Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Flashcard 451: What conditioned responses may stimulate oxytocin secretion? _____

Answer: Sight, sound, or smell of an infant

Flashcard 452: Compared to the umbilical vein, the umbilical arteries have _____ O2 saturation

Answer: low

Flashcard 453: What is the most common type of leukocyte (54 - 62%)? _____

Answer: Neutrophils

Flashcard 454: A(n) _____ inotropic agent causes the cardiac function curve to shift downwards

Answer: negative

Flashcard 455: A lesion of the vestibular nuclei or nerve produces a vestibular-evoked _____ (vestibulo-ocular reflex)

Answer: nystagmus

Flashcard 456: What is the effect of somatostatin on growth hormone secretion? _____

Answer: Decreased

Flashcard 457: Which immune cells secretes IFN-γ? _____

Answer: NK cells and Th1 cells

Flashcard 458: Somatostatin decreases gastric acid secretion by decreasing levels of _____

Answer: cAMP

Flashcard 459: Which type of UV light is the main cause of tanning and photoaging? _____

Answer: UV-A

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 460: A dicrotic pulse has 2 distinct peaks (one during systole, other during diastole) due to an accentuated _____ after the dicrotic notch

Answer: diastolic dicrotic wave