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36 Cards in this Set
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The percentage of RBC's in a blood sample is called the: |
Hematocrit |
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Neutral pH: |
7.0 |
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What cytokine released by macrophages acts on the hypothalamus to raise the body temperature during fever: |
Interleukin-1 |
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The most abundant product of the reactions of the Krebs cycle is: |
Reduced coenzymes |
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Which is the normal pH range of urine in humans: |
4.6 - 8.0 |
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What blood vessel is used to distribute oxygenated blood to the myocardium: |
Coronary artery |
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What opposes the action of thromboxane A2 by inhibiting platelet adhesion and release: |
Prostacyclin |
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Is a prostaglandin member of the family of lipid molecules known as eicosanoids. It inhibits platelet activation and is also an effective vasodilator: |
Prostacyclin |
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What is the dominant method of carbon dioxide transport: |
Dissolved in plasma as bicarbonate ions |
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A zygote is: |
A diploid fertilized ovum |
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A fat-soluble vitamin: |
Vitamin E |
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This reaction oxidizes acetyl CoA to produce carbon dioxide, ATP, NADH+H+ and FADH2: |
Krebs cycle |
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This is used to reduce friction between the layers of membranes surrounding the heart: |
Pericardial fluid |
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This pouch-like structure increases the total filling capacity of the atrium: |
Auricle |
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This digestive aid, produced by the stomach, begins digestion by denaturing proteins: |
Hydrochloric acid |
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What T cell toxin fragments DNA: |
Lymphotoxin |
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Leptin is a hormone produced by the: |
Adipose tissue |
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The higher the relative humidity: |
The lower the rate of evaporation |
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The most dramatic metabolic change that occurs with fasting is: |
Increase in lipolysis |
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During swallowing, which structure rises: |
Pharynx |
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During fetal development these cells give rise to primary oocytes: |
Oogonia |
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Male reproductive system arises from: |
Wolffian ducts |
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This hormone inhibits the release of FSH from the pituitary gland: |
Inhibin |
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Female reproductive system arises from: |
Mullerian ducts |
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Skene's glands secrete: |
Mucus |
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The major hormone secreted from granulosa cells is: |
Estrogen |
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This is a permanent change in an allele: |
Mutation |
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CVS is taking cells from where: |
Chorion |
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Chromosome #15 is considered: |
An autosome |
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This develops from the epiblast and carries a protective fluid: |
Amnion |
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Each somite may differentiate into a: |
Dermatome |
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Inactivated X chromosome: |
Barr body |
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Involution is when: |
The uterus decreases in size |
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Influx of Na+ causes _____________ of the membrane, which is the first phase of the action potential. |
depolarization |
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Sympathetic stimulation of the iris causes: |
pupillary dilation |
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"Night blindness" is an early sign of: |
vitamin A deficiency |