Vocabulary : Acute Care 1

Question 1

Mydriasis

Answer 1

Dilated pupils

Question 2

Sphincters

Answer 2

Muscles that open and close passage in the body to regulate the flow of substances.

Question 3

Lipolysis

Answer 3

Metabolic process through which triacylglycerols (TAGs) break down via hydrolysis into glycerol and free fatty acid.

Question 4

Glycogenolysis

Answer 4

Biochemical pathway in which glycogen breaks down into glucose 1 phosphate and glucose.
Reaction in the hepatocyte and myocytes under the control of enzymes : phosphorylase kinase and glycogen phosphorylase.

Question 5

Glucagon

Answer 5

Hormone produced by alpha cell of the pancreas. Raise the con centration of glucose and fatty acid in the blood stream.
Main catabolic hormone of the body.

Question 6

Noradrenaline / Norepinephrine

Answer 6

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Question 7

Adrenalin / epinephrine

Answer 7

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Question 8

Acetylcholine

Answer 8

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Question 9

Insulin

Answer 9

S

Question 10

Prazosin

Answer 10

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Question 11

Propanol

Answer 11

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Question 12

Atropine

Answer 12

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Question 13

Stenosis

Answer 13

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Question 14

Orthopnea

Answer 14

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Question 15

Emphysema ?

Answer 15

Alveolar rupture

Question 16

Aneurysm

Answer 16

Bulge in a blood vessels caused by high blood pressure

Question 17

Thrombosis

Answer 17

Blockage of blood vessel

Question 18

Atherosclerosis

Answer 18

Buildup of fat in vessels causing a blockage

Question 19

Parenchyma ?

Question 20

HDL =

Answer 20

Good cholesterol, carry cholesterol to the liver for excretion.

Question 21

LDL =

Answer 21

Bad cholesterol, could cause a buildup in the arterial wall which is dangerous for the heart.

Question 22

Atherosclerosis ?

Answer 22

Also called arteriosclerosis it is a buildup of a fat clot in arteries.