Nervous and Endocrine Physiology
Portion of the nervous system responsible for voluntary movement.
What is the Somatic Nervous System?
Processes included in ventilation.
Inhalation and Exhalation
The functional unit of the kidney.
What is the nephron?
Muscle types utilized in voluntary movement.
True or False: Peptide hormones can diffuse through plasma membranes without the use of a transporter.
False
Hormones synthesized in the hypothalamus and secreted by the posterior pituitary.
What is oxytocin or vasopressin?
____ transport blood away from the heart while ____ transport blood to the heart.
Arteries, Veins
The hormone influencing glucose levels during a starved state.
Glucagon
True or False: An innate immune response will not occur upon secondary exposure to a pathogen.
False!
Transport of ions dependent upon concentration gradients
What is simple diffusion?
Suckling or bawling of a young calf acts as a ____ stimulus to begin milk letdown.
Afferent
One physiologic response to hypoxia
Increased RR, Vasodilation
The primary macronutrient utilized for energy.
Carbohydrates/Glucose
Cells primarily responsible for humoral immunes response.
Lymphocytes
Two hormones responsible for mammogenesis during pregnancy.
Prolactin, ACTH, Placental Lactogen
Three symptoms of sympathetic tone.
Increased HR, increased RR, slowed digestive/urinary activity, etc.
The regulatory factor in gas exchange.
What is pressure gradients?
Hormones influencing water retention
ADH/Vasopressin, Angiotensin II, Aldosterone
The depletion of ____ results in muscle fatigue
What is ATP?
True or False: Inhibition of an activity (endocrine, gastric etc.) will always indicate negative feedback.
False
____ feedback from the ovary will act upon the ____ and _____ to increase production of estrogen LH FSH and GnRH.
Positive, Hypothalamus, Anterior Pituitary
True or False: Oxygenation of fetal blood will occur within capillaries alongside pulmonary alveoli.
False! Oxygenation will occur via maternal cardio-pulmonary circulation with oxygenated blood transported from uterus to placenta to fetus within the spiral artery.
True of False: Carbohydrate digestion stops in the rumen
False!
The protein that functions to display antigens and help immune cells recognize non-self pathogens.
What is an MHC?
Respiratory, Cardiovascular, and Urinary