BIO120 UNIT 6 HW

skeletal muscle

Which of the following is NOT an effector controlled by the autonomic nervous system?

terminal

Parasympathetic ganglia are called _________blank ganglia.

sympathetic

The _________blank division of the ANS functions mainly to prepare the body for energy-expending, stressful situations.

parasympathetic

The _________blank division of the ANS functions mainly under ordinary, restful conditions.

parasympathetic

effects more localized

parasympathetic

increases activity of GI tract

sympathetic

can produce widespread sweating

sympathetic

fight or flight response

mechanoreceptors

respond to compression, bending, or stretching of cells

chemoreceptors

respond to chemicals

thermoreceptors

respond to changes in temperature

photoreceptors

respond to light

nociceptors

responds to painful stimuli

proprioceptors

the type of receptor associated with the joints, tendon and other connective tissues are

autonomic nervous system

involuntary controlled

autonomic nervous system

preganglionic and postganglionic neurons

somatic nervous system

a single neuron extends from the CNS to muscle

autonomic nervous system

innervates smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands

somatic nervous system

consciously controlled movements

somatic nervous system

innervates skeletal muscle

parasympathetic

the _________ division of the ANS is characterized by long preganglionic and short postganglionic fibers

near the spinal column

ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system are located

sympathetic, parasympathetic, and peripheral nervous system

the divisions of the nervous system that involuntarily control smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands

the presence of a receptor specific for that hormone

what is it about a cell that identifies it as a target cell for a hormone

they bind to and interact with a receptor on or in the target cell

what do all hormones have in common

steroids

members of which group of hormones are made form cholestorol

produces an increase in the sensitivity of the target cell to the hormone

up-regulation

on the plasma membrane of their target cells

receptors for most water-soluble hormones are located

in the nucleus of cytoplasm of their target cells

receptors for most lipid-soluble hormones are located

up-regulation

in _________, a cell increases the number of hormone receptors and becomes more sensitive to the hormone

neurohypophyses and adenohypophysis

the two functional portions of the pituitary gland are the _____

oxytocin

which hormone is sometimes given to woman to induce labor

ejection of milk

what role does oxytocin play in lactation

causing contractions of uterine smooth muscle during labor

oxytocin is responsible for

pituitary (hypophysis)

which gland is located in the sella turcica

growth hormone-inhibiting hormone (GHH)

which of the following will inhibit the secretion of growth hormone

gigantism

chronic hypersecretion of growth hormone as a child would result in ____

weight gain

which of the following characteristics is associated with hyposection of thyroid hormones

thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary

which of the following is involved in the regulation of thyroid hormone levels

adrenal

the endocrine glands located on top of the kidneys are the ___ gland

norepinephrine

which of these hormones is not secreted by the adrenal cortex

pancreas

which of the following glands is both an endocrine gland and an exocrine gland

tropic

a ___ hormone stimulates the secretion of other hormones from the target tissues

calcitonin

reduces blood calcium levels