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| Components of the neurohypophysis |
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pars nervosa
infundibular stalk |
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| components of the adenohypophysis |
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pars distalis
pars intermedia
pars tuberalis |
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| Cells of the pars distalis, what they secrete, what they look like with PAS-OG stain |
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Somatotroph - GH - angular, orange
Mammotroph - Prolactin - large, pink/purple
Gonadotroph - FSH/LH - large, dark cytoplasm
Thyrotroph - TSH - small, dark cytoplasm |
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| The pars intermedia is separated from the pars distalis by the... |
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| Cells of the pars intermedia, what they secrete |
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| melanotrophs mostly (produce MSH) |
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| Axon terminal of the pars nervosa |
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| What do parafollicular cells do |
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| produce & release calcitonin |
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| promotes osteoblast activity |
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collid
follicle
follicle cells surrounding colloid
parafollicular (C) cells |
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| The majority of the parathyroid glands consists of ____ cells which produce ____ |
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Chief cells
parathyroid hormone |
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| What are oxyphils? Where are they found? |
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| starbust shaped cells with unknown function, found in parathyroid gland |
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| Dark medullary cells of the adrenal gland have undergone ____ reaction |
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| Layers of the adrenal gland |
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Capsule
Zona glomerulosa
Zona fasiculata
Zona reticularis
Medulla |
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| Zona glomerulosa secretes... |
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| Zona fasiculata secretes... |
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| What species have a zona arcuata? |
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capsule
zona arcuata
zona intermedia
zona fasiculata |
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Cells of the zona fasiculata are called ___
and are arranged how? |
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spongiocytes
regular cords/rows radiating away from the medulla |
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| Contractile epithelial cells surrounding the secretory portion of a gland |
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| structural portion of an organ |
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| functional portion of an organ |
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Holocrine - cell disintegrates
Merocrine - exocytosis of vesicles
Apocrine - membrane pinchs off to release product |
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Acinus
Intercalated
Striated
Interlobular
Lobar/interlobar
Main Duct |
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