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acidosis correct answers pH < 7.35
Decreased neuron excitability
drowsiness, slurred speech, coma

alkalosis correct answers pH > 7.45
increased neuron excitability
numbness, tingling, muscle twitching, heart arrhythmia

drowsiness, slurred speech, coma correct answers Signs/symptoms of acidosis

numbness, tingling, muscle twitching, heart arrhythmia correct answers Signs/symptoms of
alkalosis

chemical buffers correct answers pH response system that has low capacity and acts immediately

respiratory system correct answers pH response system that has intermediate capacity and acts
within minutes

renal system correct answers pH response system that has high capacity, but takes hours to days
to take affect

buffer correct answers Acts to lessen the ability of acid or base to dramatically change pH

respiratory acidosis correct answers Accumulation of CO2 in the blood due to hypoventilation

impaired lung function (cystic fibrosis, emphysema), impaired ventilation (chest injury, weak
respiratory muscles), depression of respiratory center (brain stem injury) correct answers Causes
of respiratory acidosis

respiratory alkalosis correct answers Excessive elimination of CO2 due to hyperventilation

strong emotions (pain, fear, panic), abnormal respiratory control (brain tumor/injury) correct
answers Causes of hyperventilation

metabolic acidosis correct answers Excessive loss of bicarbonate, or excessive acid

severe diarrhea, renal disease, untreated diabetes mellitus, starvation, excess alcohol ingestion
correct answers Causes of metabolic acidosis

metabolic alkalosis correct answers Excessive loss of acid, excessive bicarbonate

vomiting, gastric suctioning, excessive ingestion of antacids, adrenal tumor (excessive
aldosterone) correct answers Causes of metabolic alkalosis

, increased sodium reabsorption (increased blood volume and pressure), increased potassium
secretion (maintain electrolyte balance), increased proton secretion (maintain acid-base balance)
correct answers Effects of aldosterone

acid-base compensation correct answers When one system causes pH imbalance, the other
system tries to compensate

gender correct answers Socially constructed, how we categorize various traits (behavioral,
cultural, psychological) as belonging to specific groups of people. "performance"

sex correct answers biological (XX or XY)

XX correct answers Sex chromosomes that will develop ovaries

XY correct answers Sex chromosomes that will develop testes

SRY correct answers Testis determining factor

SRY correct answers Binds to certain genes to initiate development of testes, and suppresses
genes leading to development of ovaries

gonadal ridges correct answers Bipotential tissue that develops into ovaries or testes

mesonephric (Wolffian) duct correct answers Ducts that develop into the epididymis/vas
deferens

paramesonephric (Müllerian) duct correct answers Ducts that develop into the uterine tubes,
uterus, and upper vagina.

AMH (anti-Müllerian hormone) correct answers What hormone is secreted by sustentacular
cells?

testosterone correct answers What hormone is secreted by interstitial (Leydig) cells?

paramesonephric ducts, degrade correct answers What does AMH target? What does it cause in
this structure (development or degradation)?

AMH correct answers What hormone targets paramesonephric ducts for degradation?

testosterone correct answers What hormone targets mesonephric ducts for development?

vas deferens, epididymis correct answers What do the mesonephric ducts develop into?

upper vagina, uterine tubes, uterus correct answers What do the paramesonephric ducts develop
into?

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