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In the CNS what produces myelin? In the peripheral nervous system what produces myelin?

oligodendrocytes


Schwann cells

type of cells are axons produced from

Glilal cells

white part of the eye

sclera

brain structure controls autonomic fcns like breathing and heart rate

Medulla

neurons carry motor info

efferent neurons

eye structure bends/focuses light rays

Cornea

muscles help cnt the shape and focal length of the lens

ciliary muscles

structure helps supply the retina with blood

Choroid

neurons carry sensory info

afferent neuron

Curare

blocks the post-synaptic acetylcholine receptors leadaing to paralysis

botox

Prevents the release of acetylcholine leading to paralysis

channel opens during depolarization

Voltage gated Na+ channels

When the body's blood volume is low, what does the kidney produce?

renin

Which pancreatic cells produce and secrete insulin?

beta cells

ACTH (sourse: Anterior Pituitary)

stimulates adrenal cortex to synthesize and secrete glucocorticoids

growth hormone

somatotropin

glucocorticoids

inc blood glucose level and dec protein synthesis

What type of corticosteroid is Aldesterone?

mineralocorticoids

mineralocorticoids

inc water reabsorption in the kidneys

What is the function of secretin?

triggers secretion of alkaline bicarbonate to neutralize acidic chyme

parathyroid

inc plasma calcium

LH do in females? Males?

-stimulate ovulation and form.of corpus luteum


-testes to make testosterone

What struc. of the pancreas synth. glucagon and insulin?

Islets of Langerhans

glucagon

prod by alpha cells of pancreas and inc glucose level of blood

gastrin

prod in stomach and induces prod of HCL

FSH

maturation of ovarian follicle

What chemical stimul. the ripening of fruit?

Ethylene

diabetes mellitus

High glucose level and low insulin

purpose of cortisol/cortisone

reg of glucose

calcitonin

secreted by thyroid and dec plasma calcium

bile

prod in gall bladder, digests fat

ADH

inc permeability of nephron collecting duct and therefore ptomote water reabroption

anterior pituitary

FLAT PEG

endorphine

inhib perception of pain in brain

aldosterone

regulates plasma level of Na and K

adrenal medulla (fight or flight)

epinephrine and norepinephrine


inc blood glucose level and heart rate

What struc produ corticosteroids in resp to stress?

Adrenal cortex

What causes the inflammatory resp as a defense mechanism?

histamine

agglutinate

Antigens which are clumped togeth into large insoluble complexes

Which type of immune cells activate B and T cells?

helper T cells

suppressor T cells

reg activity of B and T cells

Which type of immunity is used to combal fungal and viral infections?

cell mediated immunity

humoral immunity

Antibodies which are VERY specific to the antigen

left side of the heart and name of its circulation

Circulating of oxygenated blood. Systemic circulation

right ventricle receives blood from the right atrium through what structure?

atrio-ventricular opening

What is the fcn of the PITH and where is it located?

Storage of nutrients and plants support and it is the innermost layer

What is the term refering to the inner layer of xylem that's dead and can be used for lumber

Heartwood

3 things contained in a vascular bundle

xylem,phloem,cambium cells

T cells

cytolysis of infected cells

valve prevents backflow into the left or right ventricles?

semi lunar valve

platelets

lack neuclei

interferons

proteins prod by cells under viral attack that diffuse and help other cells

immunoglobulins

large proteins that recognize and bind to specific antigen for removal

prod of antibodies against antigens?

Humoral immunity

fibrin

trap blood cells and form clots

prod of antibodies against antigens?

active immunity

gastrulation

process of 1 layer blastula to 3 layered strucutre called gastrula

Endoderm

parts of liver,pancreas,bladder, thyroid lining, lining of digestive and respiratory tracts

mesoderm

muscoskeletal, circulatory, gonads, excretory sys, connective tissues, part of digestive and respiratory sys

determinate cleavage

cells whose future pathways are determined early

chorion

A moist membrane that permits gas exhange envelloping the amnion

What is the process of morula developing a fluid filled cavity?

Blastulation

hollow sphere of cells evolved from blastocoel

blastula

sac-like strct that's involved in respiration and excretion and cont blood vessels to transp. gas and waste

Allantois

episome

plasmids capable of integration into bacterial genome

lateral meristem

differentiate into either xylem or phloem cells.

apical meristem

tip of roots and stems

seed embryo


1) Epicotyl- precursos to upperstem and leaves


2) Cotyledons- seed leaves


3) Hypocotyl- develops into stem and root


4) Endosperm- grows and feeds the embryo


5) Seed Coat- develops from outer covering of the ovule.

female gametophyte

dev in ovule from one out of 4 spores

major strucutures of a seed embryo

1) Epicotyl- precursos to upperstem and leaves


2) Cotyledons- seed leaves


3) Hypocotyl- develops into stem and root


4) Endosperm- grows and feeds the embryo


5) Seed Coat- develops from outer covering of the ovule.

Where does the coronary sinus receive deoxygenated blood from?

walls of the heart

annelids

closed circ sys

arthropods

open circ sys

trachids

rise from xylem cells

sieve tube cell

derived from phloem

cleavage

occurs w/o growth

gametophytes produces gametes by

mitosis

sexual reproduction in plants

Alternating between diploid sporophyte and haploid gametophyte generations

LH and FSH regulated

GnRH

body struc is req for regeneration to occur?

central disk

budding

hydra and yeast

fission

bacteria,paramecium, algea, amoebae

meosis crossing over

prophase I

meiosis tetrads

prophase I

meosis interphase

chrom are replicated into 2N number of sister chromatids

male organ of flowe

stamen

dev of unfertilized egg

Parthenogenesis

Meristems

undifferentiated tissues in plants that can grow to be an adult plant

karyokinesis

nuclear division

dicots

cotyledon absobs the endosperm

Corpus Luteum

Makes estrogen and progesterone and comes from ruptured follicle

break down saccharide polymers?

hydrolysis

ratio of C, H, and O in carbs, respectively

1:2:1

cyclosis

streaming mov within the cell

Browian movement

Mov. of particles due to kinetic energy which spreads small suspended particles throughout the cytoplasm of the cell

autolysis

rupture of lysosome membrane and cell suicide

protein cont histone

nucleoprotein

Protein complexed around a metal ion


metalloprotein

Proteins bound to pigmented molecules


chromoprotein

Proteins bound to carbohydrates


mucoproteins

Simple protein portion w/ nonprotein parts.


conjugated

Fibrous in nature and act as structural proteins. Collagen

scleroprotein

Primarily globular in nature, carriers of enzymes


albumin and globulin

type of protein that are comp composed of amino acids

simple

What are the reactants and products in photosynthesis (general)?

CO2 and H20 -----> Carbohydrates


assimilation


building of new tissues from digested food

Amoebas, earthworms, humans

heterotrophic aerobes

yeast

Heterotrophic anaerobes


Green Plants and photoplankton


autotrophic aerobes

Chemosynthetic bacteria?


autotrophic anaerobes

each species adapts to a distinct niche

competition is minimized

speciation


1)Genetic variation


2) Env changes


3) Migration to new env


4) Adaptation to new env


5) Natural Selection


6) Isolation

allopatric



Sympatric

-physical barrier


-no barrier

main change during gene flow

changing population gene pool

bottleneck effect

rapid pop reduc where some alleles are over-represented and some alleles are under-represented

In the assortive mating concept, what is ultimately affected?

Relative genotype ratios


assortive mating

Non-random mating who are selected via proximity and phenotypes.

Hardy weinberg principles


1)Pop is large


2) No mutations that affect the gene pool


3) Mating betw indv is completely random


4) No net migration into or out of the pop


5) The genes in the pop are all equally successful at reprod.

inheritance of acquired characteristics of Lamarckian evolution?

amount of dad muscle wont be d same as son

Describe Lamarckian Evolution?

New organs or changes in existing ones arose because of the need "use or disuse"

links between reptiles and birds

Archaeopteryx

the process through which new species evolve from a single ancestral species while inhabiting the same geographic region.

sympatric speciation

genetic drift

change in gene pool due to changes

Two or more similar species becoming more dissimilar?

divergent evolution

small local pop. that breed w/ each other only

deme

Allopatric speciation

something extrinsic to the organisms prevents 2 or more groups from mating w/ eaothr regularly, eventually caus that lineage to speciate.

petrification

minearals replace the cells of an organism

plasmolysis

movement of water out of a cell that results in the collapse of a cell

narrow channels between PLANT cells

Plasmodesmata

connexons

to prevent the cytoplasm of ea cell from mixing, but allowing the passage of ions and small molecules

gap junction

narrow tunnels betw animal cells consisting of proteins called connexons.

tightly stitched seams betw animal cells. Normally found in cells lining the digestive tract

tight junction

hold tog. tissues that undergo considerable stress

desmosomes

maintain rigidity in the cells

Central vacuoles and by process of turgor