(i) Which organ system(s) could be involved in this presenting complain and why? (ii) What other questions would you ask to help you have a working diagnosis (iii) What investigations can you think of as a helpful tool in helping you arrive at a diagnosis

Q: Which of the following describes integral membraneproteins?a. They permit water movement only into o...

A: An integral membrane protein (IMP) is a kind of membrane protein that forever connected to the biolo...

Q: Hemoglobin and hematocrit values are generally lower for females than for males. Why?

A: Blood is a body fluid forming a part of the circulatory system. The blood circulating through the ve...

Q: Where are the cell bodies for the second-order neurons located?

A: Second-order neurons are responsible for carrying the impulses from the spinal cord to the thalamus....

Q: Describe which neurotransmitters and receptors are involved in the various switches (synapses) in th...

A: The neurotransmitters of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) are acetylcholine, norepinephrine, and e...

Q: What stimuli affect mechanoreceptors and thermoreceptors?

A: Sensory receptors are involved in relaying sensory stimuli to the central nervous system which initi...

Q: Spastic paralysis may occur when there is damage to a.the lower motor neurons. b.the upper motor neu...

A: Spastic paralysis is a neuromuscular condition in which the divisions of the nervous system that con...

Q: Define gomphosis

A: A joint is the place where two or more bones meet. The joints are classified into the following type...

Q: A patient has been experiencing severe, persistent allergy symptoms that are reduced when she takes ...

A: Blood is the fluid connective tissue containing 55% of plasma and 45% of cellular components that in...

Q: List four factors that may affect arterial blood pressure.

A: Blood pressure refers to the pressure exerted by the blood on the arterial wall under standard homeo...

Q: Explain Anticlotting Roles of Endothelial Cells?

A: A cellophane-type barrier that makes the wall of the blood vessel and separates the blood from surro...

Q: Describe the structural relationships among the following in aresting skeletal muscle fiber: A band,...

A: A sarcomere is defined as the segment between two neighbouring Z - lines . In electron micrographs o...

Q: 1- Constructing a Venn diagram of male and female endocrine glands Direction: Using a Venn diagram c...

A: The endocrine system is made up of a network of endocrine glands and chemical messengers produced by...

Q: Define deciduous tooth

A: Teeth functions to mechanically break down larger food material into smaller chunks feasible for dig...

Q: 1.What is the effect of Epinephrine on the bronchial airway? 2.During expiration, what happens to th...

A: The respiratory system is the system made up of a network of organs and tissues which helps in breat...

Q: When discussing the hierarchy of skeletal muscle organization, the is the Highest level of organizat...

A: Humans consists of various systems one such system is the muscular system that consists of muscle in...

Q: The nerve that activates the diaphragm is called a. sciatic. b. phrenic. c. radial. d. femoral.

A: The major respiratory muscles involved in inspiration and expiration includes intercoastal (external...

Q: Define apocrine sweat gland

A: A gland is defined as the group of cells, present in an animal's body, capable of synthesizing vario...

Q: Explain why modern anatomical terminology is so heavilybased on Greek and Latin.

A: Anatomy and physiology are about human structure and function—the biology of the human body. A &...

Q: Bowman’s space by a filtration barrier consisting of which three layers?

A: Bowman's capsule is the U-shaped sac of a nephron found in the kidney. It performs the function of f...

Q: Define corona radiata

A: The female gamete (egg) of most animals is a giant cell. It contains all the materials needed for in...

Q: Compare the components of the anterior horns and theposterior horns of the spinal cord

A: The spinal cord is a long, fragile and thin tubular structure originating from the brainstem and ext...

Q: Define detrusor

A: The detrusor can be defined as the type of smooth muscle present on the wall of the urinary bladder....

Q: List the cellular components of the nervous system, and describethe function of each cell type.

A: The Nervous system consists of the brain, spinal cord, sensory organs, and all of the nerves that co...

Q: What is the general function of gap junctions?

A: The intercellular junctions in which the protein channels connect the adjacent cells are called gap ...

Q: Labour is controlled by the nervous and endocrine systems through a positive feedback system.In whic...

A: Homeostasis is the term that refers to the maintenance of order and control in any mechanism, and in...

Q: Capillary walls are composed of an endothelium and a basement membraneonly. True or False

A: The cardiovascular system is also called the blood vascular or circulatory system, consists of a mus...

Q: What was the first nucleic acid molecule, and how did it arise?

A: Nucleic acid can be defined as the type of molecule which carries the genetic information of the cel...

Q: Define continuous capillary

A: CONTINUOUS CAPILLARY :  a capillary is a small blood vessel from 5 to 10 micrometres in diameter and...

Q: Miraculin is a chemical that causes your sweet taste receptors to be incorrectly activated by H* ion...

A: Miraculin is glycoprotein which is extracted from the fruit of the plant Synsepalum dulcificum, whic...

Q: A lower mean arterial pressure (MAP) would cause which of the following? Choose all that apply. Acti...

A: The human circulatory system is one of the major eleven organ systems in the human body and is respo...

Q: Cesar, a brilliant computer analyst, was hit on the forehead by a falling rock while mountain climbi...

A: Cesar, who was a brilliant computer analyst encountered many changes in his behavior and social inte...

Q: This is a biopsy of a 73 year old man, who is hypertensive and with BPH.  Examination of his urine r...

A: The urinary casts are microscopic structures which are cylindrical in shape. They are formed in the ...

Q: Which type of epithelium makes up the mucosa from the stomach to the end of the large intestine?

A: The mucosa is referred to as the layer of moist tissue present at several body parts, such as the no...

Q: Which of the three lever systems involved in muscle mechanics would be the fastest lever—first-, sec...

A: Muscles are the human body's structural and functional entity and comprise three types; Skeletal mus...

Q: List the conditions that favour oxygen loading for external respiration: 1. 2. 3.   2. Approximatel...

A: In human physiology, the movement of the oxygen into the cells and simultaneous movement of carbon d...

Q: Define appendicular skeleton

A: The appendicular skeleton is formed by the shoulder and pelvic girdle, upper and lower limbs. This a...

Q: When and how do the testes descend into the scrotum?

A: The testes (or testicles) are a pair of sperm-producing organs that maintain the health of the male ...

Q: Define the following: Muscle tonus- Spastic paralysis- Flaccid paralysis-   Poliomyelitis affects ...

A: Muscles are soft tissue of the body composed of contractile proteins actin and myosin which contract...

Q: Water loss due to evaporation of interstitial fluid through thesurface of the skin is termeda. laten...

A: Sweat is defined as a salty and watery fluid secreted by the sweat glands of the human body. Perspir...

Q: Suppose there were no mechanisms to stop the sense ofthirst until the blood became sufficiently hydr...

A: Thirst is a feeling of wanting to drink water. It is felt when the water level in the body gets low,...

Q: Define chromatin

A: Deoxy Ribonucleic acids (DNA) are molecules composed of polynucleotide chains. The DNA carries the g...

Q: For each of the following statements, indicate whether it applies more to the endocrine system or th...

A: Endocrine system: It is the organ system of the body which is related to the chemical coordination b...

Q: What would happen if a muscle fiber suddenly ran out of ATP when sarcomeres had only partially contr...

A: The skeletal muscle's contractile unit that comprises of the thin actin and thick myosin as the cont...

Q: Ken James comes to the physician’s office with a complaint of severe back pain. The pain is located ...

A: In the case of Ken James, the pain is located on the right-side lateral to the vertebrae and superio...

Q: Define descending aorta

A: Heart is a muscular organ around the size of a closed fist located medially in the thoracic cavity. ...

Q: Fill in the blanks: Sebaceous glands secrete by __________ secretion; sweat glands secrete by ______...

A: Secretion is a phenomenon in which a particular substance is secreted or discharged by a gland or ce...

Q: Describe what happens in the nerve terminal when an action potential reaches there

A: Neuron or nerve cells are cells that act as messengers, they are able to undergo  electrical excitat...

Q: Patient Iu Ip Vu 1 25 2 10 2 31 1.5 6 A. Calculate each patient's GFR. B. Calculate a patient's rate...

A: In pharmacokinetics, renal clearance is the volume of plasma from which a particular substance is re...

Q: How can a female carrier of an X-linked recessive disorder have a daughter who is affected?

A: Recessive inheritance indicates both genes in a pair abnormal to cause disease, with only one impair...

Q: Define depression

A: DEPRESSION : it is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel , the w...