouth

Is the Maxilla part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Axial

Is the cervical vertebrae part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Axial

Is the frontal part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Axial

Is the mandible part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Axial

Is the occipital part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Axial

Is the sacrum part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Axial

Is the sternum part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Axial

Is the temporal part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Axial

Is the zygomatic part of the axial or appendicular skeleton?

Axial

Result of irregular curved cornea

Astigmatism

Where do we find articular cartilage?

At the ends of our bones

Muscular disuse or wasting away is called

Atrophy

The cochlea is to "hearing" as the semicircular canals and vestibule are to?

Balance

Why do protein hormones need "second messengers"?

Because they can't cross the membrane and must use the 2nd messenger

Where is the subarachnoid space located?

Between L3 and L4

The internal intercostal muscles are located where?

Between the ribs

parathyroid hormone (PTH) regulates what?

Blood calcium levels

Osteo means?

Bone

The humerus is found in what region?

Brachial

Which cranial nerve takes information from the retina to the occipital lobe?

CN II (Optic Nerve)

Which cranial nerve is responsible for delivering information from our inner ear?

CN VIII (Vestibulocochlear Nerve)

The largest parasympathetic nerve in our body is

CN X (Vagus Nerve)

Is the Brain part of the CNS or PNS?

CNS

Is the spinal cord part of the CNS or PNS?

CNS

Both the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles can be found where?

Calf

Beta-1 receptors are found where

Cardiac Muscle (heart)

The autonomic nervous system is used to control what?

Cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands

The function of the optic nerve is to do what?

Carry visual information to the brain

Folia is found where?

Cerebellum

This part of the brain Coordinates motor movement (walking, etc.)

Cerebellum

What Mr. Hasan calls the "Little Brain"

Cerebellum

the 4 main parts of the brain are what

Cerebrum, diencephalon, brain stem and the cerebellum

The endocrine system consists of internal glands that make and secrete what?

Chemical Hormones

This muscle of the eye changes the shape of the lens. (Accommodation of the eye to see at various distances)

Ciliary Muscle

What makes our bones strong and sturdy?

Collagen

Diaphysis (part of long bone) is protected by...

Compact bone

______________ lenses diverge the light

Concave

A person with Myopia (Nearsightedness) would require what type of corrective lense?

Concave Lense

This retinal photoreceptor requires light and is responsible for seeing color and detail

Cones

The Ilium, ischium, and pubis make up what bone?

Coxal bone

what "recieves signals" from other neurons?

Dendrites

Hyperglycemia is a problem with what disorder

Diabetes

What makes and releases hormones?

Endocrine Glands

What hormone stimulates the "fight-or-flight" response?

Epinephrine

Red bone marrow in the ____________________ part of the bone.

Epiphysis

What is the tube called that connects our throat to the middle ear?

Eustachian Tube

Actions of Ball-and-socket joints can do

Extension, abduction, and circumduction

What parts of our ear is filled with air?

External and Middle

CN VII

Facial Nerve

The zygomatic is considered what type of bone?

Facial bone

The spinal cord extends from where to where?

Foramen Magnum to the first lumbar vertebrae (L1)

The frontalis muscle is located where?

Forehead

This feature of the eye provides the sharpest vision and contains ALL cones.

Fovea Centralis

What condition would cause insulin to be released?

High Blood Sugar

The hypothalamus maintains what?

Homeostasis

High heart rate, high metabolism, weight loss, and anxiety could indicate what?

Hyperthyroidism

CN XII

Hypoglossal Nerve

Joints can be classified by

Immovable and freely movable

Intercostal means:

In between the ribs

Immovable joints are found where

In the Skull

Where do you find long bones?

In the appendicular skeleton / arms and legs

aqueous humor and vitreous humor are fluids found where?

In the eye

How would the sympathetic nervous system affect blood pressure

Increases blood pressure

How would the sympathetic nervous system affect the heart rate?

Increases heart rate

How would the sympathetic nervous system affect the GI Tract?

Inhabits motility and secretion

The cochlea and semicircular canals are found in what part of our ear?

Inner ear

Where do we find bone marrow

Inside the bones

what hormones decreases blood sugar?

Insulin

What are the two hormones that come from the pancreas

Insulin and glucagon

_________________ receives information from a sensory neuron and "analyzes the information"

Interneuron

The special cartilage discs which helps protect each vertebrae are called...

Intervertebral discs

_______________ are where two bones come together

Joints

___________ blood calcium would cause parathyroid hormone to be released.

Low Blood Calicum

This feature of the eye contains lots of cones and provides sharp vision.

Macula lutea

What is the name of the part of our retina that has "all cones"?

Macula lutea

Gluconeogenesis does what?

Makes new glucose

Hyperactivity of the adrenal cortex could cause what?

Masculinizing effects in women

A nerve that comes from the spinal cord to the muscle fiber

Motor Neuron

_________________ takes information from the interneuron and delivers the information to the appropriate effector

Motor neuron

Proprioceptors respond to what?

Movement

The ___________________ supports, protects, insulates, and generally cares for the Neurons

Neuroglia

A ____________________________ is where the motor neuron synapses with the muscle fiber.

Neuromuscular Junction

A single nerve cell

Neuron

The dendrites are part of a...

Neuron

the __________________ is a cell that communicates with other cells and can be communicated with.

Neuron

What are the two major nervous system cell types

Neuron and Neuroglia

Axons are a part of what?

Neurons

The axon terminals are part of what?

Neurons

Acetylcholine (ACh) is classified as a....

Neurotransmitter

Special proteins made by neurons and are used to communicate their signal from one neuron to the next is call a...

Neurotransmitters

Are cranial nerves part of the CNS or PNS?

PNS

Which neurotransmitter has the same effect as epinephrine?

Norepinephrine

Which neurotransmitter would cause a "fight or flight" response in our body?

Norepinephrine

Photoreceptors send their information to the thalamus (relay station) then to which lobe?

Occipital

What bone is located on the posterior part of the skull?

Occipital

CN III

Oculomotor Nerve

CN I

Olfactory Nerve

Where are receptors for Acetylcholine (ACh) found?

On the Sarcolemma of the muscle fiber

Insulin receptors are found on most cells, while glucagon receptors are found where?

On the liver

Are spinal nerves part of the CNS or PNS?

PNS

Antagonist muscles do what?

Oppose the action of the other muscle

The "blind spot" of our eye is called the...

Optic Disk

CN II

Optic Nerve

What are the two Girdles of the appendicular skeleton that are responsible for attachment of the arms and legs?

Pectoral and Pelvic

Which muscle assists in winking and blinking

Orbicularis Oculli

Which muscle allows you to pucker and kiss?

Orbicularis Oris

Bone is a form of connective tissue, specifically ____________________ tissue ?

Osseous tissue

Three tiny bones in the middle ear are called

Ossicles

The process of bone formations is called

Ossification

The cell that "breaks down" bone, putting calcium into the blood is an:

Osteoclast

Accommodation is way for our eyes to adjust what?

Our lens

Nociceptors are found throughout our body and respond to what?

Pain

These bones of the skull; frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary are called the...

Paranasal Sinuses

"Rest and digest" is the phrase for:

Parasympathetic

Which nervous system would be activated when we lounge on the couch with Netflix?

Parasympathetic

A decrease in heart rate is caused by the ____________________________ Nervous System

Parasympathetic Nervous System

The __________________________ Nervous System promotes digestion.

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Thermoreceptors send information to which lobe?

Parietal

General sense information is sent to what lobe?

Parietal lobe

Both the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles enable what action?

Plantar flexion of the foot

This cavity of the eye is found behind the lens.

Posterior Cavity

Which part of our forearm "extend fingers"?

Posterior compartment

The ______________________ membrane is found on the dendrite and has receptors for that neurotransmitter

Postsynaptic Membrane

breast glandular tissue is aided by what hormone?

Prolactin (PRL)

Which hormones are secreted by the anterior pituitary?

Prolactin, ACTH, Gonadotropins (FSH and LH), TSH, and Growth Hormone

How would the sympathetic Nervous System affect the bladder?

Relaxes muscle / closes sphincter

Rods and cones can be found where in the eye?

Retina

The Nervous layer of the eye contains what?

Retina

The retinal photoreceptors are what?

Rod and Cones

This retinal photoreceptor is responsible for seeing black and white and night vision.

Rods

The _________________ carry information from the PNS toward the CNS

Sensory Neuron

Where would I find the fibula?

Shin (lower leg)

What girdle is the clavical found?

Shoulder / Pectoral Girdle

The temporalis muscles are located where?

Sides of the head

extrinsic eye muscles are made of what type of muscle?

Skeletal

The somatic Nervous System is used to control what?

Skeletal muscle

Which muscles are involuntary?

Smooth and Cardiac muscles

The ciliary body of the eye is made of what type of muscle?

Smooth muscle

What is the tube-like structure located within the spinal cavity

Spinal cord

The epiphysis (part of the long bone) is protected by...

Spongy bone

Which muscle does both flexion of the head and lateral rotation of the head?

Sternocleidomastoid

What muscle of the head aids in flexion of the head?

Sternocliedomastoid

Cortisol is a type of lipid hormone. Which type of lipid would cortisol be classified as?

Steroid

If the receptor is found inside the cell, what kind of hormone will bind to it?

Steroid

Is testosterone a steroid or protein hormone?

Steroid

How would the sympathetic Nervous System affect the salivary glands?

Stimulates / thick

How would the parasympathetic Nervous System affect the salivary glands?

Stimulates / watery

How would the parasympathetic Nervous System affect the GI Tract?

Stimulates motility and secretion

What Mr. Hasan calls the "Big Brain"

The Cerebrum

Cardiac muscle is only found where?

The Heart

A person suffering from Parkinson's disease would have damage to what part of the brain?

The basal ganglia

What would happen if growth hormone targeted our long bones epiphyseal plate?

The bones would lengthen/ grow longer

The superficial part of the brain and is composed of gyri (hills) and sulci (valleys)

The cerebrum

The fibrous layer of the eye contains what?

The cornea and sclera

The tympanic membrane is also known as what?

The ear drum

The extrinsic eye muscles control what

The eyeball

These abdominal muscles allow lateral flexion of the body

The internal and external oblique

The vascular layer of the eye contains what?

The iris, ciliary body, and choroid.

The ciliary muscle of the eye controls what?

The lens

ADH and oxytocin are secreted by

The posterior pituitary gland

What makes steroid hormones different from protein hormones?

They can diffuse across the cell membrane

Mechanoreceptors respond to what

Touch and Pressure

What muscle of the head allows extension of the head?

Trapezius

What part of the skull contains the ossicles

Tympanic Cavity

Chicken broth is an example of

Ummami

The diaphragm is located where?

Under the ribs

what myelinates the axons

White matter

Hormones use the _____________________ to get to their target cell or tissue

blood stream

The hypothalmus controls what?

body temperature

Photoreceptors respond to...

light

Insulin does what?

lowers blood glucose levels

Myopia

nearsightedness

Most hormones use _______________ feedback to regulate their secretion.

negative

the taste sensory organs are on the ______________

tongue

Ribs 1-7 are called

true ribs


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