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| Islets of Langerhans? |
HORMONE PRODUCING CELLS OF THE PANCREAS. |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:34:39 GMT |
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| Where is the pancreas located? |
UPPER LEFT QUADRANT OF THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:34:39 GMT |
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| What hormone does the adrenal medulla produce? |
EPINEPHRINE
(INCREASES HEART RATE AND BLOOD PRESSURE WHEN THERE IS IN INCREASE IN STRESS) |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:34:39 GMT |
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| What hormone does the adrenal cortex produce? |
CORTICOSTEROIDS
(REGULATE WATER AND SODIUM BALANCE, THE BODY'S RESPONSE TO STRESS, THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION, AND METABOLISM) |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:34:39 GMT |
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| What are the outer and inner portions of the kidneys called? |
*OUTER PORTION: ADRENAL CORTEX
*INNER PORTION: ADRENAL MEDULLA |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:30:43 GMT |
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| Where are the adrenal glands located? |
THE TOP OF EACH KINDNEY |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:30:43 GMT |
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| What do the hormones thyroxine, and triiodothyronine act on? |
*PRODUCED BY THE THYROID GLAND
*CONTROLS THE RATE AT WHICH CELLS BURN FUEL FROM FOOD. |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:30:43 GMT |
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| What does the thyroid gland produce? |
*THYROXINE
*TRIIODOTHYRONINE |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:30:43 GMT |
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| This gland controls ovulation and works as a catalyst for the testes and ovaries to create sex hormones? |
PITUITARY GLAND |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:24:52 GMT |
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| What has an influence on the pituitary gland? |
*SEASON CHANGES
*EMOTIONAL STRESS |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:24:52 GMT |
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| The pituitary gland is AKA? |
MASTER GLAND |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:24:52 GMT |
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| What is the hypothalamus responsible for? |
*REGULATION OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM (BODY TEMP, APPETITE, SWEATING, THIRST, SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, RAGE, FEAR, BLOOD PRESSURE, SLEEP) |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:24:52 GMT |
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| A disruption in normal metabolism within the skeletal system? |
METABOLIC BONE DISEASE |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:18:13 GMT |
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| A PH that drops below 7.35? |
METABOLIC ACIDOSIS |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:14:31 GMT |
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| A condition where there is an accumulation of acids due to an acid gain or bicarbonate loss? |
METABOLIC ACIDOSIS |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:14:31 GMT |
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| A PH above 7.45? |
METABOLIC ALKALOSIS |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:14:31 GMT |
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| Metabolic alkalosis? |
A CONDITION THAT OCCURS WHEN THERE IS AN INCREASE IN BICARBONATE ACCUMULATION OR AN ABNORMAL LOSS OF ACIDS |
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MichaelMorano Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:14:31 GMT |
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| What is the primary cause of primary hypogonadism in females? |
TURNERS SYNDROME |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:58:49 GMT |
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| What is the most common cause of primary hypogonadism in males is? |
KLINEFELTER'S SYNDROME |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:58:49 GMT |
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| A deficiency of testosterone secondary to failure of the testes to respond to FSH and LH? |
MALE HYPOGONADISM |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:58:49 GMT |
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| The male and female hypothalamus produces ________ and the pituitary responds by producing ____ and ____. |
*GnRH
*LH
*FSH |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:58:49 GMT |
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| What are the common sites that will show bony changes with Paget's disease? |
*SKULL
*PELVIS
*FEMUR
*SPINE
*TIBIA |
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MichaelMorano Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:26 GMT |
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| What are the symptoms of Paget's disease? |
*MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN
*BONY DEFORMITIES (KYPHOSIS, COXA VARUS, BOWING OF THE LONG BONES, VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:09:04 GMT |
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| Describe how bone is effected with Paget's disease? |
*THE BONE APPEARS ENLARGED, BUT LACKS STRENGTH DUE TO THE HIGH TURNOVER OF BONE (SECONDARY TO OSTEOCLASTIC PROLIFERATION) |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:09:04 GMT |
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| A metabolic condition characterized by heightened osteoclast activity? |
PAGET'S DISEASE |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:09:04 GMT |
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| These cells resorb bone? |
OSTEOCLASTS |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:09:04 GMT |
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| These cells will form bone? |
OSTEOBLASTS |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:04:31 GMT |
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| Over activity of what cells will lead to osteoporosis? |
OSTEOCLASTS CELLS |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:04:31 GMT |
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| What are the two essential cells involved in the daily turnover of the bones? |
*OSTEOBLASTS
*OSTEOCLASTS |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:04:31 GMT |
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| The rate of bone resorption accelerates while the rte of bone formation declines? |
OSTEOPOROSIS |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:04:30 GMT |
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| What kind of bone does osteoporosis effect? |
*PRIMARY TRABECULAR
*CORTICAL BONE |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:40:41 GMT |
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| A metabolic condition that presents with a decrease in bone mass? |
OSTEOPOROSIS |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:40:41 GMT |
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| Osteomalacia is a caused by a deficiency in? |
*CALCIUM
*PHOSPHORUS DEFICIENCY |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:40:41 GMT |
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| Osteomalacia? |
A METABOLIC CONDITION WHERE BONES BECOME SOFT SECONDARY TO A CALCIUM OR PHOSPHORUS DEFICIENCY. |
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MichaelMorano Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:40:41 GMT |
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