Explain the physiologic significance of the syncytiotrophoblast’s production of hCG.

Q: Define prothrombin

A: PROTHROMBIN : it is a protein made by the liver . It is one of several substances known as clotting…

Q: Describe the control of erythropoietin secretion and the effect of this hormone

A: Hormones are chemical substances generated in the body. It regulates and controls the activity of…

Q: Define inhibin

A: The growth hormone of mammals plays an important role in the female reproduction controlling cell…

Q: Explain the HMP shunt pathway and its significance

A: The HMP pathway is a metabolic pathway same as glycolysis. It is used for the generation of 5 carbon…

Q: Describe the function of hemopoietic tissue. Explain thedifference between red marrow and yellow…

A: The body of every biological organism is made up of cells; cells which perform a similar function,…

Q: Occasionally during the process of giving birth, a woman may experience alife-threatening…

A: The human body works at a particular set of conditions. The body undergoes many compensatory…

Q: Describe the functional significance of the skeletal muscle pump and illustrate the action ofvenous…

A: Blood is a type of connective tissue that helps in circulating oxygen and nutrient throughout the…

Q: List all the procoagulant effects of thrombin.

A: Thrombin is a serine protease. The F2 gene encodes it. Thrombin is matured from prothrombin. On…

Q: Describe the cellular and molecular events that lead toblood clotting

A: Blood clotting is a process by which a series of events take place, collectively that helps in the…

Q: Answer ALL parts of this question. In terms of heart failure there is a decrease in cardiac output.…

A: Introduction - The heart is a little organ that circulates blood throughout your body. It is your…

Q: True or false, the level of erythropoietin would rise as a consequence of polycythemia?

A: Polycythemia or polycythemia vera is a type of blood cancer, where red blood cells are produced from…

Q: Explain the various factors that promote and inhibit blood clotting.

A: Factors which promote blood clotting are- Factor I- Fibrinogen, it is a adhesive protein which forms…

Q: Define blood colloid osmotic pressure (BCOP)

A: The blood colloidal osmotic pressure (BCOP) can be defined as the overall pressure or the osmotic…

Q: Describe the roles of the liver and vitamin K in clotting.

A: Introduction: When the blood changes from a liquid into a gel-forming blood clot is referred to as…

Q: Explain why orthostatic (postural) hypotension may occurwith vasodilator drugs.

A: The blood is pumped from the heart to all parts of the body through the aorta. As the blood is…

Q: Explain the processes for the synthesis, secretion, andblood transport of T3 and T4.

A: Proteins are macromolecules that are made up of amino acids and function to repair the cells and…

Q: Define chymotrypsin

A: Chymotrypsin can be defined as the type of digestive enzymes that break down proteins. It is…

Q: Name the enzyme that catalyses the formation of carbonic acid in erythtocytes.

A: Blood is a specialized body fluid. Blood brings nutrients and oxygen to all the portions of the…

Q: A general principle of physiology states that information flow between cells, tissues, and organs is…

A: Introduction: Cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems are all interconnected and share a common…

Q: Define thyrotropin

A: Thyrotropin is the hormone that is secreted by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain in…

Q: Give two reasons why the Purkinje fibres are faintly stained compared with ordinary cardiomyocytes

A: Purkinje fibres are excitable cells or fibres present in the inner ventricle wall of heart. They are…

Q: Define syncytiotrophoblast

A: Cell is the fundamental membrane- bound unit that contains the basic particles of life and of which…

Q: What are the major compensatory responses to blood loss and which hormones are involved. Describe…

A: Here we have to describe about the major compensatory responses to blood loss.

Q: Leukotrienes from damaged tissue cause smooth muscle in local blood vessels to vasodilate (increase…

A: Local hormones are a huge group of signaling molecules that does not circulate within the blood.…

Q: Predict the effect of each of the following conditions on blood flow:(a) vasoconstriction of blood…

A: The movement of blood across different areas of body take place through the blood. In order to…

Q: Explain how nervous and hormonal mechanisms controlblood flow.

A: Epinephrine and norepinephrine belong to the class of catecholamines. While epinephrine has more…

Q: Describe the hormones that regulate the constancy of the concentration of ions of calcium and…

A: Your parathyroid glands produce and release a hormone called parathyroid hormone (PTH) to regulate…

Q: Why do endurance athletics use erythropoietin?

A: Erythropoietin (EPO) is a peptide hormone that regulates erythropoiesis. It is produced when the…

Q: Describe the mechanism of action of cardiac glycosides, such as digitalis.

A: Cardiac glycosides drugs example are digoxin and digitoxin.  These drugs are used in the treatment…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.