| Hormones | Endocrine System | Mostly Erythrocytes | All Leukocytes | My Heart Is Not A Stereo |
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What are target cells?
This is the place where the action of a hormone is directed at.
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What is directly into bodily fluids, such as blood?
This is the location where endocrine glands secrete hormones.
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What are red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets?
These are the formed elements of blood.
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What is the neutrophil?
This is the most numerous white blood cell.
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What is a thrombus?
This is the name for a blood clot that is forming abnormally in a blood vessel.
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What is that the receptor sites are found in the cell's nucleus.
This is the major difference between steroids and other hormones.
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What is the adrenal gland?
This is the organ/gland that is responsible for the secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine.
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What is an irregularly shaped fragment without a nucleus?
This is a physical description of the structure of red blood cells.
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What is a lymphocyte?
This is the white blood cell that forms antibodies necessary for immunity to specific diseases.
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What is coagulation?
This is the most effective hemostatic mechanism that causes a blood clot.
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What are growth hormone, prolactin, and adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH).
These are the hormones secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. (Name two)
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What is the inhibition of the release of glucagon?
This is the action of insulin that most directly leads to lower blood sugar.
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What are erythrocytes?
This is the element of blood that is essential to gas exchange within tissues.
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What is phagocytosis or antibody protection?
This is a method by which white blood cells combat infection.
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What is sudden cardiac arrest?
This is the purpose of using external cardiac defibrillators.
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What is to stimulate the bone to raise the blood calcium level?
This is the effect of the Parathyroid hormone.
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What is to produce white blood cells and to fight off infection?
This is the function of the thymus gland.
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What is a macrophage?
These are the cells that damaged red blood cells are destroyed by.
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What are antigen A and anti-B antibodies?
These are the antigens and antibodies that a person with Type A blood has.
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What is the epicardium?
This is another name for the visceral pericardium.
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What is the pineal gland?
This is the site where the hormone melatonin is secreted.
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What is to regulate chemical rates of reaction, aid in transport, and to play roles in growth, development, and reproduction?
This is the function of endocrine cells.
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What is red marrow?
This is the site where red blood cells are produced in an adult.
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What is when platelets are exposed to rough surfaces?
This is the reason that platelet plugs form.
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What is the myocardium?
This is the location of the Purkinje fibers.
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