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Signals that affect nearby target cells after diffusing through interstitial fluid but not
blood are... - ANSWERS-paracrine signals
Increased levels of carbon dioxide near working cells causes the local ____ of systemic
arterioles, and the ____ pH decreases the affinity of the local hemoglobin for oxygen. -
ANSWERS-dilation; decreased
Hyper ventilation ____ the amount of CO2 in the blood, thus _____ plasma pH. -
ANSWERS-decreases; increasing
At high altitude, low concentration of oxygen in the blood promotes the release of ____,
which has receptors in the _____. - ANSWERS-erythropoietin; bone marrow
The process of inhalation occurs when ____ and the diaphragm is _____. - ANSWERS-
Palv<Patm; contracted
Of the factors that influence diffusion of respiratory gases, the most variable in a healthy
individual, and, therefore, the most important factor to consider is what? - ANSWERS-
gas concentration gradient
, Pulmonary arterioles are most likely to constrict when... - ANSWERS-O2 levels
decrease in the alveoli
Stimuli for the activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone synthesis (RAAS)
pathway include... - ANSWERS-low renal blood pressure
Hypokalemia is a condition where ____ levels are depressed, resulting in excitable cells
that depolarize ____. - ANSWERS-potassium; less easily
Membrane-bound receptors along the distal convoluted tubule are sensitive to ___,
which when present, ____ the amount of sodium reabsorbed. - ANSWERS-ANP;
decreases
Where in the nephron is osmolarity closest to 100 mOsM? - ANSWERS-distal
convoluted tubule
Where is water permeability hormonally regulated in the nephron? - ANSWERS-
collecting duct
During the fed state, glucose is mainly used in the process of ___, primarily influenced
by ___ . - ANSWERS-glycogenesis; insulin
Glucose is absorbed into intestinal cells by ___, and exits those cells towards the blood
by ___. - ANSWERS-secondary active transport; facilitated diffusion
____, released from the digestive actions of proteases and peptidases, are absorbed
into intestinal cells by ___. - ANSWERS-amino acids; secondary active transport
An increase in ____ secretion can lead to "muscle wasting" due to proteolysis, a ____
state. - ANSWERS-cortisol; catabolic