Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Flashcard 21: The primary event that initiates puberty is the onset of pulsatile secretion of _____ from the hypothalamus

Answer: GnRH

Flashcard 22: What neurotransmitter is released upon stimulation of the globus pallidus externus (basal ganglia pathway)? _____

Answer: GABA (Inhibitory)

Flashcard 23: What acute phase reactant is upregulated during inflammation to opsonize targets, fix complement and facilitate phagocytosis? _____

Answer: C-reactive protein

Flashcard 24: Cytotoxic edema is a(n) intracellular edema caused by impaired function of _____ pumps on neuronal cell membranes

Answer: Na/K-ATPase

Flashcard 25: How does plasma protein concentration change with isotonic NaCl infusion? _____

Answer: Decreased

Extra: Other: Goljan

Flashcard 26: Blood flows from the tissues to the systemic veins and ultimately the _____ before returning to the right atrium

Answer: vena cava

Flashcard 27: LPS, bacterial flagellin, and viral nucleic acids are detected by the innate immune system via _____ Receptors

Answer: Pattern-Recognition

Flashcard 28: The utricle and saccule (otolith organs) of the vestibular system detect _____ acceleration of the head

Answer: linear

Flashcard 29: In atherosclerotic patients, M3 receptor activation directly causes vaso-_____

Answer: constriction

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Autonomics (Cholinomimetics)

Flashcard 30: Which immune cells secrete IL-2?\n_____

Answer: All T cells

Extra: IL-2 is a T-cell growth factor secreted by all T cells. It stimulates the growth of helper, cytotoxic, and regulatory T cells, as well as NK cells.