Term 1 of 151
Persistent low levels of blood Ca2+ would suggest that there is a problem in which endocrine
gland?
thyroid gland
anterior pituitary
adrenal glands
parathyroid glands
Term 2 of 151
A patient that has antibodies to both type A and type B will have which blood type?
A
B
AB
O
Term 3 of 151
_______ refers to the maximum amount of air that can be inspired after a normal expiration.
total lung capacity
vital capacity
inspiratory capacity
functional residual capacity
None of the above
,Term 4 of 151
A protein kinase will activate or inhibit its targets via this mechanism.
phosphorylation
Stimulating the release of Ca2+
Generation of cAMP
activating a hormone response element
Term 5 of 151
Phospholipase C splits the membrane phospholipid PIP2 into two second messengers. What are
they?
Monoacylglycerol (MAG) and IP3
Diacyglycerol (DAG) and IP3
IP3 and Ca2+
cAMP and Ca2+
Term 6 of 151
The zona glomerulosa secretes which hormone?
cortisol
aldosterone
epinephrine
cholesterol
,Term 7 of 151
The SA node in the heart generated an action potential how frequently?
40 bpm
75 bpm
100 bpm
60 bpm
None of the above
Term 8 of 151
Co2 + H20 <-> H2CO3 <-> H+ + HCo3
In equation 1, adding Co2 to this system will push the product formation in which direction?
A. to the right
B. to the right
C. is shouldn't charge
D. both A and B
Term 9 of 151
Arrhythmias are best described as:
blockages in peripheral blood vessels
vascular spasm in a coronary artery
a state of ischemia during cerebrovascular disease
None of the above
, Term 10 of 151
A patient whose forced expiraotry volume is only 50% if their forced vital capacity in the first
second of exhalation likely suffers from what type of disorder?
A. Restrictive lung disease
B. Obstructive lung disease
C. Both a and b are the same thing
D. cannot be determined
Term 11 of 151
Natural killer cells function by stimulating infected cells of the body to do what?
proliferate
migrate into the lymphatic system
undergo apoptosis
present foreign antigens on their cell surface
Term 12 of 151
In regards to the interaction of hormones at target cells: thyroid hormone will increase the
number of receptors available for epinephrine on their target cell. Without thyroid hormone, the
number of available epinephrine receptors is very low thus giving epinephrine a weak effect.
Therefore, in order for epinephrine to be effective, it requires that thyroid hormone to be present.
What sort of hormonal interaction is this?
antagonism
Synergism
Permissiveness
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