Cardiovascular — Flashcards

In senescence, gonadotropin levels are highest and FSH levels are _____ than LH levels

The main functions of thyroid hormone can be remembered with the "7 B's"? 1. _____ 2. Bone growth 3. β1-adrenergic effects 4. Basal metabolic rate (increased) 5. Blood sugar 6. Break down lipids 7. _____

Lesions to the optic nerve result in _____-ocular and _____-lateral deficits in vision

Selectins on endothelial cells bind _____ on leukocytes, resulting in rolling of leukocytes along the vessel wall

In the myocardial cell, high intracellular Ca2+ binds to _____, causing tropomyosin to move out of the way, which allows actin and myosin interaction

Endothelial cells prevent thrombosis by blocking exposure to underlying _____ and tissue thromboplastin

The _____ refractory period refers to the period in which no action potential can be initiated

One source of von Willebrand factor (vWF) is from the _____ granules of platelets

Sweat glands are part of the sympathetic pathway, but the innervating postganglionic sympathetic fibers release _____

Congenital GnRH deficiency presents with decreased secretion of _____ and _____

Hint: hormone