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Nervous and Endocrine System
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Biology
11th Grade
04/26/2007

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Tympanic Membrane
Definition
Picks up vibrations in the air.
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Malleus
Definition
Hammer
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Incus
Definition
Anvil
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Stapes
Definition
Stirrup
Term
Ear Ossicles
Definition
Vibrates, amplifies signals.
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Oval Window
Definition
Communication between amplification and the cochlea
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Cochlea
Definition
liquid vibrates
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Organ of Corti
Definition
hair cells, pick up on hearing.
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Semicircular canals
Definition
balance and equilibrium.
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Sclera
Definition
Whites of the eyes.
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Cornea
Definition
Fluid in the eye.
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Iris
Definition
Color of the eye, constricts the pupil.
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Pupil
Definition
Hole in the Iris
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Lens
Definition
Bend the light as needed.
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Retina
Definition
Tissue with photoreceptors
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Optic Nerve
Definition
Nerve that goes to the brain.
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Blind spot
Definition
Place where the optic nerve is located, causes a spot of no vission.
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sympathetic
Definition
fight or flight (excited)
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parasympathetic
Definition
Relaxed
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gustation
Definition
taste
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olfaction
Definition
smell
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Medulla
Definition
Controls vital processes (breathing, heart rate, etc.)
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Pons
Definition
Connencts cerebellum to the rest fo the brain.
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Thalamus
Definition
Gateway to the cerebrum.
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Hypothalamus
Definition
Connection between nervous system and endocrine system.
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Cerebellum
Definition
Movement coordination.
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Cerebrum
Definition
Convolted for more surface area.
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Gyri
Definition
High points of the crevases
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Sulci
Definition
Low points of the crevaces
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Longitudal fissure
Definition
Seperates the hemispheres.
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Corpus Callosum
Definition
Where left and right cross from one side to another.
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Frontal Lobe
Definition
Motor Cortex
Term
Parietal Lobe
Definition
Sensory COrtex
Term
Temporal Lobe
Definition
Auditory Cortex
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Occipital Lobe
Definition
Visual COrtex
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Somatic Sensory COrtex
Definition
Sensory Pathways
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Somatic Motor COrtex
Definition
Motor Pathways
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Reticular Activating System
Definition
Consciousness
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Broca's Area
Definition
Language
Term
Limbic System
Definition
Emotions
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Hippocampus
Definition
Memory
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Ventral Root
Definition
Carries nuerons out of the spinal cord.
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Dorsal Root
Definition
Carries nuerons into the spinal cord.
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Ascending Tracts
Definition
Nuerons to the brain.
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Descending Tracts
Definition
Nuerons away from the brain.
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Growth Hormone (GH)
Definition
Controls growth in the body.
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AdrenoCorticoTropic Hormone (ACTH)
Definition
Travels to the blood and other glands.
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Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Definition
Goes to ovaries, leads to the production of new eggs.
Term
Anterior Pituitary
Definition
GH, ACTH, and FSH
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Posterior Pituitary
Definition
ADH
Term
Anti-Diuretic Hormone
Definition
Increases salt in the blood, decreases urine production, raises blood pressure.
Term
Thyroid Gland
Definition
TH and Calcitonin
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Thyroid Hormone (TH)
Definition
Controls metabolism
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Calcitonin
Definition
Lowers calcium in the blood
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Parathyroid Gland
Definition
PTH
Term
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
Definition
Hieghtens calcium in the blood.
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Adrenal Glands
Definition
Cortisol and Epinephrine
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Cortisol
Definition
Longer response to stress
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Epinephrine
Definition
Adreniline, immediate response to stress.
Term
Pancreas
Definition
Glucagon and Insulin
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Glucagon
Definition
Heightens glucose in the blood
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Insulin
Definition
Lowers glucose in the blood.
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Testes
Definition
Testosterone
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Testosterone
Definition
Establishing secondary male characteristcs
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Ovaries
Definition
Estrogen and Progesterone
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Estrogen
Definition
establishing secondary female characteristics
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Progesterone
Definition
Maintaining the uterous, and preparing it for the embryo.
Term
Heart
Definition
ANH
Term
Atrial Natriuretic Hormone (ANH)
Definition
Extracts salt from the blood, increase urine production, decrase blood pressure.
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