Biology🧬

________- the part under the cerebrum that controls posture, balance, and coordination.

Cerebellum

________ makes two main hormones: thyroxine (T- 4) and triiodothyronine (T- 3)

Thyroid gland

The follicles produce hormones that control the growth and ________ from the ovaries.

release of eggs

The ________ controls the functions of both the testes and the ovaries.

pituitary gland

________ involves the onset of sexual maturity and the ability to reproduce.

Puberty

Regulates body ________, and causes storage of calcium in bones.

metabolism

A(n) ________ Is a combination of an electrical charge and a chemical reaction.

nerve impulse

A(n) ________ is a reaction to a stimulus.

response

When a(n) ________ puberty, egg cells start to develop in her ovaries that produce the sex cells.

female reaches

________ can group together into cable- like bundles called nerves.

Axons

________- It maintains body functions and restores the body to normal or relaxed mode.

Parasympathetic

A(n) ________ is received by the body and a response is made.

stimulus

The luteinizing hormone (________) initiates the maturation of the follicles, converts ruptured follicles into corpus luteum and causes the secretion of progesterone.

LH

________ is the state reached when each part of the body functions in equilibrium with other parts.

Homeostasis

________- the part that connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls automatic functions such as breathing, digestion, heart rate, and blood pressure.

Brain Stem

________ is the length of time between application of a stimulus and detection of a response.

Reaction time

________ control many of the changes in the reproductive system.

Hormones

The ________ hormones that cause the egg in the ovary to mature.

pituitary gland releases

________ glands secrete their substances through ducts onto your body's surfaces.

Exocrine

The production of sperm cells and the release of semen can be regulated by hormones or ________ that come from the testis, the brain and the pituitary gland (refer to Figure 10A)

special chemicals

The uterus and the vagina are in the ________, with an ovary on each side of the uterus.

middle part

The ________ and starts the cycle.

pituitary gland controls

The ________ stimulating hormone (FSH) assists in the maturation of the ________ and causes the secretion of estrogen from the ________.

follicle

The ________ can be caused by excessive secretion of prostaglandins.

cramps

It is not a(n) ________ but an electrochemical signal moving along a neuron.

flow of electricity

The ________ is sent by neurotransmitters from neuron to another through a gap called synapse.

nerve impulse

________ pass impulses to the dendrites of other neurons or the cell body of muscle cells.

Axons

A(n) ________ can not jump from one neuron to another.

nerve impulse

A stimulus (plural: stimuli) Is any factor in the environment that me trigger and ________.

nerve impulse

Thoughts, emotions, learning, and many body functions are carried by ________ in the neurons.

nerve impulses

The chemical crosses the space between neurons called synapse and stimulates the ________ to start in the next dendrite.

nerve impulse