Transport
Endocrinology 1
Endocrinology 2
Reproduction 1
Reproduction 2
100
The K+/Na+ pump is an example of this type of transport
Primary Active Transport
100
Name of the two second messengers.
cAMP or Ca++
100
This condition occurs because of increased GH later in life.
Acromegaly
100
This structure acts as the recycling center for damaged spermatozoa.
Epididymis
100
During this phase of the menstrual cycle, the follicle transforms into the corpus luteum.
Luteal phase
200
This molecule can undergo both paracellular and transcellular transport.
Water
200
This molecule binds to ER Ca++ channels, releasing Ca++ in the cytoplasm.
IP3
200
This hormone is responsible for the development of the crop sac in pigeons.
Prolactin
200
The Leydig and Sertoli cells each produce which particular hormone?
Leydig- testosterone Sertoli- inhibin
200
This reproductive cycle is about one week long.
Estrous Cycle
300
This side of the epithelium faces the lumen of the intestine.
Apical
300
These molecules compete with ligands for the binding site.
Agonist
300
This hormone is responsible for such things as hair growth in mammals, amphibian metamorphosis, and thermogenesis.
Thyroid hormone
300
As one oocyte completes the first meiotic division, the second meiotic division is arrested at _______.
Metaphase
300
Pregnancy tests detect this hormone in urine.
HCG
400
Name two factors which affect the rate of diffusion.
Concentration gradient, temperature, surface area, and membrane permeability
400
Name a hormone that is either tryptophan or tyrosine derived.
Tryptophan: melatonin and serotonin Tyrosine: thyroid (T3 and T4) and adrenal medullary (norepinephrine) hormones
400
_______ is a result of hypothyroidism and _________ is a result of hyperthyroidism.
Goiter, Graves Disease
400
The rise in ____ leads to ovulation.
LH
400
If pregnancy takes place, the zygote is implanted where?
On the uterine wall
500
This allows hydrophilic chemical messengers to travel through the lipid membrane
Gap junctions
500
The POMC molecule is broken down into these 3 components.
MSH, ACTH, and endorphin
500
This organ is responsible for lung maturation, or the synthesis of surfactant.
Adrenal cortex
500
Name three hormones which occur both in the male and female reproductive system.
FSH, LH, and inhibin
500
Describe the effects of estrogen and progesterone levels (inhibitory or stimulatory)?
Low levels of estrogen- inhibitory High levels of estrogen- stimulatory Progesterone levels- always inhibitory
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