Endocrine
The ________ contains neurons, glial cells, and special secretory cells that synthesize the hormone melatonin.
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What is the Pineal gland?
Blood assists in defending the body against toxins and pathogens by ________.
What is transporting white blood cells to injury or infection sites?
Which heart structure receives blood from the systemic circuit?
What is the Right Atrium?
Vasoconstriction and vasodilation occur due to sympathetic activation of which vessel layer?
What is Media
Deep lymphatic vessels are found ________.
What is near deep arteries and veins?
Which group(s) of hormones is/are derived from cholesterol?
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What are steroid hormones?
Which of the formed elements are responsible for specific immunity?
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What are Lymphocytes?
The intercalated disc of cardiac muscle cells possess a specialized form of communicating junction termed a(n) ________.
What are Gap junctions?
Which great artery structure is divided by the diaphragm into a superior thoracic portion and an inferior abdominal portion?
What is descending aorta?
What is the function of a lymphocyte's membrane receptors?
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What is recognize specific antigens?
Which endocrine organ is responsible for the production of ADH, oxytocin, and regulatory hormones?
What is the Hypothalamus?
A condition related to the insufficient production of clotting factors is known as ________.
What is hemophilia?
When not filled with blood the anterior portion of each atrium deflates and becomes a rather lumpy and wrinkled flap called the________.
What is Auricle?
What is the significance of the presence of dual venous drainage, one superficial and the other deep, in the neck and limbs?
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What is regulation of body temperature?
Helper T cells and regulatory T cells ________.
What is control the activation and activity of B cells?
________ is released by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland in response to a rise in the concentration of electrolytes in the blood, or in response to a fall in blood volume or blood pressure.
What is Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)?
Which of the following are plasma proteins that are an essential component of the clotting system?
What are fibrinogens?
Which features are described as prominent muscular ridges that extend along the inner surface of the right auricle and across the adjacent anterior wall of the right atrium?
What are pectinate muscles?
The brachiocephalic veins receive blood from the ________ and then the right and left brachiocephalic veins merge to form the ________.
What are vertebral veins; superior vena cava?
Cells that attack foreign cells, normal cells infected with viruses, and cancer cells that appear in normal tissues are ________.
What are Natural Killer cells?
In women, what are the two function(s) of oxytocin that is released by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland?
What is stimulates the contractions of smooth muscle cells in the uterus and myoepithelial cells surrounding the secretory cells of the mammary glands?
The hormone erythropoietin is produced and secreted by the ________ and _________ during hypoxic conditions.
What are the kidneys and liver?
Which of the following is a major component of the cardiac conduction system located in the interventricular septum, and extends toward the apex of the heart?
What are bundle branches?
The interatrial opening, which results in the interatrial partition remaining functionally incomplete up to the time of birth, is known as _______________.
What is the foramen ovale?
The origin of the thoracic duct in most individuals is the ________.
What is the Cisterna Chyli?