Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Flashcard 161: The seminal vesicles secretes a fluid rich in _____, citrate, prostaglandins, and fibrinogen, which are nutritive for the ejaculated sperm

Answer: fructose

Flashcard 162: In the fetal period, the ductus arteriosus acts as a(n) _____-to-_____ shunt

Answer: right

Flashcard 163: Myeloid stem cells may differentiate into _____, which mature into granulocytes

Answer: myeloblasts

Flashcard 164: Closure of the ductus arteriosus occurs in response to increased _____ and decreased PGE (from respiration and placental separation, respectively)

Answer: O2

Flashcard 165: In paradoxical splitting, the split sound is "paradoxically" eliminated with _____

Answer: inspiration

Flashcard 166: During muscle contraction: - the _____ and _____ bands, and distance between Z bands, are shortened - the A band remains the same length

Answer: H

Flashcard 167: Vagal stimulation is a potent direct activator of parietal cells (H+ secretion) via binding of the neurotransmitter _____ to M3 receptors

Answer: ACh

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: GI (Gastroesophageal Refund)

Flashcard 168: Interstitial fluid may enter, but not leave, the lymph vessels due to _____

Answer: one-way flap valves

Flashcard 169: The synthesis of growth hormone is stimulated by _____, its hypothalamic-releasing hormone

Answer: growth-hormone releasing hormone (GHRH)

Flashcard 170: What type of blood vessel contains the largest percentage of blood in the cardiovascular system? _____

Answer: Veins