A/p 2 Final Study Guide.

Front 1

there are ___ pair of spinal nerves.

Back 1

31

Front 2

There are ___ pairs of cervical nerves

Back 2

8

Front 3

There are ___ pairs of thoracic nerves

Back 3

12

Front 4

there are ___ pairs of Lumbar nerves

Back 4

5

Front 5

There are __ pairs of saccral nerves

Back 5

5

Front 6

There are ___ pairs of coccygeal nerves

Back 6

1

Front 7

Activation of the sympathetic division and release of hormones by the adrenal medullae set in motion a series of physiological responses collectively called

Back 7

the Fight or flight response

Front 8

The parasympathetic division enhances ____ activities.

Back 8

rest and digest

Front 9

The _____ system controls body activities by releasing hormones.

Back 9

Endocrine

Front 10

____ glands secrete their products into ducts that carry the secretions into body cavities into the lumen of an organ, or to the outer surface of the body.

Back 10

exocrine glands

Front 11

Secrete their products into the interstitial fluid surrounding the secretory cells rather than into ducts.

Back 11

Endocrine glands

Front 12

called the "master endocrine gland because it secretes several hormones that control other endocrine glands.

Back 12

pituitary gland (hypophysis)

Front 13

The master of the pituitary gland; it is the major integrating link between the nervous and the endocrine systems.

Back 13

Hypothalamus

Front 14

The most plentiful anterior pituitary hormone.

Back 14

Human Growth Hormone

Front 15

a major regulator of the levels of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate ions in the blood.

Back 15

Parathyroid hormone

Front 16

The ____ contains the islets of Langerhans.

Back 16

pancreas

Front 17

The ___ gland secretes melatonin

Back 17

pineal

Front 18

The hormone that stimulates the production of RBC's

Back 18

erythropoietin

Front 19

The process by which the formed elements of blood develop

Back 19

hemopoiesis or hematopoiesis

Front 20

Mature RBC's

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erythrocytes

Front 21

a thin partition between the left and right atrium

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interatrial septum

Front 22

the _____ is found on the interatrial septum

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fossa ovalis

Front 23

The ____ divides the left and right ventricle

Back 23

interventricular septum

Front 24

___ is the flow of blood through the many vessels that pierce the myocardium.

Back 24

Coronary circulation