Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Flashcard 791: Oxytocin is secreted in response to _____ during labor.

Answer: dilation of the cervix

Flashcard 792: How does the cardiac output of the left heart compare to the right heart?_____

Answer: Equal (in steady state)

Flashcard 793: Which androgen is responsible for the differentiation of the internal male genitalia (epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles)? _____

Answer: Testosterone

Flashcard 794: Lesions to the medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) cause _____

Answer: internuclear ophthalmoplegia

Flashcard 795: What step of leukocyte extravasation occurs directly after rolling?_____

Answer: Adhesion

Flashcard 796: Growth hormone has _____ effects in adipose tissue (anabolic/catabolic)

Answer: catabolic

Flashcard 797: Salivary glands, eccrine sweat glands, and apocrine sweat glands are all examples of what type of exocrine gland?

Answer: Merocrine

Flashcard 798: Interstitial fluid may enter, but not leave, the lymph vessels due to _____

Answer: one-way flap valves

Flashcard 799: Which cytokine increases MHC expression and antigen presentation on all cells?

Answer: Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ)

Extra: IFN-γ (Type II Interferon) increases the expression of both MHC Class I and MHC Class II molecules, thereby enhancing antigen presentation. Note: Type I Interferons (IFN-α and IFN-β) primarily increase MHC Class I expression on all nucleated cells to aid in the antiviral response.

Flashcard 800: Are headaches caused by irritation of the brain parenchyma? _____

Answer: No