Bio 30

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Hypothalamus

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homeostasis

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pituitary gland

Answer 3

releases hormones

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Pons

Answer 4

relays info from medulla to cerebellum

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pituitary gland

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releases hormones

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medulla oblongata

Answer 6

controls heartbeat and breathing

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corpus callosum

Answer 7

connect two parts of the brain

Question 8

Thalamus

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directs information to appropriate parts of cerebrum

Question 9

midbrain

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reflexes for ears and eyes

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Cerebrum

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biggest part of the brain

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Cerebellum

Answer 11

balance, coordination, movement

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olfactory bulb

Answer 12

the brain center for smell, located below the frontal lobes

Question 13

frontal lobe

Answer 13

voluntary movement

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parietal lobe

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receives sensory input, taste, reading

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temporal lobe

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hearing and smell

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occipital lobe

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vision

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motor cortex

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located in frontal lobe, controls movement

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sensory cortex

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receives sensory info, located in parietal lobe

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Broca’s area

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motor speech, located in frontal lobe

Question 20

Wernicke’s area

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helps to understand speech, located in temporal lobe

Question 21

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

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Thyroid gland

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

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adrenal cortex

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Human Growth Hormone (HGH)

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most cells

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Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

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ovaries, testes

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Lutenizing (LH)

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ovaries, testes

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Prolactin (PRL)

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mammary glands

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melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)

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melanocytes

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Parathyroid gland

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PTH

Question 29

TSH- thyroid stimulating hormone

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Stimulates release of thyroxine from thyroid. Thyroxine regulates cell metabolism

Question 30

Lutenizing hormone (LH)

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stimulates ovulation and fornation of the corpus luteum stimulates testosterone

Question 31

What is the function of Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)?

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Stimulates the release of hormones involved in stress responses. ## Footnote ACTH is produced by the pituitary gland and plays a crucial role in the body's response to stress.

Question 32

Where is the Adrenal cortex located?

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Part of the adrenal glands. ## Footnote The adrenal cortex is responsible for producing various hormones, including cortisol.

Question 33

What is the main function of growth hormone (hGH)?

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Promotes growth in bones and cartelige ## Footnote hGH is essential for growth in children and adolescents and also plays a role in metabolism in adults.

Question 34

What is the target tissue for Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in females?

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Ovaries ## Footnote FSH is critical for the development of ovarian follicles and the regulation of the menstrual cycle.

Question 35

What does Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) promote in males?

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Development of sperm cells in tissues. ## Footnote FSH is vital for spermatogenesis and overall male reproductive health.

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Sertoli cells

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nourishes developing sperm cell -barrier between blood seminiferous tubules -controls entrances of hormones

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intersetitial cells

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produce testosterone in testes stimulates spermatogenesis

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estrogen

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-secondary sex characteristics -thickens endometrium released by follicle cells

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progesterone

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-inhibits ovulation -inhibits contrations released by corpus luteum

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yolk sac

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contributes to formation of digestive system and production of first blood cells and later sperm and egg cells

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allantois

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provides blood vessels in placenta

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chorion

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encloses all other membranes Produces hCG Forms the fetal portion of the placenta

Question 44

Mendel

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played with peas and parent traits

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Morgan

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genes are on the chromosomes

Question 46

Chargaff

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A=T C=G

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Rosalind Franklin

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double helix, x-ray of DNA

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Watson and Crick

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structure of DNA

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point mutation

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wrong single base pair in a dna sequence -silent mutation -missense -nonsense

Question 50

gene mutation

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changes to amino acid -deletion -insertion (frameshift mutations)