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22 Cards in this Set
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This hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary raises blood pressure |
ADH |
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Which are the only arteries in the adult human that carry de-oxygenated blood? |
Pulmonary |
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Name of the pigment that turns our urine yellow |
bilirubin |
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Which part of the adrenal gland is a modified sympathetic organ? |
adrenal medulla |
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Prostacyclin coating |
lines the endothelial cells inside the blood vessel and repel platelets |
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Individulas that carry a sickle cell trait are naturally immune to what disease? |
Malaria |
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The beta cells in the pancreas secrete |
insulin |
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Diabetes insipidus resuts from a deficiency or lack of which hormone? |
ADH- antidiuretic hormone |
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When a membrand depolarizes, what ion channels are open? |
Na+ |
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The second heart sound is caused by the closing of what two valves? |
pulmonary and aortic |
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The pacemaker of the heart is the |
SA node |
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If the right ventricle pumps out greater blood volume than the left, the patient will likely have |
pulmonary edema |
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Tachycardia is defined as a heart rate above |
100 |
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Which is the most common leukocyte in circulation? |
neutrophils |
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The T-wave on an ECG indicates |
Ventricular repolarization |
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Which granulocyte increases with allergies and parasitic infections? |
Eosinophils |
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What is the peak arterial BP attained during ventricular contraction? |
Systolic pressure |
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Depolarization is accomplished by the opening of what channels? |
Na+ |
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Hypothyroidism in an adukt is called |
myxedema |
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Acromegaly results from over-secretion of what hormone as an adult? |
GH |
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Hypertension is often treated with ACE inhibitors. What does ACE stand for? |
Angiotensin converting enzyme |
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Arachidonic acid can follow two enzymatic pathways |
LOX & COX |
