Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Flashcard 681: Which anterior pituitary hormones are acidophilic on histological preparation?_____

Answer: GH, Prolactin

Flashcard 682: What happens to most of the endocytosed LDL receptors? _____

Answer: Recycled to cell membrane

Flashcard 683: Which immunoglobulin is produced first in response to an infection?_____

Answer: IgM

Flashcard 684: Do lower motoneuron lesions present with clasp knife spasticity? _____

Answer: No

Flashcard 685: The magnitude of the tension that develops during myocardial excitation-contraction coupling is proportional to levels of intracellular _____

Answer: Ca2+

Flashcard 686: What effect does passive leg raising have on the intensity of MVP murmurs?_____

Answer: Decreased intensity

Flashcard 687: The blueberry muffin rash of CMV and Rubella is due to dermal _____

Answer: erythropoiesis

Flashcard 688: Which interleukin is primarily responsible for acute-phase reactant production?_____

Answer: IL-6

Flashcard 689: The hypothalamus is connected to the pituitary gland by both neural and endocrine pathways. Which lobe is connected by the **endocrine** (portal) pathway?

Answer: Anterior pituitary

Extra: The anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis) is connected to the hypothalamus via the hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal system (vascular/endocrine). The posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis) is connected via the hypothalamic-hypophyseal tract (neural axons).

Flashcard 690: _____, an endocrine hormone, is a member of a family of peptides that includes the GI hormones secretin and GIP

Answer: Glucagon