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40 Cards in this Set
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Which gland has extrafillocular cells? |
Thyroid |
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The scala vestibuli and scala tympani are found in the |
Cochlea |
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The parathyroids main function is to |
Raise blood calcium |
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Thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) are secreted by the |
Thyroid |
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Baroreceptors are found in the |
Blood vessels |
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The section of the pituitary gland made up of vascular tissue is the |
Anterior lobe |
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Structures that regulate static equilibrium are found in the |
Vestibule |
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Another name for the Eustachian tube is the |
Auditory tube |
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Is T3 or T4 stronger? |
T3 |
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Photoreceptors are modified types of |
Neurons |
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Structures that provide color vision are called |
Cones |
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A secretion that acts only on nearby cells |
Paracrine |
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Which organ is the source of renin? |
Kidney |
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The structure of the eye that serves as a site for muscle attachment |
Sclera |
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Endolymph is found in the |
Inner ear |
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The colored part of the eye is the |
Iris |
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The structure that attaches the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland |
Infundibulum |
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Glucagon and insulin have the same effects (True or false) |
False |
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What is B? |
Tympanic membrane |
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What is E? |
Stapes |
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What is F? |
Auditory tube |
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What is K? |
Cochlea |
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What is C? |
Cornea |
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What is D? |
Pupil |
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what is F? |
Lens |
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What is J? |
Optic nerve |
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ACTH is secreted from |
Anterior pituitary |
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Antidiuretic Hormone is secreted from |
Posterior pituitary |
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Melatonin is secreted from |
Pineal |
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Adolsterone is secreted from |
Adrenal cortex |
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Calcitonin is secreted from |
Thyroid |
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Oxytocin is secreted from |
Posterior pituitary |
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Insulin is secreted from |
Pancreas |
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Epinephrine is secreted from |
Adrenal medulla |
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Progesterone is secreted from |
Ovaries |
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Thyroid stimulating hormone is secreted from |
Anterior pituitary |
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3 ossicles of the ear |
Malleus, incus, stapes |
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Growth hormone (GH) is secreted by |
Anterior pituitary |
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Why is the posterior pituitary not actually an endocrine gland? |
The hormones come from the hypothalamus which is located in the brain |
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LH is secreted by which organ and what is its function? |
Anterior pituitary and it releases eggs in females |