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40 Cards in this Set
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t/f: the enzyme phosphodiesterase inactivated the second messenger of the Phospholipase C-Ca++ second messenger system
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false, should be CAMP not phospholipase
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t/f: the most abundant type of leukocyte is the basophil
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false
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the reason that the secondary response of circulating antibodies is higher than the primary response is because of the presence of more plasma cells
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false, should be memory cells
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t/f: the tubular component of man's circulatory system with the largest total cross-sectiona area is the veins
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false, should be arteries
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t/f: the hormone system which is activated when a person hemorrhages and loses a substantial volume of blood is the renin-angiotensin system
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true
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t/f: it is possible for man to increase the amount of oxygen t/f: arriving at the ecells of his body during exercise by about 5-6 times the resting amount as a result of a combination of adaptations of the respiratory cardiovascular systems.
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false, should be 15-18
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t/f: most of the carbon dioxide which is trasported by the blood stream is in the form of CO2 ions
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false, should be HO3
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t/f: the osmolality of urine is controlled by the circulating concentration of aldosterone
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false, should be ADH
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t/f: the enzyme which converts fibrinogen to the fibrin threads of the blood clot is prothrombin activator
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false, should be thrombin
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t/f: in addition to NaCl, the other osmolyte present in the inner medullary interstitial fluid compartment is ADH
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false, should be urea
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t/f: clinical symptoms of glucose in the urine and the presence of autoantibodies against the Beta cells of the Islets of Langerhans would lead to a diagnosis of the form of Diabetes mellitus known as adult onset
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false, should be juvenile
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t/f: the T wave component of an EKG trace is due to K+ efflux from the atria
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true
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t/f: podocytes are associated witht he glomerular capsule
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true
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t.f: the hormone responsible for stiulating testosterone production in man is PSH
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false, should be L H
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t/f: insulin and growth factors bind to a receptor embedded in the cell membrane known as Adenylate cyclase
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false, should be triasyne kinase
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matching: functions of cells in the blood:
erythrocyte |
carbonic acid is synthesized here
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matching: functions of cells in the blood:
eosinophil |
plasmoginogen is secreted from it
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matching: functions of cells in the blood:
basophil |
secrete heparin
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matching: functions of cells in the blood:
lymphocyte |
become mast cells
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matching: functions of cells in the blood:
neutrophil |
ameboid motion
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matching: kidney function:
creatinine |
secretion
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matching: kidney function:
high plasma osmolality |
antidiuretic hormone
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matching: kidney function:
urea |
reabsorption
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matching: kidney function:
low blood sodium |
aldosterone
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matching: kidney function:
insulin |
filtration
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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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reduced blood pressure at the macula densa of the nephron causes the release of:
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renin
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antidiuretic hormone is released from the posterior pituitary gland when:
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blood osmolality is high
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the percentage of nephrons in our kidney which are involved n the scretion of urine which is more concentrated than out blood osmolality is
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20-33
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the end product of purine catabolism in man is
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uric acid
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the type of leukoocyte that releases heparin into the blood is a
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basophil
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parasitism of man by a nematode worm would lead to an increase in the circulating number of the leukocyte type:
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eosinophil
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the maximum volume to which the lungs can be expanded with the greatest possible inspiratory effort describes the:
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total lung capacity
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reduced blood pressure at the macula densa of the nephron causes the release of
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renin
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the process of filtration occurs across the nephron unit known as the:
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glomerular capsule
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blood platelets are derived from
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megakaryocytes
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lactation is stimulated and maintained under the influence of the hormone:
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prolactin or oxytocin--- not sure look up
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plasminogen is released by the leukocyte type known as a
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esoinophil
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antibodies are produced by;
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lymphocytes
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the production of circulating antibodies that are capable of attacking invading agents with antigenic properties is termed:
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adaptive immunity or humoral immunity---not sure, look up
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