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16 Cards in this Set
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The impulse conducting cells of the nervous system are called |
Neurons |
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The portion of the brain that contains centers responsible for heart rate, breathing and BP |
Medulla oblongata |
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An injury to what part of the brain may cause sever personality disorder and cause socially inappropriate behavior |
Frontal lobe |
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Brain swelling from a head injury can compress this nerve and interfere with the ability of pupils to react to light |
Optic nerve |
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Which is a action if the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system |
Constructs bronchial tubes |
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Nociceptors are receptors that respond to |
Pain from tissue damage |
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The sense of taste is called |
Gustation |
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Which inner ear structure contains the structures for hearing |
Cochlea |
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Vibration of the Tympanic membrane triggers vibration in the |
Perilymph |
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The outermost layer of the eye |
Sclera |
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Cold temperatures are most likely to stimulate the release of which hormone by the anterior pituitary |
Adrenocorticotropic (acth) |
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A hypersecretion of growth hormone during adulthood causes |
Acromegaly |
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Which substance allows rbc's to transport oxygen |
Hemoglobin |
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The portion of the heart wall that lines the hearts chambers is the |
Endocardium |
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What is the hearts primary pacemaker |
Sinoatrial (sa) node |
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All systemic arteries arise, directly or indirectly, from the |
Aorta |
