You have completed a meal consisting of steak, baked potato and a vegetable. Starting with the salivary glands, and including the stomach, gallbladder, small intestine and pancreas describe each enzyme or material that would be released to help with the digestion of this meal.
Why does more than one protein digesting enzyme exist? Give two reasons why the pancreas must neutralize the chyme from the stomach. Is the stomach chyme acidic or basic, why? What does the pancreas release to neutralize pH?
How would you explain the statement, the bronchioles are to the respiratory system what the arterioles are to the cardiovascular system. Think both structure and function in your response.
Caffeine and alcohol affect on the urinary system
Your friend enjoys five or six cups of coffee each morning and a six pack of beer every night. How are caffeine and alcohol consumption effecting your friends urinary system? Be very specific.
Affect of toxin on reabsorption
A bacterial toxin has been discovered that blocks renal reabsorption but not filtration. Predict the short term affects of this toxin. Be very specific.
Mannitol is a sugar that is filtered but not reabsorbed by the kidneys. What effect would drinking a solution of mannitol have on the volume of urine produced?
While visiting a foreign country, you inadvertently drink the water, even though you have been advised not to. You contact an intestinal disease that causes severe diarrhea. How would you expect your condition to affect your blood pH, urine pH and pattern of ventilation?
Chemical and physiological buffer systems
Compare and contrast the chemical and physiological buffer systems. Why are there two systems? How do they work in conjunction to maintain homeostasis? Be detailed.
Describe the three pressures involved in the process of filtration. Give a brief description of what would occur if a kidney stone was present. Which of the three pressures would increase? How would this effect filtration? Please do not copy and paste from a website. Be detailed.
You have just been in an accident and experienced substantial blood loss. What autoregulatory mechanisms in the kidney will be initiated to maintain filtration pressure? If blood loss occurs, what further mechanisms are used to maintain pressure? Please be detailed and do not copy and paste from a website.
