final exam questions

What order are the layers of the digestive tract in?

lumen, mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, serosa

In what order does blood flow through the heart?

superior vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary veins, left atrium, mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta

Which of the following can give rise to the most ATP?

glycogen and glucose

What is NOT going to increase blood pressure (what lowers it)?

ANH

What increases blood pressure?

aldosterone, ADH, vasopressin

What are the final hormones your reproductive organs produce?

LH, FSH, ACTH

What is from the posterior pituitary?

oxytocin, ADH

What hormone has to do with blood?

erythropoietin, produced by kidneys

What does A represent on the EKG?

P wave and depolarization

What does B represent on the EKG?

QRS complex and depolarization

What does C represent on the EKG?

T wave and repolarization

What are primary characteristics of arteries?

carries blood away from the heart, has more smooth muscle, has thicker walls

What are primary characteristics of veins?

carries blood toward the heart, has valves, has little smooth muscle

What do capillaries do?

diffuse/exchange

What do venules/arterioles do?

regulate blood flow

The process in which white blood cells exti the bloodstream to enter tissues is called?

diapedesis

What is the cause of cramps you feel in your muscles during strenuous exercise?

lactic acid fermentation

MHC’s (major histocompatibility complex) are important for what?

antigen representation

What is oogenesis?

production of female gametes in ovaries

What is spermatogenesis?

production of male gametes in testicles