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How would an elevated level of thyroid hormone in the body affect skeletal
muscles? - ✅✅ It would stimulate energy use and heat production.
The autonomic nervous system: - ✅✅ controls both actions of the internal
viscera and release of secretions from glands
The behaviour of humans is under the control of: - ✅✅ both the nervous system
and the endocrine system.
Which of the following is not an effect of parathyroid hormone? - ✅✅ increased
blood phosphate levels
Defence of the body against a particular pathogen is provided by: - ✅✅ specific
immunity.
In passive immunization: - ✅✅ the body receives antibodies produced by
another human or animal
The most numerous white blood cells in the circulation are the - ✅✅
Nonspecific defenses include: - ✅✅ phagocytic cells.
Inflammation.
Interferons.
The redness and heat of an inflamed area are caused by: - ✅✅ vasodilation
During gestation, contraction of the smooth muscle of the uterus is inhibited by
which hormone, produced by the corpus luteum? - ✅✅ Progesterone
What are substances that can trigger an allergy known as? - ✅✅ Allergens
Pressure on the cervix late in pregnancy causes an increase in the blood levels of: -
✅✅ oxytocin
, A critically ill patient in hospital who requires fluid replacement is given a large
infusion of hypertonic saline by mistake. What would be the likely result of this? -
✅✅ Hypertonic saline would cause water to move out of the patient's cells into
the blood, resulting in cell shrinkage. If this occurred in the brain, then brain
function would be compromised.
A menopausal woman who eats a well-balanced diet with adequate vitamins and
minerals is showing signs of mild osteoporosis. Which of the following changes is
likely to be the most beneficial in terms of reversing this? - ✅✅ An exercise
regime of daily walking/jogging, to increase stress on the bones
A patient has suffered central nervous system damage after a car accident. This
could mean that there was direct damage to: - ✅✅ the brain and/or the spinal
cord
Anxiety disorders are becoming increasingly common in our society, and may also
be helping to increase the incidence of a number of other illnesses such as heart
disease, infections and cancer. What is the most likely link between anxiety and
these other diseases? - ✅✅ An anxious state of mind results in an increase in the
release of the stress hormone cortisol. This hormone also suppresses immune
function, leaving an individual more vulnerable to infections and cancers.
Body fluids such as blood and intracellular fluid have their ph strictly controlled.
There are some body fluids, however, that are acidic. In which of the following
locations would you expect to find strongly acidic fluids and what would the
purpose be? - ✅✅ the stomach, to destroy incoming organisms
If a person does some very intense exercise, what is likely to happen to the acidity
of their blood? - ✅✅ The ph will go down slightly, meaning the fluids are more
acidic
Patricia is suffering from emphysema which is limiting gas transfer in her lungs.
Her arterial oxygen is low and her arterial carbon dioxide is high. However, the
acidity of her arterial blood is still within normal limits. What is Patricia's body
doing to keep the ph within normal limits? - ✅✅ Patricia's kidneys will be
excreting more acid to compensate for the high arterial carbon dioxide level.
People who suffer from asthma attacks are sometimes taught to breathe out
through a small tube while they are having an attack. What good would this do? -