Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Chapter 9
16-30
15
Anatomy
11th Grade
01/15/2012

Additional Anatomy Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
NEURAL STIMULI
Definition
NERVE FIBERS STIMULATE HORMONE RELEASE
Term
MAJOR ENDOCRINE ORGANS
Definition
PITUITARY, THYROID, PARATYHROID, ADRENAL, PINEAL GLANDS, THYMUS GLANDS, PANCREAS, OVARIES AND TESTIES
Term
PITUITARY GLAND
Definition
A SMALL OVAL ENDOCRINE GLAND ATTACHED TO THE BASE OF THE VERTEBRATE BRAIN AND CONSISTING OF AN ANTERIOR AND A POSTERIOR LOBE, THE SECRETIONS OF WHICH CONTROL THE OTHER ENDOCRINE GLANDS AND INFLUENCE GROWTH, METABOLISM, AND MATURATION. ALSO CALLED HYPOPHYSIS.
Term
THYROID
Definition
A two-lobed endocrine gland found in all vertebrates, located in front of and on either side of the trachea in humans, and producing various hormones, such as triiodothyronine and calcitonin.
Term
PARATHYROID GLAND
Definition
Any of usually four small kidney-shaped glands that lie in pairs near or within the posterior surface of the thyroid gland and secrete parathyroid hormone.
Term
ADRENAL GLAND
Definition
Either of two small, dissimilarly shaped endocrine glands, one located above each kidney, consisting of the cortex, which secretes several steroid hormones, and the medulla, which secretes epinephrine. Also called suprarenal gland
Term
PINEAL GLAND
Definition
A small, cone-shaped organ in the brain of most vertebrates that secretes the hormone melatonin. Also called epiphysis, pineal body, Also called pineal organ.
Term
THYMUS GLAND
Definition
a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
 
 
 
 
 
Term
PANCREAS
Definition
A long, irregularly shaped gland in vertebrates, lying behind the stomach, that secretes pancreatic juice into the duodenum and insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin into the bloodstream
Term
OVARIES
Definition
The usually paired female or hermaphroditic reproductive organ that produces ova and, in vertebrates, estrogen and progesterone
Term
TESTES
Definition
THE MALE SEX GLANDS
Term
DUCTLESS GLANDS
Definition
Glands that secrete their product directly onto a surface rather than through a duct. Many endocrine glands are also ductless glands, as they secrete the hormones they produce directly into the blood or lymph system so it will be circulated to the entire body. The pineal gland, the thymus gland, the pituitary gland, the thyroid gland, the spleen, and the two adrenal glands are all ductless glands.
Term
TROPIC HORMONES
Definition
are hormones that have other endocrine glands as their target. Most tropic hormones are produced and secreted by the anterior pituitary.
Term
GROWTH HORMONE
Definition
A GENERAL METABOLIC HORMONE THAT HELPS TO MAINTAIN BLOOD-SUGAR HOMEOSTASIS; HELPS TO GROW THE SKELETAL MUSCLES AND LONG BONES OF THE BODY; STIMULATES MOST TARGET CELLS TO GROW AND DIVIDE
Term
PITUITARY DWARFISM
Definition
HYPOSECRETION OF GROWTH HORMONE DURING CHILDHOOD
Supporting users have an ad free experience!