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Which hormone is synthesized from cholesterol
estrogen
Which hormone is hydrophilic?
Insulin
Which hormones must bind to transport proteins to reach their target cells?
hydrophobic hormones
Negative feedback control of hormone secretion begins when a
rising level of hormone is detected by the gland that produced it.
The hypothalamus directly produces which hormone?
ADH
____is an effect of oxytocin
milk letdown
The target organ for ACTH is the
Adrenal cortex
The hypothalamus exerts an effect on the anterior pituitary by
Releasing certain stimulating factors into a portal circulation with the pituitary.
The targets for luteinizing hormone in the female are
The ovaries
In the male, follicle-stimulating hormone
Stimulates spermatogenesis
"Neurohypophysis" is another name for the
Posterior pituitary gland
___hormone is responsible for the initiation and maintenance of lactation
Prolactin
The function of ADH is to
Conserve water
The active form of thyroid hormone is
Triiodothyronine
When a normal, healthy animal is exposed to cold temperatures, the production of thyroid hormone__
Increases, thereby increasing metabolic rate.
Which two hormones are involved in calcium homeostasis
Parathyroid hormone calcitonin
Aldosterone helps regulate the levels of
Electrolytes
The adrenal cortex produces all of the following except__

A-glucocorticoids


B-mineralcorticoids


C-sex hormones


D-catecholamines


Catecholamines

Progesterone can be produced by__
The placenta or the corpus luteum
In most animal species, ovulation occurs with a peak in the blood level of__
LH
If only the cells (and not the clotting factors) are removed from a blood sample, the remaining liquid is known as__
Plasma
An example of an agranulocytic leukocyte is a/an__
Lymphocyte
In an adult animal, most leukopoiesis takes place in the__
Red bone marrow
How many heme molecules are contained in one hemoglobin molecule?
4
In oxyhemoglobin, oxygen is bound to a/an
Iron Atom
Senescence refers to erythrocyte
Aging
Most extravascular hemolysis occurs in the
Spleen

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
A decreased hematocrit would suggest__
Anemia
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__
Neutrophilia
The process by which blood is prevented from leaking out of damaged vessels is __
Hemostasis
The first step in clotting is__
Platelet adhesion
Anticoagulant rodenticide toxicity first affects Factor VII, which in turn first prolongs the __
Prothrombin time (PT)
If immature neutrophils are observed in peripheral blood, it's called a _
Left Shift
The process by which a neutrophil squeezes between endothelial cells to enter tissue is called__
Diapedesis
The process by which neutrophils are attracted to the site of an infection is called_
Chemotaxis
A granulocyte with red-staining granules is a/an__
Eosinophil
A granulocyte with blue-staining granules is a/an_
Basophil
Natural killer cells are a type of __
Lymphocyte
The most important phagocytic chemical in neutrophils is_
Hydrogen peroxide
Most lymphocytes in peripheral blood are_
T cells
Lymph from the digestive tract is called_
Chyle
Where is the thymus located in a young animal?
Cranial thorax
Which vessel carries lymph into the vena cava?
Thoracic duct
The organ that is made up of white pulp and red pulp is the __
Spleen
Tonsils differ from lymph nodes in that they _
Are not encapsulated
An animal's first line of defense against infection is the_
Skin
Where on an animal would you look for the popliteal lymph node
Caudal aspect of the hamstring muscles
The complement system makes a microbe more "visible" to phagocytes by attaching proteins to the cell membrane in a process called_
Opsonization.
Which cytokine is produced by virus-infected cells and inhibits viral infection of nearby healthy cells?
Interferon
Programmed cell death caused by NK cells is called
Apoptosis
The first immunoglobulin produced by newborn animals is__
IgM
The type of immunoglobulin stimulated through intranasal vaccination is_
IgA
The most common immunoglobulin produced after exposure to a pathogen for an extended period is_
IgG
Transplacental antibody transfer from mother to fetus is an example of__
Passive immunity
The type of hypersensitivity reaction that can be associated with a severe allergic reaction from a second exposure to an antigen is a_
Type I reaction
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia results from a_
Type II reaction
Diabetes mellitus is __ of __
A deficiency, insulin
Cushing's disease is __ of __
An excess, cortisol
Addison's disease is __ of _
A deficiency, cortisol
Acromegaly is __ of __
An excess, growth hormone
Kidney disease causes __ of __
A deficiency, erythropoietin
Has KAR and KIR receptor types
Natural Killer Cell
Class of leukocyte for humoral immunity
B Lymphocyte
Class of leukocyte for cell-mediated immunity
T lymphocyte
Produces, stores, and releases antibodies
Plasma cell
Develops from a monocyte
Macrophage
Stimulates the adaptive response with cytokines
Helper T cell
Inhibits T cells and B cells
Regulatory T cell
Also known as a Polymorphonuclear cell
Neutrophil
Involved in allergic and parasitic responses
Eosinophil
Produces platelets
Magakaryocyte
Clone cell that causes faster antigen recognition in the future
Memory B cell
Directly involved in hemostasis
Thrombocyte
Biconcave shape
Erythrocyte