Quiz questions and answers Flashcards
the genes p53, BRCA1 and BRCA2 are known as
tumor suppressor genes
When a steroid hormone binds to its receptor that forms an activated receptor complex that migrates to the nucleus and acts as a
transcription factor
There are 4 major tissue types. Which of them can form membranes
connective
epithelial
Desmones
cadherin
hemi-desmosomes
integrins
zonula adherens
attach to actin
tight junctions
blood:brain barrier
Gap junction
exchange of ions
zonula occludens
blood:brain barrier
attach epithelial cells to ECM
integrins
IPS cells
pluripotent
cells that secrete mucus are
goblet cells
what cells synthesize melanin
melanocytes
there are 3 modes of secretion that can be used by a cell. The mode in which the entire cell is destroyed or sloughed off is ___ secretion
holocrine
3 basic components of any connective tissue are
gels, cells, and fibers
norepinephrine
amine hormone
oxytocin
peptide hormone
growth hormone
protein hormone
testosterone
steroid hormone
Galactorrhea is a disorder most frequently caused by a tumor of anterior pituitary cells. Galactorrhea affects the _____ causing abnormal secretion of ______. It can usually be diagnosed by taking a blood sample, which would show ______
mammary gland
milk
hyperprolactinemia
In central diabetes insipidus ____ levels are low or lacking, which affects the ______ resulting in ____ and _____.
ADH
kidney
polyuria
polydipsia
In another type of diabetes insipidus, hormone levels are normal but the target organ does not respond, this type is known as
nephrogenic
In Cushing’s Syndrome, there is overproduction of ______ thus it is probably caused by injury or tumor in the _____ resulting in overproduction of ______ affected people often have a _____ face and buffalo hump on their back
cortisol
anterior pituitary
ACTH
moon
overproduction of growth hormone in a subadult animal would often result in ______ but in an adult it would typically result in ______
gigantism
acromegaly
signaling by protein hormones involves binding of the hormone to the external portion of a receptor that spans the plasma membrane. The internal part of the receptor is typically a _____ that becomes activated when a hormone binds to the receptor. It in turn activates a second messenger, the most common of which is _____, which activates protein _____ before quickly inactivated by the enzyme _____
g protein
cAMP
kinases
phosphodiesterase
blood osmolarity is continually monitored by ___ on specialized cells within the hypothalamus
osmoreceptors