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steroid hormones are secreted by the:
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adrenal cortex and gonads
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if a persons plasma volume is 2000 mls and her hematocrit is 45%, her blood volume is
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3636? not sure
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the hormone which produces a calorigenic effect in cells is
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thyroxine
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the hormone system which is rendered ineffective due to a genetic defect in the collecting duct aquaporin channel receptors is
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antidiuretic hormone---not pos.
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an example of a natural organic substance in our body which is secreted by our nephron unit is
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creatinine
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the hormone which acts as a natural diuretic in our body is
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atrial natriuretic peptide
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the hear chamber which generates the highest blood pressure during the systolic phase of the cardiac cycle is the
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left ventricle
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the nephron unit across which the highest percentage of the water in the ultrafiltrate is reabsorbed is the
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proximal convoluted tubule
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the molecule which activates plasminogen in blood plasma is
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Kallikrein
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in the Phospholipase C-Ca++ second messenger system, the cytoplasmic molecule which is activated by elevated cytoplasmic Ca++ is
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Calmodulin
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the QRS complex of an EKG represents:
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ventricular depolarization
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the leukocyte which releases plasminogen into the blood is the
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eosinophil
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immunological memory is directly related to an elevated number of
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memory cells
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the most likely cause of Grave's disease is
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antibodies which act as THS in stimulating elevated thyroxine secretion into the blood
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the plasma protein which exerts the greatest colloidal osmotic effect on water movement into the plasma is
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Albumin
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the class of immunoglovulin which is responsible for allergic symptoms in immediate hypersensitivity reactions is
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IgE
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the cause of the Bohr shift in the binding and the release of oxygen from hemoglobin is
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an elevated PCO2 or reduced pH in the systemic capillaries
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immune system which provides most of the protection against antigens as a result of its amplyfying effectgs of activating inactive enzyme precursors is the
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complement system--- not sure
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if you have type AB blood you could safely receive a blood transfusion from someone with
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A, B, AB, O
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if you plasma Ca++ falls below normal, the hormone which would return the Ca++ to a normal level is
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Parathormone
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the synthesis of human milk is under the control of the hormone
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prolactin
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releasing factors are released from the:
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hypothalmus
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Vagal tone is caused by?
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an elevated acetylcholine level at the SA node
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ovulation is triggered by
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A LH surge in blood plasma
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the class(es) of hormones which utilize a second messenger is/are:
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Polypeptides/proteins and glycoproteins
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inadequate information of prothrombin and other clotting factors in the liver is due to a disorder known as
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Vitamin K deficiency
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if 5 mL of a 10% solution of Evans blue dye is injected into a girls vein and after the dye has mixed completely,the concentration of evans blue dye in her blood plasma is 0.050%, her blood plasma volume is :
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1000.---- (C1 x V1)/C2=V2
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milk movement to the areola of a woman's breast is under the influence of the hormone:
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oxytocin
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the placental hormone that maintains a woman's corpus luteum during her pregnancy is
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Human chorionic gonadotropin
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secretory proteins enter the cisternae of the rough ER via a process termed:
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transduction
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the number of cells in the human body is approximately:
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100 trillion
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the average number of active genes in a human cell is:
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350
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the only component of man's digestive system which secretes acid pH fluids is the
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gastric glands
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the maximum minute respiratory volume exchanged by man under extreme conditions is
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150 liters per minute
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