Bio 202 Chapter 1 and 17

What are all the glands with a cortex and medulla?

Adrenal glands Thymus Testes Ovaries

Which gland is the target for releasing hormones and inhibiting hormones?

Anterior Pituitary

The anatomical term for the armpit is

Axilla

_____ is the family of hormones made from modified amino acids

Biogenic amines

The ______ system breaks down nutrients and transports them to the bloodstream.

Digestive

The regulation of body conditions within normal limits is

Homeostasis

The _____ system provides movement and generates body heat

Muscular

Which gland releases hormones to increase blood glucose levels?

Pancreas

Which gland produces a hormone to increase blood calcium levels?

Parathyroid gland

What surface of the body is the olecranal location?

Posterior

_____ uses isotopes taken up by specific tissues and can be detected by radiation monitors (good for showing abnormal activity in a tissue).

Radionuclide scanning

The anatomical term for the ankle is

Tarsal

In which gland do sertolli cells produce inhibin?

Testes

Which gland contains follicle cells and parafollicular cells?

Thyroid

Lipid soluble hormones enter the target cell to directly affect gene transcription

True

Androgens are produced in

adrenal gland

The sternum is ____ to the heart

anterior

The antecubital region is found on the

anterior upper limb

_____ is the term for evaluating organ functions by listening to body sounds

auscultation

The _____ is the anatomical term for the wrist.

carpal

______ are the secretory cells in the adrenal medulla

chromaffin cells

The _____ region is the upper middle region of the abdominal cavity

epigastric

What is the hormone pathway to repair burned skin

from hypothalamus to corticotropin releasing hormone to anterior pituitary to adrenocorticotropic hormone to adrenal glands to glucocorticoids (cortisol)

What is the hormone pathway to raise metabolic rate

from hypothalamus to thyrotropin releasing hormone to anterior pituitary gland to thyroid stimulating hormone to thyroid gland to colloid and iodine to thryoxine to target the heart, lungs and liver

What is the hormone pathway for regulating blood sugar

from pancreas to insulin and glucagon

_________ released from the hypothalamus, stimulates the release of human growth hormone from the anterior pituitary gland

growth hormone releasing hormone

The _____ region is the upper right region of the abdominal cavity

hypochondriac

Antidiuretic hormone is produced in the

hypothalamus

What is the hormone pathway for feminizing

hypothalamus to gonadotropin releasing hormone to anterior pituitary to fsh and lh then to the ovaries to progesterone and estrogen

The ____ system contains thermoreceptors and sebaceous glands

integumentary

The eye is ______ to the ear

medial

A _____ feedback loop involves the end-product shutting down the triggering hormone

negative

Inspection

observing the surface

Oxyphil cells are found in the

parathyroid gland

The _____ cavity is found below the abdomen

pelvic

______ are the secretory cells in the pineal gland

pinealocytes

A ______ feedback loop involves the end-product stimulating more of the triggering hormone.

positive

_____ uses x-rays to visualize dense tissues- such as bone - but is less effective for soft tissues

radiography

percussion

tapping the surface

The _____ cavity is surround by the ribs and the diaphragm

thoracic

In which gland does its medulla hormone target its cortex

thymus

Where are lymphocytes produced?

thymus gland

palpation

touching the surface