Calcitriol - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The biochemical relationship between color and behavior in domestic animals is found in the metabolic conversion of DOPA to Dopamine and melanin. A. True B. False - correct answer True The capybara is an example of a potential microlivestock domesticated animal that could replace cattle ranching in the flood plains of South America. A. True B. False - correct answer False Bos taurus and Bos indicus animals were believed to have been domesticated from the auroch (Bos primigenius) about ...

explain the correlation with the respiratory system and end stage renal failure Ans--left ventricular dysfunction and excessive fluid volume may lead to pulmonary edema coincided with pulmonary infections, fungal and viral. define osteitis fibrosa Ans--replacement of bone with fibrous tissue define osteoporosis Ans--reduction of bone mineral density define osteosclerosis Ans--significant increase in bone density what is the etiology of anemia found in uremic patients Ans--the small am...

WGU D236 Objective Assessment Pathophysiology Exam (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A Q: What is Spina Bifida? Why are relative deficiencies in Folic acid or B12 associated with Spina Bifida? Answer: Failure to close the neural tube early in gestation due to low folic acid and B-12 These vitamins help activate DNA synthesis in the developing fetus in the first 4 weeks of pregnancy, that are responsible for closing up the spinal column. Three types of spina...

Hemo Dialysis Bonnet Exam With 100% Correct Answers 2023 Osmosis movement of fluid across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower concentration to higher concentration Diffusion movement of dissolved particles across a semipermeable membrane from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration Ultrafiltration water is removed from blood because there is pressure gradient across the membrane Ultrafiltration Rate The rate at which fluid moves from blood into...

Hemo Dialysis Bonnet Exam With 100%Correct Answers 2023. Osmosis - answer movement of fluid across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower concentration to higher concentration Diffusion - answer movement of dissolved particles across a semipermeable membrane from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration Ultrafiltration - answer water is removed from blood because there is pressure gradient across the membrane Ultrafiltration Rate - answer The rate at which fluid moves...

Kidneys -in retroperitoneal space in abdominal cavity -one on each side of spine kidney functions -excrete metabolic waste -maintain water balance -regulate acid base balance -regulate blood pressure -secrete erythropoietin to stimulate RBC growth -activate Vit D to absorb calcium in intestines Kidney disorders may result in decrease in erythropoietin causing: anemia Vit D in kidney function -active form assists with Ca absorption in intestines -precursor ingested...

Exam 2: BIO210 / BIO 210 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Anatomy and Physiology for Science Majors I Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - GCU Question: hypocalcemia Answer: deficiency of calcium in the blood stream, excitability Question: hypercalcemia Answer: excess calcium in the blood stream, sluggishness Question: Calcitriol (Activated Vitamin D) Answer: converted in the kidney to help reabsorb calcium in the blood stream Question: ...

WGU pathophysiology D236-Exam Questions and Answers 2022/2023 What is Starling's Law of Capillary forces? How does this explain why a nutritionally deficient child would have edema? - ANSWER Starling's Law describes how fluids move across the capillary membrane. There are two major opposing forces that act to balance each other, hydrostatic pressure (pushing water out of the capillaries) and osmotic pressure (including oncontic pressure, which pushes fluid into the capillaries). Bot...

Exam 1: PRN1409/ PRN 1409 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Client-Centered Care III Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Rasmussen Q: Hormones in the urinary tract Answer: -aldosterone -antidiuretic hormone (ADH) -atrial natriuretic hormone -erythropoietin -calcitriol (active vitamin d) -renin -parathyroid hormone -cortisol Q: Aldosterone -action Answer: increases the re-absorption of sodium Q: antidiuretic hormone (ADH) -...

GCU BIO-201 Exam 2 Questions With Verified Answers What are the 5 layers of the skin? (From deep to superficial) - ANS Stratum basale Stratum spinosum Stratum granulosum Stratum lucidum (only in palms and soles of feet) Stratum Corneum What causes osteoporosis? - ANS Deficiency of calcium What hormone is released when CA levels are too high? - ANS Calcitonin (*Think "can tone it down") What hormone(s) is released when CA levels are too low? - ANS Parathyroid & Calcitriol...

Final Exam: NSG 318/ NSG318 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Pharmacology Review | Qs & As | 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- GCU Q: When administering Nexium, or any Proton Pump Inhibitor, what should you observe? Answer: Observe hepatic function - this elevates AST, ALT Q: Should Nexium be taken with food or on an empty stomach? Answer: On an empty stomach - this allows the stomach lining to be coated. Taking this with food blocks this process. Q: What is the ...