Test 1
The hormone that may be slowly administered by intravenous drip to accelerate labor and delivery is *oxytocin
The primary function of ADH is to ____ decrease the amount of water lost at the kidneys
___ cells secrete somatostatin while____ cells secrete pancreatic polypeptide in the pancrease delta, F
The pituitary gland releases nine important___ peptide hormones
Parathyroid hormone = released when Calcium levels are low in blood
-stimulates osteoclast activity
-increases the rate of calcium absorption by digestive tract
-decreases the rate of calcium excretion by the kidneys
Diffusion rate increases with a(n) -Decrease in molecular weight -Increase in pressure gradient
*know and understand Fick’s equation
Surfactant ______ increase lung compliance. How do they affect work for breathing?
Increase or decrease? *Decrease
How can your body fix a respiratory acidosis? Kidneys only
Quiet breathing is to ____ as deep breathing is to ____. Know other definitions of breathing…. A) eupnea; diaphragmatic breathing
If resistance is decreased and the pressure gradient remains the same, flow will _____ increase
Parathyroid hormone____ inhibits osteoblasts
To get the same amount of oxygen to dissolve in plasma as carbon dioxide, you would have to____ increase the partial pressure of oxygen. Understand Henry’s law
Which of the following would be greater? Hemoglobin’s affinity for oxygen when the DPG level is low. *understand how pH, DPG etc affect affinity
If the partial pressure of oxygen in both air and water is 100 mm Hg, then the concentration of the oxygen is the same in the air and water. ____ False. Why? Think henry’s law and solubility
Most of the carbon dioxide in the blood is transported as____ bicarbonate ions
The C cells of the thyroid gland produce______ Calcitonin
Elevated levels of calcium ion in the blood stimulate the secretion of the hormone_____ calcitonin
Steroid