Lab Exam 1 Flashcards
Has distinctive “pools” of colloid surrounded by follicle cells (simple cuboidal epithelium).
Thyroid gland
Looks like cobblestone street. The “stones” are arranged in distinctive columns are the colloid and the “mortar” is the follicle cells.
Thyroid gland
Hormones:
Calcitonin Thyroid Hormones (T4 & T3)
Thyroid
PARATHYROID GLAND
Indistinct compared to the other glands. May see the thyroid gland in the field of view on____ power.
low
Hormones:
Parathyroid Hormone
Parathyroid gland
PANCREAS
The collections of lighter stained cells ____surrounded by “grape like” darker stained cells_____
(Islets), (Acini)
Pancreas
Hormones:
Insulin
Glucagon
Has a medulla and a cortex. The middle layer of the cortex has cells that are arranged in distinctive columns
Adrenal gland (suprarenal)
ADRENAL GLAND (SUPRARENAL)
Hormones:
Medulla
Epinephrine and nonepinephrine
ADRENAL GLAND (SUPRARENAL)
Hormones
Cortex
Corticosteroids
Mineralocorticoids
Aldosterone
Glucocorticoids
Androgens
TESTIS
The_____ look like kiwis and
the_____ look like the seeds in the kiwi.
seminiferous tubules, spermatozoa
The cells between the kiwis are_____44.
interstitial cells
TESTIS
Hormones
Testosterone
Looks like the cartoon representations in the text.
The_____ is the LARGE structure. You may or may not be able to view the ovum
mature follicle
OVARY
Hormones
Estrogen
Progesterone
PITUITARY GLAND (HYPOPHYSIS).
Has two parts:
Anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis), Posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis)