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ORDER here? (Hint: this animal is endemic to Australia.)

Identify the structure (space) at the tip of the bold, red arrow.  

The branch of the peripheral nervous system that controls cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands are called the __________ nervous system.

What results from the decomposition of neurotransmitter molecules or the reuptake of neurotransmitters from a synaptic cleft?

What is the structure within the eye that holds the lens in place?

Following an action potential, activity of the __________ reestablishes the sodium and potassium ion distribution across the cell membrane.

Our senses of taste and smell work together. About __________% of our perceived flavor of food is derived from our sense of smell.

Thermoreceptors are sensitive to temperature at the body’s surface. Extremes in temperature also stimulate __________.

Where is the pia mater located?

Taste sensations are generated by particular types of compounds contained within foods.  Match each example with the taste sensation that it causes.