Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Primary achalasia is due to an autoimmune destruction of ganglion cells in the _____ plexus

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

What is the difference between the binding sites of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and nitric oxide (NO) to guanylyl cyclase receptors? _____

Is spermatogenesis possible in a patient with cystic fibrosis?_____

The _____ is the contractile unit of the myocardial cell

The foramen ovale usually closes shortly after birth because of increased _____ pressure

What is the effect of cardiogenic shock on pulse pressure?_____

The crypts of Lieberkühn contain _____ cells, which secrete defensins, lysozyme, and TNF

Following transient vasoconstriction (primary hemostasis), there is platelet _____ to the surface of the disrupted vessel

What type of filament is used by axons for axonal transport (retrograde and anterograde)? _____