absorption of vitamin B12 from the ileum relies on this substance
What is intrinsic factor?
100
Most regulation of hormone secretion occurs by this mechanism
What is negative feedback?
100
The most common cause of death in Marfan syndrome
What is aortic dissection?
100
These cells line the alveoli
What are Type 1 pneumocytes?
100
bile is continuously produced by these cells in the liver
What are hepatocytes?
200
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a disorder that is usually associated with H. pylori infection; pain decreases with meals
What is a duodenal ulcer?
200
This is another name for the pituitary gland
What is hypophysis?
200
This term refers to impaired hemoglobin production resulting from low iron intake, chronic blood loss or increased demand for iron
What is iron deficiency anemia
200
This is a temporary organ consisting of maternal and fetal components; forms after successful implantation of the embryo into the uterine wall
What is the placenta?
200
in order for absorption to take place in the small intestine, carbohydrates must be broken down into these
What are monosaccharides?
300
A deficiency of this nutrient results in decrease in taste and smell and poor wound healing; in children it results in hypogonadism and growth retardation
What is zinc?
300
This disorder presents with secondary amenorrhea and galactorrhea
What is prolactinoma?
300
These glands in the male are homologous to the Bartholin’s glands in the female
What are the bulbourethral (Cowper’s) glands?
300
This pathogen is responsible for the most common systemic fungal infection; associated with bird or bat feces
What is Histoplasma capsulatum?
300
This Sesame Street character LOVES to eat cookies
Who is the cookie monster?
400
Synthesized in intestinal epithelium, this lipoprotein fraction transports diet-derived triglyceride in the blood.
What is chylomicron?
400
This part of a guanosine triphosphate-binding protein binds GDP or GTP to activate or inactivate it
What is the alpha subunit?
400
This type of anemia is seen in a patient undergoing tuberculosis treatment
What is sideroblastic anemia?
400
Aspirin and other NSAIDS reduce the systhesis of thromboxane A2 in platelets by inhibiting this enzyme, resulting in curtailment of platelet thrombi
What is cyclooxygenase?
400
this term refers to the situation when intra-abdominal pressure is increased by expiring against a closed glottis
What is the valsalva maneuver?
500
this nutritional substance is involved in transamination reactions, among others. Deficiency is commonly seen in alcoholics and patients receiving isoniazid therapy
What is pyridoxine?
500
This disorder of early childhood or infancy manifests with severe mental retardation; can be caused by maternal hypothyroidism or enzyme or iodine deficiency
What is cretinism?
500
This tumor has an overexpression of BCL-2 and causes generalized lymphadenopathy
What is follicular lymphoma?
500
This type of drug is used to treat acromegaly
What are somatostatin analogs?[
500
this disease involves the absence of the colonic enteric nervous system; there is constriction and marked dilatation and accumulation of intestinal
contents, and severe constipation