chemical messengers correct answers Endocrine system makes use of hormones
Pituitary hypthal, pineal, thyroid, thymus adreneal, testes&ovaries correct answers Parts of the
endocrine glands
Non steroid(protein hormones) and steroid hormones correct answers 2 major groups of
hormones
sex hormones, Cortisol correct answers Steroid hormones bind to receptors without nucleus
Insulin, epinephrine correct answers Non steroid hormones bind to receptors on cell membrane
Action of Insulin correct answers lowers BG level in the pancreas
Action of glucagon correct answers raises BG level
where is Cortisol(stress hormone) produced? correct answers Adrenal cortex
Epinephrine produced by? correct answers Adrenal medulla (fight or flight)
Cortisol has what to do with Addison's disease? correct answers not enough Cortisol
Cortisol has what to do with crushing disease? correct answers too much Cortisol
what is the thyroid hormone produced by? correct answers thyroid metabolic rate
S/S of hypothyroidism correct answers weight gain
S/S of hyperthyroidism correct answers weight loss
TSH stimulates what? correct answers the thyroid to produce Thyroid hormones (T3,T4)
Hypersecretion correct answers increased metabolic rate, inability to gain weight, nervousness
Hyposecretion correct answers low energy, weight gain
Functions of Cortisol correct answers resistance to stress, inhibits inflammation and immunity,
rasies BG levels
Arteries correct answers carries blood away from the heart
Veins correct answers carries blood toward the heart
Valves that produce the "lub" correct answers (AV-valves) tricuspid & bicuspid
, Valves that produce the "dub" correct answers (Semilunar valves) pulmonary and aortic valves
All arteries carry oxygenated except for correct answers Pulmonary artery
All veins carry deoxygenated blood except for correct answers Pulmonary vein
P wave correct answers atrial depolarization
QRS wave correct answers ventricular depolarization
T wave correct answers ventricular repolarization
Atrial systole correct answers depolarization
Pace maker of the heart correct answers SA node
Effects of sympathetic side correct answers Vasoconstrict, increase BP, broncodilate,
Effects of parasympathetic side correct answers Vasodilate, decrease BP, broncoconstrict
Vessel with the hightest BP correct answers Aorta
Vessel with the lowest BP correct answers vena cava
Inspiration correct answers -diaphragm contracts
-thoraxic cavity increases
-intra-alveolar pressure decreases
expiration correct answers -diaphragm relaxes
-thoraxic cavity decreases
-intra-alveolar pressure increases
Surfactant correct answers prevents alveoli from collapsing during exhalation
How many lobes in the lungs? correct answers Right side has 3 lobes
left side has 2 lobes
Normal pH range correct answers 7.35-7.45
Too much HCO3 in the body is called correct answers alkalosis
Resp. Acidosis is correct answers -increased CO2
-decreased pH
-increased HCO3