Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Flashcard 381: Type _____ muscle fibers are also known as fast twitch muscle fibers

Answer: II

Flashcard 382: Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) causes _____ of GI smooth muscle and sphincters (including LES)

Answer: relaxation

Flashcard 383: Where in the heart is conduction velocity the fastest? _____

Answer: Purkinje fibers

Flashcard 384: What is the effect of parasympathetic innervation on pancreatic secretion? _____

Answer: Increased secretion

Flashcard 385: What is the effect of glucocorticoids on insulin resistance? _____

Answer: Increases resistance

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Thyroid, Pituitary, & Adrenal

Flashcard 386: What is the effect of increased temperature on inhibin B secretion? _____

Answer: Decreased

Flashcard 387: Ghrelin is secreted by gastric cells and acts to _____ appetite

Answer: increase

Flashcard 388: Thyroid hormone works synergistically with growth hormone and somatomedins to promote _____

Answer: bone formation

Flashcard 389: Which type of immunity occurs rapidly, over minutes to hours? _____

Answer: Innate immunity

Flashcard 390: How do the receptors bound by steroid and thyroid hormones differ from the receptors bound by peptide hormones? _____

Answer: Peptide hormones bind extracellular receptors