Anatomy quiz 4 endocrine Flashcards
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| 763757505 | follicle stimulating hormone | Stimulates the development of ovarian follicles and sperm cell development | 0 | |
| 763757506 | Luteinizing Hormone | Causes ovulation and promotes the secretion of progesterone in females. Males: testosterone secretion. | 1 | |
| 763757507 | endocardium | thin smooth layer of cells that resembles squamous epithelium. | 2 | |
| 763757508 | myocardium | the muscle of the heart, the thickest layer, responsible for pumping the blood. | 3 | |
| 763757510 | epicardium | the muscle of the heart, the thickest layer, responsible for pumping the blood. | 4 | |
| 763757511 | pericardium | The serous lining of the pericardial sac is separated from the epicardium on the heart surface by a thin film of fluid. | 5 | |
| 763757512 | Amino Acid Compounds: | consists of all proteins except those of the adrenal cortex, sex glands | 6 | |
| 763757513 | steroids | produced by the adrenal cortex, sex glands | 7 | |
| 763757514 | growth hormone GH somatotropin | Acts on the body tissues to promote production of proteins necessary for growth Produced throughout lifetime Deficiency when young? Small, but well-proportioned. | 8 | |
| 763757515 | thyroid stimulating horomone TSH | hormones of the anterior lobe: stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones | 9 | |
| 763757516 | adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH | hormones of the anterior lobe: Stimulates hormone production in the cortex of the adrenal glands. | 10 | |
| 763757517 | Prolactin PRL | hormones of the anterior lobe: Stimulates milk production the breasts. | 11 | |
| 763757518 | follicle** stimulating hormone FSH | hormones of the anterior lobe: Stimulates the development of ovarian follicles and sperm cell development | 12 | |
| 763757520 | luteinizing hormone | hormones of the anterior lobe: Causes ovulation and promotes the secretion of progesterone in females. | 13 | |
| 763757521 | antidiuretic hormone ADH | hormones of posterior lobe: Promotes the reabsorption of water from the kidney tubules in order to decrease the amount of water that is secreted. | 14 | |
| 763757522 | oxytocin | Causes uterine contractions and triggers milk ejection from the breasts. | 15 | |
| 763757523 | thyroid gland | this gland : increases metabolic rate needed for normal development | 16 | |
| 763757524 | goiter | thyroid gland disorder: enlargement of the thyroid gland that can be associated with excess hormone production | 17 | |
| 763757525 | hypothyroidism | Can occur at multiple stages of life for multiple reasons (lack of thyroid tissue, lack of TSH production Endemic: due to a lack of iodine in the diet | 18 | |
| 763757526 | parathyroid hormone PTH | which regulates calcium metabolism | 19 |