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week 14
2nd study stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The localized pressure gradient needed to maintain blood flow in a tissue is called | perfusion pressure |
| A glycoprotein hormone that is secreted to increase oxygen concentration in the tissues is | erythropoietin |
| The heart begins beating in the fetus at about what stage of development? | after 4 weeks |
| What is the functional significance of large areas of cardiac muscle being electrically coupled to form a single functional syncytium? | Because they form a syncytium, muscle cells can pass an action potential along a large area of the heart wall, stimulating contraction in each muscle fiber of the syncytium. |
| The term blood type refers to the type of blood cell | antigen |
| The process of swallowing is known as: | deglutition |
| The enzyme pepsin begins the digestion of: | protein |
| The hormone that stimulates the release of bicarbonate substance from the pancreas is: | secretin |
| Which of the following is a disaccharide? | sucrose |
| The purpose of peristalsis is to: | propel food forward along the GI tract. |