Final Flashcards
The oral cavity is divided into two smaller cavities. Name them.
-Vestibule -Oral cavity proper
The permanent dentition is composed of __________.
20 succedaneous teeth & 12 accessional teeth
The circulatory system is composed of two separate components. Describe them.
-Cardiovascular system: transports blood -Lymphatic vascular system: collects and returns lymph to the blood vascular system
Somatotrope adenoma, which produces an excess of growth hormones can result in _______ in children and acromegaly in adults.
Gigantism
Know the hormonal products of the corpus luteum.
-Progesterone -Estrogen -Relaxin
________ is a rapid growing of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and has its origins in B cells.
Burkitt’s Lymphoma
Describe the productions of the chief, parietal, and mucous neck cells.
-Chief cells: Pepsin, rennin, lipase precursors -Parietal cells: Hydrochloric acid, gastric intrinsic factor -Mucous neck cells: Soluble mucus
What is the role of calcitonin?
Lowers calcium levels by suppressing osteoclastic activity
The suprarenal glands are derived from two different embryonic origins:
-Mesodermal epithelium -Neuroectoderm
The _______ participates in the formation of the heart valves, which controls the direction of blood flow through the heart.
Endocardium
Where does most of the digestion occur?
Small intestine
What hormone is responsible for maintaining calcium ion balance?
Parathyroid hormone
The three pairs of the major salivary glands are _______, ______, and _______.
-Parotid -Sublingual -Submandibular
_________ are lacerations of the lower esophagus of the cardiac/fundic region of the stomach as a result of powerful vomiting or sometimes strenuous hiccupping.
Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
The _______ is completely permeable to water and somewhat permeable to salts.
Descending thin limb of Henle’s Loop
The heart is composed of 3 layers. Describe these layers.
-Epicardium: outermost layer -Myocardium: composes most of the wall of the heart -Endocardium: forms the lining of the atria and ventricles
The modified cells in the inner visceral layer of the Bowman’s capsule are called ________.
Podocytes
Know the development of the ovarian follicles from Graafian to corpus albicans.
-Primordial follicle -Growing follicles -Unilaminar primary -Multilaminar primary -Secondary -Graafian (mature)
The _______ is impermeable to water by possesses a Na+/K+/2Cl- co-transporter on the surface of its cells.
Pars recta
Name the structure which delivers impulses to the cardiac muscle cells of the ventricles to contract and pump the blood from the right ventricle into the pulmonary trunk and from the left ventricle into the aorta.
Purkinje fibers
Name the congenital disorder where the thymus fails to develop and the patient is unable to produce T lymphocytes.
DiGeorge’s Syndrome
_________ occurs because of damage to the cells of the hypothalamus that manufactures ADH.
Diabetes Inspidus
_______ is an autoimmune disease and is characterized by decreased production of adrenocortical hormones due to the destruction of the suprarenal cortex.
Addison’s Disease
Describe how the three hormones act from their sites of secretion: -Autocrine -Paracrine -Endocrine
-Autocrine: act on the cell which releases them -Paracrine: act in the immediate vicinity of their secretion -Endocrine: target cells are at a distance from their site of origin
Be able to describe the three categories of the veins and their functions.
-Venules: responsible for the exchange of materials -Medium veins: receive blood from most of the body -Large veins: more than 1 cm in diameter
Know what would be an individual’s disease state if their urine color are brown and black and if the odor are musty and sweet.
Brown: breakdown by- products of damaged muscle or breakdown by-products of hemoglobin are in the urine Black: presence of melanin pigment in the urine Musty: phenylketonuria. Sweet: due to diabetes that is not being controlled
The pituitary gland is subdivided into two parts. Name them.
-Adenohypophysis -Neurohypophysis
What is the type of enzyme that is present in the saliva and in the pancreatic secretions and hydrolyzes carbohydrates to disaccharide?
Amylases
_________ are areas of the stomach, but mostly of the duodenum, that are denuded of the epithelial lining due to the action of the acid chyme.
Peptic ulcers
The mucosa of the esophagus is composed of what type of epithelium?
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium
The atria receives blood from 3 places and discharges it into the ventricles. Name the 3 places.
-Pulmonary veins -Venae cavae -Coronary sinus
Cementum is composed of _________.
-45% to 50% inorganic matrix composed of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals -50% to 55% type I collagen fibers, glycosaminoglycans, and proteoglycans
What process of respiration requires energy and what is it dependent on?
-Inspiration -Contraction of the diaphragm & elevation of ribs
Describe functions of the macula densa cells, juxtaglomerular cells, and vasa recta.
-Macula densa cells: monitor the osmolarity and volume of the ultrafiltrate -Juxtaglomerular cells: release renin into the bloodstream -Vasa recta: assists in the maintenance of the osmotic concentration gradient of the renal medulla
What are the three categories of T cells?
-Naive T cells -Memory T cells -Effector T cells
Know at least one function of the following: oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
-Oral cavity: Receives food and, via mastication and bolus formation, delivers it into the oral pharynx -Esophagus: Bolus of food traverses its length for delivery from the pharynx into the stomach -Stomach: Functions in acidifying and converting the semisolid bolus into the viscous fluid, chyme -Small intestine: Most digestion and absorption occur -Large intestine: Digestion is completed and water is resorbed
Be able to describe the two components of the immune system.
-Innate: nonspecific in that it is not designed to combat a particular antigen -Adaptive: specific and can differentiate between self and nonself
The functional unit of the kidney is the ________ and consists of the _______ and ________.
-Uriniferous tubule -Nephron & collecting tubule