Mblex Study Guide
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ductless glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Exocrine Glands
🗑
|
||||
| show | Half-Life
🗑
|
||||
| show | Hypersecretion
🗑
|
||||
| The insufficient release of a hormone | show 🗑
|
||||
| A control mechanism that provides a stimulus to decrease a function; such as a fire alarm, which causes a series of reactions that work to reduce the fire | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Tropic (trophic) hormones
🗑
|
||||
| show | Endocrine System
🗑
|
||||
| show | Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, adrenal, pineal, thymus glands, pancreas, ovaries and testes
🗑
|
||||
| What are hormones derived from? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | In the head about eye level and hang down from the hypothalamus and sits in the sella turcica
🗑
|
||||
| A gland of the Endocrine system that secretes hormones that regulate growth, fluid balance, lactation, and childbirth | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Growth Hormone or Somatotropin
🗑
|
||||
| show | Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
🗑
|
||||
| Ant. Pituitary Hormone that promotes & maintains normal growth & development of the adrenal cortex by stimulating the release of glucocorticoids & androgens (testosterone). | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Follicle Stimulating Hormone
🗑
|
||||
| Ant. Pituitary Hormone that causes ovulation, stimulates progesterone production in the ovaries & the production & secretion of testosterone in the testes. | show 🗑
|
||||
| Ant Pituitary Hormone that plays a part in breast development in women & initiates milk production when stimulated by the CNS. Also involved in immune function | show 🗑
|
||||
| Ant. Pituitary Hormone that acts on the pigment cells in the skin and the adrenal glands. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Oxytocin
🗑
|
||||
| show | Antidiuretic Hormone
🗑
|
||||
| show | It lies on the trachea below the thyroid cartilage.
🗑
|
||||
| A gland of the Endocrine System that regulates metabolism in the body by maintaining an adequate amt. of oxygen consumption at the cellular level | show 🗑
|
||||
| Hormone secreted by the Thyroid gland that inhibits bone reabsorption by limiting the rate at which bone tissue releases calcium to plasma. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Hyperthyroidism
🗑
|
||||
| A pathological condition which is considered another form of hyperthyroidism that includes an enlarged thyroid gland and abnormal eyeball protrusion. | show 🗑
|
||||
| A pathological condition of the endocrine system caused by autoimmune dysfunction & a decrease in thyroid-releasing hormone. Symptoms include weakness, fatigue, constipation, hoarseness, bradycardia, skin dryness, weight gain, slowed mental function. | show 🗑
|
||||
| A pathological condition that occurs during gestation or infancy due to an absence of thyroid hormones and can result in mental retardation or dwarfism | show 🗑
|
||||
| The most severe form of Hypothyroidism causing many of the main symptoms of the disease along with swelling of the face, hands & feet | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | On the posterior surface of the thyroid lobes.
🗑
|
||||
| What gland of the Endocrine system causes the release of calcium from bone, & absorbs more calcium from the GI tract, resulting in an increase in blood levels of calcium & phosphorus | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Behind the stomach
🗑
|
||||
| A gland of the endocrine system that aids in digestion and produces hormones. | show 🗑
|
||||
| An island of cells within the pancreas that produce the hormones insulin and glucagon. | show 🗑
|
||||
| Which hormone secreted by the Islets of Langerhans is responsible for lowering blood glucose levels by transporting glucose into cells to be used for energy? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Which hormone secreted by the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas is responsible for increasing blood glucose levels? | show 🗑
|
||||
| A pathological condition of the Endocrine system that results from the deficient production of glucagon by the pancreas? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Diabetes Mellitus
🗑
|
||||
| An insulin dependent pathological condition. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Type 2 Diabetes
🗑
|
||||
| Where are the adrenal glands? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Adrenal Medulla
🗑
|
||||
| show | Adrenal Cortex
🗑
|
||||
| Hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex that synthesizes certain amino acids into glucose causing a rise in blood sugar. Also converts starches into glycogen in the liver if the body does not acquire enough carbs to use. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Aldosterone
🗑
|
||||
| show | Gonadocorticoids
🗑
|
||||
| show | Cushing's Syndrome/Disease
🗑
|
||||
| Where is the Pineal Gland located? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Which gland of the endocrine system secretes melatonin, serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, & histamine, & regulates the rhythmic patterns of the body? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Deep to the sternum and mediastinum of the thorax and between the lungs at the level of the 4th & 5th thoracic vertebra
🗑
|
||||
| show | Thymus
🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
CEckhoff
Popular Anatomy sets