Download Anatomy Final Exam Review How does the endocrine system work

Anatomy Final Exam Review
1. How does the endocrine system work? Hormones? Glands?
2. What gland has an anterior and posterior lobe and functions to control many other glands or
organs?
3. What hormones does the gland in #2 produce?
4. What gland and substances would be involved in a highly stressful or dangerous situation?
5. How does the pancreas regulate blood sugar?
6. What is included in blood plasma?
7. What is the function of Red Blood Cells
8. What do the letters (A,B,O) and symbols (+, -) mean in blood typing?
9. What is the function of the lymphatic system?
10. How do B cells and T Cells differ in how they help with immunity?
11. What are the basic events in the inflammatory response?
12. What is the difference between the pulmonary and systemic circuits of the cardiovascular
system?
13. Know the correct sequence of the type of blood vessels as blood travels away from and back to
the heart.
14. What are capillary beds and what is their function?
15. Identify all chambers, vessels and valves of the heart.
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17. Recognize different characteristics of the heart – where oxygenated and deoxygenated blood
are found, order of structures, difference in wall thickness etc.
18. What are the functions of chordae tendinae and papillary muscles?
19. What are the order of structures of the cardiac conduction system and what purpose do they
serve.
20. What are the segments of EKG’s called and what’s happening during those segments?
Depolarization vs. repolarization;
21. Systole vs. Diastole in blood pressure readings.
22. What features of the respiratory system help clean the air as it enters the body?
23. What is the purpose of surfactant and where is it found?
24. What do the uvula and epiglottis do?
25. What are the characteristics of the trachea and be able to identify it on a diagram.
26. What happens during inhalation and exhalation?
27. What are the functional units of structure of the respiratory system, located at the terminal
ends of the bronchiole tree, called?
28. Be able to read a graph of lung volumes and capacities. Identify tidal volume, residual volume,
total lung capacity and vital capacity?
29. What are the characteristics of the four distinct layers of the digestive tract?
30. What does salivary amylase do?
31. What is peristalsis?
32. What are the characteristics of the duodenum?
33. What circular muscle helps prevent heartburn?
34. What do the three types cells in the stomach produce?
35. What does the liver do as a digestive organ?
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What is the purpose of the mesentery?
What purpose do villi, microvilli and plicae circularis serve?
What are the functions of the large intestines?
What is meant by “urogenital system”
Know the correct order of structures of the urinary system.
What is the basic repeating, functional unit of the urinary system called?
Know the order of structures of a nephron and what each one does in the process of urine
formation.
How does ADH affect urine formation and where in the nephron does this happen?
What are the primary male and female reproductive organs, where gametogenesis happens?
How does gamete formation in males and females differ?
What structures of the male and female reproductive systems would be considered analogous in
that they serve similar functions.
Be able to identify male reproductive structures on a diagram and know their function.
Be able to identify male reproductive structures on a diagram and know their function.
Be able to identify female reproductive structures on a diagram and know their function.
Be able to identify female reproductive structures on a diagram and know their function.