Cardiovascular — Flashcards

As the lower esophageal sphincter relaxes, the orad stomach also relaxes, a phenomenom known as _____

Contractility, or _____, is the intrinsic ability of myocardial cells to develop force at a given muscle length

Which female sex steroid prevents endometrial hyperplasia?_____

How does plasma protein concentration change with isotonic NaCl infusion? _____

How does decreased efferent parasympathetic firing (e.g. baroreceptor reflex) affect heart rate?_____

In response to increased Na+ intake (and ECF volume), there is _____ ANP activity

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

The synthesis of growth hormone is inhibited by _____, its release-inhibiting hormone

What is the effect of estrogen on production of coagulation factors? _____

Ciguatoxin opens _____ channels, causing depolarization