Cardiovascular — Flashcards

The _____ nervous system can direct all functions of the GI tract, even in the absence of extrinsic innervation (e.g. PNS/SNS)

Which female sex steroid is responsible for stimulation of endometrial glandular secretions?_____

Thyroid hormones stimulate bone _____ as a result of ossification and fusion of the growth plates

Lack of _____ after menopause is why FSH levels are very high

_____ in the islets of Langerhan link -cells to each other, -cells to each other, and -cells to -cells, allowing for rapid communication

What conditioned responses may stimulate oxytocin secretion?_____

What is the effect of glucocorticoids on blood neutrophil levels?_____

Salivary glands, eccrine sweat glands, and apocrine sweat glands (except those in the axilla and groin) are all example of what type of exocrine gland?_____

The major glucocorticoid produced in humans is _____

Are toll-like receptors (TLRs) found on cells of the innate or adaptive immune system?_____