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Endocrine System
Blood
The Heart
Blood Vessels
100
the valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
What is tricuspid
100
anterior pituitary hormone under constant inhibition by dopamine
What is prolactin
100
Hemostasis consists of these three steps
What is 1) vascular spasm 2) platelet plug formation 3) coagulation
100
circuit associated with the right side of the heart
What is pulmonary
100
carry blood away from the heart
What is artery
200
the only artery carrying deoxygenated blood
What is pulmonary
200
anterior pituitary hormone that assists in regulation of the body's natural daily rhythm
What is adrenocorticotropic hormone
200
lowers blood glucose levels
What is insulin
200
pumping chambers of the heart
What is ventricles
200
holds 60% of body's blood at any given time
What is veins
300
self-excitable
What is automaticity
300
the two main classes of hormones
What is amino-acid based and steroids
300
the amount of oxygen molecules a single RBC can carry
What is 1 billion
300
where Calcium is stored
What is sarcoplasmic reticulum
300
vessels within vessels
What is vasa vasorum
400
muscle associated with a plateau in the membrane potential due to slow calcium channels
What is cardiac
400
Fill in the following sequence: stimulus-->receptor-->_______-->enzyme-->2nd messenger
What is G-protein
400
blood cell formation in red bone marrow
What is hematopoiesis
400
behaving as a single coordinated unit
What is functional syncytium
400
help veins work against gravity
What is valves
500
part of the autonomic nervous system that exerts the most influence on regulation
What is parasympathetic
500
receptor number decreases in response to high hormone levels
What is down-regulation
500
RBC is to erythropoietin as platelet is to _____
What is thrombopoietin
500
atrial depolarization initiated by the SA node (ECG)
What is P wave
500
an increased resistance in arterioles leads to ______ which leads to increased blood pressure
What is a decrease in the diameter of the arteriole
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