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Medical condition caused by the lack of growth hormone

Pituitary dwarfism

Area within the temporal lobe where olfactory information is analyzed

Brodmann's area

Medical condition caused by excess growth hormone after puberty

Acromegaly

Name of the two anterior pituitary hormones that act in the testes of males and the ovaries in females

FSH and LH

T3 and T4 are chemically classified as this type of hormone

Biogenetic amine

Medical condition caused by excess production T3 and T4 and is commonly referred to as hyperthyroidism

Graves disease

Condition caused by the clouding of the lens within the eye

Cataracts

Collective name of the three tiny bones in the middle ear

Ear ossicles

Hormone that decreases urinary output

ADH

Disease caused by the lack of mineralocorticoids

Addison's disease

Name of the three rings within the inner ear that house neurons responsible for detecting dynamic equilibrium

Semicircular canals

Name of the photoreceptors used in low light

Rods

Hormone that stimulates milk production in lactating females

Prolactin

Colored part of the eye that controls the size of the pupil

Iris

The external part of the ear whose job is to funnel sound into the external auditory canal

Pinna

Name of the tube that drains fluid from the middle ear to the throat to relieve back pressure on the eardrum

Eustachian tube

Names of the two motor divisions of the autonomic nervous system

Sympathetic and parasympathetic

Name of the nerve within the ear that carries information about equilibrium

Vestibular nerve

The axons of the sensory neurons within the nose carrying olfactory information project through holes in this structure of the ethmoid bone

Cribriform plate

Progesterone estrogen and testosterone are chemically classified as this type of hormone

Lipid

The two hormones made by the hypothalamus and stored as neurotransmitters in the posterior pituitary gland

ADH and oxytocin

Spicy foods stimulate ____ receptors

Pain

Name of the structures where are the preganglionic parasympathetic neurons meet up with the postganglionic parasympathetic neurons

Terminal ganglions

A _______ hormone is a hormone that releases another hormone

Tropic

The cell a hormone works on is referred to as its

Trigger cell

Name of the blood vessel that runs through the infundibulum connecting the hypothalamus to the interior pituitary gland

Portal vein

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

Area within the eye of best visual activity

Macula lutea

Disease caused by the lack of insulin

Diabetes mellitus

Pancreatic hormone that functions by lowering of blood glucose levels

Insulin

Blind spot in the eye

Optic disc

Organs stimulated by two different nerve branches are said to have

Dual innervation

The parasympathetic preganglionic neurons exit the CNS from the ________ ______ and between ____ and _____

Brain stem in between S2 and S4

Adrenergic neurons release this neurotransmitter

Norepinephrine

Cholinergic neurons release this neurotransmitter

Acetylcholine

Medical condition caused by the lack of ADH

Diabetes insipidus

Increased pressure within the eyeball due to the buildup of aqueous humor

Glucoma

Type of secretion where a hormone released by cell acts on a neighboring cell without entering the blood

Paracrine

Major Fremont reproduction hormone that influences such things as embryological development and puberty changes

Estrogen

Name of the structures where the preganglionic sympathetic neurons meet up with the postganglionic sympathetic neurons

Sympathetic trunk ganglion

Disease caused by the excess production of glucocorticoids

Cushing's syndrome

The two hormones that influence the metabolism

T3 and T4

Meter male reproductive hormone that influences such things as embryological development and puberty changes

Testosterone

Name of the anterior pituitary hormone that releases the glucocorticoids from the adrenal cortex

ACTH

The pregnancy hormone

Progesterone

Medical condition caused by excess growth hormone as a child

Giantism

Layer of the eyeball that is vascular and absorbs already seen light rays

Choroid

Name of the white part of the eyeball that is puncture-resistant

Sclera

Name of the part of the inner ear that has his neurons responsible for detecting static equilibrium

Vestibule

Name of the clear covering over the pupil

Cornea

Type of pancreatic cell that produces glucagon

Alpha

General name given to neurons that are stimulated by chemicals

Chemoreceptors

Name of the hormones that travel through the portal vein and release the anterior pituitary hormones

Releasing hormones

Pancreatic hormone that dunctions by raising blood glucose levels

Glucagon

Thyroid gland hormone that lowers blood calcium levels

Calcitonin

Enlargement of the thyroid gland due to the lack of iodine

Goiter

Name of the hormone responsible for raising blood calcium levels

Parathyroid hormone

Hormone that stimulates labor contractions and milk let down

Oxytocin

Type of thyroid gland cells that produce T3 and T4

Follicular

Sound wave vibrations exit the inner ear through this hole

Round window

Type of secretion where a hormone released by a cell on the cell that released it

Autocrine

Type of pancreatic cell that produces insulin

Beta

Olfactory neurons becoming less sensitive ro a particular odor after exposure is referred to as

Olfactory fatigue

Sound vibrations enter the innwr ear through this whole

Oval window

Pathway run in the body in response to low blood volume or low blood pressure

Renin/angiotension

Name of the anterior pituitary hormone that releases T3 and T4

THS

Type of thyroid gland cells that produce calcitonin

Parafollicular

The sympathetic neurons system speeds up all prgans except those of the ________ and ____________ systems

Digestive and urinary

In order to hsbe proper taste the fpod must be at least parially dissolved and there must be

Olfactory input

Term used to describe the bending of light rays as they pass through an object

Refraction

Name of the photoreceptors that detwct color and detailed images

Cones

Thw sympathetoc preganglionic neurons exit the CNS between the _____ and _____

T1 and L2

Layer of the eyeball that contains the photoreceptors

Retina

Name of the hormone released by angiorension 2 at the end of the renin/angiotension pathway

Aldosterone

Snail like structures of the inner ear that hpuses neurons that detect sound

Cochlea

All specialized Sensory neurons are this arrangement

Bipolar

Hormone released by a sympathetic neuron from the Adrenal medulla that is used during a fight or flight response

Epinephrine

Muscle that controls the shape of the lens

Ciliary body

Gland that is the integration link between the neurons and the endocrine system

Hypothalamus

The formal name of the eardrum

Tympanic membrane

Name of the nerve within the ear of the carries info about sound

Cochlear

Medical condition caused by the lack of T3 and T4 as an adult and is often referred to hypothyroidism

Myxedema

Medical condition caused by the lack of T3 and T4 in infants and children

Cretinism