FMS I Final Flashcards
T/F: Cortisol circulates in the plasma free (unbound) and bound to protein.
TRUE
t/f: “Flight or fight” occurs in the exhaustion stage in the general adaptation syndrome (GAS).
FALSE
T/F: A person does not have a stress reaction unless the stress exceeds his or her coping abilities.
TRUE
T/F: The decrease in insulin during a stress response prevents glucose from being taken up by peripheral tissue so that more glucose will be available for the CNS.
TRUE
T/F: For catecholamines to be immunosuppressive, their levels must be chronically elevated.
TRUE
T/F: Stress and negative emotions have not been associated with the production of increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines
FALSE
T/F: Although stress generally inhibits the female reproductive system, it increases the production of testosterone.
FALSE
T/F: Lymphocytes secrete growth hormone (GH), prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and endorphins.
TRUE
T/F: Studies have shown a relationship between depression and reduction in lymphocyte proliferation and natural killer (NK) cell activity
TRUE
T/F: Stress has no effect on the development of cancer.
FALSE
Which hormone Constricts peripheral vessels to increase blood pressure as a stress response?
norepinephrine
Which hormone Increases cardiac output by increasing heart rate and myocardial contractility during a stress response?
epinephrine
Which hormone Increases gastric secretions during a stress response?
cortisol
What nerve innervates the diaphragm and is associated with the fibrous pericardium?
phrenic
The mesothelium of the parietal layer of the body wall is derived from…
somatic mesoderm
The crura of the diaphragm are derived from the…
dorsal mesentery of the esophagus
The fibrous pericardium is derived from…
the pleuropericardial membranes
Which of the following are retroperitoneal (either primarily or secondarily)?
kidney and urinary bladder (that’s the correct answer on the exam)
Which of the following is a herniation through the sternocostal hiatus?
retrosternal hernia
What develops from the first pharyngeal arch?
muscles of mastication
What is derived from the second aortic arch?
hyoid artery
The thymus develops from…..
third pharyngeal pouch
The cells that produce calcitonin are derived from…
fourth pharyngeal pouch
the middle ear ossicles are derived from…
first and second pharyngeal arches
Which disease is caused by an autosomal dominant gene and results in malar hypoplasia of zygomatic bones with down-slanting palpebral fissures, defect of lower eyelids, deformed external ears and sometimes abnormalities of middle and internal ears?
Treacher Collins syndrome