Practical 3

Question 1

where is the pituitary gland located?

Answer 1

in the base of the brain, below hypothalamus

Question 2

what does the pituitary gland secrete?

Answer 2

posterior secretes antidiuretics and oxytocin

anterior secretes growth hormone, prolactin, and tropins

Question 3

where is the hypothalamus located?

Answer 3

it is located below the thalamus

Question 4

what does the hypothalamus do?

Answer 4

controls secretion of posterior pituitary hormones

Question 5

where is the thyroid gland located?

Answer 5

it is in the front of the neck and is butterfly shaped

Question 6

what does the thyroid gland secrete?

Answer 6

T3 and T4

Question 7

what does the thyroid gland control?

Answer 7

metabolism, body temperature and heart rate

Question 8

where is the parathyroid gland located?

Answer 8

in the neck, behind the thyroid

Question 9

what does the parathyroid secrete?

Answer 9

calcitonin

Question 10

what does the parathyroid control?

Answer 10

calcium and phosphorus levels

Question 11

where is the adrenal gland located?

Answer 11

on top of the kidneys

Question 12

what does the adrenal gland secrete?

Answer 12

cortex secretes aldosterone, cortisol, testosterone

medulla secretes adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine

Question 13

where are the pancreatic islets located?

Answer 13

the pancreas is located behind the stomach

islets are scattered throughout

Question 14

what does the pancreatic islets secrete?

Answer 14

alpha cells secrete glucagon
beta cells secrete insulin
delta cells secrete somatostatin

Question 15

where are the testes located?

Answer 15

in the scrotum

Question 16

what do the testes secrete?

Answer 16

testosterone

Question 17

where are the ovaries located?

Answer 17

in the lower abdomen

Question 18

what do the ovaries secrete?

Answer 18

estrogen and progesterone

Question 19

where is the thymus gland located?

Answer 19

located behind the sternum, between the lungs

Question 20

what does the thymus secrete?

Answer 20

white blood cells, thymosin, t cells

Question 21

where is the pineal gland located?

Answer 21

in the center of the brain

Question 22

what does the pineal gland secrete?

Answer 22

melatonin

Question 23

what does the pineal gland control?

Answer 23

sleep and reproductive hormones

Question 24

what connects the brachiocephalic trunk and the right axillary artery?

Answer 24

right sub artery

Question 25

what connects the ascending aorta and the descending thoracic aorta?

Answer 25

aortic arch

Question 26

what connects the brachiocephalic trunk and the right external carotid artery?

Answer 26

right common carotid artery

Question 27

what connects the common iliac artery and the femoral artery?

Answer 27

external iliac artery

Question 28

what connects the pulmonary trunk and the lungs

Answer 28

pulmonary artery

Question 29

what connects the right subclavian vein to the superior vena cava?

Answer 29

right brachiocephalic vein

Question 30

what connects the internal iliac vein and the inferior vena cava?

Answer 30

common iliac vein

Question 31

what connects the lungs and the left atrium?

Answer 31

pulmonary veins

Question 32

what connects the kidney and the inferior vena cava?

Answer 32

renal vein

Question 33

is the right atrium oxygenated or deoxygenated?

Answer 33

deoxygenated

Question 34

is the aortic arch oxygenated or deoxygenated?

Answer 34

oxygenated

Question 35

is the left ventricle oxygenated or deoxygenated?

Answer 35

oxygenated

Question 36

is the left pulmonary artery oxygenated or deoxygenated?

Answer 36

deoxygenated

Question 37

is the left pulmonary veins oxygenated or deoxygenated?

Answer 37

oxygenated

Question 38

what does inadequate amounts of growth hormone result in?

Answer 38

small stature

Question 39

what does inadequate amounts of T3 and T4 from the thyroid result in?

Answer 39

sluggishness

Question 40

contains alpha, beta and delta cells

Answer 40

pancreatic islets

Question 41

located in sella turcica of sephnoid bone

Answer 41

pituitary gland

Question 42

contains colloid-filled cavities

Answer 42

thyroid gland

Question 43

attached to posterior surface of thyroid gland

Answer 43

parathyroid gland

Question 44

secretes corticosteroids

Answer 44

adrenal cortex

Question 45

attached to pituitary gland by a stalk

Answer 45

hypothalamus

Question 46

gland inside another gland near kidneys

Answer 46

adrenal cortex

Question 47

located in mediastinum

Answer 47

thymus

Question 48

red blood cells are also called

Answer 48

erythrocytes

Question 49

the shape of a red blood cell can be described as a ____ disc

Answer 49

bilobed

Question 50

the function of red blood cells are

Answer 50

to transport gasses

Question 51

_____ is the oxygen carrying substances in a red blood cell

Answer 51

hemoglobin

Question 52

small fragments that function to prevent blood loss from an injury site are called

Answer 52

platelets

Question 53

Rh-positive fetus and an Rh-negative mother causes what condition?

Answer 53

hemolytic disease

Question 54

blood type B is the most common blood type found in the united states t/f

Answer 54

true

Question 55

an individual with blood type O lacks both RBC antigens A and B t/f

Answer 55

true

Question 56

the Rh group was named after the

Answer 56

rheus monkey

Question 57

what is the most important antigen?

Answer 57

D antigen

Question 58

oxygen rich blood is located in the

Answer 58

left side chambers

Question 59

the ________ line the heart chamber

Answer 59

serous pericardium

Question 60

starts from the left ventricle, takes blood to all the body parts, and drains the deoxygenated blood back into the right atrium

Answer 60

systemic circuit

Question 61

starts from the right ventricle, takes the blood for oxygenation into the lungs, and drains the oxygenated blood back into the left atrium

Answer 61

pulmonary circuit

Question 62

the system that cleans the blood and returns it back to the inferior vena cava

Answer 62

hepatic portal system

Question 63

what detects cardiovascular disorders?

Answer 63

pulse monitoring

Question 64

average pulse rate is _____?

Answer 64

75 times per minute