What are the two parts of the menstrual cycle?
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1. Ovarian Cycle 2. Uterine cycle
Buffer Systems (what line of Defense?, fast or slow, how do they work, what are the 3
buffer systems
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First line of defense
Rapid-acting
Can act as an acid or base to prevent pH extremes
1. Bicarbonate buffer system
, 2. Phosphate buffer system
3. Protein buffer system
Metabolic Alkalosis
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Involves ^ in HCO3- (bicarbonate)
- ^ pH
- ^ HCO3-
- ^ PCO2 (compensatory)
Caused by loss of H+ or gain of HCO3-
- loss of fixed H+ from the GI tract
-loss of fixed H+ from the kidney (hyperaldosteronism)
-Administration of solutions containing HCO3-
-ECF volume contraction (e.g. administration of diuretics)
Describe seminal vesicles and functions
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Attatched to end of vas deferens, increases volume of ejaculate. secretes
an alkaline fluid composed of 1. Fructose (sperm energy) 2. Prostaglandins
(stim female muscular contraction) 3. Fibrinogen (converts to fibrin)
More acidic
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1. Ovarian Cycle 2. Uterine cycle
Buffer Systems (what line of Defense?, fast or slow, how do they work, what are the 3
buffer systems
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First line of defense
Rapid-acting
Can act as an acid or base to prevent pH extremes
1. Bicarbonate buffer system
, 2. Phosphate buffer system
3. Protein buffer system
Metabolic Alkalosis
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Involves ^ in HCO3- (bicarbonate)
- ^ pH
- ^ HCO3-
- ^ PCO2 (compensatory)
Caused by loss of H+ or gain of HCO3-
- loss of fixed H+ from the GI tract
-loss of fixed H+ from the kidney (hyperaldosteronism)
-Administration of solutions containing HCO3-
-ECF volume contraction (e.g. administration of diuretics)
Describe seminal vesicles and functions
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Attatched to end of vas deferens, increases volume of ejaculate. secretes
an alkaline fluid composed of 1. Fructose (sperm energy) 2. Prostaglandins
(stim female muscular contraction) 3. Fibrinogen (converts to fibrin)
More acidic
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