TOO MUCH SECRETION OF ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES CAN LEAD TO

EXCESSIVE THIRST IS CALLED

INADEQUATE AMOUNTS OF IODINE IN THE DIET LEADS TO AN ENLARGED THYROID GLAND KNOWN AS

FOLLOWING CHILDBIRTH, ___ STIMULATES MILK PRODUCTION IN THE MAMMARY GLANDS.

HPERPARATHYROIDISM RESULTS IN THE SOFTENING AND DEFORMATION OF THE__.

CUSHING'S SYNDROME IS CAUSED BY LONG-TERM OVERPRODUCTION OF?

THE RELEASE OF ___ BY THE LIVER STIMULATES THE CONVERSION OF STORED GLYCOGEN INTO GLUCOSE.

DIABETES INSIPIDUS IS CAUSED BY LOW PRODUCTION OF__ OR BY ITS NON FUNCTIONING RECEPTORS.

MAINTENANCE OF THE BODY'S WATER BALANCE IS REGULATED BY__,WHICH PROMOTES INCREASED WATER REABSORPTION BY THE KIDNEYS.

THE ___ GLAND, ALSO KNOWN AS THE HYPOPHYSIS, IS DIVIDED INTO TWO LOBES.

SECRETION OF ___ FROM THE ANTERIOR PITUARY INCREASES PIGMENTATION OR DARKENING OF THE SKIN.

STIMULATION OF THE UTERINE MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS DURING CHILDBIRTH IS TRIGGERED BY___.

THE OUTER LAYER OF THE ADRENAL CORTEX SECRETES A GROUP OF HORMONES CALLED___.

THE EXOCRINE GLANDS ARE DUCTLESS GLANDS THAT SECRETE HORMONE DIRECTLY INTO THE BLOODSTREAM

SECRETION OF ___ FROM THE ANTERIOR PITUARY STIMULATES OVULATION IN THE OVARY.

ANABOLIC STEROIDS ARE VARIANTS OF THE MALE SEX HORMONE ___.

THE GLAND ___ STIMULATES THE RELEASE OF CALCIUM AND PHOSPHATE IONS INTO THE BLOOD WHEN CALCIUM LEVELS BECOME LOW.

AN ACCUMULATION OF FLUID IN SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE IS CALLED

THE ANTERIOR PITUARY SECRETES ___, WHICH STIMULATES CELL METABOLISM IN MOST TISSUES OF THE BODY CAUSING THEM TO INCREASE IN SIZE.

What type of gland secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream?

Hormones secreted by the hypothalamus that influence the secretions of pituitary are:

Hyperfunctioning of the parathyroid glands leads to:

Dwarfism is caused by the hypofunctioning of the:

A state of increased acidity of the blood due to the breakdown of fats when the blood sugar level is very low is known as

The chemical control of the body functions primarily as a

The medical term for elevated glucose level in the blood is

___ are lipid hormones that are converted from cholesterol.

The bony depression where the pituitary gland is found is in the ___ bone.

ACTH secretion is regulated by corticotropin-releasing hormone produced by the

A congenital and chronic condition due to the lack of thyroid hormone is called:

Hypofunctioning of the adrenal cortex leads to what condition?

A BUNDLE OF FIBERS INSIDE THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IS CALLED

ALL THE SPINAL NERVES ARE ___ NERVES

THE CHEMICALS THAT TRANSMIT SIGNALS ACROSS THE SYNAPSE ARE CALLED__.

MOST SYNAPSES IN OUR BODIES USE THE ___ NEUROTRANSMITTER.

NERVE CELLS KNOWN AS ___ TRANSMIT NERVE IMPULSES IN THE FORM OF ELECTROCHEMICAL CHANGES.

AREAS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM KNOWN AS ___ CONSIST OF NERVE CELLS BODIES AND DENDRITES

THE PARASYMPATHETIC DIVISION OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM USES THE NEUROTRANSMITTER __ AT NERVE ENDINGS.

THE SPINAL CORD IS A CONTINUATIOIN OF THE ___.

STAR-SHAPED CELLS THAT FORM A SUPPORTING NETWORK IN THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD ARE CALLED___.

THERE ARE ___ PAIRS OF CERVICAL NERVES

THE FINAL NERVE CELL THAT RECEIVES THE IMPULSE AND BRINGS ABOUT THE REACTION TO THE ORIGINAL STIMULUS IS CALLED THE MOTOR OR ___ NEURON.

NEURONS THAT CONVEY INFORMATION FROM THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD TO MUSCLES AND GLANDS ARE CALLED ___ NEURONS.

CELLS THAT LINE THE FLUID-FILLED VENTRICLES OF THE BRAIN, SOME OF WHICH PRODUCE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ARE CALLED ___.

MOST SENSORY NEURONS ARE ___ NEURONS.

A BUNDLE OF FIBERS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IS CALLED ___.

NEURONS THAT HAVE SEVERAL DENDRITES AND ONE AXON ARE CALLED ___ NEURONS.

THE ___ ACT LIKE THE MALE SEX HORMONES

THE DIVISION___ OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATES AND SPEEDS UP CERTAIN BODILY ACTIVITIES.

A BUNDLE OF NERVE CELLS OR FIBERS IS CALLED A ___.

A REFLEX ARC is the simplest pathway able to receive a stimulus, enter the central nervous system for immediate interpretation, and produce a response.

Carrying messages from the sensory neurons to the brain for interpretation and the response from the brain to the muscles and glands is a major function of the

The three membranes enclosing the brain and spinal cord are the:

Ganglia are clusters of nerve cell bodies found:

The transparent fibrous membrane that forms a tube around and adheres to the surface of the spinal cord and brain is called the

The nervous system shares in the maintenance of homeostasis with the ___ SYSTEM

What are the two main communication systems of the body?

The extension of the neuron that carries the messages away from the nerve cell body is the:

The fatty substance that protects the axon is called:

Which division of the nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord?

Schwann cells form myelin sheaths around nerve fibers in the nervous___ system.

The myelin sheath ACCELERATES an impulse as it travels along the axon.

The type of nervous tissue that protects and supports the nerve is called “nerve glue” or___

AFFERENT neurons carry messages toward the brain and spinal cord from external receptors.

Which letter indicates the area of the spinal cord that contains only sensory nerve fibers?

The middle layer, or "spider layer," of the meninges is called the ___ mater.

An involuntary reaction to an external stimulus is known as REFLEX

Small cells that protect the central nervous system by engulfing and destroying microbes and cellular debris are called __cells

The gray matter in the spinal cord is found in the posterior, lateral, and anterior horns

___ IS THE TOUGH OUTER LAYER OF THE MENINGES

____cells line the cavities of the central nervous system and produce cerebrospinal fluid.

A synapse is:

Which division of the nervous system consists of all the nerves of the body?

Nerves carry impulses by creating electric charges in a process known as:

OUTERMOST LAYER OF THE WALL OF THE EYE IS THE ___.

THE __ LOBE FUNCTIONS IN RECEIVING AND INTERPRETING VISUAL INPUT.

THE CEREBELLUM CONTROLS INTELECTUAL PROCESSES AND EMOTIONS

THE ___ REGULATES THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT ENTERS THROUGH THE DIAMETER OF THE PUPIL

INFLAMMATION OF BRAIN TISSUE IS CALLED___.

THE___ NERVE IS MOTOR NERVE THAT CONTROLS TONGUE MOEVEMENTS.

THE ___ LOBE IS BEHIND THE FRONTAL LOBE AND IS SEPARATED FROM IT BY THE CENTRAL SULCUS.

THE ___PINECONE SJAPED GLAND THAT SECRETES MELATONIN

THE___ DIVISION OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM OPERATES UNDER NORMAL,NONSTRESSFUL CONDITIONS

THE__FORMATION IS THE AREA THAT FUNCTIOINS IN MAINTAINING CONSCIOUSNESS AND AROUSAL

THE MIDDLE OF THE THREE SPINAL MENINGES IS CALLED THE ___ MATER.

SOUND WAVES THAT ENTER THE EAR CANAL ARE DIRECTED TO THE ___,CAUSING IT TO VIBRATE.

THE SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATES THE FUNCTIONS OF INTERNAL ORGANS BY CONTROLLING GLANDS,SMOOTH MUSCLES,AND CARDIAC MUSCLE.

AN ENLARGEMENT OR DILATION OF A BLOOD VESSEL WALL IS CALLED__.

TYPICALLY AFFECTING THE OLDER POPULATION, ___ RESULTS IN SEVERE MENTAL DETERIORATION.

THE NUMEROUS FOLDS ON THE SURFACE OF THE CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES ARE CALLED__.

THE___ FISSURE SEPARATES THE CEREBRUM INTO RIGHT AND LEFT HALVES (CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES)

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT, MORE COMMONLY CALLED ___, CAN BE CAUSED BY A BLOOD VESSEL CLOT.

THE __ DIVISION OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM PREPARES THE BODY FOR STRESSFUL SITUATIONS.

The opening in the eye for the passage of light is called the:

What condition causes excessive intraocular pressure resulting in the destruction of the retina and atrophy of the optic nerve?

What is considered the "brain" of the brain?

In Parkinson’s disease, a person exhibits a shuffling gait, tremors, and muscular rigidity. This disease is thought to be caused by a decrease in DOPAMINE

Violent shaking or jarring to the brain by a severe blow can lead to a(n)

The eustachian tube is a connection between the

The thin membrane that lines the eyelids and covers part of the eye is called:

THE AREA OF THE RETINA WHERE THE NERVE FIBERS LEAVE THE EYE IS KNOWN AS OPTIC DISK

The__ is the transparent central area of the sclera on the anterior eye.

___is the ability to see close objects but not distant ones, commonly called nearsightedness.

The ability of the eye to see distant objects but not close ones is known as farsightedness or __

is a disorder in the brain in which certain parts of the brain are overactive, producing convulsive seizures and possible loss of consciousness.

Olfactory signals are transmitted to the __ LOBE.

is characterized by tremors of the hand when resting and a slow shuffling walk with rigidity of muscular movements.

What part of the ear serves to equalize the air pressure in the middle ear with that of the outside atmosphere?

Taste buds are located on what part of the tongue?

What is the watery fluid found in the anterior chamber of the eye called?

What is the wax-like substance that is secreted by the sebaceous glands in the auditory canal called?

The colored part of the eye is called the:

the dorsal tectum of the midbrain is a reflex center that controls movement of the head and eyeballs in response to visual stimuli and the head and trunk in response to auditory stimuli.

is a condition that is a normal part of aging, commonly occurring during the 40s, and resulting in a decrease in the ability of the eye to accommodate for near vision.

What is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in which immune cells attack the myelin sheath of nerve and cell axons?

The posterior part of the brain that contains the thalamus, hypothalamus, and pituitary gland is the:

What contains a center that controls respiration?

tetanus is a condition that affects the muscles of the jaws, locking them into a closed position.

The ear is responsible for hearing and equilibrium; the receptors for equilibrium are found in the:

The jelly-like substance found in the posterior chamber of the eye is

What receptors of the eye are responsible for color vision?

Which portion of the brain contains the nuclei for vital life functions?