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endocrine glands of the body - Answer pineal gland, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, thymus, adrenal glands, pancreas, gonads (ovaries and testes) T/F: Target cells have receptors that only respond to specific hormones - Answer True What are hormones? - Answer Long-distance chemical signals that travel in blood or lymph throughout the body What do hormones bind to? What does this cause? - Answer Bind to receptors on target cells to cause a sp...

1) The smallest living units capable of carrying out their own basic life functions are called A) organs. B) organ systems. C) tissues. D) cells. E) organelles. - Answer D 2) Cells are classified into which of the following four broad categories? A) squamous, cubodial, columnar, and basement membranes B) skeletal, cardiac, endocrine, and nervous C) neurons, muscle, epithelial, and connective tissue D) atoms, tissues, organs, and organ systems E) endocrine, nervous, integumentar...

What does renin regulate? - Answer blood pressure What does calcitriol do? - Answer Enhances the absorption of calcium and phosphorus How do the kidneys regulate blood glucose? - Answer when blood glucose levels fall ,the kidneys metabolize glutamine to synthesize new glucose via gluconeogenesis What is the renal corpuscle? - Answer glomerulus and bowman's capsule What increases water retention in the kidneys? - Answer decrease in blood volume or pressure leads to t...

Anatomy - Answer the study of the structure and the relationships among structures Physiology - Answer the study of the functions of those structures. Cytology - Answer the study of the cell Histology - Answer the study of the tissues Embryological Anatomy - Answer developmental anatomy Invasive Techniques - Answer any type of surgery Gross Anatomy - Answer also known as macroscopic anatomy Pituitary Gland - Answer production of hormones Endocrinol...