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oxytocin (gland) posterior pituitary Oxytocin (Target organ and function) uterus- stimulates uterine contractions; initiates labor breast- milk ejection Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) (GLAND) posterior pituitary Anti-diuretic hormone ( Target organ and function) Kidneys: stimulates tubules to reabsorb water from urine back into blood Antidiuretic hormone (HYPO) diabetes insipidus Growth Hormone (gland) anterior pituitary Growth Hormone ( Target organ and fu...

Bates' Guide To Physical Examination and History Taking - Chapters for Midterm A 54‐year‐old diplomat working at the United Nations reports occasional chest pain and a sense of tightness in his chest when particularly stressed over work deadlines. The patient is 6 feet 4 inches tall. He has a temperature of 98.6ºF and blood pressure of 140/78. He has a cut over one eye that he says is "from shaving."Which of the following represents subjective information about this patient? a) Blood ...

What are the functions of muscles? Correct Answer Muscles make things happen: Force, Movement, Heat production (shivering), Activities of glands, organs ( ration, circulation), generate electricity. What are 4 ways to describe or categorize muscles? Correct Answer Color ( red/white) Location ( somatic/ visceral) Ways of control (voluntary/ involuntary) General microscopic appearance ( skeletal- striated, Cardiac, Smooth) What are the characteristics of red versus white muscle? Correc...

Meiosis lead to the production of ________. - Gametes Mitosis leads to the production of ________. - Somatic cells What are the functions of mitosis? - Growth, repair/replacement, and asexual reproduction in planaria. What is the G1 stage responsible for? - Cell growth, transcription/translation, duplication of organelles, and to prepare for DNA replication. What is the S phase of interphase responsible for? - DNA replication. It only occurs during this phase. What is the G2 phase...

RNAS-C Exam 4 Practice Test 75 Questions with Verified Answers A couple expecting their second child is worried about Rh incompatibility. Their first child was Rh+. They have their blood typed. Which result would be cause for alarm? A) both parents Rh- B) both parents Rh+ C) man Rh- and woman Rh+ D) man Rh+ and woman Rh- - CORRECT ANSWER D) man Rh+ and woman Rh- Research indicates that allergies may actually be due to a mutation in the gene that encodes a skin protein called __________...

Moore: The Developing Human, 9th Edition Chapter 01: Gametogenesis and Fertilization Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE Directions: Each group of questions below consists of a numbered list of descriptive words or phrases accompanied by a diagram with certain parts indicated by letters or by a list of lettered headings. For each numbered word or phrase, select the lettered part or heading that matches it correctly and then insert the letter in the space to the right of the appropriate number....

WCU - PHYS 261 FINAL EXAM LATEST ANSWERS 2022. ) Nucleic acids are polymers of units called A) ribose. B) bases. C) fatty acids. D) amino acids. E) nucleotides. 6) Cell membranes are said to be A) actively permeable. B) impermeable. C) freely permeable. D) selectively permeable. E) none of the above 7) In humans, only __________ cells have flagella. A) sperm B) intestine lining C) stomach lining D) respiratory tract lining E) two of the above 8) The addition of a phosphate grou...

3 major functions of the urinary system - Answer-excretion; elimination; homeostatic regulation major functions of urinary system: What is excretion? What is elimination? Which is most important? - Answer-kidneys filter waste products; urinating; homeostatic regulation What empties into the urethra? - Answer-urinary bladder What does renal mean? - Answer-Of or pertaining to kidneys In tubes, bladder fills ____ - Answer-bottom-up Kidney held in place by ____ - Answer-fat Internal urethral...

D correct answers A mutation that does not cause disease but that is unstable at mitosis and meiosis and can change into a pathogenic mutation A. a post-zygotic (somatic) mutation B. a missense mutation C. a dynamic mutation D. a premutation C correct answers A pathogenic mutation that is unstable at mitosis and meiosis and can result in progressively severe phenotypes A. a post-zygotic (somatic) mutation B. a missense mutation C. a dynamic mutation D. a premutation A correct a...

Serum Albumin - 3.5-5.0 g/dl visceral protein maintains colloidal osmotic pressure hypoalbumiemia associated with edema, surgery levels above range likely do to dehydration long half-life, doesn't reflect current protein intake Serum Transferrin - >200 mg/dl visceral protein that transports iron to bone marrow for production of hemoglobin. serum levels controlled by iron storage pool levels rise with iron deficiency. transferrin synthesis can be determined by TIBC= total iron bi...