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This law states that an increase in thoracic volume leads to a decrease in intrapulmonary pressure.
What is Boyle's Law?
This "master gland" is suspended from the hypothalamus by the infundibulum
What is the Pituitary Gland?
This U-shaped part of the nephron dips deep into the renal medulla.
What is the Nephron Loop/Loop of Henle?
This lymphoid organ is where T cells go to become immunocompetent.
What is the Thymus?
This is the term for a urine output of less than 500 mL per day.
What is Oliguria?
These specific cells in the alveoli produce surfactant to prevent lung collapse.
What are Type II Alveolar cells?
This hormone is the dominant force during the "Stage of Resistance" in the stress response.
What is Cortisol?
This nitrogenous waste is the primary byproduct of protein catabolism.
What is Urea?
This class of antibody is a pentamer and is the "first responder" in an infection.
What is IgM?
This is the medical term for the redness and heat caused by increased blood flow during inflammation.
What is Hyperemia?
Most carbon dioxide travels in the blood in this chemical form.
What are bicarbonate ions?
This blood vessel network connects the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary.
What is the hypophyseal portal system?
This medical term describes an elevated Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) level.
What is Azotemia?
These specialized lymphatic capillaries in the small intestine are responsible for absorbing dietary fats.
What are lacteals?
This is the hormone produced by the kidneys that stimulates red blood cell production.
What is Erythropoietin?
This term describes the shift where high temperature or low pH causes hemoglobin to release oxygen.
What is the Bohr Effect?
These pancreatic cells secrete glucagon to raise blood glucose levels.
What are Alpha cells?
The hormone Aldosterone is often called by this nickname because it causes sodium reabsorption.
What is the "salt-retaining" hormone?
This process in the thymus eliminates T cells that would attack the body’s own tissues.
What is Negative Selection?
In "Smoker's Lung," this is the term for when one tissue type changes into another.
What is Metaplasia?
This is the specific name for the three-layered barrier that oxygen must cross to enter the blood.
What is the Respiratory Membrane?
Thyroid hormone inhibits the release of TSH; this is a classic example of this type of "loop."
What is Negative Feedback Inhibition?
This part of the renal tubule is responsible for the "lion's share" (65%) of all reabsorption.
What is the Proximal Convoluted Tubule?
This is the correct order of lymph flow, starting from the smallest vessel.
What is Capillaries → Vessels → Trunks → Ducts?
This posterior pituitary hormone is responsible for water retention and the insertion of aquaporins.
What is ADH/Antidiuretic Hormone?