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A&P Chap 11&15

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Hodgkins Disease   cancer of lymph nodes  
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Hodgkins treatment   chemo or radiation  
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why are tonsils no longer removed as frequently?   they act as filters; needed to filter out infection  
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Opportunistic Infections   Conditions that AIDS patients are susceptable to as the disease progresses; life threatening  
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Severe allergic reaction   Anaphalaxis Shock  
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Organ affected by infectious mono   Liver  
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Substance that diffuses from the capillaries into the tissue   Lymph  
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Lymph vessels are located   parallel to veins, in almost all tissues and organs in the body  
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HIV transmission   Sex, needles, in utero, at birth  
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Graves disease   hyperactive thyroid disease; bulging eyes  
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cushings   hypersecretion of the glucocorticoid hormone; moon face, buffalo hump  
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addisons   hyperfunctioning of adrenal cortex; extreme pigmentation, bronzing  
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diabetus mellitus   decretion of the ssecretion of insulin  
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steroid abuse   use of androgenic anabolic steroids; build bulk or mass  
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follicle stimulating hormone   pituitary anterior  
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antidiuretic hormone   pituitary posterior  
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thyroxine   T4 of thyroid  
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parathormone   parathyroid  
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epinephrine   adrenal medulla  
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androgens   adrenal cortex  
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glucagon   pancreas  
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thymosin   thymus  
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estrogen   gonad ovaries  
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testosterone   gonad testes  
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polyuria   excessive urination  
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polydipsia   excessive thirst  
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polyphagia   excessive hunger  
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what hormone controls rate of metabolism, heat production, oxid. of cells   thyroxine  
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autoimmunity   actions of immunity agaist ones own self  
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inflammation and swelling of a lymph node   lymphadenitis  
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secretions of the adrenals   mineralcorticoids, glucocorticoids, gonadocorticoids  
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primary function of adrenal   controls electrical activity  
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patient has high blood calcium level, which gland is causing this   parathyroid  
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cortisone and cortisol are examples of   glucocorticoids  
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islets of langerhans   in the pancreas, secretes insulin, a cells-produce glucagon, b cells produce insulin  
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alpha cells   produce glucagon, in islets of langerhans  
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beta cells   produce insulin, in islets of langerhans  
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functions of lymphatic system   fat transport, remove & destroy toxins, disease resistant, produce lymphocytes, develops immunity, returns lymph fluid to bloodstream  
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endocrine gland both exocrine and endocrine   pancreas  
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lymph color   straw  
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duct glands are   exocrine  
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natural immunity   born with it  
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passive acquired   baby gets from mom  
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natural acquired   disease built immunity (chicken pox)  
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artificial acquired   vaccines  
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unbroken skin and mucus are examples of   natural immunity  
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the aging adult, the pituitary gland   shrinks  
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ADH   holds onto water, vasopressin  
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oxytocin   released during childbirth; causes contractions  
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thyroxine   controls metabolism, heat production, oxid. of cells  
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calcitonin   lowers calcium  
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parathormone   raises calcium  
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thymosin   immune system; production of t cells (cancer)  
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body's ability to resist pathogens   immunity  
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hormone secreted by pineal gland   melatonin  
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gland located at base of brain   pituitary  
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hodgkins disease   cancer of lymph nodes; chemo or radiation  
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causes increased susceptibility to infections and slower healing in older adults   diabetes  
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growth hormone   growth and development  
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TSH   stimulates the growth and development of the thyroid gland  
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ACTH   stimulates the growth and development of the adrenal cortex  
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FSH   stimulates the growth of the graafian follicle and the production of estrogen; sperm in males  
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LH   growth of the graafian follicle and the production of estrogen; formation of the corpus luteum; progesterone  
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prolactin   milk production  
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type of immunity a person is born with   natural  
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aldosterone   mineralcorticoid hormone of the adrenal cortex; sodium/potassium  
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sleep/wake cycles   melatonin  
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hyperfunction of the pituitary   gigantism  
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adrenalin is   epinephrine produced in the adrenal medulla; cardiac stimulant  
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anterior pituitary secretes   GH, TSH, PLH, ACTH, FSH, LH, ICSH  
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serious, usually fatal, disease caused by supression of the immune system   AIDS/HIV  
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serious allergic reaction   anaphalaxis shock  
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cancer of the lymph nodes   hodgkins  
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failure of the immune system to protect itself against foreign substances   hypersensitivity  
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infectious disease caused by the Epstein-Barr virus   mono  
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chronic, multisymptom, inflammatory, autoimmune disease   lupus  
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inflammation and swelling of the lymph nodes   lymphadenitis  
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autoimmune diease in which the skin and blood vessels thicken   scleroderma  
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infection of the tonsils   tonsillitis  
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excessive thirst is called   polydypsia  
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synthetic form of oxytocin   pitocin  
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common symptom of someone with diabetes insipidus   excessive thirst from water loss  
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spleens first action in response to a deep cut   push out RBCs stored up  
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