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17 Cards in this Set
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What hormones are secreted from the adenohypophysis?
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Gonadotropins FSH and LH, which are released in response to GnRH.
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What is the function of the hormone FSH in males?
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Stimulates spermatogenesis
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What gland is thyroid releasing hormone (TRH) released from?
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hypothalamus
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What hormone stimulates the release of corticosteroids from the adrenal cortex?
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Adrenal corticotropic hormone (ACTH)
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What are the 3 layers of the adrenal cortex and the hormones each releases?
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Zona glomerulosa (superficial layer): mineralcorticoids (aldosterone)
Zona fasciculata (middle): glucocorticoids (cortisol) Zona reticularis (deep): androgens |
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Where is the respiratory center located in the brain?
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Medulla of the brainstem (with contributions from the pons)
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The maximum volume of the ventricles achieved at the end of ventricular diastole. The amount of blood the heart has available to pump.
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End diastolic volume (EDV)
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The minimum volume remaining in the ventricle after systole
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End systolic volume (ESV)
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The pressure at the end of ventricular diastole, at the beginning of systole.
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Preload
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What are the 3 mechanisms by which parathyroid hormone raises calcium levels in the blood?
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1. Increased Vitamin D production
2. Increased reabsorption of calcium in the kidney 3. Reabsorption of bone (increased osteoclastic activity) |
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What are the 3 sections of the small intestine?
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Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
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What hormone relaxes the cervix and pelvic ligaments to prepare for childbirth?
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Relaxin
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What hormone acts to instigate labor and stimulate lactation?
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oxytocin
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What are the parts of the large intestine, from beginning to end?
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Cecum (which the ileum enters at the ileocecal valve), ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon which enters into the rectum
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What does the liver store?
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Glycogen, iron (as hemosiderin and ferritin), and fat soluble vitamins (ADEK)
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What does the liver manufacture?
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Albumin, clotting proteins
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What range of plasma pH is required for survival?
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Between 6.8 and 7.8. Anything outside this range is usually lethal. A healthy pH however is between 7.35 and 7.45.
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