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| site of all or nothing, action potential. |
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| secretions of the Thyroid |
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T3= more potent, made by follicular cells
T4= more abundant, made by follicular cells
calcitonin- made by parafollicular cells |
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| produces lipids (steroids are made of lipids) |
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| Secretion of Thyroid, decreases blood calcium levels, increases osteoblast activity. |
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| non-keratinized stratified squamous, with subesophageal glands. |
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| large arteries- contains elastic fibers |
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| lungs, stem cells, differentiate into goblet cells and etc. |
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| secreted by enteroendocrine/argentaffin cells. decreases glucagon, insulin, GH and etc. |
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| stimulates osteoclast activity |
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| found in eyes, ears, nose |
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| connects afferent and efferent neurons |
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| myelinates CNS, multiple axons at once. |
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| myellinates PNS, only one axon at a time. |
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| lining of kidney, connective tissue, muscle, dermis, reproductive organs, |
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| lining of GI tract, lungs, liver, pancreas, thyroid |
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| enamel of teeth, nervous system, sensory, epidermis, hair, |
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| functional unit of lungs, responsible for gas exchange |
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| secretes surfactant, keeps up lung capacity, keeps from collapsing and sticking together |
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| mechnaoreceptors, when BP changes occur they are stimulated |
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| osmoreceptors, when water or sodium content changes they are activated. |
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