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what is jaundice   excess bilirubin  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Growth Hormone   Anterior Pituitary Gland, systemic, non steroid, makes things grow (bones, muscle)  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Thyroid-Stimulating (tsh)   Anterior Pituitary Gland, Thyroid Gland, non-steroid, influences metabolism  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Adreno-corticotroptic (acth)   Anterior pituitary gland, adrenal cortex, non-steroid, regulates adrenal activity (controls)  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Prolactin (PRL)   Anterior Pituitary Gland, Mammary gland, non steroid, makes milk  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Luteinizing(LH)   Anterior Pituitary gland, gonads, non steroid, stimulate sex organs  
Source, Target, Type, Action of follicle-stimulating (fsh   anterior pituitary gland, gonads, turns on gonads  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Anti-diuretic (ADH   hypothalamus, kidneys, non steroid, reabsorb water  
Source, Target, Type, Action of oxytocin )OT(   hypothalamus, smooth muscle (uterous) nonsteroid, stimulates milk and gets baby out  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Thyroid (t3 &t4)   thyroid gland, systemic, non steroid, Controls rate of metabolism  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Calcitonin   Thyroid gland, systemic, decreases blood calcium levels (by taking it out of blood and building bones osteoblasts)  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Parathyroid (PTH)   Parathyroid gland, oseteoclast, non steroid, raises blood calcium levels (by taking bone, destroying it and releasing the calcium into the blood)  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Mineral corticoids (aldosterone)   adrenal cortex, systemic (kidney tubules), STEROID, regulates water and electrolyte balance in cells (salt content)  
Source, Target, Type, Action of glucocorticoids (cortisol)   adrenal cortex, systemic, STEROID, raise blood glucose levels during stress (quickly)  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Androgens (sex hormones)   Adrenal cortex & gonads, systemic, steroids, stimulates sex organ growth, muscle mass, secondary sex organs  
Source, Target, Type, Action of insulin   pancreas islets beta, systemic, non steroid, lower blood sugar levels  
Source, Target, Type, Action of glucagon   pancreas islets alpha, systemic and liver, non steroid, raises blood sugar level  
Source, Target, Type, Action of melatonin   pineal gland, brain, non steroid, inhibits precocious sex and promotes sleep.  
Source, Target, Type, Action of Atrial Naturetic   Heart, Kidney, non steroid, gets rid of salt  
Which organs are responsible for removing old blood cells from the body   liver and spleen  
which hormones are direct antagonists   calcitonin and pth, insulin and glucagon, aldosterone and anp  
what are tropic hormones   hormones that direct the action of other hormones (Management)  
what are the tropic hormones   TSH, ACTH, LH, FSH  
What are releasing hormones   hormones that direct the tropic hormones  
location of synthesis of releasing hormones and job   they are made in the hypothalamus and sent out the anterior pituitary gland  
receptor types   photo, chemical, mechanical, baro, thermo-  
vision pathway   cornea, aqueas humor, pupil, lens, vitrious humor, retina, to rods and cones...light detection for r & c is pigment (rhodipsin) to opsin to pde which closes sodium channels and turns off nerves and sends a "negative" to the occipital lobe  
sound pathway   sound starts in external ear, hits ear drum, vibrates ossicles (malleus, incus, stapes) that vibrates cochlea which is filled with fluid and vibrates the little hair cells connected to cranial nerves and sends to temporal lobe  
ear balance pathway   move head, moves fluid in semi-circular canals, moves hairs connected to nerves to cerebellum  
steps to determine balance   1. vision. 2. dynamic equilibrium 3. static equilibrium. 4 proprioreceptors (muscles  
static ear balance   rocks fall with gravity, otoliths "ear Rocks", move hairs and talk to cerebellum  
normal hemocrit   45%  
amenia types   iron deficiency, hemorragic, b12 deficiency, sicle cell amenia  
blood jobs   transportation of gasses, nutrients, waste  
components of blood   rbc, wbc, platlets  
rbcs   red blood cells- carry gasses (oxygen and co2), made in bone marrow  
wbcs   immunity - lukacites  
platlets   important for clotting  
plasma   watery medium that plasma floats in. contains waste, nutrients, gasses  
When oxygen levels are low...   more EPO is made and sent from the Liver and Kidneys to tell the bone marrow to make more blood.  
getting rid of old RBC's   starts in liver and spleen where the liver takes out the iron (done by transferrin), amino acids go to the plasma, rest goes to bilirindin to the bile to bilirubin in liver and gallbladder to intestines and end in rectum.  
universal donor blood type   o-  
universal blood type reciepent   ab+  
getting cut repair steps   vessel spasm (shrinks, vasoconstruct). platlet plug. clotting  
clotting cascade   Tissue factor > PF3 > X > Prothrombin Activator > makes thrombin which makes fibrin (clotting) and plasmin (clot destroyer)  
TPA - tissue plasmin activator   for stroke victims  
Heart anatomy   2 atrium and 2 ventricles (chambers)  
arteries move...   away from the heart  
veins move...   to the heart  
Pulmonary circut   trips to the lungs  
Systemic circut   trips to everywhere else in the body  
Blood pathway   in through the superior/inferior vena cava to the RA through Tricuspid valve > RV out the Pulmonary artery > lungs > Pulmonary Vein > LA through Bicuspid valve > LV > out the Aorta to body  
Pulmonary side   Right side (used blood, lack of oxygen)  
Systemic side   Left side (new blood, oxygen, red)  
starley law   if you "prestretch" the heart you are able to get more blood in  
cardiac cycle   ventricle fill with blood from atrium, ventricles systole (contract) and valves close behind blood, blood leaves via artery, isovolumetric relaxiation  
Intrinsic Conduction System   SA Node (Pacemaker, P Wave, atria contract, Autorhythmic), AV Node (ventricles contract, autorhythmic, QRS wave), Reset (relaxing T-Wave)  
Cardiac Action Potential   1. sodium goes in. 2. calcium in. (depolarization) Also the calcium in makes for a pause to fill the ventricles. Potassium out (repolarization)  
cardiac output   heart rate (pulse) X stroke volume  
Peripheral Nervous system   Somatic and Autonomic, Sensory and Motor, Basically everything in the nervous system except the brain and spinal cord  
Somatic is...   voluntary and controls the skeletal muscles  
autonomic is...   involuntary and controls the smooth muscles  
Sensory pns is...   input and to the brain  
motor pns is...   output and moving away from the brain  
Diaphragm rhyme   Phrenic nerve. Cervical plexus. c3 c4 c5 keep the diaphragm alive  
ascending nerve characteristics   from body to brain, sensory  
descending nerve characteristics   from the brain to the body, motor  
Reflex steps (6)   1. stimulus 2. sensor/receptor 3. sensory neuron 4. area of spinal cord/plexus 5. motor neuron 6. effector (muscle)  
interneurons   they go up and down the spine, across the spine, sends messages to the brain (learning), antagonist inhibition (tells the opposite muscle to relax)  
ipsi-lateral   reflex occurs on same side as stimulus  
contralateral   when reflex occurs on opposite side of stimulus  
meninges function   surround the cns, protects and cushions  
cerebral-spinal fluid function   shock absorbers, cushions, blood brain barrier  
spinal tap location   lumbar (more space to work inside of  
Brain Stem parts   Medulla oblongata, Pons  
Diencephalon parts   hypothalamus, thalamus, epithalamus  
cerebrum parts   parietal lobe, frontal lobe, occiptial lobe, temporal lobe  
cerebellum parts   abor vitea, vermis  
medulla oblongata function   basic life support, breathing, heart  
pons function   means bridge, connects the brain stem to the rest of the brain or "high brain", regulates breathing  
thalamus function   relay center, router, switchboard. Directs traffic - sorts the messages and gets them from the spine to the parts of brain.  
hypothalamus function   homeostasis  
epithalamus function   makes cerebral spinal fluid  
Meninges anatomy   Dura mater (outermost), arachnoid mater (middle), pia mater (innermost).  
Subarachnoid space function   place where the csf lies  
csf pathway   1. epithalamus. 2. fill ventricles (center of brain). 3. travel through "cerebral aqueduct". 4. central canal. 5. leaks from the medularis conas into subarachnoid space of spine. 6. up the outside of spine to outside the brain. 7. out the arachnoid villi.  
cerebellum function   coordination or balance  
mesencephalon parts   corpara quadrigemina (reflexes visual and audio) rubro area (red nucleus or muscle tone, tells muscles to keep going) Ras (awareness or consciences)  
occipital lobe funcion   visual  
temporal lobe function   nose and hearing  
parietal lobe function   sensory, understanding words (wernickes)  
frontal lobe function   motor functions, recognition (thinking and personality, making words (brocas areas)  
dominant hemisphere   the location of the Broca's area  
cns 1   olfactory, smell, sensory  
cns 2   optic, sight, sensory  
cns 3   oculomotor, moves eye, motor  
cns 4   trochlear, moves eye, motor  
cns 5   trigeminal, jaws and teeth, both  
cns 6   abducens, moves eye, motor  
cns 7   facial, face and expressions, both  
cns 8   vestbulo cochlea, hearing and balance, sensory  
cns 9   glossopharngeal, tongue throat, both  
cns 10   vasus, heart/guts, both  
cns 11   accessory, neck muscles, motor  
cns 12   hypoglossal, throat, motor  
Mirror nerve location   Frontal Lobe, Pre-motor cortex, (planning movement  
Mirror nerve function   lack of empathy  
Limbic system parts and funtion   Parts: Hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus. Function: Emotional system, keeps you from doing something stupid. Memory  
Muscles the ANS talks to   Involuntary  
ANS is controlled by   limbic system: Sympathatic or Parasympathetic  
Sympathetic wire location   thoraco-Lumbar region  
Parasympathetic wire locations   cranial-sacral region  
Sympathetic characteristics   fight or flight  
parasympathetic charasteristics   rest and digest  
sympathetic neuron charasteristics   short 1st neuron, long 2nd neuron or short pregangleonic fiber and long post ganglionic fiber  
parasympathetic neuron charasteristics   long 1st neuron, short 2nd neuron or long pre-gangleonic fiber and short post-ganglionic fiber  
sympathetic neurotransmitters   Acetylocholine from pre to post and epinephrine (adreneline) to organ  
Parasympathetic neurotransmitters   acetelocholine from pre to post and to organ  
Ascending tracts   spino-cerebellum, spino-thalamic, dorsal columns.  
decending tracts   cortisospinal, rubrospinal, reticulospinal  
spino cerebellar   doesn't cross, balance  
spino thalmic   pain and temp, crosses at spine and then goes up  
dorsal columns   touch, crosses at the medula oblongatta  
cortisospinal   voluntary motor, crosses at medula oblongatta  
rubrospinal   muscle tone (keeping your back straight so you don't fall over), crosses at the medula obsongatta  
reticulospinal   muscle tone (keeping your back straight so you don't fall over), crosses at the medula obsongatta  
a drug that works to block a receptor is what?   antagonist  
Ach (acetacholine) recptors affect which system   parasympathetic system  
drugs that affect the sympathetic system are...   androgenic  
drugs that affect the parasympathetic system are...   cholinergic  
alpha drugs affect...   everywhere  
Beta 1 drugs affect   the heart  
beta 2 drugs affect   the lungs  
Atenolol   beta 1 blocker (antagonist)  
Propranolol   beta 1 and beta 2 blocker  
prazosin   alpha 1 blocker  
atropine   ach blocker  
phenylephrine   alpha 1 agonist  
dobutamine   beta 1 agonist  
albuterol   beta 2 agonist  
norepinephrine   alpha 1 and 2, beta 1 agonist (predominantly alpha 1 agonist)  
what sound makes the lub   tricuspid and bicuspid valves  
what sound makes the dub   pulmonary and aortic valves  
what is a ventricular septal defect   a hole in the heart  
ventricular diastole   ventricular relaxation  
factors affecting blood pressure   vasoconstriction (smaller pipes more pressure), hemocrit (how many rbc you have, and viscosity, thicker blood pressure goes up harder to push), vessel length, more fat means more tissue to service (pressure goes up)  
short term bp regulation   Nerves responsible, baroreceptors in neck say we need more blood, (sympathetic response), brain gets epinephrine to heart, heart beats like crazy  
long term bp regulation   hormones responsible, kidney makes renin > angiotensin I > to lungs to make > angiotensin II converts to ACE enzyme goes to adrenal gland to make Alderstone. more alterstone, more salt, keeps water, water goes to plasma higher plasma lower blood pressure  
cappilary components   sphincter, when open blood goes from artery to vein through the capillarries. when low 0xygen they open when high co2 they open and when 2 much waste. negative feedback dictates opening  
dynamic equilibrium is   semi-circular ducts  
Layers for immunity   skin, hair, cillia, mucus, tears, saliva, sweat, oil, wax, urine, stomach acid, vaginal acid  
inflammation for immunity   red hot big, because of increased blood flow and more wbc  
neutrophil function   eats bad things  
histamine function   chemical messenger to promote swelling and or blood flow  
lymphocyte function   immune response  
monocyte function   macrophage (eats)  
eosinophil function   attacks parasites  
basophils function   releases histamine  
layers of immunity   1. protection (skin and liquids). 2. inflammation (increased blood flow). 3. lymph system (drainage system). 4. immune response (killers)  
lymph system function   drainage system, teh extra fluid is "lymph" and the lymph nodes are filters to the heart  
lymphocyte cell types   b cell and t cell  
immune response pathway   1. b-cell grabs invader. 2. waits for orders. 3. t-cell orders "cytokines" to clone b-cell so they will have proper receptor. 5. 2 clone cell types plasma cell clone to release antibodies and sleeper cells to remember the invader  
Ig rhyme   IGA'S flow away, IGD is on the B, IGE is allergy, IGG is bloody baby, IGM is first membranie  
iga place and function   mucosal layer, body fluid, tears, saliva, milk. they stop attachment and keep things from coming in  
igd place and function   found on b-cell. They grab invaders  
ige place and function   found skin, intestines, respiratory system. It triggers the release of histamine and gets inflamation rolling  
Igg place and function   plasma, main antibody/fighter for baby, crosses placenta  
igm place and function   attached to b-cell, first one made  
mhc protein   identifying protein on each and every body cell  
antogen presenting cell    


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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