Master gland

T/F: the posterior pituitary makes and secretes its hormones

• which of the following is a disorder of oversecreting growth hormone that occurs in childhood?

this hormone lowers blood calcium level

T/F: the pancreas is an endocrine and exocrine gland

Select all related to Type 1 Diabetes

which of the following secretes melatonin?

Blood is a type of ________ tissue

Hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary gland include

T/F: Aldosterone is secreted by the Zone glomerulosa and stimulates sodium excretion and potassium reabsorption

• Disease where too little cortisol is released, the skin darkens, and blood pressure drops

Hormone stimulates estrogen secretion in women, and sperm production in men

a lack of iodine leads to what occurring?

when my blood glucose level drops, I release which hormone to raise it?

Blood glucose level dropping and stimulating glucagon release is an example of which type of stimulation?

The endocrine system is ________ to act and its effects last _________ than the nervous system.

• Antidiuretic has which of the following effects?

T/F: Calcitonin is the primary hormone that controls blood calcium levels

downregulation will ________ the number of receptors on a cell in response to ________ of a hormone

T/F: TH secretion slows in cold weather to focus on other important functions to keep the body wam

process of breaking down glycogen into glucose

T/F: It is okay for our urine to have some glucose in it, but high levels are alarming

T/F: Hormones only stimulate cells that have receptors for them

the framework of a blood clot is made up of

blood has the following characteristics

a drop in hematocrit indicates which condition?

this WBC is the first at the site of infection

Which type of hormone takes the slowest to create an effect?

Which hormone stimulates milk ejection from the nipples of lactating mothers?

What type of hormones are estrogen and testosterone?

select the following you'd see in a patient with hypothyroidism

T/F: Steroid hormones have a cholesterol backbone.

our stress hormone that affects blood glucose levels and has anti inflammatory properties

the least abundant leukocyte

a person with type O blood can give to someone with

T/F: a person with sickle cell anemia should not smoke because it creates more deoxyhemoglobin than they already have

T/F: we need Factor X to convert thrombin into prothrombin to make fibrinogen into fibrin to form the clot

which organ produces clotting proteins?

a person with type B blood can receive blood from someone with

order the steps in hemostasis.

• type of anemia that results from complete cessation of erythropoiesis due to failure or destruction of myeloid tissue

plasma protein that contributes to osmolarity and viscosity of blood

_______ is the production of blood

T/F: leukemia is an increase in white blood cells, while leukocytosis is a increase in immature white blood cells

an increase in blood osmolarity will cause a(n)

a person with a hematocrit of 60% probably has:

select the correct rbc to wbc ratio (RBC:WBC)

which condition affects the production of plasma proteins?

which of these give rise to RBCs, WBCs, and platelets?

cell clusters in the pancreas that secrete glycemic hormones

the adrenal medulla releases

stimulates ovulation in females

the adrenal medulla releasing the catecholamines is an example of neural stimulation because

T/F: a drawback to drawing blood from a vein rather than an artery is that we can't measure CO2 concentration in the blood

blood plasma is composed primarily of

T/F: the prime metabolic effect of cortisol is gluconeogenesis

each RBC has how many molecules of hemoglobin?

Which type of WBC produces antibodies?

T/F: the body releases aldosterone in response to stress

If i have type AB blood, I can receive from

what digests a blood clot when we want to remove it?