Quiz 8 Flashcards
Cell break down organic molecules to obtain energy usually in the form of
ATP
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.
Triglycerides, glycogen
After the catabolism of glucose, atypical cell has gained ______ molecules.
36 ATP
In glycolysis, glucose is broken down into what acid?
Pyruvic
What is a lack 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 I
______ is the result of conductive heat loss to the air that overlies the surface of an object.
Convection
Where 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 temperature increases, the body responds by:
Increasing depth of respiration, Stimulating sweat glands, Dilating peripheral blood vessels.
Parasympathetic innervation of the penile arteries that release _______ at their synaptic knobs causes the smooth muscles 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
Priaprism
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 usually begins two to three days after miscarriage.
Pelvic inflammatory disease
_____ 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 in implanted where?
Overy, Abdomen, Fallopian tube
Which of the following is a chemical that causes malformation of a fetus?
Teratogen
Rising oxytocin levels stimulate what?
Force frequency of uterine contraction
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 _____ weeks of gestation, fetal heart tones can be ausculateted by stethoscope.
20th
Fetuses born after ______ weeks have an excellent chance of survival.
28
What is primigravida?
A woman who is pregnant for the first time
The mammary gland cells produce which is ingested by the breastfed newborn during the first to three days of life?
Colostrum
________ is the naturally occurring termination of pregnancy.
Miscarriage, Spontaneous abortion
