Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What is the clinical significance of watershed zones in cerebral circulation?

Answer: areas at the border of two artery distributions are prone to hypoxia and infarction during severe hypotension

Flashcard 2: Which basal ganglia pathway inhibits movement?

Answer: indirect mnemonic: indirect inhibits

Flashcard 3: What is the phrase used to describe action potential conduction in myelinated nerves?

Answer: saltatory conduction i.e. AP basically jumps from node to node

Flashcard 4: What is the function of myelin?

Answer: increases neuronal conduction velocity

Flashcard 5: Give the stages of mitosis.

Answer: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase mnemonic: PMAT

Flashcard 6: Lamins belong to what class of cytoskeletal element?

Answer: intermediate filaments

Flashcard 7: What type of cytoskeletal element is most associated with centrioles?

Answer: microtubules

Flashcard 8: What type of cytoskeletal element is most associated with mitotic spindle?

Answer: microtubules

Flashcard 9: What type of cytoskeletal element is most associated with axonal trafficking?

Answer: microtubules

Flashcard 10: Most of the deoxygenated blood from the fetal SVC is conducted to the _____ via the ductus arteriosus, which bypasses the lungs

Answer: descending aorta

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