Histology Worksheet With Answers Page 2
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3Organ Questions and some more histology
1. What is the difference between an exocrine gland and an endocrine gland?
Exocrine glands have ducts to deliver their secretions, which are not hormones.
Endocrine glands are ductless and deliver hormones into the blood
2. Name 6 endocrine glands and ONE hormone produced by each. Also, give the action
of each of the hormones you list. Some glands have several hormones; just give one for
each.
See text for this one as there are so many answers. You can also find the answers
in the webnotes for our glass under “endocrine system”
3. What is a hormone?
A hormone is a substance produced in one part of the body and
transported to another part of the body where it performs some function(s). It is not
water and is not a food. It must act in very small amounts and has no effect upon the
organ that produces it.
4. What type of tissue lines the upper esophagus?
Stratified squamous
5. What type of tissue lines the rest of the GI tract?
Simple columnar
6. Name 4 functions of the liver.
Production of Bile
Storage of glycogen
Elimination of RBCs
Detoxification of the blood
7. Define homeostasis.
Maintenance of the status
quo.
8. Name 3 accessory organs of the digestive system:
pancreas, gall bladder, salivary
glands
9. What is (are) the function (s) of the following:
spleen:
destroys RBCs as well as storing a reserve of blood
pineal body:
produces melatonin
tonsils:
lymphs node that fights infection
hypothalamus:
controls the ANS as well as water/thirst balance
thrombocytes:
necessary for clotting
10. Name the membrane that line or lie on the following:
wall of the thorax:
parietal pleura
wall of the abdomen:
parietal peritoneum
all abdominal organs
visceral peritoneum
the lungs
visceral pleura
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