Anatomy Questions
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Where are the sebaceous and sudoriferous glands located?
What is the cause of an auto-immune disorder?
What provides pressure to move lymph in the lymph vessels?
What are the external barriers of innate resistance?
How can the secondary response be artificially prompted?
What are the 2 types of micronutrients required by the body?
Is the external anal sphincter voluntary or involuntary?
Secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates the ovaries to produce and mature the egg.
Secreted by the thyroid and decreases blood calcium levels.
A sex hormone, secreted in greater amounts by females than by males. In nonhuman female mammals, estrogen levels peak during ovulation, promoting sexual receptivity.
Secreted by the pituitary gland. Converts to ADH(anti-diuretic hormone) and act on the kidneys causing the kidneys to reabsorb more water, concentrating urine and increasing blood pressure.
Secreted by the pituitary gland. Stimulates thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones.
Sex hormone responsible for growth and development of male sex characteristics.
Hormone produced by the ovaries and secreted during the corpus luteum stage of menstrual cycle. Helps to regulate menstrual cycle
Secreted by the thyroid and increases overall body metabolism.
Secreted by the pituitary gland and stimulates milk production
Produced by Anterior lobe of Pituitary Gland and stimulates ovulation in ovaries
A hormone released by the posterior pituitary that stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth.
Also known as adrenaline. Secreted by the adrenal gland. Is called a stress hormone and will stimulate body function such as increasing heart rate.
secreted by the thymus gland. Helps to develop and mature T-cells