Endocrine system (thyroid, adrenal, pancreas) — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: What special characteristic is shared by the area postrema and organum vasculosum (OVLT)?

Answer: not protected by blood-brain barrier

Flashcard 12: The area postrema and OVLT both send important inputs to the...?

Answer: hypothalamus

Flashcard 13: What is the function of the organum vasculosum of lamina terminalis (OVLT)?

Answer: central osmotic sensor

Flashcard 14: anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)

Answer:

Extra: supraoptic nucleus of hypothalamusposterior pituitary

Flashcard 15: parasympathetic system

Answer: anterior hypothalamus, limbic system

Flashcard 16: What glial cell type myelinates CNS neurons?

Answer: oligodendroglia

Flashcard 17: What glial cell type removes excess neurotransmitter from the synaptic cleft in the CNS?

Answer: astrocyte

Flashcard 18: What glial cell type is involved in maintaining the blood-brain barrier?

Answer: astrocyte (wikipedia says that recent research refutes this, but FA 2013 has it)

Flashcard 19: What glial cell type manages K+ metabolism in the CNS?

Answer: astrocyte

Flashcard 20: What glial cell type physically supports and repairs neurons in the CNS?

Answer: astrocyte