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week 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The major hormone produced by the corpus luteum is: | progesterone. |
| Movement of hair cells in the organ of Corti against the _____ membrane can stimulate nerve impulse condition. | tectorial |
| The immediate effect of a steroid hormone on a cell is the: | transcription of RNA. |
| The sequence of auditory ossicles in the middle ear starting at the tympanic membrane and ending at the oval window is: | malleus, incus, and stapes. |
| The mechanisms of which three hormones work together to regulate blood volume? | aldosterone, ANH, and ADH |
| Erythrocytes begin their maturation sequence in red bone marrow from nucleated cells known as: | hematopoietic stem cells. |
| The vagus is said to act as a “brake” on the heart. This situation is called | cardiac inhibition. |
| A decrease in the amount of white blood cells is called | leukopenia. |
| Neutrophils are highly mobile and phagocytic. They migrate out of blood vessels and into tissue spaces. This process is called | diapedesis. |
| The hormone that inhibits gastric muscle, slowing passage of food into the duodenum, is called: | gastric inhibitory peptide. |
| The hormone thought to be a messenger causing release of digestive enzymes from the intestinal mucosa is: | vasoactive intestinal peptide. |
| Hydrolysis refers to: | using water to split larger compounds into smaller ones. |