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HBS Vocab Test 1
Term | Definition |
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Brain Stem | |
Central Nervous System | |
Cerebellum | |
Gyrus | |
Limbic System | |
Lobe | |
Peripheral Nervous System | |
Phrenology | |
Sulcus | |
Action Potential | |
Axon | |
Dendrite | |
Ion | |
Myelin Sheath | |
Neurologist | |
Neuron | |
Neurotransmitter | |
Reaction Time | |
Reflex | |
Synapse | |
Endocrine Gland | |
Endocrine System | |
Exocrine Gland | |
Gland | |
Glucagon | |
Hormone | |
Hypothalamus | |
Insulin | |
Pituitary Gland | |
Accommodation | The way the eyes can keep focus by changing the viewing of light. |
Astigmatism | A imperfect change in the curve of the eye that causes vision to be blurred. |
Blind Spot | A spot that is blind due to the eye not having any rods or cones in that particular area. |
Cone | The receptors of the eye that sense color. |
Cornea | The transparent layer at the front of the eye. |
Depth Perception | How well the eye can see things in 3D and how far away it is. |
Hyperopia | Distant objects are clear, but near objects are blurry. |
Iris | The colored part of the eye that controls the pupil. |
Lens | The clear curved structure in front of the eye behind the pupil. |
Myopia | A condition that lets you see things that are near but not things that are far. |
Optic Nerve | A large nerve that connects to the optic lobe at the back of the brain that sends information about what we are seeing. |
Homeostasis | A state of |
Macromolecule | |
Resource | |