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Medical condition caused by the lack of growth hormone |
Pituitary dwarfism |
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Area within the temporal lobe where olfactory information is analyzed |
Brodmann's area |
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Medical condition caused by excess growth hormone after puberty |
Acromegaly |
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Name of the two anterior pituitary hormones that act in the testes of males and the ovaries in females |
FSH and LH |
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T3 and T4 are chemically classified as this type of hormone |
Biogenetic amine |
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Medical condition caused by excess production T3 and T4 and is commonly referred to as hyperthyroidism |
Graves disease |
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Condition caused by the clouding of the lens within the eye |
Cataracts |
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Collective name of the three tiny bones in the middle ear |
Ear ossicles |
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Hormone that decreases urinary output |
ADH |
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Disease caused by the lack of mineralocorticoids |
Addison's disease |
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Name of the three rings within the inner ear that house neurons responsible for detecting dynamic equilibrium |
Semicircular canals |
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Name of the photoreceptors used in low light |
Rods |
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Hormone that stimulates milk production in lactating females |
Prolactin |
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Colored part of the eye that controls the size of the pupil |
Iris |
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The external part of the ear whose job is to funnel sound into the external auditory canal |
Pinna |
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Name of the tube that drains fluid from the middle ear to the throat to relieve back pressure on the eardrum |
Eustachian tube |
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Names of the two motor divisions of the autonomic nervous system |
Sympathetic and parasympathetic |
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Name of the nerve within the ear that carries information about equilibrium |
Vestibular nerve |
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The axons of the sensory neurons within the nose carrying olfactory information project through holes in this structure of the ethmoid bone |
Cribriform plate |
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Progesterone estrogen and testosterone are chemically classified as this type of hormone |
Lipid |
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The two hormones made by the hypothalamus and stored as neurotransmitters in the posterior pituitary gland |
ADH and oxytocin |
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Spicy foods stimulate ____ receptors |
Pain |
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Name of the structures where are the preganglionic parasympathetic neurons meet up with the postganglionic parasympathetic neurons |
Terminal ganglions |
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A _______ hormone is a hormone that releases another hormone |
Tropic |
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The cell a hormone works on is referred to as its |
Trigger cell |
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Name of the blood vessel that runs through the infundibulum connecting the hypothalamus to the interior pituitary gland |
Portal vein |
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The name given to the proteins that pick up hormones such as lipids as they enter the blood so they will not form clots |
Chaperone proteins |
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Area within the eye of best visual activity |
Macula lutea |
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Disease caused by the lack of insulin |
Diabetes mellitus |
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Pancreatic hormone that functions by lowering of blood glucose levels |
Insulin |
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Blind spot in the eye |
Optic disc |
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Organs stimulated by two different nerve branches are said to have |
Dual innervation |
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The parasympathetic preganglionic neurons exit the CNS from the ________ ______ and between ____ and _____ |
Brain stem in between S2 and S4 |
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Adrenergic neurons release this neurotransmitter |
Norepinephrine |
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Cholinergic neurons release this neurotransmitter |
Acetylcholine |
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Medical condition caused by the lack of ADH |
Diabetes insipidus |
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Increased pressure within the eyeball due to the buildup of aqueous humor |
Glucoma |
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Type of secretion where a hormone released by cell acts on a neighboring cell without entering the blood |
Paracrine |
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Major Fremont reproduction hormone that influences such things as embryological development and puberty changes |
Estrogen |
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Name of the structures where the preganglionic sympathetic neurons meet up with the postganglionic sympathetic neurons |
Sympathetic trunk ganglion |
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Disease caused by the excess production of glucocorticoids |
Cushing's syndrome |
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The two hormones that influence the metabolism |
T3 and T4 |
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Meter male reproductive hormone that influences such things as embryological development and puberty changes |
Testosterone |
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Name of the anterior pituitary hormone that releases the glucocorticoids from the adrenal cortex |
ACTH |
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The pregnancy hormone |
Progesterone |
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Medical condition caused by excess growth hormone as a child |
Giantism |
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Layer of the eyeball that is vascular and absorbs already seen light rays |
Choroid |
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Name of the white part of the eyeball that is puncture-resistant |
Sclera |
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Name of the part of the inner ear that has his neurons responsible for detecting static equilibrium |
Vestibule |
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Name of the clear covering over the pupil |
Cornea |
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Type of pancreatic cell that produces glucagon |
Alpha |
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General name given to neurons that are stimulated by chemicals |
Chemoreceptors |
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Name of the hormones that travel through the portal vein and release the anterior pituitary hormones |
Releasing hormones |
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Pancreatic hormone that dunctions by raising blood glucose levels |
Glucagon |
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Thyroid gland hormone that lowers blood calcium levels |
Calcitonin |
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Enlargement of the thyroid gland due to the lack of iodine |
Goiter |
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Name of the hormone responsible for raising blood calcium levels |
Parathyroid hormone |
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Hormone that stimulates labor contractions and milk let down |
Oxytocin |
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Type of thyroid gland cells that produce T3 and T4 |
Follicular |
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Sound wave vibrations exit the inner ear through this hole |
Round window |
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Type of secretion where a hormone released by a cell on the cell that released it |
Autocrine |
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Type of pancreatic cell that produces insulin |
Beta |
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Olfactory neurons becoming less sensitive ro a particular odor after exposure is referred to as |
Olfactory fatigue |
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Sound vibrations enter the innwr ear through this whole |
Oval window |
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Pathway run in the body in response to low blood volume or low blood pressure |
Renin/angiotension |
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Name of the anterior pituitary hormone that releases T3 and T4 |
THS |
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Type of thyroid gland cells that produce calcitonin |
Parafollicular |
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The sympathetic neurons system speeds up all prgans except those of the ________ and ____________ systems |
Digestive and urinary |
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In order to hsbe proper taste the fpod must be at least parially dissolved and there must be |
Olfactory input |
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Term used to describe the bending of light rays as they pass through an object |
Refraction |
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Name of the photoreceptors that detwct color and detailed images |
Cones |
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Thw sympathetoc preganglionic neurons exit the CNS between the _____ and _____ |
T1 and L2 |
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Layer of the eyeball that contains the photoreceptors |
Retina |
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Name of the hormone released by angiorension 2 at the end of the renin/angiotension pathway |
Aldosterone |
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Snail like structures of the inner ear that hpuses neurons that detect sound |
Cochlea |
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All specialized Sensory neurons are this arrangement |
Bipolar |
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Hormone released by a sympathetic neuron from the Adrenal medulla that is used during a fight or flight response |
Epinephrine |
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Muscle that controls the shape of the lens |
Ciliary body |
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Gland that is the integration link between the neurons and the endocrine system |
Hypothalamus |
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The formal name of the eardrum |
Tympanic membrane |
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Name of the nerve within the ear of the carries info about sound |
Cochlear |
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Medical condition caused by the lack of T3 and T4 as an adult and is often referred to hypothyroidism |
Myxedema |
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Medical condition caused by the lack of T3 and T4 in infants and children |
Cretinism |