Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Flashcard 751: Which androgen is responsible for libido?_____

Answer: Testosterone

Flashcard 752: Which type of sensory receptor senses dynamic, light touch, and position sense?_____

Answer: Meissner corpuscles

Flashcard 753: Ovarian follicular growth is fastest during the _____ week of the follicular phase

Answer: 2nd

Flashcard 754: Which hormone is primarily responsible for the closure of epiphyseal plates (cessation of pubertal growth) in both males and females?

Answer: Estrogen

Extra: In both males and females, estrogen is the primary hormone responsible for the closure of epiphyseal plates. In males, testosterone is converted to estrogen by the enzyme aromatase to exert this effect. Clinical Correlation: Individuals with aromatase deficiency or estrogen receptor resistance fail to close their epiphyseal plates and continue to grow into adulthood, resulting in tall stature.

Flashcard 755: What change in heart rate is expected during the valsalva maneuver if the patient's baroreceptor reflex is intact?_____

Answer: Increased HR

Flashcard 756: In _____, the HMP shunt provides a source of NADPH for NADPH oxidase activity, which is used for respiratory burst

Answer: neutrophils

Flashcard 757: Which female sex steroid causes increased myometrial (uterine) contractility/excitability?_____

Answer: Estrogen

Flashcard 758: The left ventricle compensates for increased afterload by _____ in order to decrease wall tension

Answer: thickening (hypertrophy)

Flashcard 759: Ghrelin levels _____ after gastric bypass surgery

Answer: decrease

Flashcard 760: The remaining cells (non-alpha, beta, delta) of the islets of Langerhans secrete _____ or other peptides

Answer: pancreatic polypeptide