Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Which androgen is responsible for closing of epiphyseal plates (cessation of pubertal growth)?_____

Which female sex steroid is responsible for increased body temperature?_____

Thyroid hormone stimulates upregulation of _____ receptors in the heart

What change in heart rate is expected during the valsalva maneuver if the patient's baroreceptor reflex is intact?_____

Which androgen is responsible for libido?_____

What part of a myocardial cell is the site of storage and release of Ca2+ for excitation-contraction coupling?_____

Thyroid hormone increases _____ absorption from the GI tract to meet the metabolic demands of increased O2 consumption

Oxytocin causes contraction of _____ in the breast, forcing milk stored in the mammary alveoli into the ducts for ejection

Which female sex steroid is responsible for stimulation of endometrial glandular secretions?_____

Thyroid hormones stimulate bone _____ as a result of ossification and fusion of the growth plates