Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Because prolonged CNS _____glycemia leads to irreversible neurological deficits and death, multiple counter-regulatory systems are activated in response

Which androgen is responsible for libido?_____

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) secretion is decreased in response to _____

The resting membrane potential of cardiac cells is determined primarily by _____ ions

Thyroid hormone stimulates upregulation of _____ receptors in the heart

What part of a myocardial cell is the site of storage and release of Ca2+ for excitation-contraction coupling?_____

Where in the heart is conduction velocity the slowest?_____

What effect does decreased stretch (e.g. hemorrhage) have on the afferent firing rate of a baroreceptor?_____

Oxytocin causes contraction of _____ in the breast, forcing milk stored in the mammary alveoli into the ducts for ejection

Thyroid hormones stimulate bone _____ as a result of ossification and fusion of the growth plates