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| What part of the brain is associated with human emotion, learning, and memory? |
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| What are highly branched extensions that receive signals and convey signal to the soma? |
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| What part of the neuron houses the organelles and nucleus? |
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| What myelin containing cells cover the axon? |
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| What is a long extension that transmits signals to other cells? |
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| What division of the autonomic nervous system primes body for gaining and conserving energy, resting and digesting? |
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| Parasympathetic Nervous System |
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| What branch of the nervous system prepares the body for intense energy consuming activities? (fight or flight) |
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| Sympathetic Nervous System |
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| What type of synapse uses neurotransmitters? |
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| What are the connective tissue layers surrounding the brain and spinal chord? |
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| What happens when Na and K channels open in the cell membrane of the neuron? |
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| Action potential is formed |
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| What is defined as heat loss or gain between objects that are in direct contact with each other? |
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| What is defined as heat loss or gain by movement of air across a surface? |
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| What is the main way endotherms maintain body temperature? |
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| By using heat generated through metabolism |
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| What is an example of an insulation adaptation for thermogulation? |
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| What is the main way ectotherms maintain their body temperature? |
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| Transfer from external sources |
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| What organisms have the same internal solute concentrationas seawater, therefore they dont gain or lose water? |
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| What is the actual filtering structure of the kidney, a tuft of capillaries inside the Bowmans's capsule? |
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| What is the main function of the urinary Bladder? |
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| Breakdown of proteins. Waste product |
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| Organ that produces sperm |
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| What is the place where sperm are stored while they continue development? |
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| What gland sits below the bladder and secretes a thin fluid that nourishes sperm? (this gland can become enlarged and block urine flow) |
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| What duct carries sperm from the epididymis up into the abdomen and around the urinary bladder? |
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| What gland sits behind the bladder and secretes a thick fructose containing fluid that contributes to semen? |
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| What is the lining of the uterus? |
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| What are the female gonads? |
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| What nourish and protect the oocyte before ovulation? |
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| What endocrine tissue forms in the ovary after ovulation? |
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| Where does fertilization occur? |
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| What is a rapid succession of cell divisions that produce a ball of cells? |
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| What stage is characterized by cell movement and results in three germ layers? |
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| Innermost membrane that encloses the embryo of a mammal, bird, or reptile. |
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| What is the outermost membrane surrounding an embryo of a reptile, bird, or mammal? |
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| Where does implantation occur? |
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| What occurs when a repeated stimulus leads to a decreased sensitivity? |
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| The eardrum, hammer, anvil and stirrup are part of what ear? |
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| What is our true hearing organ? |
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| What potential, similar to an action potential, is generated when a stimulus is received? |
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| What is the white later of connective tissue surrounding the eye? |
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| Focus on the near or far of objects is achieved by changing the shape of what? |
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| What photoreceptors are more sensitive to light and allow us to see shades of gray in dim light? |
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| What photoreceptors allow us to see color? |
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| What is the part of the eye on which the light is focused? |
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| sweet, salty, bitter, sour and umami |
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| Whe ends of the olfactory sensory receptors extend into what layer in the nose? |
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| Spuertasters sense this taste at about 3x the normal level. |
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| Super tasters are more likely to suffer from what? |
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| The synaptic terminals of the olfactory sensory neurons are located in what structure? |
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| active movement from place to place. |
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| The shape of the wing which allows for slower air movement over the top and faster underneath, is called what? |
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| What is included in the axial skeleton? |
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| Skull, Vertebrae, Rib cage |
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| What is included in the appendicular skeleton? |
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| arms, legs, shoulders, pelvic girdles |
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| What type of joint only moves in one plane? |
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| The thick filaments are made of what protein? |
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| protein to contract muscle |
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| What part of the myosin binds to ATP |
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| What is the contractile unit |
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| What is the neurotransmitter secreted by motor neurons? |
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