ANAPHY LEC

• stimulates milk production

  prolactin
• regulates tissue growth and maintains blood pressure

  thyroxine
• regulates calcium and phosphate levels in gland

  parathyroid hormone
• forms a protective outer covering of the heart and secretes serous fluid

  epicardium
• contracts to pump blood from the heart chambers

  myocardium
• forms a protective inner lining of the chambers and valves

  endocardium
• smaller chambers near top of the heart that collect blood from body and lungs

  two atria
• connects to the right ventricle and sends deoxygenated blood to the lungs

  pulmonary artery
• extends from the left ventricle and sends oxygenated blood around the body

  aorta
• 3 layers of MENINGES

  dura, arachnoid and pia matter
• blood supply to the brain

  circle of willis, vertebral and carotid vein
• drainage


  jugular vein
• another term for stroke

  cerebrovascular accident
• cerebrum and lateral ventricles

  telencephalon
• thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus and third ventricle

  diencephalon
• midbrain and acqueduct of midbrain\

  mesencephalon
• pons, cerebellum, and the upper part of fourth ventricle

  metencephalon
• forms the medulla oblongata and lower part of the fourth ventricle

  myelencephalon
• these are the deepest grooves of the brain

  fissures
• shallow fissues

  sulci
• Relay station and processing center for sensory information

  thalamus
• Gland that secretes melatonin

  Pineal Gland
• branching pattern of inner cerebellar white matter

  Arbor vitae or tree of life
• link cerebellum to brain stem

  cerebellar peduncles
• Gathering information

  sensory input
• a response to integrated stimuli

  motor output
• carry information from the senses

  sensory neurons