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NU 110 Study Material Set - Test-Ready Solutions Pack What do hormones do? and what are they? - answer - Make a change in the body - chemical messengers Negative feed back loop - answer - regulates hormone production Hypothalamus releases what? - answer - Anterior Pituitary hormones What is the Pineal Gland? - answer - body's biological clock - releases melatonin Anterior Pituitary Gland releases? - answer - Prolactin, ACTH, Gonadotropic hormones, TSH What is the acronym for anterior pituitary gland hormones? - answer - Pro Athletes Got To Grow Prolactin - answer - produces milk Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) - answer - stimulates the adrenal glands FSH - follicle stimulating - answer - develops sperm/ova Lueitinizing Hormone (LH) - answer - initiates ovulation/ products testosterone Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) - answer - stimulates how much T2 & T3 are made Posterior Pituitary Gland releases? - answer - ADH, Oxytocin ADH - antidiuretic - answer - causes kidneys to reabsorb water Oxytocin - answer - labor hormone; contracts uterus, releases milk Thyroid Gland releases? - answer - Triodothyronine (T3) & Tetraidothyronine (T4) Triodothyronine (T3) & Tetraidothyronine (T4) - answer - controls metabolic rate and regulates growth and development Parathyroid Gland releases? - answer - PTH PTH - answer - releases calcium between blood and bones, ^ calcium level Adrenal Gland releases? - answer - releases 'fight or flight' Adrenal Cortex releases? - answer - Aldosterone, cortisol, Androgens Aldosterone - answer - regulates electrolyte and fluid balance Cortisol - answer - body's response to stress Androgens - answer - affect growth/development Adrenal medulla releases? - answer - adrenaline, norepinephrine adrenaline - answer - when you are in fear, raises vitals norepinephrine - answer - raises BP, faster breathing, more energy Pancreases releases? - answer - insulin, glucagon insulin - answer - lowers blood sugar glucagon - answer - raises blood sugar What are islets of langerhans? - answer - special cells that produce/regulate insulin & glucagon hormones Gonads release? - answer - male/female sex hormones - testosterone, estrogen/progesterone What does the kidney release? - answer - Erythropoietin which stimulates the production of RBC'S Atria releases? - answer - Atrial natriuretic peptide - regulates BP and fluid balance Placenta = Hcg - answer - supports and predicts pregnancy I - answer - one II - answer - two III - answer - 3 IV - answer - 4 v - answer - 5 VI - answer - 6 VII - answer - 7 VIII - answer - 8 IX - answer - 9 X - answer - 10 XI - answer - 11 XII - answer - 12 what is the function of nervous system? - answer - detect change/ feel sensation, initiate response,store info for future/immediate use What are 4 major areas of the brain? - answer - Cerebrum, Diencephalon, Brain Stem, Cerebellum Cerebrum - answer - has 4 lobes what are the 4 lobes? - answer - Frontal lobe - broca area, Parietal lobe, temporal lobe - hearing and wernicke area ( makes you difficult to comprehend if hurt, you can talk but there is no sense) Occipital lobe - vision Diencephalon - answer - holds the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and thalamus brain stem - answer - Medulla = respiratory, cardiac, vasomotor What does the Pons connect? - answer - Brain stem, cerebellum, and cerebrum Cerebellum - answer - smooth muscle movement, muscle tone, maintains balance I - answer - olfactory - smell II - answer - optic - vision III - answer - oculometer - eye movements IV - answer - trochlear - eye movements V - answer - Trigeminal - sensations of face, scalp, teeth, and chewing VI - answer - Abducens - eye movements VII - answer - facial - sense of taste, facial muscle contractions VIII - answer - vestibulochlear - hearing; sense of balance IX - answer - glossopharyngeal - throat, swallowing, secretes saliva X - answer - vagus - throat, larynx, thoracic/abdominal movements, swallowing,


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