Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Flashcard 191: The _____ lobe of the cerebellum spans through the vermis and lateral hemispheres

Answer: flocculonodular

Flashcard 192: Patients with _____ hypersensitivity are at increased risk of syncope / lightheadedness when pressure is applied around the neck (ex. a tight shirt collar)

Answer: carotid sinus

Flashcard 193: Lymphoid stem cells may differentiate into _____, which mature into naive B cells and then plasma cells

Answer: B lymphoblasts

Flashcard 194: IgA exists as a(n) _____ in circulation

Answer: monomer

Flashcard 195: Lesion of the _____ area of the hypothalamus results in anorexia and failure to thrive (infants)

Answer: lateral

Flashcard 196: What hormone is responsible for developing a single dominant follicle? _____

Answer: FSH

Extra: FSH stimulates the growth of a cohort of follicles; the one that is most sensitive to FSH (and thus continues to grow as FSH levels drop during the follicular phase) becomes the dominant follicle. In PCOS, a high LH:FSH ratio prevents this selection process, leading to multiple subcentimeter cysts.

Flashcard 197: What are the three locations that insulin acts on? _____

Answer: Liver, muscle, and adipose tissue

Flashcard 198: Clawing of the hand is characterized by _____ at the MCP joint, _____ at the PIP joint, and _____ at the DIP joint

Answer: extension

Flashcard 199: How does the activity of acetylcholinesterase change with lowered temperatures? _____

Answer: Decreased

Flashcard 200: Pyrogens induce fever via increased production of _____, which acts on the anterior hypothalamus to increase local production of prostaglandins

Answer: IL-1

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