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45 Cards in this Set
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Match the following hormone with the organ that produces it: Renin |
Kidneys |
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Match the following hormone with its function: Erythropoietin |
Increases red blood cell production |
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Match the following tissue with the hormone it produces:
Stomach |
gastrin
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Match the following tissue with the hormone it produces:
Duodenum of small intestine |
Gastrin |
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Match the following hormone with its function:
Thymosin |
Essential for normal immune response |
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Which of the following is not a major endocrine organ, but produces hormones in addition to its major function? |
Kidneys |
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Match the following hormone with its function:
Gastrin |
stimulates the stomach to release hydrochloric acid
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Match the following tissue with the hormone it produces:
Skin |
Cholecalciferol |
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Match the following hormone with its function:
Atrial natriuretic peptide |
Reduces blood volume, blood pressure and blood sodium concentration by signaling the kidneys |
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Match the structure with the hormone it produces:
Thymus |
Thymosin |
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Match the following hormone with its function: Cholecystokinin |
Stimulates the release of bile |
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Match the following tissue with the hormone it produces: Adipose tissue |
Leptin |
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Match the following hormone with its function: Melatonin |
Associated with drowsiness at night |
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Match the structure with the hormone it produces:
Heart |
Atrial natriuretic peptide |
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Match the structure with the hormone it produces:
Placenta |
HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)
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Match the structure with the hormone it produces:
Pineal gland |
melatonin
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Match the following hormone with its function:
Leptin |
binds to CNS neurons concerned with appetite control
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Chemical substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids and that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body are called ________.
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Hormones
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Match the following abbreviation with its definition:
SV. |
amount of blood in the ventricle at the end of contraction |
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Match the following abbreviation with its definition:
HR |
The frequency the heart beats |
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A doctor puts his stethoscope on a patient's chest over the location of the heart and hears a swishing sound. Which of the following conditions is the best diagnosis for the patient's condition?
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incompetent cardiac valve
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Cardiac output is __________.
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the amount of blood pumped out of each ventricle in one minute.
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Match the following abbreviation with its definition:
EDV. |
Amount of blood in the ventricle at the end of relaxation
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Which of the following would lead to a decrease in heart rate?
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parasympathetic stimulation |
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Match the following abbreviation with its definition:
ESV. |
amount of blood in the ventricle at the end of contraction
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Which of the following are events in the cardiac cycle?
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all of the events during one heart beat |
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Match the following term to its correct description:
Stroke volume. |
the volume of blood pumped by one ventricle with each heartbeat
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Match the following abbreviation with its definition:
CO |
the amount of blood ejected from the heart in one minute
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Match the following term to its correct description:
Cardiac cycle. |
the events associated with blood flow through the heart during one complete heartbeat
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Match the following term to its correct description:
Diastole. |
relaxation
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The second heart sound (the 'dup' of 'lub-dup') is caused by the __________.
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closure of the semilunar valves
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Chemical substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids and that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body are called ________. |
hormones
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The neurohypophysis or posterior lobe of the pituitary gland is not a true endocrine gland because ________.
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it is only a hormone storage area that receives hormones from the hypothalamus for release
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Atrial natriuretic peptide is a hormone that controls blood pressure in part by increasing the urinary excretion of sodium.
True or False |
True |
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The ability of a specific tissue or organ to respond to the presence of a hormone is dependent on ________.
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the presence of the appropriate receptors on the cells of the target tissue or organ
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Steroid hormones exert their action by ________.
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entering the nucleus of a cell and initiating or altering the expression of a gene
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The second-messenger mechanism of hormone action operates by ________.
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binding to specific receptors and employing the services of G proteins and cAMP
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Thyroid hormone (a small iodinated amine) enters target cells in a manner similar to ________.
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steroid hormones, because both diffuse easily into target cells
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In circumstances where the body requires prolonged or increased levels of a hormone, the DNA of target cells will specify the synthesis of more receptors on the surface of the cells of the target organ. This is known as ________.
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up-regulation
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Oxytocin ________.
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release is an example of a positive feedback control mechanism
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ADH ________.
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is inhibited by alcohol
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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 the ________.
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hypophyseal portal system
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The single most important regulator of calcium levels in the blood is ________.
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parathyroid hormone
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Mineralocorticoid is to aldosterone as glucocorticoid is to ________.
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cortisol
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Aldosterone ________.
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functions to increase sodium reabsorption
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