Human Body Processes 7th chpt 10

where egg cells are held until released and estrogen is made here

In the brain the ____ sends out messages that control sleep. Hunger, and other body processes

egg cells are fertilized here and then travel to the uterus

Nearsightedness and farsightedness are caused by

brain has over 100 ____ cells

The impulses sent from the ear to the brain to distinguish sound travels there via the

•where the neuron transfers an impulse to another neuron

deep pressure is detected in the

What structure passes sound vibrations to the cochlea?

chemicals released by endocrine glands can turn on & off, speed up or slow down body activities

Sight is sent from the retina at the back of the eye to the brain via the

Nutrients from the mother pass to the developing embryo through a membrane called the

male hormone

_________ twins develop from two different eggs that are fertilized by different sperm.

nerve tissue that links the brain to most of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system is the

glands that secret hormones without using a tube- they just "ooze" out are called

What leaves the mother’s body during the stage of childbirth called afterbirth?

muscular organ in which the embryo grows

this is an automatic response

In the inner ear part called the _____, receptors convert sound vibrations into nerve impulses.

the new taste named that goes along with sweet, sour, bitter, and salty is

What part of the brain controls your senses?

the menstrual cycle is approximately a this many day cycle

where sperm cells and testosterone are made

lobe of the brain that deals with hearing

–A ________ is when a system is shut off by the conditions it produces

there are this many pair of spinal nerves

lobe of the brain that deals with taste and touch

nerve cells

gland that communicates with the hypothalamus to control activities from infancy to adulthood?

light touch is detected in the

female hormone

joining of an egg and sperm cell

the info or message is called a nerve____, can be either electrical or chemical signals

oder of development after fertilization

What is the name of the opening through which light enters the eye?

offspring is called an embryo up until its ___ week of development

the brain and spinal cord are part of the

lobe of the brain that deals with sight

lobe of the brain that deals with speech and smell

these senses work together

•Hormones affect ____ cells- they recognize a hormone’s chemical structure

receives info about what is happening in and out of your body

this is the part of the nervous system you CAN control

these cells in the retina detect colors

Because of the way in which the lens of the eye bends light rays the image produced by the lens