Krillion Answers November 11 · Prompt 2 of 7
Name a bodily function or biological process (like breathing)
2,047 accepted answers for this prompt from Dive #119, sorted from rarest to most common.
One in a Krillion
100 pts
1First letter
It starts with N
2Letter pattern
2 words (5 + 5 letters)
Reveal answer
Nasal cycle
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- Semantic memory85
- Semen liquefaction85
- Semen production85
- Seminal emission85
- Sensitization85
- Sensory adaptation85
- Sensory feedback85
- Sensory gating85
- Sensory memory85
- Sensory processing85
- Sensory transduction85
- Sequence learning85
- Seroconversion85
- Serotonergic transmission85
- Serotonin reuptake85
- Serotonin secretion85
- Serotonin synthesis85
- Serotonylation85
- Sex determination85
- Sex flush85
- Sexual differentiation85
- Sexual response cycle85
- Sexually induced sneezing85
- Sharp waves and ripples85
- Shear stress response85
- Short-term synaptic depression85
- Shunting inhibition85
- Sialylation85
- Sickness behavior85
- Signal transduction85
- Single-strand break repair85
- Sister chromatid cohesion85
- Sister chromatid exchange85
- Site-specific recombination85
- Size perception85
- Skeletal muscle pump85
- Skeletonization85
- Skin absorption85
- Skin aging85
- Skin barrier function85
- Skin cell renewal85
- Skin development85
- Skin immunity85
- Skin shedding85
- Sleep homeostasis85
- Sleep paralysis85
- Sleep regulation85
- Sleep spindles85
- Sleep talking85
- Sleepwalking85
- Sliding filament mechanism85
- Slow pain perception85
- Smell adaptation85
- Smooth muscle contraction85
- Snatiation85
- Sniffing85
- Sniffling85
- Snout reflex85
- Social cognition85
- Sodium-calcium exchange85
- Sodium-potassium pump85
- Solvent drag85
- Somatic hypermutation85
- Somatostatin secretion85
- Somitogenesis85
- Sound conduction85
- Sound localization85
- Sound transduction85
- Sour taste perception85
- Space perception85
- Spatial cognition85
- Spatial learning85
- Spatial memory85
- Spatial navigation85
- Spatial orientation85
- Specific dynamic action85
- Speech perception85
- Sperm agglutination85
- Sperm capacitation85
- Sperm maturation85
- Sperm motility85
- Sperm storage85
- Sperm transport85
- Sperm-ovum interaction85
- Spermarche85
- Spermatocytogenesis85
- Spermatogenesis85
- Spermiogenesis85
- Sphincter contraction85
- Sphincteric reflex85
- Sphingolipid metabolism85
- Spike-timing-dependent plasticity85
- Spinal cord development85
- Spinal reflex85
- Spindle formation85
- Spitting85
- Splanchnic circulation85
- Spleen contraction85
- Splenic filtration85
- Spontaneous otoacoustic emissions85
- Spontaneous recovery85
- Spotting85
- Squinting85
- Starch and sucrose metabolism85
- Starch digestion85
- Starvation response85
- Staufen-mediated mRNA decay85
- Stem cell exhaustion85
- Stem cell self-renewal85
- Stepping reflex85
- Stereognosis85
- Steroidogenesis85
- Stimulus generalization85
- Stimulus intensity coding85
- Stimulus localization85
- Stransky's sign85
- Stress response85
- Stretch mark formation85
- Stretch reflex85
- Stretch-shortening cycle85
- Stretching85
- Strümpell's sign85
- Subcutaneous absorption85
- Subitizing85
- Substance P release85
- Substance P synthesis85
- Substrate presentation85
- Substrate-level phosphorylation85
- Subthreshold oscillations85
- Subvocalization85
- Succinylation85
- Sucking reflex85
- Sulfur metabolism85
- Sumoylation85
- Superfetation85
- Surfactant production85
- Surfactant secretion85
- Surround suppression85
- Sweet taste perception85
- Swimming reflex85
- Swollen lymph nodes85
- Symmetrical tonic neck reflex85
- Synapse maturation85
- Synapsis85
- Synaptic gating85
- Synaptic plasticity85
- Synaptic potential85
- Synaptic pruning85
- Synaptic transmission85
- Synaptic vesicle exocytosis85
- Synaptic vesicle recycling85
- Synaptogenesis85
- Syncytialization85
- Synovial fluid formation85
- Systemic circulation85
- Systole85
- T cell activation85
- T cell differentiation85
- T cell proliferation85
- T-cell senescence85
- Tactile discrimination85
- Taste adaptation85
- Taste transduction85
- Taurine and hypotaurine metabolism85
- Teeth chattering85
- Teeth grinding85
- Teething85
- Telogen85
- Telomere maintenance85
- Telomere shortening85
- Telophase85
- Telophase I85
- Tendon healing85
- Tensor tympani contraction85
- Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis85
- Testicular descent85
- Testicular enlargement85
- Testicular retraction85
- Testosterone production85
- Tetanic contraction85
- Th17 response85
- Thermoception85
- Thermogenesis85
- Theta rhythm85
- Thiamine metabolism85
- Third stage of labor85
- Thirst regulation85
- Throckmorton's reflex85
- Thrombin generation85
- Thrombopoiesis85
- Thrombopoietin secretion85
- Thromboxane synthesis85
- Thymic involution85
- Thymic selection85
- Thyroid hormone secretion85
- Thyroid hormone synthesis85
- Timbre perception85
- Time perception85
- Tongue thrust reflex85
- Tonic labyrinthine reflex85
- Tonic vibration reflex85
- Tooth calcification85
- Tooth development85
- Tooth migration85
- Tooth resorption85
- Trained immunity85
- Trans-endocytosis85
- Trans-splicing85
- Transamination85
- Transcellular cell migration85
- Transcellular transport85
- Transcription85
- Transcription elongation85
- Transcription initiation85
- Transcription termination85
- Transcription-translation feedback loop85
- Transcriptional activation85
- Transcriptional bursting85
- Transcriptional regulation85
- Transcytosis85
- Transdifferentiation85
- Translation85
- Translation elongation85
- Translation initiation85
- Translation termination85
- Translational regulation85
- Translesion synthesis85
- Transsulfuration pathway85
- TRH secretion85
- Triceps reflex85
- Trigeminocardiac reflex85
- Triglyceride synthesis85
- tRNA charging85
- tRNA processing85
- Trogocytosis85
- Trömner sign85
- Troxler's fading85
- Tryptophan metabolism85
- TSH secretion85
- TSH synthesis85
- Tubular secretion85
- Tubuloglomerular feedback85
- Twinning85
- Two-point discrimination85
- Type 1 immune response85
- Type 2 immune response85
- Tyrosine metabolism85
- Ubiquinone biosynthesis85
- Ubiquitination85
- Ultradian rhythm85
- Umami taste perception85
- Unconditioned reflex85
- Unconscious processing85
- Unfolded protein response85
- Unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis85
- Up-regulation85
- Urea cycle85
- Urea recycling85
- Ureteral peristalsis85
- Uric acid excretion85
- Uric acid formation85
- Urine concentration85
- Urine dilution85
- Urine formation85
- Urine volume regulation85
- Uterine contraction85
- Uterine involution85
- Uteroplacental circulation85
- UVB-induced apoptosis85
- V(D)J recombination85
- Vaginal absorption85
- Vaginal lubrication85
- Vagovagal reflex85
- Valsalva response85
- Vascular recruitment85
- Vascular remodeling85
- Vascular spasm85
- Vasculogenesis85
- Vasocongestion85
- Vasoconstriction85
- Vasodilation85
- Vasomotion85
- Vasopressin synthesis85
- Vasopressin-regulated water reabsorption85
- Vasovagal response85
- Venous return85
- Ventilation-perfusion matching85
- Ventilatory response to exercise85
- Ventricular ejection85
- Ventricular function85
- Ventricular remodeling85
- Verbal learning85
- Vergence85
- Vesicle transport85
- Vestibular compensation85
- Vestibular reflex85
- Vestibulo-ocular reflex85
- Vestibulocollic reflex85
- Vestibulospinal reflex85
- Vibration sense85
- Vigilance85
- VIP secretion85
- Virilization85
- Visual adaptation85
- Visual capture85
- Visual crowding85
- Visual cycle85
- Visual fixation85
- Visual learning85
- Visual masking85
- Visual memory85
- Visual processing85
- Visual search85
- Vitamin absorption85
- Vitamin B6 metabolism85
- Vitamin D activation85
- Vitamin D synthesis85
- Vitamin metabolism85
- Vocal learning85
- Voice recognition85
- Volition85
- Voluntary muscle contraction85
- Wallerian degeneration85
- Warburg effect85
- Water absorption85
- Weight perception85
- Wheal and flare85
- Windkessel effect85
- Withdrawal reflex85
- Wnt signaling85
- Wound contraction85
- X-inactivation85
- Xenophagy85
- Zygotene85
- Zymogen activation85
- Absorption60
- Active transport60
- Allergic reaction60
- Anaphylaxis60
- Antibody production60
- Balance60
- Bedwetting60
- Bile secretion60
- Binary fission60
- Bioluminescence60
- Blistering60
- Blood clotting60
- Blood pressure regulation60
- Blood sugar regulation60
- Blushing60
- Bone healing60
- Brain waves60
- Callus formation60
- Cell cycle60
- Cell division60
- Cellular respiration60
- Chemical digestion60
- Childbirth60
- Circadian rhythm60
- Color vision60
- Concentrating60
- Conception60
- Cortisol release60
- Daydreaming60
- Decision making60
- Decomposition60
- Depth perception60
- Detoxification60
- Diffusion60
- DNA repair60
- DNA replication60
- Dopamine release60
- Earwax production60
- Echolocation60
- Embryonic development60
- Endorphin release60
- Excretion60
- Executive function60
- Exhaling60
- Facial hair growth60
- Fat storage60
- Female ejaculation60
- Fetal development60
- Fetal movement60
- Fight-or-flight response60
- Filtering blood60
- Flinching60
- Forgetting60
- Gas exchange60
- Gleeking60
- Going gray60
- Grasp reflex60
- Growth spurt60
- Hair shedding60
- Heart racing60
- Homeostasis60
- Hormone secretion60
- Hot flashes60
- Human development60
- Hypertrophy60
- Hyperventilation60
- Hypnic jerk60
- Imagining60
- Immune response60
- Implantation60
- Inflammation60
- Inhaling60
- Insulin secretion60
- Ketosis60
- Kidney stone formation60
- Knee-jerk reflex60
- Labor contractions60
- Lactation60
- Lactic acid fermentation60
- Learning60
- Light sleep60
- Long-term memory60
- Losing baby teeth60
- Lucid dreaming60
- Mechanical digestion60
- Meiosis60
- Menopause60
- Mitosis60
- Molting60
- Morning wood60
- Mucus production60
- Muscle contraction60
- Muscle growth60
- Muscle memory60
- Nerve conduction60
- Neuroplasticity60
- Non-REM sleep60
- Nutrition60
- Osmosis60
- Ovulation60
- Pain perception60
- Passing a kidney stone60
- Passive transport60
- Peripheral vision60
- Peristalsis60
- Problem solving60
- Protein synthesis60
- Queefing60
- Reflex60
- REM sleep60
- Remembering60
- Rigor mortis60
- Rumination60
- Salivation60
- Scabbing60
- Scarring60
- Secretion60
- Sensation60
- Sexual arousal60
- Short-term memory60
- Sighing60
- Sleep cycles60
- Smegma formation60
- Spawning60
- Startle reflex60
- Stomach acid production60
- Swelling60
- Tanning60
- Tearing up60
- Thermoregulation60
- Throat clearing60
- Tickle response60
- Tissue repair60
- Transpiration60
- Trembling60
- Vaginal discharge60
- Voice breaking60
- Water breaking60
- Weight gain60
- Weight loss60
- Wet dream60
- Working memory60
- Wrinkling60
- Acid reflux30
- Aging30
- Bleeding30
- Bruising30
- Chewing30
- Circulation30
- Crying30
- Death30
- Diarrhea30
- Dreaming30
- Drooling30
- Ejaculation30
- Erection30
- Evolution30
- Fainting30
- Fever30
- Gagging30
- Goosebumps30
- Growth30
- Hair growth30
- Healing30
- Hearing30