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Endocrine System & Special Senses

Human Physiology Class Review Game over the Endocrine System and Special Senses such as the eye, ear, and tongue.

AB
HammerMalleus
Anvilincus
StirrupStapes
Superior Rectusmoves eyeball up
Superior ObliqueMoves eyeball up and medially
Lateral RectusMoves eyeball outward
Medial RectusMoves eyeball towards the nose
Inferior RectusMoves the eyeball downward
Inferior ObliqueMoves the eyeball down & laterally
Cateractclouding of the lens
CochleaOrgan of Corti
Retinacontains rods and cone cells
Bitter, Sour, Sweet and _______Salt
Lacrimal glandNasolacrimal duct
iriscontains pupil
Optic nervenerve of the eye
Vestibulochochlear nervenerve of the ear
Gustationterm for taste
Audationterm for hearing
Olfactionterm for smelling
Sightterm for seeing
EndocrineSystem of releasing hormones
Medium of transport for hormonesBlood
GlandsOrgans that secrete hormones
Exocrinesecrete their products into ducts
EndocrineSecrete products in extracelluar space
Master Glandpituitary
Target Cellspecific cells effected by hormones
Steroidslipid soluble hormones
Water solublehormone that need secondary messengers
examples of Water Soluble Hormonesepinephrine, norepinephrine, antidiuretic hormone, oxytocin, calcitonin and parathyroid hormone
examples of Lipids Soluble Hormonesaldosterone, cortisol, testosterone, estrogen and thyroxine
ProstiglandinsChemicals that help regulate effects of hormones
Negative FeedbackProviding a response in the opposite direction of the stimulus
Positive FeedbackProviding a response in the same direction as the stimulus
Pituitary Glandsecretes GH, PRL, TSH, ACTH, MSH, FSH and LH
Growth HormoneGH
ProlactinPRL
Thyroid Simulating HormoneTSH
Adrenocorticotropic HormoneACTH
Melanocyte Stimulating hormoneMSH
Follicle Stimulating HormoneLH
Tropic HormonesHormones that stimulate other glands
Gonodotropic HormoneEffect the gonads
Thyroid glandThyroxine & Triiodothyronine
Parathyroid GlandIncreases the number of osteoclasts on bone tissue
Adrenal Gland (medulla)Norepinephrine and Epinephrine
Adrenal Gland (cortex)Secretes mineralcorticoids, glucocorticoids and sex hormones
PancreasIslets of Langerhans
Gonadsteste or ovary
Pineal Glandsecrete melatonin
Thymus GlandImportant in immunity for young children

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