Test 1 Flashcards
The capacity to perform substrate phosphorylation, the primary method used to make ATP in ____ muscles, is increased by the presence of large stores of _____ in these cells.
Fast twitch skeletal; creatine phosphate
Glucose enters intestinal epithelial cells by _____ and exits those same cells by ______.
Secondary active transport; facilitated diffusion
Proteins are polymers of _______.
Amino Acids
Catabolic reactions are the predominant form of metabolism ________; and include reactions such as _____.
After several hours of fasting; proteolysis
Which of the following is a function of plasma membrane proteins?
- Act as transport molecules for various solutes
- Bind to ligands
- Regulate the passage of ions
- None of the above
- All of the above
All of the above
This “compartment” holds the largest proportion of the total amount of water in the body.
Intracellular fluid
Oxygen traveling in the blood must first pass through _____ before entering a cell.
Interstitial fluid
Regarding gene expression, the process of transcription produces ______, and occurs in the ______ of cells.
mRNA; nucleus
The physiological effects of this signal depend on the presence of glucocorticoid receptors.
- Oxytocin
- Testosterone
- Insulin
- Epinephrine
- Cortisol
Cortisol
A target cell’s response to a hormone is the immediate opening of an ion channel. Choose the hormone most likely to evoke this response.
- Acetylcholine
- Cortisol
- Estradiol
- Testosterone
- Progesterone
Acetylcholine
A paracrine signal is one that
Passes through some interstitial fluid before reaching its receptor
Regulation of blood vessel diameter by epinephrine at alpha adrenergic receptors is an example of ____ control involving ____ signal-receptor combination(s).
tonic; only one
Steroid hormones initiate responses in target-cells by activating:
Gene transcription
Choose the pair that is the correct match of hormone and source
- Cortisol - Anterior pituitary
- Corticotropin releasing hormone - Adrenal medulla
- Antidiuretic hormone - Posterior pituitary
- Oxytocin - Parasympathetic neurons
- Epinephrine - Anterior pituitary
Antidiuretic & posterior pituitary
Beta blockers are drugs that are antagonists of beta adrenergic receptors. Patients that are give beta blockers would experience:
- No effect on heart rate
- An increase in heart rate
- A reduction in heart rate
A reduction in heart rate
_____ is released in direct response to _______.
- Insulin; stress
- Oxytocin; decreased blood pressure
- Glucagon; increased plasma osmolarity
- ACTH; increased CRH
- Antidiuretic hormone; increased blood pressure
ACTH; increased CRH
Patients that are treated with Prednisone (an artificial form of cortisol), to control inflammation or reduce other immune functions, experience lower levels of endogenous (made by their own glands) CRH and ACTH. This is called _____ effect.
- A positive feedback
- An agonistic
- An antagonistic
- A negative feedback
- A paracrine
A negative feedback
An all or none sequence of depolarization and repolarization
Is an action potential and occurs along axons
Which of the following statements about the voltage-gated-Na+-channels is correct?
- They open very slowly but close very quickly
- Their opening is responsible for the repolarization phase of the action potential
- Their closure is responsible for the graded depolarization phase of the action potential
- For each K+ that moves into the cytosol through it, one Na+ also moves into the cell
- They rapidly allow Na+ into the cell, causing the depolarization phase of the action potential
They rapidly allow Na+ into the cell, causing the depolarization phase of the action potential
Delivery of a drug that increases permeability of neuronal membranes to potassium would cause the neurons to:
- Hyperpolarize
- Depolarize
- Stay at -70mV
- Become more positive
Hyperpolarize