EXAM PREP [MULTIPLE CHOICE] Flashcards

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What is the function of the respiratory zone?

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The main site of gas exchange between air and blood

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What is the main function of Type I alveolar cells?

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Site for gas exchange

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3
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What is the main function of Type II alveolar cells?

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Secrete alveolar fluid containing surfactant

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4
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What is inspiration and expiration?

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Inspiration = inhalation

Expiration = exhalation

Together this is pulmonary ventilation

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5
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Where does internal respiration take place?

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In the tissues

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6
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Where does external respiration take place?

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In the lungs

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7
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Main function of the conducting zone?

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Filter, warm and moisten air + conduct it to the lungs

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8
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How is the majority of carbon dioxide transported?

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Dissolves in plasma as bicarbonate ions

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What are the two enzymes in the mouth that start chemical digestion of food?

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Salivary amylase - begins starch digestion

Lingual lipase - secreted by tongue and activated in stomach to breakdown triglycerides

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10
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What is another term for swallowing?

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Deglutition

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11
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What’s the main role of gastrin?

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Stimulates parietal cells to secrete HCl and chief cells to secrete pepsinogen

[also contracts lower oesophageal sphincter, increases motility of stomach, and relaxes pyloric sphincter]

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What is the main function of parietal cells?

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Secretes HCl and intrinsic factor

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What is the main function of chief cells (in gastric pits)?

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Secrete pepsinogen and gastric lipase

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14
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What is the main function of G cells in gastric pits?

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Secretes the hormone gastrin

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15
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What is the role of IgA in digestion?

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Prevents attachment of microbes to the epithelium

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16
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What enzyme digests triglycerides into fatty acids and monoglycerides in the stomach?

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Gastric lipase

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What substance activates pepsinogen, denatures proteins and kills bacteria in the stomach?

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HCl

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18
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Which cells allows an alkaline protective barrier to form on the inner lining of the stomach to prevent acid erosion?

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Mucous cells

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19
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Name the main enzymes in pancreatic juice that help digest starch, fats and proteins.

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  • pancreatic amylase (starch)
  • pancreatic lipase (fats)
  • proteases (proteins)
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20
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What is the main role of cholecystokinin (CCK)?

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Stimulates secretion of pancreatic juice to digest fats and proteins in small intestine

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21
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What feature of the small intestine forms a brush border?

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Microvilli

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22
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Absorbed nutrients leave the GI tract and enter the liver via…?

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hepatic portal vein

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23
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What are the three phases of digestion and their function?

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  1. Cephalic phases - prepare the mouth and stomach for food (activated by smell, sight, thought or initial taste of food)
  2. Gastric phase - begins when food arrives in stomach (activated by stomach stretching) and works to promote gastric secretions and motility
  3. Intestinal phase - when food enter small intestines; promotes digestion of food and slows exit of chyme from stomach
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24
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What is the function of peritubular capillaries in the kidneys?

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Deliver wastes to be secreted into urine and reabsorb nutrients your body needs

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25
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Nephrons are the filtering units of the kidneys. What are their 3 main functions?

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  1. glomerular filtration (filtration of waste-laden blood in the glomerulus)
  2. tubular reabsorption (return of important substances to body)
  3. tubular secretion (movement of waste materials)
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26
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Glomerular filtration (via the filtration membrane) permits the filtration of water and small solutes. What does it prevent the filtration of?

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Proteins

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27
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What is the glomerular filtration rate?

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The amount of filtrate formed in all the renal corpuscles of both kidneys each minute.

28
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What are the 3 main mechanisms that regulate the glomerular filtration rate?

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  1. renal autoregulation
  2. neural regulation
  3. hormonal regulation
29
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What are the 2 hormones that contribute to the regulation of glomerular filtration rate?

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  1. ANP (atrial natriuretic peptide)
  2. Angiotensin II
30
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What are the functions of ANP?

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  • Released from the heart in response to high blood pressure
  • Results in increased secretion of Na+ (increases urine output)
  • Increases glomerular filtration rate
  • Reduces blood pressure
31
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Where does the majority of tubular reabsorption happen?

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Proximal tubule of the nephron

32
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What is the function of aldosterone?

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  • Produced by the adrenal gland
  • Increases renal reabsorption of Na+, CL- and water
  • Increases blood volume and pressure
33
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Functions of angiotensin II?

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  • Released in response to a decreased blood pressure
  • Vasoconstriction of arterioles
  • Reduces glomerular filtration rate
  • Also stimulates the release of ADH
34
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What is the function of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?

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  • Released from the posterior pituitary gland
  • Stimulates the insertion of water channels (aquaporin-2) to increase water reabsorption
  • Decreases osmolarity of body fluids
35
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Name the type of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) in the small intestine.

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Peyer’s patches

36
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There are 7 main constituents of abnormal urine. Name them.

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  1. glucose
  2. proteins
  3. ketone bodies
  4. haemoglobin
  5. bile pigments
  6. erythrocytes
  7. leukocytes
37
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Reduction in blood pressure stimulates the kidney to secrete what?

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Renin (which, in turn, stimulates angiotensin II which raises blood pressure)

38
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The seminal vesicles, prostate gland and bulbourethral glands are considered what…?

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Accessory sex glands

39
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In males, the system of ducts includes the ductus epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct and urethra. What is the broad function of ducts?

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Store and transport gametes

40
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What is the function of Leydig cells?

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Secrete testosterone

41
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Seminal secretions are alkaline to help neutralise the acid in the male urethra and female reproductive tract.

What are the 3 main seminal secretions and their function?

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  1. fructose - ATP production by sperm
  2. prostaglandins - sperm motility and viability, and stimulate smooth muscle contractions in female
  3. clotting protein semenogelin - helps semen coagulate after ejaculation
42
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Secretions of the prostate gland include…

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  1. citric acid - ATP production
  2. acid phosphatase
  3. proteolytic enzymes - break down clotting proteins
  4. seminalplasmin - decrease number of naturally occurring bacteria
43
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) controls the ovarian cycle through secretion of other hormones. Where is GnRH released from and what other hormones does it control?

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Hypothalamus

Oestrogens, progesterone, relaxin and inhibin

44
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What are the main functions of oestrogens?

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  • moderate levels inhibit the release of GnRH, FSH and LH
45
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What are the main functions of progesterone?

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  • prepares the endometrium for implantation
  • prepares mammary glands to secrete milk
  • inhibits release of GnRH and LH
46
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What are the main functions of relaxin?

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  • inhibits contractions of uterine smooth muscle
47
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What are the main functions of inhibin?

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  • inhibits release of FSH and LH
48
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What is the function of follicular-stimulating hormones (FSH)?

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Initiate follicular growth and production of oestrogens

49
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What is the main function of luteinising hormone (LH)?

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Trigger ovulation and promote the formation of corpus luteum

50
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Beta-estradiol, estrone and estriol are all types of what hormone?

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Oestrogens

51
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What are the phases (in order) of the reproductive cycle?

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  1. menstrual phase (declining levels of hormones; stratum functionalis is shed; thin endometrium)
  2. preovulatory (new stratum functionalis produced; rising oestrogen levels; aka. proliferation phase)
  3. ovulation
  4. postovulatory (secretory phase)
52
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If egg is fertilised, what hormone maintains the corpus luteum?

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hCG

53
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What is the hormone released from the posterior pituitary gland that stimulates the insertion of water channels to increase water reabsorption?

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ADH (antidiuretic hormone)

54
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What is the hormone produced by the adrenal glands that increases renal reabsorption of Na2+, Cl- and water resulting in increased blood volume?

A

Aldosterone

55
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What is the hormone released in response to decreased blood pressure, resulting in vasoconstriction of afferent and efferent arterioles and reduced GFR?

A

Angiotensin II

56
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What is the hormone released from the kidney juxtaglomerular cells in response to low blood pressure?

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Renin

57
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What is the hormone released from the heart in response to high blood pressure that results in increased excretion of sodium?

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ANP (atrial natriuretic peptide)

58
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What are the main functions of ductus (vas) deferens?

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Propel, store and reabsorb sperm

59
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What happens in the seminiferous tubules?

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Sperm is produced

60
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What is the main function of the scrotum?

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Regulate temperature of the testes

61
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What are rugae broadly (in stomach and vagina)?

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Folds that allow for stretching

62
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What are circular folds and where are they found?

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In the small intestine; folds of the mucosa and submucosa that enhance absorption by increasing surface area and causing chyme to spiral

63
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Is it the villi or microvilli that forms the brush border of the small intestine and contains digestive enzymes?

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Microvilli

64
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Baroreceptors sense what to enact change in the body?

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Blood pressure change

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