missed stuff Flashcards
what makes calcitonin
parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland
what makes PTH
chief cells in the parathyroid gland
what are oxyphils
eosinophilic cells in the parathyroid gland that increase with age
what is this
herrig body in posterior pituitary
the prostate is bound laterally by…
levator ani. muscles
GENERALLY, what is the function of progesterone in pregnancy?
preventing stuff from happening too early. it prevents uterine contraction and oxytocin, keeping the embryo in the uterus
which hormones have very similar B subunits
LH, hCG, TSH
the dorsal nerve is found in which pouch
the deep pouch
the obturator nerve is medial to…
psoas major
the obturator nerve arises from which rami
L2-4
what nodes drain the lower part of the anal canal
superficial inguinal
what nodes drain the upper portion of the anal canal
inferior mesenteric or internal iliac
A patient visits his physician because he is having difficulties during intercourse. He reports he is able to get an erection but ejaculation is dramatically reduced. Which of the following describes the normal innervation pathway that is responsible for this patient’s difficulties
Activation of pre-ganglionic sympathetic fibers exiting through sacral sympathetic chain ganglia
when does the zona pellucida begin to form
as the primary follicle develops
what stage is this
secretory
Gunner, a first year medical student, decides to grab lunch (at 12 pm) after his morning lectures. He purchases a 1600 kcal meal from Chick-Fil-A because all that thinking during lectures made him very hungry. He had breakfast at 7:30 am (600 kcal). If you were to measure Gunner’s growth hormone (GH) level after he eats his lunch, what would you expect to see relative to his baseline pre-meal growth hormone leve
decrease GH
in forming T3 from t4, iodine is removed from which ring
the outer ring
in terms of female reproductive pathology, ascites tends to be associated with…
malignant epithelial tumors (cystadenocarcinoma)
which tumor produces estrogen
granulosa-thecal cell tumor
hyperchromatic “glassy” multinucleated structure is associated with…
HSV
which tumor is associated with PTEN
endometroid carcinoma
serous carcinoma is associated with…
TP53 mutation
extramammary pagets disease is what kind of tumor
adenocarcinoma
what virulence factor is present in neisseria meningiditis and not gonorrhea
an anti-phagocytic capsule; gonorrhea wants to be phagocytosed to live in neutrophils
Which of the following components of the male reproductive tract secretes fibrinolysin
prostate
which part of the male reproductive tract has a “scalloped” appearance
efferent ductules
