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12/03/2016

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Term
Components of the neurohypophysis
Definition
pars nervosa
infundibular stalk
Term
components of the adenohypophysis
Definition
pars distalis
pars intermedia
pars tuberalis
Term
Cells of the pars distalis, what they secrete, what they look like with PAS-OG stain
Definition
Somatotroph - GH - angular, orange
Mammotroph - Prolactin - large, pink/purple

Gonadotroph - FSH/LH - large, dark cytoplasm
Thyrotroph - TSH - small, dark cytoplasm
Term
The pars intermedia is separated from the pars distalis by the...
Definition
hypopyseal cleft
Term
Cells of the pars intermedia, what they secrete
Definition
melanotrophs mostly (produce MSH)
Term
Axon terminal of the pars nervosa
Definition
herring body
Term
What do parafollicular cells do
Definition
produce & release calcitonin
Term
What does calcitonin do
Definition
promotes osteoblast activity
Term
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Definition
herring body
Term
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Definition
herring bodies
Term
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Definition
collid
follicle
follicle cells surrounding colloid
parafollicular (C) cells
Term
The majority of the parathyroid glands consists of ____ cells which produce ____
Definition
Chief cells

parathyroid hormone
Term
What are oxyphils? Where are they found?
Definition
starbust shaped cells with unknown function, found in parathyroid gland
Term
Dark medullary cells of the adrenal gland have undergone ____ reaction
Definition
chromaffin
Term
Layers of the adrenal gland
Definition
Capsule
Zona glomerulosa
Zona fasiculata
Zona reticularis
Medulla
Term
Zona glomerulosa secretes...
Definition
mineralcorticoids
Term
Zona fasiculata secretes...
Definition
glucocorticoids
Term
What species have a zona arcuata?
Definition
horses & dogs
Term
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Definition
capsule
zona arcuata
zona intermedia
zona fasiculata
Term
Cells of the zona fasiculata are called ___
and are arranged how?
Definition
spongiocytes

regular cords/rows radiating away from the medulla
Term
Contractile epithelial cells surrounding the secretory portion of a gland
Definition
myoepithelium
Term
What is stroma
Definition
structural portion of an organ
Term
What is parenchyma
Definition
functional portion of an organ
Term
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Definition
serous acini
Term
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Definition
mucus acini
Term
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Definition
mixed seromucous
Term
Modes of secretion
Definition
Holocrine - cell disintegrates
Merocrine - exocytosis of vesicles
Apocrine - membrane pinchs off to release product
Term
Ductwork branching
Definition
Acinus
Intercalated
Striated
Interlobular
Lobar/interlobar
Main Duct
Term
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Definition
intercalated
striated
Term
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Definition
oxyphil
Term
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Definition
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