Utmb Advanced Pathophysiology 5355 Exam 3 Questions & Answers!!

LH in males stimulates {Ans: testosterone production, LH binds to Leydig cells located in testes}Postictal {Ans: after a seizure}Complications of Metabolic Syndrome {Ans: ischemic heart disease d/t CAD or atherosclerosis, CVA}Transmission of a nerve impulse {Ans: occurs on axon}Dementia characteristics {Ans: is an acquired impairment of intellectual function, memory and language with alteration in behavior and can be caused by trauma, vascular disease, infection and progressive neurodegeneration. AD is most common chronic irreversible dementia}Patho of Alzheimer's includes - plaque formation, presence of --, with decreased levels of - {Ans: Amyloid B, neurofibrillary tangles, acetylcholine these disrupt impulse transmission}early luteal {Ans: estrogen and progesterone are high, progesterone dominates FSH, LH gradually decline as endometrium is ready for implantation}Tyrosine is found in {Ans: all proteins, artificial sweeteners}Attention defecit disorder {Ans: excessive frontal lobe activity resulting in frontal lobe dysfunction (hyperactivity)}Primary hypothyroidism {Ans: the thyroid gland itself is dysfunctional, so TSH is high, T3 and T4 are low. problem with gland inability to produce thyroid hormones that would send signal to hypothalamus to inhibit TRH thereby signaling P gland to stop synthesizing TSH}