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1. what else is located in the inner ear (not directly related to auditory)






2. Examples of GPCRs in sensory systems/signal transduction: What is the ligand or messenger in each case? ...SIGHT - SMELL - MOOD - FIGHT/FLIGHT etc






3. Where is bile produced






4. from the loop of henle...






5. What are the major carbohydrates






6. How does birth control work?






7. overall - fatty - prot - rich food in duod causes






8. What does peroxisome do






9. chylomicron concentration in blood after meal






10. ligands are the messenger compounds that target secondary messenger systems on effectors






11. Adrenal cortex hormones (STEROIDS)






12. Meiosis I Telophase I






13. Polypeptides are formed with what kind of reaction?






14. week three: neurulation; mesoderm induces ectoderm; thus - NEURULATION INVOLVES SC Development - at week three






15. zygotic life cycle






16. main point of fat transport...






17. What is main difference is signal transmission in nicotinic vs muscarinic?






18. What is secreted into filtrate by cells of the proximal tubule?






19. What is a dorsal root ganglion?






20. axon hillock physiology






21. AP- peptides (FSH - LH - ACTH - TSH - prolactin - hGH); PP- peptides (ADH - oxytocin); thyroid - peptide *and* tyr - derived (T3/T4 - calcitonin); parathyroid - peptide (PTH; raise blood Ca via pathway involving vitamin D)






22. After meiosis II...






23. Important aspect of crypt of Lieberkuhn - secreted intestinal juice






24. cAMP - cGMP - calmodulin...






25. Inside the kidney: ...JGA (w/granular cells sensitive to hydrostatic pressure able to secrete renin - activate aldosterone - increase BP) is adjacent to distal tubule - monitors filtrate pressure






26. Path of food entering body...






27. How does reabsorption force nutrients across apical membrane of proximal tubule






28. in fat and liver cells monoglycerides and ffas are once again






29. lining of abdominal cavity=






30. Where do absorbed fats go in the enterocyte






31. serous membranes have a viscera - facing layer and a body wall - facing layer






32. So - following blastocyst implantation (4d) - at approx 2 weeks past fertilization






33. keep in mind that enterocyte is like a regular euk cell






34. remaining secondary follicle becomes






35. fat digestion is time - intensive






36. at lo blood sugar...






37. what cannot cross the fenestrations of the renal corpuscle






38. How long are peptides when absorbed at brush border






39. How does blood sugar move into tissues?






40. What is a nerve? (PNS)






41. Local vs long - distance mediators






42. Interaction of corpus luteum/placenta






43. mucus cells line the stomach...






44. What force is acting upon chyme to move it forward down sm intestine






45. medium for paracrine hormones






46. Where does the bolus go after mouth chews food






47. Thus inhibiting parietal cells could do What to blood pH






48. Does bile digest fat?






49. gametic life cycle






50. What does portal vein do






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