Kahoots post exam 3 Flashcards
What buffer is important in the ICF?
Protein buffer
Stimulation of the neuropeptide Y will result in what?
Increase appetite
Inhibition of melanocortins will result in what?
Increased appetite
What suppresses appetite?
Leptin
Your fingers feel warm when holding a hot mug of coffee. This is an example of what?
Conduction
The skin loses heat by warming air that is circulated over it. This refers to what?
Convection
Sweating cools the skin by which mechanism?
Evaporation
Cold temperature leads to the skin arterioles doing what?
Vasoconstriction
pH of 7.3, CO2 high, HCO3 is normal. What condition is this?
Respiratory acidosis
What do mucous cells of the stomach secrete?
Bicarbonate
What are the 2 major hormones controlling pancreatic exocrine secretion?
Secretin and CCK
What is the barrier between the stomach and the duodenum?
Pyloric sphincter
What cells of the stomach secrete HCL acid?
Parietal cells
Where does most absorption take place in the GI tract?
Small intestine
Saliva begins digestion of dietary starches through the action of what enzyme?
Amylase
Which section of the stomach has the thickest musculature?
Antrum
Where is the vomiting center located?
Medulla
How often is the protective lining of the stomach replaced?
Every 3 days
What does somatostatin inhibit?
HCL secretion
A hormone that has its primary function as controlling another hormone is what?
Tropic
How many different hormones are secreted by the anterior pituitary?
6
What is the main nutrient needed in order to make thyroid hormone?
Iodine
What endocrine gland secretes melatonin?
Pineal gland
What is another term for the neurohypophysis?
Posterior pituitary
Stress triggers the release of what hormone from the adrenal cortex?
Cortisol
What is the most abundant hormone produced by the pituitary?
GH
GH hypersecretion after adolescence produces what condition?
Acromegaly
Where is the suprachiasmatic nucleus located?
Hypothalamus
Cushing’s syndrome involves the hypo/hypersecretion of what hormone?
Cortisol hypersecretion
