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Comparitive Anatomy Unit 7
Dr. Cross's Unit 7 of MU Undergraduate Anatomy
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
07/12/2011

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the sense of smell
Definition
olfaction
Term
the smell that a dam smells on her young is from what?
Definition
amniotic fluid
Term
part of the ethmoid bone containing numerous foramina that allow passage of the nerve fibers and blood vessles
Definition
cribiform
Term
what separates the nasal cavity from the cranial cavity
Definition
cribiform
Term
what makes up the olfactory nerves
Definition
axons
Term
fibers from the olfactory bulbs to the brain
Definition
olfactory tracts
Term
olfaction is routed to the thalamus and to the limbic system controlling what behaviors?
Definition
emotional and autonomic
Term
olfactory epithelium in a diverticulum of the hard palate
Definition
vomeronasal organ
Term
what has the function of sensing pheromones or chemical substances produced by one animal and affects the behavior in another
Definition
vomeronasal organ
Term
what is the behavior of reproduction in ungulates?
Definition
flehman resonse
Term
when a cat touches a smell, licks his nose and then opens his mouth is it termed what?
Definition
gaping
Term
papillae that have taste buds
Definition
fungiform, foliate, vallate
Term
leafe shaped ringed papillae, not in cow
Definition
folaite
Term
largest and least papillae
Definition
vallate
Term
technical term for taste
Definition
gustation
Term
taste buds communicate with the oral cavity by what?
Definition
taste pors
Term
what discharge secretion to cleanse taste pores
Definition
serous glands
Term
what n sends fibers for taste to the rostral part of the tounge?
Definition
chorda tympani
Term
what n innervates the caudal portion of the tounge?
Definition
glossopharyngeal
Term
3 basic tates
Definition
sweet, salt, and sour
Term
the caudal part of the tounge tastes what tastes?
Definition
sour
Term
fungiform papillae have what tastes?
Definition
all
Term
vallate and foliate papillae respond to what tastes?
Definition
sour
Term
what are the 5 cutaneous senses?
Definition
touch, pressur, pain, heat and cold
Term
tufts from branches of nerve fibers that end as button like swellings or fine points
Definition
free nerve endings
Term
what respond to heat and cold in the cutanous?
Definition
bublbous corpuscular endings
Term
size of lamellar endings
Definition
2-3mm
Term
what repond to pressure in the cutaneous?
Definition
lemellar corpuscular endings
Term
what respond to touch in the cutaneous?
Definition
meniscoid corpuscular endings
Term
4 types of hormones
Definition
pepties, proteins, eiconsinoids or steroids
Term
throid releasing hormone is what type of hormone?
Definition
peptide
Term
FSH is what type of hormone?
Definition
protien
Term
protiglandin is what type of hormone?
Definition
eicosinoid
Term
estrogen is what kind of hormone?
Definition
steroid
Term
most feedback loops of the endocrine system is negative/positive
Definition
negative
Term
what hormone stimulates the release of LH?
Definition
gonadotropin
Term
a negative production loop does what?
Definition
when one hormone is released it causes the release of another hormone
Term
a positive feedback loop involves what?
Definition
a hormone increase that signals further production of that hormone
Term
stimulation of the nervous system causes a release of a hormone
Definition
neuroendocrine reflex
Term
when the cell product is released and stimulates the same cells that produced it
Definition
autocrine
Term
the cell product acts on neighboring cells
Definition
paracrine
Term
sensory info to the hypothalamus is used to regulate endocrine output of what?
Definition
hypothalamus and pituitary gland
Term
network of vessels that surrounds the hypothalamus and pituitary gland
Definition
hypophyseal portal system
Term
neurons in the hypothalamus produce what?
Definition
oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone
Term
stimulatory and inhibitory hormones that act upon the anterior pituitary gland
Definition
releasing factors
Term
hypothalmus controls what 9 things?
Definition
1.biological rhythms
2.appetite
3.water balance
4.body temp
5.cardiovascular function
6.sexual behavior and activity
7.sleep
8.muscle tension
9.emotion
Term
pituitary gland aka
Definition
hypophysis
Term
the stalk of nervous tissue connecting the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland
Definition
infundibulum
Term
posterior pituitary aka
Definition
pars nervosa or neurohypophysis
Term
an outgrowth of the brain directly connected to the hypothalamus
Definition
posterior pitutitary
Term
oxytocin is produced by what?
Definition
paraventricular nucleus
Term
ADH is produced where?
Definition
supraoptic nucleus
Term
anterior pituitary is aka
Definition
adenohypophysis or pars distalis
Term
t/f the anterior pituitary directly attaches to the brain
Definition
F
Term
a ventral pouch of diencephalon during embyonic development becomes what?
Definition
infundibulum
Term
a ventral pouch of diencephalon that merges with a diverticulum of dorsal ectoderm from the pharynx is called what?
Definition
rathke's pouch
Term
rathke's pouch becomes what?
Definition
anterior pituitary
Term
the pars distalis produced what 6 major hormones?
Definition
1. GH
2. prolactin
3. FSH
44. LH
5. TSH
6. adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH)
Term
which part of the anterior pituitary is the smaller of the two?
Definition
pars intermedia
Term
the pars intermedia produces what 3 hormones?
Definition
1.pro-opio-melanocortin
2.endogenous endorphins
3.melanocyte stimulating hormone
Term
what is the depression in the sphenoid bone of the skull where the pituitary gland sits?
Definition
sella turcica
Term
pineal gland aka
Definition
pineal body or epiphysis cerebri
Term
where is the pineal gland located?
Definition
dorsocaudal aspect of the diencephalon b/t the 2 hemispheres of the cerebrum
Term
pinealocytes
Definition
cells of the pineal gland
Term
pinealocytes produce what?
Definition
serotoin and the enzyme to make it melatonin
Term
how does the pineal gland know if it's light or dark?
Definition
pathways from the eye to a nucleus in the hypothalamus to the pineal gland
Term
"long day" breeders
Definition
occur durring the spring and summer
Term
"short day" breeders
Definition
occur durring the fall
Term
where is the thyroid gland located?
Definition
proximal part of the trachea near the thyroid cartilage of the larynx
Term
a strip of thyroid tissue that connect two distinct lobes across a midline
Definition
ishtmus
Term
what product divides the thyroid gland into follicles
Definition
septa
Term
protien and iodine complex that fills the thyroid gland follicles
Definition
throglobulin
Term
what 3 things are stored in the collid of the thyroid gland follicles
Definition
1.thyroid hormone
2.thyroxin
3.triiodothryonine
Term
a pathological enlargement of the thyroid gland
Definition
goiter
Term
goiters are usually caused by what?
Definition
lack of iodine in the diet
Term
what are the thyroid cells that are scattered among the cells lining the follicles?
Definition
C or parafollicular cells
Term
what hormone is produced by thyroid cells?
Definition
calcitonin
Term
what does calcitonin do?
Definition
lowers blood Ca levels
Term
small aggregates of tissue witin or near the thyroid gland
Definition
parathyroid glands
Term
how many parathyroid glands do most domestic animals have?
Definition
4
Term
small and dark cells that are associated with prod. of parathyroid hormone
Definition
chief cells
Term
larger of the two noted parathyroid cells
Definition
oxyphil cells
Term
what animals have oxyphil cells
Definition
horses and cows
Term
cells in the kidney that produce erythropoietin
Definition
juxtaglomerular cells
Term
what does juxtaglomerular cells do?
Definition
stimulates RBC prod in the bone marrow
Term
two section of the adrenal glands
Definition
cortex and medulla
Term
what are the three zones of the cortex of the adrenal glands?
Definition
glomerulosa, fasciculata and reticularis
Term
most superficial layer of the cortex of the adreanl glands
Definition
zona glomerulosa
Term
zone of the cortex of the adrenal gland that produces mineralocorticoid hormones
Definition
zona glomerulosa
Term
what does mineralocorticoid hormones do?
Definition
salt balance in the blood
Term
what layer of the cortex of the adrenal gland produces glucoroticoids
Definition
zona fasciculata
Term
what do glucocorticoids do?
Definition
roles in glucose metabolism and chronic stress
Term
which zone of the cortex of the adrenal gland produces androgens and estrogens?
Definition
zona reticularis
Term
the medula of the adrenal gland produces what?
Definition
epinephrine and norepinephrin
Term
chromaffin cells produce what?
Definition
epinephrine and norepinepherine
Term
the medulla of the adrenal glands is associated with what natural function?
Definition
fight or flight
Term
where is the pancreas
Definition
adjacent to the proximal part of the duodenum
Term
the pancreas is part of the exocrine/endocrine system
Definition
both
Term
pancreatic islets aka
Definition
langerhans
Term
small areas of tissue in the pancreas
Definition
pancreatic islets
Term
what types of cells are in the pancreatic islets?
Definition
alpha and beta cells
Term
which cells are most numerous in pancreatic islets?
Definition
beta
Term
what hormone is prod. by the beta cells in pancreatic islets?
Definition
insulin
Term
what hormone is prod. by the alpha cells in pancreatic islets?
Definition
glucagon
Term
what does glucagon do?
Definition
stimulates glycolysis in the liver
Term
epithelium in the seminiferous tubules of the testes are what cells?
Definition
sertoli cells, germ cells and spermatozoa
Term
what cells encircle the germ cells?
Definition
sertoli cells
Term
the sertoli cells separate the epithelium into what compartments?
Definition
basal and adluminal
Term
what hormone do sertoli cells respond to?
Definition
FSH
Term
sertoli cells produce what?
Definition
inhibin, activin and androgen binding hormone (ABP)
Term
what do activin and inhibin control?
Definition
gonodotropic hormone production
Term
what does ABP do?
Definition
binds anadrogens (testosterone) within the seminiferous tubules
Term
lydig cells produce what?
Definition
testosterone and estrogens
Term
layer of stratified epithelium around a regressing follicle on the ovary
Definition
granulosa cells
Term
cells that from later in the development of a secondary ovarian follicle as an outer layer of spindle cells
Definition
theca cells
Term
which hormone of the ovary stimulates the granulosa vs. the theca cells
Definition
FSH then LH
Term
as the follcle progresses to a tertiary stage it forms what?
Definition
stratum grnulosum
Term
theca cells in the stratum granulosum develop into what two layers
Definition
theca externa and interna
Term
what do thecal cells produce?
Definition
androgens
Term
granulosa cells turn adndrogens from thecal cells to what hormone?
Definition
estradiol
Term
process of turning granulosa and thecal cells to the CL
Definition
luteinization
Term
the CL produces what 3 hormones?
Definition
1.progesterone
2.estrogens
3.relaxin
Term
what does relaxin do?
Definition
relaxes the pelvic ligaments proir to parturition
Term
the uterus produces what hormone mainly?
Definition
prostaglandin F2 alpha
Term
what does PFG2alpha do?
Definition
causes degeneration of CL and loss of progesteron production
Term
the endometrial cups of a mare produce what hormone?
Definition
equine chorionic gonadottropin
Term
when do endometrial cups appear and begin to degenerate?
Definition
40; 100-120
Term
where is relaxin produced in the bitch and mare?
Definition
placenta
Term
in what animals does the CL degenerate and production of progesterone is taken over by the placenta?
Definition
mare and ewe
Term
the fetus produces precursor steroids that are metabolized by the placenta into progesterone
Definition
fetoplacental unit
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