Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

The Endocrine System 243 ESTROGEN Estrogenis secreted by the follicle cells of the ovary; secretion is stimulated by FSHfrom the ...

244 The Endocrine System Other claims, such as that melatonin strengthens the immune system or prevents cellular damage and agin ...

The Endocrine System 245 inside the cell, the steroid hormone combines with a protein receptor in the cytoplasm, and this steroi ...

246 The Endocrine System Endocrine glands are ductless glands that secrete hormones into the blood. Hormones exert their effects ...

Pancreas—extends from curve of duodenum to the spleen. Islets of Langerhans contain alpha cells and beta cells (see Figs. 10–1 a ...

248 The Endocrine System membrane, or within the cytoplasm or nucleus of the target cell. The two-messenger mechanism: a protei ...

The Endocrine System 249 Darren is 15 years old, tall for his age, but he wants to build more muscle. He decides that he will e ...

250 CHAPTER 11 Chapter Outline Characteristics of Blood Plasma Blood Cells Red Blood Cells Function Production and maturation Li ...

Blood 251 New Terminology ABO group (A-B-O GROOP) Albumin (al-BYOO-min) Bilirubin (BILL-ee-roo-bin) Chemical clotting (KEM-i-kuh ...

One of the simplest and most familiar life-saving medical procedures is a blood transfusion. As you know, however, the blood of ...

253 Other body tissues and fluids 92% Blood 8% Total body weight Blood plasma 52–62% Blood cells 38–48% Blood volume Water 91.5% ...

BLOOD CELLS There are three kinds of blood cells: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Blood cells are pro- duced ...

255 Macrophage Plasma cell T cell Monocyte Thrombocytes (platelets) Stem cell Lymphoblast B cell Natural killer cell Eosinophil ...

carry the oxygen needed by the body. Such situations include hemorrhage, or when mature RBCs have been destroyed, as in Rh disea ...

Blood 257 BOX11–1 ANEMIA Aplastic anemiais suppression of the red bone marrow, with decreased production of RBCs, WBCs, and plat ...

RBCs is actually recycled over and over again. The globin or protein portion of the hemoglobin molecule is also recycled. It is ...

Some urobilinogen may be absorbed into the blood, but it is changed to urobilin and excreted by the kid- neys in urine. If bilir ...

260 Type A Type AB Red blood cells Plasma Anti-A serum Anti-B serum ABO blood types Typing and cross-matching Type A Type B Type ...

blood of his or her own type; only if this type is not available should another type be given. For example, let us say that a ty ...

A normal WBC count (part of a CBC) is 5,000 to 10,000 per L. Notice that this number is quite small compared to a normal RBC co ...