Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Flashcard 241: _____ measures the extrinsic and common pathways of the coagulation cascade

Answer: Prothrombin time (PT)

Flashcard 242: Approximately _____ of the platelet pool is stored in the spleen

Answer: one-third

Flashcard 243: Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) secretion is decreased in response to _____

Answer: free T3/T4

Flashcard 244: The adrenal medulla is responsible for the secretion of the catecholamines _____ and _____

Answer: norepinephrine

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 245: _____ are present on neurotransmitter vesicles, allowing the vesicles to dock and release the NT into the synaptic cleft

Answer: SNARE proteins

Flashcard 246: The anterior hypothalamus coordinates the _____ nervous system.

Answer: parasympathetic

Extra: Anterior nucleus = Cooling, Parasympathetic. Posterior nucleus = Heating, Sympathetic. Mnemonic: A/C = Anterior/Cooling. P/H = Posterior/Heating.

Flashcard 247: Which part of the brain "fine-tunes" movement and aids in coordination/balance? _____

Answer: Cerebellum

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 248: The average life-span of an erythrocyte is approximately _____

Answer: 120 days

Flashcard 249: Ruffini corpuscles adapt _____

Answer: slowly

Flashcard 250: Growth hormone has _____ effects in adipose tissue

Answer: catabolic

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Thyroid, Pituitary, & Adrenal