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What is the effect of norepinephrine on skeletal muscles?
What is the effect of norepinephrine on skeletal muscles?
- Decreased force of contraction
- Vasodilation (correct)
- Increased heart rate
- Vasoconstriction
Which hormone is secreted by the sustentacular cells of the testes in response to increased testosterone?
Which hormone is secreted by the sustentacular cells of the testes in response to increased testosterone?
- Inhibin (correct)
- Epinephrine
- Testosterone
- Norepinephrine
What is the first step in the process of urine formation?
What is the first step in the process of urine formation?
- Reabsorption
- Excretion
- Secretion
- Filtration (correct)
What is the mechanism of action of steroid hormones?
What is the mechanism of action of steroid hormones?
Which hormone decreases the production of urine?
Which hormone decreases the production of urine?
What is a function of the kidneys?
What is a function of the kidneys?
What is the primary response of the kidneys to hypoxia?
What is the primary response of the kidneys to hypoxia?
Where does the reabsorption of calcium and phosphate take place?
Where does the reabsorption of calcium and phosphate take place?
What is the effect of ADH on urine production?
What is the effect of ADH on urine production?
Which hormone plays a major role in regulating fluid balance in the body?
Which hormone plays a major role in regulating fluid balance in the body?
What is the function of the renin-angiotensin system?
What is the function of the renin-angiotensin system?
Where does potassium secretion occur in the kidney?
Where does potassium secretion occur in the kidney?
What is the primary function of progesterone in females?
What is the primary function of progesterone in females?
Which gland produces a sugary fluid that nourishes sperm?
Which gland produces a sugary fluid that nourishes sperm?
What is the term for the release of a mature egg from one of the ovaries?
What is the term for the release of a mature egg from one of the ovaries?
Which of the following does NOT contribute to seminal fluid?
Which of the following does NOT contribute to seminal fluid?
What is the probability that a healthy child will be born if a woman is homozygous normal and her husband is heterozygous for a genetically inherited recessive disease?
What is the probability that a healthy child will be born if a woman is homozygous normal and her husband is heterozygous for a genetically inherited recessive disease?
During which stage of cell division are chromosomes separated?
During which stage of cell division are chromosomes separated?
