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Which hormone is responsible for telling the ovaries to release a mature egg?

  • ACTH
  • Insulin
  • LH (correct)
  • ADH

    • What is the target organ for ADH?

  • Ovaries
  • Kidneys (correct)
  • Liver
  • Testes

    • Which gland releases epinephrine and norepinephrine?

  • Adrenal gland (correct)
  • Thymus gland
  • Thyroid gland
  • Pineal gland

    • Which part of the pituitary gland releases thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)?

    <p>Anterior pituitary gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cells in the pancreas secrete insulin?

    <p>Beta cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of immunity is called humoral immunity?

    <p>Adaptive immunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of T cell directly attacks infected cells?

    <p>Killer T cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are the axillary lymph nodes located?

    <p>In the underarm and chest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of lymph nodes?

    <p>To filter lymph and remove harmful particles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between innate and adaptive immunity?

    <p>Innate immunity is the immunity one is born with, while adaptive immunity is acquired</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of white blood cell is responsible for phagocytosis?

    <p>Neutrophils</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of albumin in the blood?

    <p>Maintaining osmotic pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of thrombocytes in hemostasis?

    <p>Reducing bleeding from injured vessels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which blood cells are capable of diapedesis?

    <p>Lymphocytes and monocytes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of prothrombin in blood clotting?

    <p>Transforming fibrinogen into fibrin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which layer of blood vessels is composed of endothelial tissue, collagen fibers, elastic fibers, and smooth muscle tissue (except capillaries)?

    <p>Tunica intima</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is responsible for the depolarization of the ventricles in an ECG?

    <p>QRS complex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which blood vessel carries venous blood from the abdominal viscera to the liver for processing before reaching the inferior vena cava?

    <p>Hepatic portal vein</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the hepatic portal vein?

    <p>To filter the blood from the digestive system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of white blood cell is responsible for antibody-mediated immunity?

    <p>B cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is true about the cardiac cycle?

    <p>The cardiac cycle consists of five major events: contraction (systole), relaxation (diastole), ejection, filling, and passive ventricular filling.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens during isovolumetric ventricular relaxation?

    <p>The ventricular pressure drops below arterial pressure and pushes the valve flaps closed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of baroreceptors in the autonomic nervous system?

    <p>Baroreceptors adjust heart rate by increasing impulses to the vasomotor center.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three main layers that make up the heart wall?

    <p>Epicardium, myocardium, endocardium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is cardiac output?

    <p>The amount of blood that flows out of a ventricle of the heart per unit of time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    1. What is the function of calcitonin?

    <p>To decrease blood calcium levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    1. Which cells in the thyroid produce calcitonin?

    <p>Parafollicular cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    1. What is the function of parathyroid hormone?

    <p>To increase blood calcium levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    1. What are the target tissues of parathyroid hormone?

    <p>Bones and kidneys</p> Signup and view all the answers

    1. What is the role of luteinizing hormone in women?

    <p>Stimulate the formation of corpus luteum</p> Signup and view all the answers

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