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Exam 1

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barany test

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evaluates function of the semicircular canals by noting eye movements called hystagmus, using a desk chair to spin the subject

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dynamic equilibrium

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sense that reports on angular (rotary) acceleration or deceleration of the head in space

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labyrinth

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bony cavities and membranes of the inner ear

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pharyngotympanic tube

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tube that connects the middle ear and the pharynx also called the auditory tube or eustachean tube

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weber test

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quick screening test for hearing can detect unilateral(one sided) conductive hearing loss and unilateral sensorineural hearing loss

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romberg test

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test for inability to maintain body balance when eyes are closed and feet are together - indication of spinal cord disease

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sensorineual deafness

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deafness caused by the inability of nerve impulses to reach the auditory canter of the brain, because of nerve damage either to theinner ear or the brain

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conduction deafness

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inability to hear resulting form damage to structures of the middle or inner ear

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rinne test

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test for conductive hearing loss, using tuning fork to check for differences in bone and air conduction

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function of the cochlea

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contains the sensory receptors for hearing

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function of semicircular canals

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kinetic angular or rotational equilibrium (dynamic equilibrium

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function of vestibular apparatus

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utricle and saccule - static equilibrium - acceleration and deceleration

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location of taste buds

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tongue, soft palate, epiglotis, pharynx, inner cheeks

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receptors for gustation

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aste buds, widely distributed in the oral cavity

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what are the five basic tastes

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salt - metal ions
sweet - sugar, saccharin, alcohol, some amino acids
sour - hydrogen ions
bitter- alkaloids such as quinine (tonic water) nicotine
umami - amino acids, glutamate, and aspartate msg soda

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receptors for olfaction

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olfactory receptor cells - bipolar neurons - olfactory cillia extend outward from the epithelium

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vertigo

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asensation o fdizziness and rotaional movement when such movement is not occuring or has ceased

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myopia

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nearsightedness - light from distant objects is brought to a focal point before reaching the retina it then diverges
corrected by using a concave lens

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what is convergance reflex

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when both eyes are directed toward the near object viewed

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hyperopia

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farsightedness, light from a near object is brought to a focal point behind (past) the retina
corrected by using convex lenses

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what is consensual reflex

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application of a bright light to one eye causes reflex constriction of the pupil of the other as well as the pupil of the first eye

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what is puppillary reflex

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the reduction of pupil size in response to light

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define accomidation

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the ability to keep an object in focus on the retina as its distance from the eye varies

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what are you testing for by measuring the near point of accomidation

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lens elasticity

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what is visual acuity

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sharpness of vission

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nystagmus

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involuntary rolling of the eyes in any direction or the trailing of the eyes slowly in one direction

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presbyopia

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old vision lens becomes less elastic

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near point

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the closest point from the eye at which an object can be clearly seen

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optic chiasm

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visual information crossover point

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snellen chart

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an eye chart used to measure visual acuity

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adaptation

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1.any change in structure or response to suit a new environment 2. decline in transmission of a sensory nerve when a receptor is stimulated continuously and without change in stimulus strength

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ampula

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a localized dialation of a canal or duct

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accomidation

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the process of increasin the rerfractive power of th elens of the eye - focusing

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auditory ossicles

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the three tiny bones serving as trnsmitters of vibrations and located within the middle ear, malleus, incus, stapes

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choroid

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the vascular middle layer of the eye

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cataract

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clouding of the eyes lens - often congenital or age related

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conjunctiva

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thin protective mucous membrane lining the eyelids and covering the anterior surface of the eye itself

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electromagnetic readiation

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emmitted photons - wave packets - of energy - ex. light, xray, infrared

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fundus

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base of an organ part farthest from the opening of the organ for example the posterior wall of the eye

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glaucoma

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condition in which intraocular pressure increases to levels that cause compression of the retins and optic nerve results in blindness and unless detected early

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refraction

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the bending of a lightray when it meets a different surface at an oblique

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how do you test for astigmatism

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view chart with one eye then the other if the lines appear equally dark and distinct no distortion of refraction surfaces if blurredor appear less dark then others astigmatism is present

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what is 20/20

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perfect vision

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what is 20/40

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less than normal vision

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what is 20/15

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better than normal vision

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mmetropia

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normal eye light from both near and far is focused properly on the retina

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define astigmatism

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irregularities in the curvatures of the lens and or cornea which lead to blurred vision

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what is the test called that is used to test for color blindness

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ishihars color test

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opthalmic

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pertaining to the eye

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optic

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pertaining to the eye or vision

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lacrimal

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pertaining to tears

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cornea

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transparent anterior portion of the eyeball part of the fibrous layer

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aqueous humor

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watery fluid in the anterior segment of the eye

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blind spot

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the area that lacks photoreceptors

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hypersecretion

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excessive secretion

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hyposecretion

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diminished secretion as by a gland

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thalamus

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recieves sensory information from all senses except taste and smell then rganizes and routes the information to the appropriate cortilcal areas

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hypothalamus

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regulates motivated behavior

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medulla

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controls vital functions - breathing heart rate and respiration - under the pons, controls sleep and above the spinal cord

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ACTH

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regulates the endocrine activity of the cortex portion of the adrenal gland (anterior pituitary)

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testosterone

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promotes maturation of the reproductive system, development of amle secondary sex characteristics, responsible for sexual drive, bothe endocrine and exocrain functions

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name the endocrine glands

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pineal gland
hypothalamus gland
pituitary gland
thyroid gland
parathyroid gland
endocrine glands
adrenal gland
pancreas
ovaries
testes

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hypothalmic-hypophyseal portal tract

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a downgrowth of hypothalamic tissue which maintains its neural connection with the hypothalamus via a nerve bundle called the hypothalmic-hypophyseal portal tract

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infundibulum

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funnel shaped stalk that connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus superiorly

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hypothalamus

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most important function is to link the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland

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what does hypersecretion of glucogon cause?what are the symptoms?

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low blood sugar or hypoglycemia
anxiety, nervousness, tremors and wewakness

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what happens when blood glucose levels are low

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stimulates the liver to break down glucogen stores to glucose and release glucose to the blood

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progesterone

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during pregnancy maintain the uterine musculature,helps prepare the breast tissue for lactation

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estrogen

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responsible forsecondary sex characteristics of the female at puberty, act with progesterone help prepare the mammary glands for lactation

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diabetis mellitus

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inability of body cells to utilize glucose and the subsequent loss of glucose in the urine - alterations of protein and fat metabolism, erangements in carbohydrate metabolism

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insulin - which gland? what does it do?

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pancrease
elevated blood glucose levels stimulate release which decreases blood sugar levels by accelerating transport of glucose into body cells, it is oxidized for energy or converted to glycogen or fat for storage

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adrenal cortex

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produces steroid hormones called corticosteroids, aldosterone, glococorticoids, gonadocorticoids (sex hormones)

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hirsutism

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abnormal hairiness caused by hypersecretion of gonadocorticoids

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gonadocorticoids or sex hormones

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produced by the adrenal cortex are chiefly androgens (male sex hormones) but some are estrogens (female sex hormones) are formed

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glucocorticoids

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enable the body to resist long term stressors primarily by increasing blood glucose levels

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aldosterone

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regulate water and electrolyte balance in the extracellular fluids mainly by regulating sodium ion reabsorption by kidney tubules

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adrenal medula

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developes from neural crest tisue, directly controlled by the sympathetic nervous system - respond to SNS signals by realeasing epinephrine 80% and norepinephrine 20% which act in conjunction to the SNS to elicit fight or flight response

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thymus

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situated in the superior thorax posterior to the sternum and anterior to the heart and lungs - large in children shrinks with age - releases thymulin, thymosin and thymopoietins
involved in the development of T lymphocytes and the immune response

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the thymus releases several differnet families of hormones, what are they? what do they do?

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thymulin, thymosin and thymopoietins
thought to be involved in the development of T lymphocytes and immune response

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PTH

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most important regulator of calcium balance in the blood, when blood C levels decrease PTH is released, causes release of calcium from the bone matrix and prods the kidney to reabsorb more calcium and less phosphate, stimulates kidney to convert vitamin D to its active D3 form calcitrol

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what occurs during hyposecretion of PTH

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increases neural excitability and may lead to tetany, prolonged muscles spasms that can result in respiratory paralysis and death

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what occurs during hypersecretion of PTH

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results in loss of calcium from bones causing deformation, softening, and spontaneous fractures

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what does hypersecretion of T4 cause

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elevated metabolic rate, nervousness, weight loss, sweating, and irregular heartbeat

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calcitonin

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decreases blood calcium levels by stimulating calcium salt deposit in the bones
acts antagonistically to PTH
NOT involved in day to day control of calcium homeostasis

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FSH - LH function

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regulate gamate production and hormonal activity of the gonads (ovaries and testes)

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gonadatropins

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follicle stimulating hormone FSH and luteinizing hormone LH

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posterior gland releases

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oxytocin and ADH

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anterior gland releases

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TSH, FSH, LH, ACTH (tropic) GH and PRL

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thyroid hormone (TH) What are the two physiologically active hormones?

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T4 and T3, primary function - to control the rate of body metabolism and cellular oxidation
affects every cell in the body

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polyphagia

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increased hunger

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polydipsia

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increased thirst

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polyuria

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frequent urinaiton

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diabetes mellitus

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reffered to as diabetes - metabolic disease in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin or cells dont respond to insulin which is produced - polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia

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hypersecretion of ADH results in

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edema (tissue swelling caused by fluid retention) headache, and disorientation

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hyposecretion of ADH results in

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diabetes insipidus

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diabetis insipidus

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hyposecretion of ADH results in dehydration form excessive urine output
side effects - insatiable thirst

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ADH

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causes the distal and collecting tubules of the kidneys to reabsorb more water from the urinary filtrate, thereby reducing urine output and conserving body water

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oxytocin

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stimulates powerful uterine contractions during childbirth and coitus and also milk ejection in the lactating mother

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hypophyseal portal system

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hypothalamic hormones are liberated into the hypophyseal portal system and carried to cells of the anterior pituitary where they control release of anterior pituitary hormones

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PRL

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prolactin
stimulates breast development and promotes and maintains lactation by the mamary glands after childbirth, may stimulate testosteone production in males

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hyposecretion of GH in children

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dwarfism

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hypersecretion of GH in a) children and b) adults

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a) gigantism b) acromegaly

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GH

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plays an important role in determining body size, affects many tissues, major effects centered on the growth of muscles and long bones of the body

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TSH

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influences the growth and activity of the thyroid gland

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hyposecretion of T4 leads to a condition called what? what are the symptoms?

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myxedema
mental and physical sluggishness

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is the posterior pituitary an andocrine gland? why or why not?

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no
it does not synthesize the hormones it releases, instead it acts as a storage area for the 2 hormones trnasported to it via the axons. hormones are released in response to nerve impulses form neurons

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acromegaly

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overgrowth of bones in hands, feet and face in daults when too much GH is released by the anterior pituitary gland

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Hyposecretion of insulin (deficiency in the insulin receptors) leads to ______?

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diabetes mellitus

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glucogon acts ____________ to insulin

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antagonistically

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gonads

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female - ovaries male - testes

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chief cells (found in the parathyroid)

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synthesize PTH

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parafollicular (c cells)

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found in the thyroid
produce calcitonin

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colloid filled follicles

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in the thyroid
contain stored T3 and T4 which attaches to the colloidal material storedin foloocles as thyroglobin which are released into the blood

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islets of langerhans, are found where? and contain what ?

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in the pancreas
alpha (produce glucogon) and beta (synthesize insulin) cells

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acinar cells

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in the pancreas
secrete hydrolic enzymes

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what is contained in the scala vestibuli

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perilymph

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what is contained in the scala tympani

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perilymph

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what is contained in the scala media

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endolymph

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testes

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male sex cell - sperm
hormone - testosterone

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ovaries

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female sex cell - ova
hormones - estrogen and progesterone

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pancrease

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both an exocrine and endocrine gland
produces - digestive enzymes, insulin and glucogon- important hormones concerned with the regulation of blood sugar levels

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adrenal glands

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adrenal medula and adrenal cortex

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parathyroid gland

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found embedded in the posterior surface of the thyroid gland
secrete PTH
most important regulator of calcoum balance of the blood

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thyroid gland

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located in the throat, jus tinferior to the larynx - two lobes joined by central mass or isthmus
major hormones are thyroid hormone(T3 and T4) and calcitonin

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pineal gland

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located in the roof of the third ventricle of the brain
produces melatonin
plays a role in biological rythms (sleep cycle)
exerts some inhibitory effect on the reporductive system that prevents precocious sexual maturation

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rods

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retinal receptors that detect black, white, and gray; necessary for peripheral and twilight vision, when cones don't respond

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cones

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retinal receptor cells that are concentrated near the center of the retina and that function in daylight or in well-lit conditions. The cones detect fine detail and give rise to color sensations.

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photoreceptors

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rods and cones

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pigmented layer of the retina contains what

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vitamin A