Exam 1 A+P

Question 1

Oxytocin

Answer 1

• Stimulates contraction of smooth muscle cells of uterus during childbirth
• causes milk ejection

Question 2

Antidiueretic hormone

ADH or Vasopresson

Answer 2

• Conserves body water by decreasing urine volume

* decreases water loss through perspiration

Question 3

Posterior pituitary disorders

Answer 3

Diabetes Insipidus, SIADH

Question 4

Thyroid gland

Answer 4

Butterfly shaped gland.

•Each molecule contains colloid

Question 5

Follicular cells

Answer 5

Produce thyroid hormones

or thyroxine

Question 6

Parafollicular cells (c-cells)

Answer 6

• Produce the hormone calcitonin
• lowers blood calcium
• antagonistic to pth

Question 7

Calcitonin (CT)

Answer 7

-from parafollicular cells

•lowers blood levels of Ca2+ and HP042+

Question 8

Chief cells

principle cells

Answer 8

Produce parathyroid hormone (pth, parahormone)

Question 9

Oxyphil cells

Answer 9

Secrete excess PTH in cases of parathyroid cancer

Question 10

PTH Disorders

Answer 10

HYPOparathyroidism and

HYPERparathyroidism

Question 11

Parathyroid hormone

from chief cells

Answer 11

Increases blood Ca2+ and promotes formation of calcitriol which increases rate of dietary Ca2+ and Mg2+ absorption.

Question 12

What does blood transport?

Answer 12

Oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, hormones, heat, and waste products

Question 13

What do Red Blood Cells contain?

Answer 13

• Hemoglobin which is used to carry oxygen to all cells

* No Nucleas or other organelle

Question 14

What do Granular white blood cells contain?

Answer 14

Neutrophils, eosiphils, basophils

Question 15

What do Agranular white blood cells contain?

Answer 15

•lymphocytes and monocytes

Question 16

White Blood Cells

Answer 16

• a differential white blood cell count helps to determine if a problem exists - Count of all WBCs

Question 17

Red blood cell count

Answer 17

4.8 - 5.4 million

Question 18

White blood cell count

Answer 18

5000-10, 000

Question 19

Neutrophils

Answer 19

• 60-70% of all WBCs

* 2-5 lobes

Question 20

Eosinophils

Answer 20

• 2-4% of all WBCs

* 2 lobes (usually)

Question 21

Basophils

Answer 21

•0.5-1% of WBCs

-2 lobes

Question 22

Lymphocytes

Answer 22

• 20-25% of all WBCs

* cytoplasm forms rim around nucleas

Question 23

Monocytes

Answer 23

• 3-8% of all WBCs

* Nucleus is horse shoe shaped