Cardiovascular — Flashcards

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

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

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

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

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

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

Congenital GnRH deficiency presents with decreased secretion of _____ and _____

Hint: hormone

The _____ reflex is characterized by anal sphincter contraction upon squeezing of the glans penis