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75 Cards in this Set
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Which hormone is synthesized from cholesterol
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estrogen
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Which hormone is hydrophilic?
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Insulin
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Which hormones must bind to transport proteins to reach their target cells?
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hydrophobic hormones
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Negative feedback control of hormone secretion begins when a
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rising level of hormone is detected by the gland that produced it.
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The hypothalamus directly produces which hormone?
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ADH
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____is an effect of oxytocin
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milk letdown
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The target organ for ACTH is the
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Adrenal cortex
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The hypothalamus exerts an effect on the anterior pituitary by
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Releasing certain stimulating factors into a portal circulation with the pituitary.
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The targets for luteinizing hormone in the female are
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The ovaries
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In the male, follicle-stimulating hormone
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Stimulates spermatogenesis
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"Neurohypophysis" is another name for the
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Posterior pituitary gland
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___hormone is responsible for the initiation and maintenance of lactation
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Prolactin
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The function of ADH is to
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Conserve water
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The active form of thyroid hormone is
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Triiodothyronine
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When a normal, healthy animal is exposed to cold temperatures, the production of thyroid hormone__
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Increases, thereby increasing metabolic rate.
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Which two hormones are involved in calcium homeostasis
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Parathyroid hormone calcitonin
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Aldosterone helps regulate the levels of
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Electrolytes
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The adrenal cortex produces all of the following except__
A-glucocorticoids B-mineralcorticoids C-sex hormones D-catecholamines |
Catecholamines |
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Progesterone can be produced by__
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The placenta or the corpus luteum
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In most animal species, ovulation occurs with a peak in the blood level of__
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LH
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If only the cells (and not the clotting factors) are removed from a blood sample, the remaining liquid is known as__
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Plasma
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An example of an agranulocytic leukocyte is a/an__
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Lymphocyte
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In an adult animal, most leukopoiesis takes place in the__
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Red bone marrow
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How many heme molecules are contained in one hemoglobin molecule?
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4
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In oxyhemoglobin, oxygen is bound to a/an
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Iron Atom
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Senescence refers to erythrocyte
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Aging
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Most extravascular hemolysis occurs in the
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Spleen
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Jaundice could result from all of the following except A-obstruction of biliary drainage B-increased destruction of erythrocytes C-increased excretion of bilirubin D-decreased conjugation of bilirubin |
Increased excretion of bilirubin
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A decreased hematocrit would suggest__
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Anemia
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If you counted 95% neutrophils on a cow's differential white blood cell count and the normal is 15-33%, this would be classified as a__
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Neutrophilia
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The process by which blood is prevented from leaking out of damaged vessels is __
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Hemostasis
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The first step in clotting is__
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Platelet adhesion
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Anticoagulant rodenticide toxicity first affects Factor VII, which in turn first prolongs the __
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Prothrombin time (PT)
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If immature neutrophils are observed in peripheral blood, it's called a _
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Left Shift
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The process by which a neutrophil squeezes between endothelial cells to enter tissue is called__
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Diapedesis
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The process by which neutrophils are attracted to the site of an infection is called_
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Chemotaxis
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A granulocyte with red-staining granules is a/an__
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Eosinophil
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A granulocyte with blue-staining granules is a/an_
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Basophil
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Natural killer cells are a type of __
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Lymphocyte
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The most important phagocytic chemical in neutrophils is_
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Hydrogen peroxide
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Most lymphocytes in peripheral blood are_
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T cells
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Lymph from the digestive tract is called_
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Chyle
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Where is the thymus located in a young animal?
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Cranial thorax
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Which vessel carries lymph into the vena cava?
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Thoracic duct
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The organ that is made up of white pulp and red pulp is the __
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Spleen
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Tonsils differ from lymph nodes in that they _
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Are not encapsulated
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An animal's first line of defense against infection is the_
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Skin
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Where on an animal would you look for the popliteal lymph node
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Caudal aspect of the hamstring muscles
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The complement system makes a microbe more "visible" to phagocytes by attaching proteins to the cell membrane in a process called_
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Opsonization.
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Which cytokine is produced by virus-infected cells and inhibits viral infection of nearby healthy cells?
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Interferon
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Programmed cell death caused by NK cells is called
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Apoptosis
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The first immunoglobulin produced by newborn animals is__
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IgM
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The type of immunoglobulin stimulated through intranasal vaccination is_
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IgA
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The most common immunoglobulin produced after exposure to a pathogen for an extended period is_
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IgG
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Transplacental antibody transfer from mother to fetus is an example of__
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Passive immunity
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The type of hypersensitivity reaction that can be associated with a severe allergic reaction from a second exposure to an antigen is a_
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Type I reaction
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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia results from a_
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Type II reaction
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Diabetes mellitus is __ of __
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A deficiency, insulin
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Cushing's disease is __ of __
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An excess, cortisol
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Addison's disease is __ of _
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A deficiency, cortisol
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Acromegaly is __ of __
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An excess, growth hormone
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Kidney disease causes __ of __
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A deficiency, erythropoietin
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Has KAR and KIR receptor types
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Natural Killer Cell
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Class of leukocyte for humoral immunity
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B Lymphocyte
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Class of leukocyte for cell-mediated immunity
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T lymphocyte
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Produces, stores, and releases antibodies
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Plasma cell
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Develops from a monocyte
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Macrophage
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Stimulates the adaptive response with cytokines
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Helper T cell
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Inhibits T cells and B cells
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Regulatory T cell
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Also known as a Polymorphonuclear cell
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Neutrophil
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Involved in allergic and parasitic responses
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Eosinophil
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Produces platelets
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Magakaryocyte
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Clone cell that causes faster antigen recognition in the future
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Memory B cell
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Directly involved in hemostasis
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Thrombocyte
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Biconcave shape
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Erythrocyte
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