Medical Sciences question and answers for August 30, 2023
- Q Identify two chemical classes of hormones, how do thesedifferent hormone classes affect the way these hormones aretransported and how they interact and affect change on their targetcells
- Q Describeactive and passive transport. Which relies on diffusion and whichrequires ATP? What are the different types of passive transport?What are primary and secondary active transport?
- Q Compare and contrast the structural and functional differencesbetween the parasympathetic and the sympathetic nervous systems.Identify an organ that is innervated by both systems and explainthe effect of each system on...
- Q Explain the agonist-to-antagonist spectrum of action ofpsychopharmacologic agents. Describe what an agonist, partialagonist, antagonist, and inverse agonist are. List one or twomedications in each of these categories.What is a G-protein-linked...
- Q 12. Describe the inflammatory and repair processes by whichtissues recover from injury. 13. Briefly describe the changes thatoccur in tissues with age.
- Q =Which of the following describes how RNA and DNA areused in mitosis?A.-forms spindle fibers that attach tochromosomesB.-moves vesicles to the middle of the cell to form thecell plate.C.-leads to synthesis...
- Q Case study: Patient HL comes into the clinic with the followingsymptoms: nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The patient has a historyof drug abuse and possible Hepatitis C. HL is currently taking...
- Q Think of the possible reasons that can explain someone's failureto lose weight even if he's on diet
- Q Indicate whether the following statements are characteristic ofthe sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system:Causes heart rate to increase -SympatheticParasympatheticBothNeitherUtilizes the neurotransmitters acetylcholine and norepinephrine- SympatheticParasympatheticBothNeitherOnly neurotranmitter used is acetylcholine -SympatheticParasympatheticBothNeitherLacks ganglia...
- Q Answer the following questions below in your own words (NOPLAGIARISM)A- Answer the following questions (300words):Reflect on your experiences realizing your gender: How did youlearn about your gender? What happened? What...
- Q Describe the following conditions:Hypernatremia/HyponatremiaHyperkalemia/HypokalemiaDiabetes insipidusrespiratory acidosisrespiratory alkalosismetabolic acidosismetabolic alkalosisWhat hormone regulates potassium? What is a potassiumshift?
- Q Quantitative analysis in Spectrometry can be achievedby three methods –Standard Addition Method,External Standard method andInternal Standard method. Write shortnotes on each of the approaches.
- Q (This question is related with orthopedics. Thanks.)A 5 years old boy is brought to the outpatient clinics oforthopaedics and traumatology department. The family complaintsthat the boy has a limping gait...
- Q A 24-year-old G1P0 woman at 9 week’s gestation is seen in theemergency center for abdominal pain and vaginal spotting. Theultrasound examination reveals no gestational sac in the uteruscavity but a...
- Q Hypertension outline the pathophysiology, etiology, manifestionsand treatment of this disease.Please include resources.
- Q Discussthe different types of muscle tissues and their location andfunction in the body.
- Q How synaptic plasticity works on learning&memory?
- Q 1. During an Action potential, Na+ enters the cell and causesthe membrane voltage to become less negative. This process iscalled______________.2. During Resting Membrane Potential of a cell, Na+ is moreconcentrated...
- Q Emma Norton, aged 26, is admitted to hospital with anacute exacerbation of her COPD. Using your knowledge of therespiratory system and the cardiovascular system , please answerthe following questions below....
- Q How have human activities influenced the composition ofour internal microbiota? What activities drive these effects?Outline some potential consequences of changes to ourmicrobiota.Please give a detailed answer. Add supportive equations or...
- Q Explain what is meant by the thrifty gene hypothesis(also known as the Barker's hypothesis or foetal programming) anddescribe the epigenetic processes involved in foetalprogramming.Please give a detailed answer. Add supportive...
- Q Describe the function of the hypothalamus in the controlof body weightPlease give a detailed answer. Add supportive equations or flowdiagrams if possible.Thank you.
- Q 5. Explain how the plasma concentration of free Ca2+concentration is regulated and include the function of inorganicphosphate (HPO42-) in this process.Please give a detailed answer. Add supportive equation ifpossible.
- Q Q2. Discuss all three of the followingtopics;a. beige (aka brite) fatb. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)c. basal metabolic rate (BMI)Please give a detailed answer. Add supportive equations or flowdiagrams if possible.Thank...
- Q 1. For cortisol:a. What causes the release of cortisol?b. Use a diagram to show how the release of cortisol iscontrolledc. What is the role cortisol in the acute stressresponse?d. What...
- Q 4. Describe the different processes that provide ATPwithin the muscles for intense exercise of short duration and forendurance exercise.Please give a detailed answer. Add supportive equation ifpossible.
- Q 6. Concerning potassium.a. What is the normal range for plasmapotassium?b. Why is maintaining potassium in this range soimportant?c. How is plasma potassium concentration controlled inthe short term (secs) and in...
- Q 3. Describe the control of cardiovascular functionduring exercise including local control, the metaboreflex, centralcontrol and baroreceptor resetting.Please give a detailed answer. Add supportive equations ifpossible.
- Q when we breathe there is an exchange of oxygen for carbondioxide . Please explain how does diffusion work at the level ofthe alveoli and then explain how is drowning and...
- Q 1. Explain why the HCO3VCO2 buffering system is soeffective in controlling the pH of the extracellular solution.Include in your answer the role of haemoglobin in buffering of theH+ ions derived...
- Q Drinking a glass of water, or drinking anything, seems like sucha simple, voluntary movement. Yet, it involves so much muscle andnerve interaction. Can you go into some detail on the...
- Q Case 4Seth Johnson is a 54 year old college physics professor with ahistory of coronary artery disease who was admitted to the hospitalfor increasing lower extremity edema, abdominal swelling, andshortness...
- Q 18a. Define the following:HomeostasisSet point.20b. State the mechanism of optimization using the termsstimulus, receptor, control center, effector, and response in youranswer.30f. State the function of goblet cells and whether they...
- Q Case 6Ross Adams is a 17 year old football player in high school.While walking to the sideline, Ross took off his helmet andappeared confused. Falling to his knees, he began...
- Q What are differences between connective and epithelialtissues?What is a similarity between nervous and muscle tissues?
- Q Module 1 CaseThis case was written by David A. Sandmire, MD and was editedfor content for use in this class.Chief Complaint: 8-year-old girl admitted for severe second- andthird-degree burns following...
- Q Case 1A 26-year-old female complained of severe, dull, aching pain,and cramping in the lower abdomen. There were no other physicalfindings. A laparoscopy revealed the presence of ectopicendometrial tissue on the...
- Q 1. What in an antigen?2. What are the main differences between innate and adaptiveimmunity?3. What are the three lines of defense? State their function andgive examples of each one.4. What...
- Q Identify four places on your body that each exemplify one of thefour different types of human body tissue. What part of your bodydo you associate with what kind of tissue?
- Q actions of these musclesMuscle                                     origin                                        insertion                           actionLatissimus dorsiSpinous processes of T7 thru L5, lower 3 ribs, iliac crestRhomboidsSpinous processes of C7 thru T5DiaphramExternal intercostalsInternal IntercoatalsTriceps brachiiLong head: inferior margin of glenoid cavityLateral head:...
- Q match each type of macromolecule to its chemical description1) Carbohydratea) contain a high ratio of hydrogen to oxygen( more than2:1)b) polymers of amino acidsc) have a 2:1 ratio of hudrogen...
- Q Muscle                                   origin                            insertion                     actionzygomaticusZygomatic boneFrontalisCranial aponeurosisMasseterZygomatic arch and maxillaTemporalisTemporal fossaLateral and Media; pterygoidGreater wing of sphenoid boneBuccinatorCorrugator SuperciliiMentalisOrbicularis oculiOrbicularis Oris
- Q actions of these muscles .muscle                        origin                                          insertion                   actionSternocleidomastoidManubrium and medial portion of clavicleWhen both contract:When one contracts:Erector SpinaeSerratus AnteriorPectoralis majorClavicle, sternum, and costal cartilage of first six ribsdeltoidLateral third of clavicle; acromion...
- Q actions of these muscles.Muscle                                     origin                                      insertion                    actionRectus femoris(one of quadriceps muscles)anterior inferior iliac spine and superior margin ofacetabulumpatella and tibial tuberosity via patellar ligamentGluteus maximusdorsal ilium, sacrum and coccyxgluteal tuberosity of...
- Q Muscles of the abdomen and backMuscle                         Origin                              Insertion                         ActionExternal ObliqueInternal ObliqueRectus AbdominisTransverse AbdominisQuadratus LumborumIlio-Psoas
- Q Compared to anaerobic fermentation, aerobic metabolisma. makes more ATP and produces it fasterb. makes more ATP but produces it slowerc. makes less ATP and produces it fasterd.makes less ATP but...
- Q Describe how you would increase ankle range of motionin a patient with a medial ankle sprain?The patient has significant inflammation and range ofmotion is limited and painful in all directions.
- Q Which of the following is true regarding the symptoms ortreatment of excessive bleeding?a. Exterior venous hemorrhaging generally flows in spurts andinvolves profuse bleeding.b. The victim should be treated for shock.c....
- Q Provide a brief description of at least 5 distinct morphologicalfeatures associated with bipedalism. Beyond just giving the name ofa feature/bone, make sure you indicate how it has changed inhominin species...
- Q 1. Blood vessels that enter the kidneys and traveling to thecortex go through what area in the medulla?a.  renal columnsb.  renal medullac.  renal pyramidsd.  renal pelvis2.  List the correct order...
- Q Find and describe two examples of 2-joint muscles in either thelower or upper extremity (such as biceps femoris long head, rectusfemoris, biceps brachii, gastrocnemius, etc). Explain to me whichjoints these...
- Q Effects of PID on the fallopian tubes in connection withultrasound assessment
- Q Please compare why angioplasty goes through thefemoral artery instead of the femoral vein like the ablationprocedure. If you are struggling trace the path from the femoralvein to the descending branch...
- Q In the intestine, bile acids binding to the FXR increaseexpression of target genes while in the liver target geneexpression is decreased. Describe the basis for these effects.
- Q Considering the hazards exposed in dental radiographyand according to OSHA regulations, dental offices are required tohave pictograms present on items where health hazards are aconsideration. Which numbered pictogram images would...
- Q Considering the hazards exposed in dental radiographyand according to OSHA regulations, dental offices are required tohave pictograms present on items where health hazards are aconsideration. Which numbered pictogram images would...
- Q Where are mitochondria located in a relaxed muscle fiber?A.In the t-tubulesB.In the sarcoplasmic reticulumC.in the sarcoplasmD.In the sarcolemma
- Q Thefollowing is a description of the terms used to describe igneousrock tissue. What is the appropriate term for each explanation? a.Air gap b. Black-yellow cancer tissue c, substrate d consisting...
- Q 2. Although vitamins and minerals are vital for the properfunctioning of human cells, excess intake of certain vitamins andminerals can have deleterious consequences in the human body.Suppose you were to...
- Q There are many different effects of aerobic (dynamic exercise)on many different parts of the cardiovascular system. The followingactivity covers the majority of these changes.Which of the following statements are true...
- Q Physical therapy agents used for muscle contraction
- Q In a reflex response loop, what is a body process that willoccur as a result of an increased heartrate, include Stimulus,sensor, efferent/intergration center/ afferent, target andresponse.
- Q A polymodal brain region is an association are whose neuronshavereceptive fields defined by MORE THAN ONE sensory modality (e.g.,vision,somatosensations or vision/hearing, etc.) Discuss the adaptivesignificance of theexpansion of the polymodal...
- Q Explain why benzodiazepines are anxiolytic in the short term butanxiogenicin the long term whereas serotonin specific reuptake inhibitors(SSRIs) are thereverse
- Q Compare and contrast Classical and OperantConditioning
- Q The secretion of glucocorticoids by the adrenal glands have bothfast andslow effects on autonomic responses to emergency “flight or fightâ€situations.Describe them
- Q In a paragraph describe the neural circuitry responsible for the“deeptendon reflex†-- a reflexive movement of a limb elicited bybriefly striking atendon (e.g., the patellar tendon)
- Q Explain the hyperpolarization that sometimes occurs after theaction potential.
- Q Describe six symptoms associated with damage to thedorsolateralprefrontal cortex and briefly describe the tests you would used toidentify each ofthese symptoms
- Q Cochlear Implants:How effective are these bionic devices? What are the variablesthat affect their performance? What should cochlear implantcandidates keep in mind?
- Q Why has it been so difficult for neuropsychologists to discoverthe functionsof the right hemisphere?
- Q The rings of Saturn are said to “disappear†every 15 years.Explain thisphenomenon.
- Q The Giant Planets are now split into two groups - Gas Giants andIce Giants. What is the difference between the two groups? Whichplanets are in each group?
- Q What are the different types of diabetes, and discuss the rolesof insulin and glucagon in maintaining blood glucose levels.
- Q Which of the following is not a description of chondritemeteorites?a. They have a high proportion of carbon b. They contain meltedgrains called chondrules c. They are only found on the...
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