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Review for Special Senses and Endocrine System

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show Steroidal or amino acid based molecules released to the blood that act as chemical messengers to regulate specific functions  
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show A jelly-like mass studded with calcium carbonate crystals  
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show Is continuous with the membranous labbyrinth extending anteriorly into the cochlea  
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show A lipid-based chemical messenger synthesized by most tissue cells that acts locally as a paracrine  
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show Chief hormone produced by the adrenal medulla  
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show Each hormone has a chemical structure htat activates only the cells it fits with. When the hormone meets the cells its intended to affect, it can elicit a specific response in that type of cell only.  
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Describe Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) and explain its effects on the body.   show
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show Melatonin  
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Arachicdonic acid is the precursor of?   show
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Which is known as the "second messenger"?   show
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Clouding of the lens is known as?   show
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Which term is not associated with this group?a.perilymph b.scala vestibuli c.rod d.endolymph e.round window   show
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show Cerumonious  
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show Force of stapes on the membranous labyrinth  
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show Rods  
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show Aqueous humor  
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show Lysozyme  
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Which tunic is most important in maintaining the shape of they eye?a.retina b.choroid c.lens d.scelera e.superior oblique muscle   show
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show Nasal cavity  
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Which is not a basic taste?a.sweet b.sour c.salt d.bitter e.chocolate   show
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Which cranial nerve is not involved with a special sense?a.vagus b.optic c.olfactory d.glossopharyngeal e.facial   show
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show Refraction  
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show Thyroine  
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Hypothalamic relasing hormones are?   show
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What do testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone all have in common?   show
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Which does not belong in this group of terms?a.thyroid b.pituitary c.pancreas d.stomach e.adrenals   show
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Which is an antagonistic to calcitonin?a.TSH b.GH c.PTH d.ADH e.ACTH   show
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show GH  
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show Mineralcorticoids  
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show Adrenal medulla  
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show Specialed receptor cells that respond to light energy; rods and cones  
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show Is a hammer shaped small bone of the middle ear which connects with the incus and is attached to innere surface of the eardrum  
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Define Olfaction   show
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show The nasal cavity mucosa is continuous with that of the lacrimal duct system, a cold often causes the lacrimal mucosa to become inflamed adn swell. This swelling constricts the ducts and prevents tears from draining from the eye surface  
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show autocrine-signals itself thru a chemical that it synthesizes&then responds 2.Paracrine-Chemical signals that diffuse into the area & interact with receptors on nearby cells. Endocrine-Chemicals are secreted into blood & tissue fluids 2 cells they act upon  
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show Choroid  
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Part of eye that is made up of nervous tissue is?a.scelera b.choroid c.iris d.retina   show
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show Secrete tears  
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Which is not part of the bony labyrinth?a.semicirucular canals b.malleus c.vestibule d.cochlea   show
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Major function of the utricle and saccule in the vestibule is?   show
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show 3  
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show Tectorial  
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The olfactory nerve carries impulses associated with?   show
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Which is not one of the four taste sensations?a.acid b.sour.c.bitter d.sweet   show
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show Pituitary dwarfism  
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show Skin color  
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The production of glucocorticoids is stimulated by antor hormone from?   show
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show Symbiotic  
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What part of the nervous system acts to accelerate the rage of adrenal medulla hormone discarge   show
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An abnormally high metabolic rate could be associated with the functioning of?   show
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show Pancreas  
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Hormones produced by the islands of Langerhans affect the body's utilization of?   show
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show Thyroid  
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show Light  
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Which organs consist of small areas of mucous epithelium on either side of the nasal septum?   show
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show Ovulate  
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show Pinna  
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Waxy material in the ear is product of?   show
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show The vestibule  
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Which of the following is not a layer of the eye?a.fibrous tunic b.connective tunic c.vascular tunic d.neural tunic   show
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Contraction of the iris changes the size of the?   show
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The anterior and posterior portions of the eye contain a fluid called?   show
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show Rods and cones  
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show Vitamin A  
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show Rhodopsin  
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Hormones change all but which of the following characteristics of enzymes?a.identity b.activity c.quantity d.site of production   show
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show Thyroxine and iodine  
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show A rise in blood electrolyte and fall in blood pressure or volume  
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show ADH  
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