Physiology and Anatomy II
Ethz
Ethz
Kartei Details
| Karten | 163 |
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| Sprache | English |
| Kategorie | Biologie |
| Stufe | Universität |
| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 04.08.2021 / 13.08.2021 |
| Lizenzierung | Keine Angabe |
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Secondary sex organs & principal functions
- vagina
- external genitalia
- uterine tube
- uterus
- mammary glands
functions: fertilization of ovum, implantation, development of embryo, parturition
Average intraocular pressure
12-20 mm Hg
Nuclei of cranial nerves in pons
V, VI, VII
Components of ANS
Sympathetic NS
Parasympathetic NS
Enteric plexus
Important structural difference between sympathetic and parasympathetic NS
Sympathetic nerve fibers pass through the sympathetic chain and then to organs
Parasympathetic postganglionic neurons are in the organs itself
Enlargements of spinal cord
Cervical enlargement
Lumbosacral enlargement
Hormones of the placenta
- human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) --> present until week 6, suppresses follicle maturation, maintains production of estrogen and progesterone in corpus luteum
- human placental lactogen (hPL) --> stimulates mammary enlargement and lactogenesis
- estrogens
- progesteron
Types of hormones
- Releasing hormones (RH)
- Inhibiting hormones (IH, -statin)
- Glandotrope hormones (-tropin)
- Somatotrope/effector hormones
