LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, the student should be able to answer the following questions: 1 Describe the general anatomical components of the male and female reproductive system. 2 Map out the organization of the testis, with the…
Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions : 1 Describe the anatomy and microscopic anatomy of the adrenal gland, including the chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla and the three zones…
Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, the student should be able to answer the following questions : 1 Describe the anatomy and histology of the thyroid gland, including the structure of the thyroid follicle. 2 Explain how thyroid hormones…
Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, the student should be able to answer the following questions : 1 Describe the structure and composition of the pituitary gland and its structural and functional relationship to magnocellular and parvocellular hypothalamic neurons.…
Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter the student should be able to answer the following questions: 1 Describe the pool of serum calcium and phosphate, including ionized, complexed, and protein bound. Describe the normal concentration ranges of these ions…
Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, the student should be able to answer the following questions: 1 Explain the different requirements for and utilization by different cells of fuels during the digestive phase as opposed to the interdigestive and…
Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, the student should be able to answer the following questions : 1 Name the major endocrine glands and their hormonal product or products. 2 Map out and differentiate a simple endocrine negative feedback…
Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter the student should be able to answer the following questions : 1 How does HCO 3 − operate as a buffer, and why is it an important buffer of the extracellular fluid? 2…
Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, the student should be able to answer the following questions : 1 How does the body maintain K + homeostasis? 2 What is the distribution of K + within the body compartments? Why…
Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter the student should be able to answer the following questions : 1 Why do changes in water balance alter [Na + ] of extracellular fluid (ECF)? 2 How is the secretion of arginine…