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what is jaundice  excess bilirubin  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Growth Hormone  Anterior Pituitary Gland, systemic, non steroid, makes things grow (bones, muscle)  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Thyroid-Stimulating (tsh)  Anterior Pituitary Gland, Thyroid Gland, non-steroid, influences metabolism  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Adreno-corticotroptic (acth)  Anterior pituitary gland, adrenal cortex, non-steroid, regulates adrenal activity (controls)  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Prolactin (PRL)  Anterior Pituitary Gland, Mammary gland, non steroid, makes milk  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Luteinizing(LH)  Anterior Pituitary gland, gonads, non steroid, stimulate sex organs  
Source, Target, Type, Action of follicle-stimulating (fsh  anterior pituitary gland, gonads, turns on gonads  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Anti-diuretic (ADH  hypothalamus, kidneys, non steroid, reabsorb water  
Source, Target, Type, Action of oxytocin )OT(  hypothalamus, smooth muscle (uterous) nonsteroid, stimulates milk and gets baby out  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Thyroid (t3 &t4)  thyroid gland, systemic, non steroid, Controls rate of metabolism  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Calcitonin  Thyroid gland, systemic, decreases blood calcium levels (by taking it out of blood and building bones osteoblasts)  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Parathyroid (PTH)  Parathyroid gland, oseteoclast, non steroid, raises blood calcium levels (by taking bone, destroying it and releasing the calcium into the blood)  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Mineral corticoids (aldosterone)  adrenal cortex, systemic (kidney tubules), STEROID, regulates water and electrolyte balance in cells (salt content)  
Source, Target, Type, Action of glucocorticoids (cortisol)  adrenal cortex, systemic, STEROID, raise blood glucose levels during stress (quickly)  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Androgens (sex hormones)  Adrenal cortex & gonads, systemic, steroids, stimulates sex organ growth, muscle mass, secondary sex organs  
Source, Target, Type, Action of insulin  pancreas islets beta, systemic, non steroid, lower blood sugar levels  
Source, Target, Type, Action of glucagon  pancreas islets alpha, systemic and liver, non steroid, raises blood sugar level  
Source, Target, Type, Action of melatonin  pineal gland, brain, non steroid, inhibits precocious sex and promotes sleep.  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Atrial Naturetic  Heart, Kidney, non steroid, gets rid of salt  
Which organs are responsible for removing old blood cells from the body  liver and spleen  
which hormones are direct antagonists  calcitonin and pth, insulin and glucagon, aldosterone and anp  
what are tropic hormones  hormones that direct the action of other hormones (Management)  
what are the tropic hormones  TSH, ACTH, LH, FSH  
What are releasing hormones  hormones that direct the tropic hormones  
location of synthesis of releasing hormones and job  they are made in the hypothalamus and sent out the anterior pituitary gland  
receptor types  photo, chemical, mechanical, baro, thermo-  
vision pathway  cornea, aqueas humor, pupil, lens, vitrious humor, retina, to rods and cones...light detection for r & c is pigment (rhodipsin) to opsin to pde which closes sodium channels and turns off nerves and sends a "negative" to the occipital lobe  
sound pathway  sound starts in external ear, hits ear drum, vibrates ossicles (malleus, incus, stapes) that vibrates cochlea which is filled with fluid and vibrates the little hair cells connected to cranial nerves and sends to temporal lobe  
ear balance pathway  move head, moves fluid in semi-circular canals, moves hairs connected to nerves to cerebellum  
steps to determine balance  1. vision. 2. dynamic equilibrium 3. static equilibrium. 4 proprioreceptors (muscles  
static ear balance  rocks fall with gravity, otoliths "ear Rocks", move hairs and talk to cerebellum  
normal hemocrit  45%  
amenia types  iron deficiency, hemorragic, b12 deficiency, sicle cell amenia  
blood jobs  transportation of gasses, nutrients, waste  
components of blood  rbc, wbc, platlets  
rbcs  red blood cells- carry gasses (oxygen and co2), made in bone marrow  
wbcs  immunity - lukacites  
platlets  important for clotting  
plasma  watery medium that plasma floats in. contains waste, nutrients, gasses  
When oxygen levels are low...  more EPO is made and sent from the Liver and Kidneys to tell the bone marrow to make more blood.  
getting rid of old RBC's  starts in liver and spleen where the liver takes out the iron (done by transferrin), amino acids go to the plasma, rest goes to bilirindin to the bile to bilirubin in liver and gallbladder to intestines and end in rectum.  
universal donor blood type  o-  
universal blood type reciepent  ab+  
getting cut repair steps  vessel spasm (shrinks, vasoconstruct). platlet plug. clotting  
clotting cascade  Tissue factor > PF3 > X > Prothrombin Activator > makes thrombin which makes fibrin (clotting) and plasmin (clot destroyer)  
TPA - tissue plasmin activator  for stroke victims  
Heart anatomy  2 atrium and 2 ventricles (chambers)  
arteries move...  away from the heart  
veins move...  to the heart  
Pulmonary circut  trips to the lungs  
Systemic circut  trips to everywhere else in the body  
Blood pathway  in through the superior/inferior vena cava to the RA through Tricuspid valve > RV out the Pulmonary artery > lungs > Pulmonary Vein > LA through Bicuspid valve > LV > out the Aorta to body  
Pulmonary side  Right side (used blood, lack of oxygen)  
Systemic side  Left side (new blood, oxygen, red)  
starley law  if you "prestretch" the heart you are able to get more blood in  
cardiac cycle  ventricle fill with blood from atrium, ventricles systole (contract) and valves close behind blood, blood leaves via artery, isovolumetric relaxiation  
Intrinsic Conduction System  SA Node (Pacemaker, P Wave, atria contract, Autorhythmic), AV Node (ventricles contract, autorhythmic, QRS wave), Reset (relaxing T-Wave)  
Cardiac Action Potential  1. sodium goes in. 2. calcium in. (depolarization) Also the calcium in makes for a pause to fill the ventricles. Potassium out (repolarization)  
cardiac output  heart rate (pulse) X stroke volume  
Peripheral Nervous system  Somatic and Autonomic, Sensory and Motor, Basically everything in the nervous system except the brain and spinal cord  
Somatic is...  voluntary and controls the skeletal muscles  
autonomic is...  involuntary and controls the smooth muscles  
Sensory pns is...  input and to the brain  
motor pns is...  output and moving away from the brain  
Diaphragm rhyme  Phrenic nerve. Cervical plexus. c3 c4 c5 keep the diaphragm alive  
ascending nerve characteristics  from body to brain, sensory  
descending nerve characteristics  from the brain to the body, motor  
Reflex steps (6)  1. stimulus 2. sensor/receptor 3. sensory neuron 4. area of spinal cord/plexus 5. motor neuron 6. effector (muscle)  
interneurons  they go up and down the spine, across the spine, sends messages to the brain (learning), antagonist inhibition (tells the opposite muscle to relax)  
ipsi-lateral  reflex occurs on same side as stimulus  
contralateral  when reflex occurs on opposite side of stimulus  
meninges function  surround the cns, protects and cushions  
cerebral-spinal fluid function  shock absorbers, cushions, blood brain barrier  
spinal tap location  lumbar (more space to work inside of  
Brain Stem parts  Medulla oblongata, Pons  
Diencephalon parts  hypothalamus, thalamus, epithalamus  
cerebrum parts  parietal lobe, frontal lobe, occiptial lobe, temporal lobe  
cerebellum parts  abor vitea, vermis  
medulla oblongata function  basic life support, breathing, heart  
pons function  means bridge, connects the brain stem to the rest of the brain or "high brain", regulates breathing  
thalamus function  relay center, router, switchboard. Directs traffic - sorts the messages and gets them from the spine to the parts of brain.  
hypothalamus function  homeostasis  
epithalamus function  makes cerebral spinal fluid  
Meninges anatomy  Dura mater (outermost), arachnoid mater (middle), pia mater (innermost).  
Subarachnoid space function  place where the csf lies  
csf pathway  1. epithalamus. 2. fill ventricles (center of brain). 3. travel through "cerebral aqueduct". 4. central canal. 5. leaks from the medularis conas into subarachnoid space of spine. 6. up the outside of spine to outside the brain. 7. out the arachnoid villi.  
cerebellum function  coordination or balance  
mesencephalon parts  corpara quadrigemina (reflexes visual and audio) rubro area (red nucleus or muscle tone, tells muscles to keep going) Ras (awareness or consciences)  
occipital lobe funcion  visual  
temporal lobe function  nose and hearing  
parietal lobe function  sensory, understanding words (wernickes)  
frontal lobe function  motor functions, recognition (thinking and personality, making words (brocas areas)  
dominant hemisphere  the location of the Broca's area  
cns 1  olfactory, smell, sensory  
cns 2  optic, sight, sensory  
cns 3  oculomotor, moves eye, motor  
cns 4  trochlear, moves eye, motor  
cns 5  trigeminal, jaws and teeth, both  
cns 6  abducens, moves eye, motor  
cns 7  facial, face and expressions, both  
cns 8  vestbulo cochlea, hearing and balance, sensory  
cns 9  glossopharngeal, tongue throat, both  
cns 10  vasus, heart/guts, both  
cns 11  accessory, neck muscles, motor  
cns 12  hypoglossal, throat, motor  
Mirror nerve location  Frontal Lobe, Pre-motor cortex, (planning movement  
Mirror nerve function  lack of empathy  
Limbic system parts and funtion  Parts: Hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus. Function: Emotional system, keeps you from doing something stupid. Memory  
Muscles the ANS talks to  Involuntary  
ANS is controlled by  limbic system: Sympathatic or Parasympathetic  
Sympathetic wire location  thoraco-Lumbar region  
Parasympathetic wire locations  cranial-sacral region  
Sympathetic characteristics  fight or flight  
parasympathetic charasteristics  rest and digest  
sympathetic neuron charasteristics  short 1st neuron, long 2nd neuron or short pregangleonic fiber and long post ganglionic fiber  
parasympathetic neuron charasteristics  long 1st neuron, short 2nd neuron or long pre-gangleonic fiber and short post-ganglionic fiber  
sympathetic neurotransmitters  Acetylocholine from pre to post and epinephrine (adreneline) to organ  
Parasympathetic neurotransmitters  acetelocholine from pre to post and to organ  
Ascending tracts  spino-cerebellum, spino-thalamic, dorsal columns.  
decending tracts  cortisospinal, rubrospinal, reticulospinal  
spino cerebellar  doesn't cross, balance  
spino thalmic  pain and temp, crosses at spine and then goes up  
dorsal columns  touch, crosses at the medula oblongatta  
cortisospinal  voluntary motor, crosses at medula oblongatta  
rubrospinal  muscle tone (keeping your back straight so you don't fall over), crosses at the medula obsongatta  
reticulospinal  muscle tone (keeping your back straight so you don't fall over), crosses at the medula obsongatta  
a drug that works to block a receptor is what?  antagonist  
Ach (acetacholine) recptors affect which system  parasympathetic system  
drugs that affect the sympathetic system are...  androgenic  
drugs that affect the parasympathetic system are...  cholinergic  
alpha drugs affect...  everywhere  
Beta 1 drugs affect  the heart  
beta 2 drugs affect  the lungs  
Atenolol  beta 1 blocker (antagonist)  
Propranolol  beta 1 and beta 2 blocker  
prazosin  alpha 1 blocker  
atropine  ach blocker  
phenylephrine  alpha 1 agonist  
dobutamine  beta 1 agonist  
albuterol  beta 2 agonist  
norepinephrine  alpha 1 and 2, beta 1 agonist (predominantly alpha 1 agonist)  
what sound makes the lub  tricuspid and bicuspid valves  
what sound makes the dub  pulmonary and aortic valves  
what is a ventricular septal defect  a hole in the heart  
ventricular diastole  ventricular relaxation  
factors affecting blood pressure  vasoconstriction (smaller pipes more pressure), hemocrit (how many rbc you have, and viscosity, thicker blood pressure goes up harder to push), vessel length, more fat means more tissue to service (pressure goes up)  
short term bp regulation  Nerves responsible, baroreceptors in neck say we need more blood, (sympathetic response), brain gets epinephrine to heart, heart beats like crazy  
long term bp regulation  hormones responsible, kidney makes renin > angiotensin I > to lungs to make > angiotensin II converts to ACE enzyme goes to adrenal gland to make Alderstone. more alterstone, more salt, keeps water, water goes to plasma higher plasma lower blood pressure  
cappilary components  sphincter, when open blood goes from artery to vein through the capillarries. when low 0xygen they open when high co2 they open and when 2 much waste. negative feedback dictates opening  
dynamic equilibrium is  semi-circular ducts  
Layers for immunity  skin, hair, cillia, mucus, tears, saliva, sweat, oil, wax, urine, stomach acid, vaginal acid  
inflammation for immunity  red hot big, because of increased blood flow and more wbc  
neutrophil function  eats bad things  
histamine function  chemical messenger to promote swelling and or blood flow  
lymphocyte function  immune response  
monocyte function  macrophage (eats)  
eosinophil function  attacks parasites  
basophils function  releases histamine  
layers of immunity  1. protection (skin and liquids). 2. inflammation (increased blood flow). 3. lymph system (drainage system). 4. immune response (killers)  
lymph system function  drainage system, teh extra fluid is "lymph" and the lymph nodes are filters to the heart  
lymphocyte cell types  b cell and t cell  
immune response pathway  1. b-cell grabs invader. 2. waits for orders. 3. t-cell orders "cytokines" to clone b-cell so they will have proper receptor. 5. 2 clone cell types plasma cell clone to release antibodies and sleeper cells to remember the invader  
Ig rhyme  IGA'S flow away, IGD is on the B, IGE is allergy, IGG is bloody baby, IGM is first membranie  
iga place and function  mucosal layer, body fluid, tears, saliva, milk. they stop attachment and keep things from coming in  
igd place and function  found on b-cell. They grab invaders  
ige place and function  found skin, intestines, respiratory system. It triggers the release of histamine and gets inflamation rolling  
Igg place and function  plasma, main antibody/fighter for baby, crosses placenta  
igm place and function  attached to b-cell, first one made  
mhc protein  identifying protein on each and every body cell  
antogen presenting cell