Quiz 8 (Chapter 17, 19 and 20) Flashcards
Cells breakdown organic molecules to obtain energy usually in the form of:
ATP
The synthesis of new organic molecules that involves the formation of new checmical bonds is called ______________.
Anabolism
The liver stores ______________ in case of depleted nutrients in the blood stream.
Glycogen and 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 cycled called?
Hypoxia
_______________ is the synthesis of glucose from protein or lipid precursor molecules.
Gluconeogenesis
Which lipoprotein is commonly called “googd 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 1
____________ is the result of cinductive 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 breakdown of glycogen.
Epinephrine
When body temperature increases, the body responds by:
Increasing depth of respiration, stimulating sweat glands, dialating peripheral blood vessels. (All of the above)
Parasympathetic innervation of the penile arteries that release ____________ at their synaptic knobs causes 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.
Priaprism
Uterine glands open to what portion of the uterus?
Endometrium
Which condition casues the female patient to have severe lower abdominal pain, a bloody, foul smelling discharge, and a fever and usually begin two to three days after miscarriage?
Endometritis
The ___________ stage of labor begins with the onset of labor, as the cervix dialates 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 primagravida?
A woman who is pregnant for the first time
The mammary gland cells produce which is ingested by the breastfed newborn durning the first two to three days of life.
Colostrum
______________ os the naturally occuring termination of pregnancy.
Miscarriage, spontaneous abortion
______________ is the period marked by the degeneration of the superficial functional zone of the endometrium.
Menses
Women who are _____________ are at increased risked for venous thrombosis, strokes, and pulmonary embolism.
Taking oral contraceptives
A zygote contains _______________ chromosomes.
46
In an ectopic pregnacy the fertalized egg is implanted where?
Ovary, Abdomen, Fallopian tube. (Any of the above)
Which of the following is a chemical that causes malformation fo the fetus?
Teratogen
Rising oxytocin levels stimulate what?
Force and frequency of uterine contractions
