Sugar, we’re going hypoglycemic
This insulin-dependent glucose transporter is found in muscle and adipose tissue.
What is GLUT4?
The neurotransmitter that binds the nicotinic receptor at the 1st synapse in the ANS.
What is Acetylcholine?
This substance, secreted by parietal cells, is essential for vitamin B12 absorption.
What is intrinsic factor?
Insulin suppresses this glucose-producing pathway during the fed state.
What is gluconeogenesis?
These areas in the spleen are where B-cells are found.
What are Follicles (white pulp) and the marginal zone?
This “master activator” enzyme converts inactive zymogens into active proteases in the gut.
What is trypsin?
These autonomic receptor subtypes are coupled with the Gq protein.
What are M1, M3, α1, H1, V1 receptors?
This ligament is located between the liver and anterior abdominal wall and contains the remnant of the umbilical vein.
What is Falciform ligament?
This organ makes ketone bodies but cannot use them.
What is the liver?
This immune cell has the cell surface proteins CD16 and CD56.
What are natural killer cells?
This peptide hormone is synthesized by delta-cells in the pancreas.
What is somatostatin?
This Gi-coupled receptor reduces HR and contractility in the atria.
What is M2?
This regulatory peptide increases hunger and is produced by P/D1 cells in the stomach.
What is ghrelin?
This tissue’s role in fasting is to release fatty acids and glycerol via lipolysis.
What is adipose tissue?
This is the area in the spleen where splenic macrophages capture blood-borne antigens for recognition by lymphocytes.
What is the Marginal Zone?
Patients with type 1 diabetes are at risk for this acute, life-threatening complication that presents with Kussmaul breathing and fruity breath.
What is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)?
This sympathetic exception uses ACh on nicotinic receptors to stimulate hormone release.
What is the adrenal medulla?
This connection between the yolk sac and midgut can persist and cause painless GI bleeding.
What is Meckel’s diverticulum?
This lipoprotein transports dietary triglycerides from the intestine to peripheral tissues.
What are chylomicrons?
These specialized macrophages form the lining of hepatic sinusoids.
What are Kupffer cells?
This skin condition is a hallmark of glucagonoma.
What is necrolytic migratory erythema?
This enzyme is the rate-limiting step in norepinephrine synthesis.
What is tyrosine hydroxylase?
A patient with watery diarrhea that improves with fasting and a stool osmotic gap >50 likely has this mechanism of diarrhea.
What is osmotic diarrhea?
This enzyme is the first committed step of gluconeogenesis.
What is fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase?
This protein is found in secretory fluids and neutrophils that inhibits microbial growth via iron chelation.
What is lactoferrin?