Anatomy and Physiology Quiz 1

1. Which salivary gland type is the largest contributor to the saliva in our oral cavity?

2. Where is the pituitary gland located?

3. Which of the following is the main role of the prostate?

4. A miracle of modern science is the heart transplant. Doctors, using the still viable heart from a deceased person, can replace the heart of someone who has a bad or damaged heart. The doctors simply put the patient on life support, remove their heart, put the new one in and shock it back into rhythm. Why does electricity reactivate the heart?

5. Which area of the body DOES NOT have an endocrine gland?

6. If you suddenly lost your pineal gland, which of the following symptoms would you likely experience?

7. Which of these endocrine glands situated in the brain interacts closely with the hypothalamus?