Difficulties Flashcards
(43 cards)
What is plasma used to circulate?
Biologically active molecules and compounds
What is the definition of haematocrit?
Percentage of blood that is made of red blood cells
What do basophils release?
Histamine and heparin
What are the three categories of plasma proteins?
Albumin
Globulin
Fibrinogen
What is leukopoiesis controlled by?
Cytokines
What is blood clotting mediated by?
Platelets
What do B-cells produce?
Antibodies
What does the epidermis prevent?
Water loss by evaporation
What is an isotonic twitch?
Contraction with shortening length
What is an isometric twitch?
Contraction with constant length
What does muscle fatigue prevent?
Muscles using up vast amounts of ATP
Which receptors evoke slow IPSPs and EPSPs?
G-protein receptors coupled directly to an ion channel
What do osteoblasts derive from?
Mesenchymal precursor cell
What do stromal cells?
Produce growth factors for haemopoiesis
What are TAGs esters of?
Fatty acids and glycerol
What is steatorrhea?
Excess fat in faeces
Where is lipoprotein primarily found?
Capillaries of the skeletal muscle
How are chylomicrons released?
Through exocytosis
What are free fatty acids transported through the blood as?
In a complex with serum albumin
For every glucose molecule that is broken down, what is produced?
2ATP
2NADH
2 Pyruvate
Name 3 disaccharides
Maltose
Sucrose
Lactose
What are disaccharide deficiencies characterised by?
Abdominal distension
Cramps
How is glucose absorbed?
By an indirect ATP-powered process
Glucose monomers are removed from where in terms of a glycogen molecule?
The non-reducing ends