What is the body cavity in which the stomach and urinary bladder are both
located?
abdominopelvic cavity
2
What is the general term denoting a membrane that lines the walls of certain
ventral body cavities?
parietal serosa
3
If you focus on a specimen using the 4X objective, then switch to the 10X
objective, the specimen will still be in focus. This means that the microscope
is_____.
parfocal
4
What term is used to describe an abnormally high red blood cell count?
polycythemia
5
Name one hormone released by the ovary.
estrogen
progesterone
6
Name one hormone released by the pineal.
melatonin
7
The endocrine gland located in the thorax just posterior to the sternum is
the _____.
thymus
8
The endocrine glands located on the posterior of the the thyroid gland are
the _____ glands.
parathyroid
9
What condition results from hypersecretion of gonadocorticoid hormones?
hirsutism
10
Which posterior pituitary hormone reduces elimination of water by the kidneys?
anti-diuretic hormone
11
,Which hormone is released in response to low levels of circulating glucose?
glucagon
12
Identify the indicated layer of the adrenal gland.
zona glomerulosa
13
Name a hormone produced by the indicated region of the pancreas.
insulin or glucagon
14
,Name a hormone produced by the indicated region of the adrenal gland.
epinephrine or norepinephrine
15
Identify the indicated structure within the ovary.
Graffian or vesicular follicle
16
, Identify the indicated structure within the ovary.
corpus luteum
17
Identify the indicated region of the pituitary gland.
posterior pituitary or neurohypophysis
18
This question refers to the Hormone Replacement portion of the Endocrine
PhysioEx exercise. Was the weight of the uterus in the control rat higher, lower,
or the same as the weight of the uterus of the rat treated with estrogen?
lower
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