A&P 2 Quiz 1

The average functional lifespan of an RBC is

10-120 days

What gland releases catecholamines?

Adrenal Medulla

Which of these anterior pituitary hormones regulates the endocrine activity of the cortex region of the adrenal gland?

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

Transport proteins tthat bind to lipids, metal ions, and fat-soluble

Alpha and beta globulin

Releasing and Inhibiting hormones produced by the hypothalamus influence the activities of the __________.

Anterior pituitary gland

Which hormone causes the kidneys to reabsorb more water from forming urine and as a result, increase blood volume?

Antidiuretic Hormone

A person with type B blood can receive blood from blood types

B, O

Contains a U or S shaped nucleus; granules stain very dark; releases histamine and heparin

Basophil

The second-messenger mechanism of hormone action operates by

Binding to specific receptors and employing the services of G proteins and cAMP

Which blood type contains the A antigen only?

Blood type A

Nucleus has two lobes; contains granule sof lysosomal enzymes, functions in attacking parastitic worms

Eosinophil

Transports CO2and oxygen

Erythoctye

Which hormone is produced by the kidneys to stimulation production of red blood cells by the bone marrow?>

Erythropoietin

What two groups of steroid hormones are made by female ovaries?

Estrogens and Progesterone

Necessary for coagulation

Fibringen

Antibodies released by plasma cells during immune respose

Gamma globulin

Beta is to

Insulin

Beta cells of the pancreatic islets produce a hormone know as________ while alpha cells produce a hormone known as ______?

Insulin; Glucagon

The pineal gland produces?

Melatonin

Which hormone appears to play an important role in establishing the body's sleep-wake cycle?

Melatonin

Largest of the WBC's crucial in defense against viruses; associated with chronic infections

Monocytes

Nucleus is multilobed; functions as a phagocyte; contains fine indistinct grnaules

Neutrophil

The hypothalamus makes two hormones, _________ and ________, that are stored by the posterior pituitary?

Oxytocin; Antidiuretic Hromone

Where is calcitonin made?

Para follicular cells of the thyroid gland

Which organs does not produce horomones

Spleen

The pituitary hormone that triggers the release of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland is

TSH

Cells that respond to a hormone are called _______ cells

Target

The body's major metabolic hormone, which is actually two iodine-containing hormones, is called?

Thyroid Hormone

Select the statement that best describes the function of tropic hormones?

Tropic Hormones stimulate other endocrine glands to secrete horomones.

After a steroid hormone binds to its receptor to form an active complex

a gene transcriptions is initiated

The most important mineralcorticord regulator of electrolyte concentrations in extracellular fluids is?

aldosterone

steroid hormones

bind to receptors in the nucleus of their target cells

The major targets of growth hormones are

bones and skeletal muscles

What is the final step of hemostatis in wich the formation of a blood clot is accomplished

coagulation

which formed element is the most abundant in blood

erythroctye

The two major groups of white blood cells are

granulocytes and agranuloctyes

Alpha is to

gulcagon

The percentage of erthroctyes in blood is known as the

hematocrit

What stem cell gives rise to all formed elements

hemocytoblast

What is necessary for the transport of oxygen by an ertyhroctyes?

hemogoblin

The coindition in which maternal antibodies cross the placenta and destroy the baby's RBC is called

hemolytic disease of the newborn

Several hormones are synthesized in the hypothalamus and transported to the anterior pituitary gland. The mechanism of transportation from hypothalamus to anterior pituitary gland is through

hypophyseal portal system

Gamma globulins deals with

immune resposne

Erthocytes

lack a nucleus and most organelles

A recent blood test shoes that Mr. Jimenez total WBC count exceeded 11,0000 cell/mm3. What is the most likely his condition?

leukocytosis

Which of the following cells are classified as granulocytes

neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils

If you cary the RH antigen, you are refferfed to as RH

postive

Where does hematopoises occur to produce new red blood cells?

red bone marrow

When a catecholamine or peptide hormone binds to receptors on the surface of a cell, the

second messenger appears in the cytoplasm

Virtually all of the protein or amino acid-based hormones exert their effects through intracellular

second messengers

ACTH

secretion is regulated by a hypothalamic regulatory hormone

Alpha and beta globulins deleas with

transporting protein that bind to lipds; metal ions, and fat-soluble vitamins.