Lecture 7 Flashcards
Renal veins dump into:
IVC
Renal arteries come off:
Descending aorta
Cells that contain receptors specific for a hormone are called:
Target cells
What converts Angiotensin I into Angiotensin II?
Angiotensin converting enzyme
What converts the enzyme Angiotensinogen into Angiotensin I?
Renin
Angiotensin II causes:
Adrenal gland to secrete Aldosterone
What does Aldosterone do?
Increases collecting duct permeability
Decrease in extracellular pressure near _______ causes _________ to release the hormone _______
- Distal convoluted tubule
- Juxtaglomerular cells
- Renin
With increased duct permeability: (4)
- Urine volumed decreased
- Fluid retained
- Blood volume increases
- Blood pressure back up
Hypothalamus is derived from:
Neural ectoderm
Posterior pituitary gland is derived from:
Neural ectoderm
Anterior pituitary gland is derived from:
Endoderm
Innervation of hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and pineal gland?
Part of your brain
Arterial supply of hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and pineal gland?
Circulosus arteriosus cerebri
Venous drainage of hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and pineal gland?
Cavernous venous sinus