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17 Cards in this Set
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Most common tumor of adrenal medulla in adults.
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Pheochromocytoma.
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Most common tumor in kids.
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Neuroblastoma.
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Left adrenal gland drainage?
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Left adrenal-->left adrenal vein-->left renal vein-->IVC
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Right adrenal gland drainage?
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Right adrenal-->right adrenal vein-->IVC
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What is the posterior pituitary derived from?
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Neuroectoderm.
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What is the anterior pituitary derived from?
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Oral ectoderm.
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What is made in posteroir pituitary?
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Vasopressin and oxytocin, made in the hypothalamus and shipped to pituitary.
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Posterior pituitary is also known as?
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Neurohypophysis.
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Anterior pituitary is also known as?
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Adenohypophysis.
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What does the anterior pituitary secrete?
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FLAT PiG
F=FSH L=LH A=ACTH T=TSH P=Prolactin G=GH |
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What do the basophils in the anterior pituitary secrete?
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B-FLAT
F=FSH L=LH A=ACTH T=TSH |
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The alpha subunit of pituitary hormones is common to what hormones?
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FSH
LH TSH hCG |
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The beta subunit of pituitary hormones does what?
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Determines hormone specificity.
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What do the acidophils of the anterior pituitary secrete?
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GH
Prolactin |
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What do the alpha cells of the pancreas secrete? Where are they located in pancreas?
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Glucagon (peripheral)
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What do the beta cells of the pancreas secrete? Where are they located in pancreas?
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Insulin (central)
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What do the delta cells of the pancreas secrete? Where are they located in pancreas?
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Somatostatin (interspersed)
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