lecture exam 1 Flashcards
exocrine glands
secrete their contents onto the free surface of an epithelial tissue by way of a duct.
endocrine gland
secrete their contents into the surrounding extracellular space.
water soluble hormones, such as proteins and peptide hormones, activate target cells by
by binding to receptors on the cell membrane and initiating the second-messenger system. This system activates a protein that converts ATP to cAMP, which activates proteins in the cytoplasm to alter cell activity.
what are the differences between the connection of the hypothalamus and the neurohypophysis and the connection between the hypothalamus and the adenohypophysis?
hypothalamic hormones released in the hypophyseal portal system control the release of hormones from the adenohypophysis. action potential travel down the axons of hypothalamic neurons, which causes hormone release from their axon terminals in the neurohypophysis.
what are tropic hormones and what do they do?
tropic hormones usually come from the adenohypophysis and stimulate other endocrine organs to secrete hormones.
what hormones are secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland? posterior lobe?
anterior lobe: thyroid stimulating, adrenocorticotropic, follicle-stimulating, growth, prolactin, and luteinizing hormones. posterior lobe: oxytocin and antidiuretic hormones.
what are the effects of antiduretic hormone (ADH)?
ADH targets kidney tubules to reabsorb more water, which decreases urine formation.
what is the target organ of thyrotropic hormone (TH), also known as thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)?
thyroid gland
largest endocrine gland?
thyroid
what gland controls the overall metabolic rate of the body?
thyroid gland
what are the effects of parathyroid hormone in relation to calcium?
PTH is secreted when calcium levels drop, and it is inhibited by rising calcium levels. PTH stimulates osteoclasts to digest bone matrix, enhances calcium reabsorption in the kidneys, and increases calcium absorption in the intestines.
what is the function of insulin? glucagon? which glans secretes them?
pancreas secretes them/ glucagon raises blood glucose levels, insulin lowers blood glucose levels.
explain each of the cardinal sign of diabetes mellitus: polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia
Polyuria is a large
urine output, polydipsia is excessive thirst, and polyphagia is excessive hunger and/or food consumption
What are the effects of aldosterone
Stimulates sodium reabsorption and potassium elimination in the
kidneys.
What are the actions of the glucocorticoids?
Alter cellular metabolism, maintain blood glucose levels, maintain blood pressure, and assists in the inflammatory response
what gland begins to atrophy after puberty?
thymus
what type of mixture is blood?
A colloid mixture; composed of 55% plasma and 45% formed elements
what is the average normal pH range blood?
7.35-7.45
What is the viscosity? What is colloid osmotic pressure?
Viscosity is the thickness of blood due to the
amount of proteins and formed elements. Colloid osmotic pressure is the force of those non-diffusible molecules against the capillary wall; it opposes hydrostatic pressure and these opposing forces allow the exchange of nutrients and wastes across the capillary wall.
What would be a normal hematocrit value range for males and females? What unit is used to measure
hematocrit?
Hematocrit is the percentage of RBC’s in the blood. Female average is 35-45%, male average
is 38-48%.
What are the major functions of blood?
Transportation of gases, nutrients, and waste; regulation of
homeostasis; protection via white blood cells
List each component making up the composition of blood plasma and their approximate percentages?
Water makes up about 90% of plasma, proteins (mostly albumin, globulin, fibrinogen) make up about 8%,
and nutrients, gases, hormones, and wastes make up the other 2%
What are the formed elements of blood? List each major cell category
Erythrocytes are >90% of formed
elements, plus platelets and leukocytes (granulocytes and agranulocytes).
What do erythrocytes transport?
oxygen and carbon dioxide
What organ in the body regulates erythrocyte production?
Kidneys produce hormone erythropoietin,
which signals the red bone marrow to produce more erythrocytes.
What condition and organ triggers erythropoiesis?
The hormone erythropoietin triggers erythropoiesis; it
mostly comes from the kidney but also some comes from the liver
what is the main site of blood cell formation throughout adult life.
red marrow
what is the parent cell for all formed elements of blood.
hemocytoblast
List the cells in the developmental sequence of erythrocytes from hemocytoblast to maturity.
Hemocytoblast, proerythroblast, basophilic erythroblast, polychromatic erythroblast, orthochromatic
erythroblasts, reticulocyte, erythrocyte
What is the major cause for red blood cells to age and wear out
Lack organelles once mature and can
only maintain themselves for approx. 100 days before wearing out
what are involved in breaking up old erythrocytes and disposing of cellular remains.
liver and spleen
is a bile pigment formed by the breakdown of hemoglobin from expired erythrocytes.
bilirubin
What characteristic do all leukocytes have in common?
They contain a nucleus and organelles.
What is leukopoiesis?
The formation of white blood cells
The percentages of each granulocytes in normal circulating blood?
Neutrophils about 50-70%, eosinophils
about 2-4%, and basophils less than 1%.
What is the function of each granulocyte
Neutrophils are phagocytic “bacteria slayers”, eosinophils play
a role with parasitic worms and asthma/allergies, and basophils release histamine as an inflammatory
response.
Which leukocytes have no visible cytoplasmic granules
Lymphocytes and monocytes
What converts fibrinogen to fibrin
Thrombin (factor IIa)