LAB ACTIVITIES

Question 1

What is the adrenal cortex?

Answer 1

The outer part of the adrenal glands that produces hormones such as cortisol and aldosterone.

Question 2

What is the adrenal medulla?

Answer 2

The inner part of the adrenal glands that produces adrenaline and noradrenaline.

Question 3

What is the hypothalamus?

Answer 3

A region of the brain that controls the pituitary gland and regulates various bodily functions.

Question 4

What are the ovaries?

Answer 4

Female reproductive organs that produce eggs and hormones like estrogen and progesterone.

Question 5

What is the pancreas?

Answer 5

An organ that produces digestive enzymes and hormones, including insulin.

Question 6

What is the parathyroid?

Answer 6

Glands located behind the thyroid that regulate calcium levels in the blood.

Question 7

What is the pineal gland?

Answer 7

A small gland in the brain that produces melatonin, which regulates sleep patterns.

Question 8

What is the pituitary gland?

Answer 8

A small gland at the base of the brain that controls other endocrine glands and regulates growth and metabolism.

Question 9

What are the testes?

Answer 9

Male reproductive organs that produce sperm and hormones like testosterone.

Question 10

What is the thymus?

Answer 10

A gland located in the chest that is involved in the immune system and the development of T-cells.

Question 11

What is the thyroid?

Answer 11

A gland in the neck that produces hormones regulating metabolism, growth, and development.

Question 12

What is the anterior pituitary?

Answer 12

The anterior pituitary is a gland that produces and secretes hormones that regulate various physiological processes.

Question 13

What is the hypothalamus?

Answer 13

The hypothalamus is a region of the brain that controls the pituitary gland and regulates many bodily functions.

Question 14

What is the infundibulum?

Answer 14

The infundibulum is a stalk-like structure that connects the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland.

Question 15

What is the posterior pituitary?

Answer 15

The posterior pituitary is a part of the pituitary gland that stores and releases hormones produced by the hypothalamus.

Question 16

What are axillary lymph nodes?

Answer 16

Lymph nodes located in the armpit region.

Question 17

What are cervical lymph nodes?

Answer 17

Lymph nodes located in the neck region.

Question 18

What is the cisterna chyli?

Answer 18

A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct.

Question 19

What are inguinal lymph nodes?

Answer 19

Lymph nodes located in the groin region.

Question 20

What are lymph collecting vessels?

Answer 20

Vessels that transport lymph fluid to lymph nodes.

Question 21

What are lymph nodes?

Answer 21

Small, bean-shaped structures that filter lymph fluid.

Question 22

What is the right lymphatic duct?

Answer 22

A duct that drains lymph from the right upper body.

Question 23

What is the thoracic duct?

Answer 23

The largest lymphatic vessel that drains lymph from the rest of the body..

Question 24

What is an afferent lymphatic vessel?

Answer 24

A vessel that carries lymph to a lymph node.

Question 25

What is a **capsule** in the context of lymph nodes?

Answer 25

A **fibrous outer covering** that **encases the lymph node**.

Question 26

What is the **cortex** of a lymph node?

Answer 26

The **outer region** of the lymph node that **contains lymphoid follicles**.

Question 27

What is an **efferent lymphatic vessel**?

Answer 27

A vessel that **carries lymph away** from a lymph node.

Question 28

What is the **medulla** of a lymph node?

Answer 28

The **inner region of the lymph node** that **contains medullary cords and sinuses**.

Question 29

What are **trabeculae** in lymph nodes?

Answer 29

**Connective tissue strands** that **divide the lymph node into compartments**.

Question 30

What is the **appendix**?

Answer 30

The appendix is **a small, tube-like structure** attached to the **large intestine**.

Question 31

What is the **lingual tonsil**?

Answer 31

The lingual tonsil is **a mass of lymphoid tissue** located at **the base of the tongue**.

Question 32

What is the **palatine tonsil**?

Answer 32

The palatine tonsil is **one of the two oval-shaped masses of lymphoid tissue** located **on either side of the throat**.

Question 33

What are **Peyer's patches**?

Answer 33

Peyer's patches are **small masses of lymphatic tissue found in the ileum of the small intestine**.

Question 34

What is the **pharyngeal tonsil**?

Answer 34

The pharyngeal tonsil, also known as **adenoids**, is located in the **roof of the nasopharynx**.

Question 35

What is **red bone marrow**?

Answer 35

Red bone marrow is **the tissue responsible for producing blood cells**, found in certain bones.

Question 36

What is the **spleen**?

Answer 36

The spleen is **an organ that filters blood and helps fight infections**.

Question 37

What is the **thymus**?

Answer 37

The thymus is **a gland located in the chest** that is **essential for the development of T-cells**.