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
