Chapter 17, 19, 20 Flashcards
The synthesis of new organic molecules that involves the formation of new chemical bonds is called _____.
Anabolism
The liver stores _____ in case of depleted nutrients in the blood stream.
Glycogen
Triglycerides
After the catabolism of glucose, a typical cell has gained _____ molecules.
36 ATP
In glycolysis, glucose is broken down into what acid?
Pyruvic
What is a lack of oxygen that inhibits or stops the TCA cycle called?
Hypoxia
_____ is the synthesis of glucose from protein or lipid precursor molecules.
Gluconeogenesis
Which lipoprotein is commonly called “good cholesterol”?
High-density lipoprotein
Liver cells combine carbon dioxide with ammonia to create which water-soluble compound that is excreted from the body?
Urea
Which type of diabetic patient requires insulin?
Type II
Type I
Hypoglycemic
Type I
_____ is the result of conductive heat loss to the air that overlies the surface of an object.
Convection
What are the heat-loss and heat-gain centers located?
Hypothalamus
During hypothermia, the adrenal gland releases _____ to increase the breakdown of glycogen.
Epinephrine
When body temp increases, the body responds by:
Dilating peripheral blood vessels
Parasympathetic innervation of the penile arteries that release _____ at their synaptic knobs cause the smooth muscle in the arterial walls to relax, resulting in erection.
Nitric oxide
Sickle cell disease, spinal anesthesia, and drugs can cause a prolonged, usually painful, penile erection:
Priapism
Uterine glands open to what portion of the uterus?
Endometrium
Which condition causes the female patient to have severe lower abdominal pain, a bloody, foul-smelling discharge, and fever, and usually begins two or three days after miscarriage.
Endometriosis
_____ is the period marked by the degeneration of the superficial functional zone of the endornetrium.
Menses
Women who are ____ are at increased risk for venous thrombosis, strokes, and pulmonary embolism.
Taking oral contraceptives
A zygote contains _____ chromosomes.
46
In an ectopic pregnancy the fertilized egg is implanted where?
Ovary
Abdomen
Fallopian
Which of the following is a chemical that causes malformation of a fetus?
Teratogen
Rising oxytocin levels simulate what?
Force and frequency of uterine contractions
The ____ stage of labor begins with the onset of labor, as the cervix dilates and the fetus begins to slide down the cervical canal.
Dilation
By the _____ week of gestation, fetal heart tones can be auscultated by stethoscope.
20th
Fetuses born after ___ weeks have an excellent chance of survival.
28
What is primigravidia?
A woman who is pregnant for the first time
The mammary gland cells produce which is ingested by the breastfed newborn during the first two to three days of life.
Colostrum
_____ is the naturally occurring termination of pregnancy.
Miscarriage
Spontaneous abortion
Cells break down organic molecules to obtain energy usually in the form of:
ATP
