You have prescribed your patient both alpha and beta blockers. What is/are the mechanism(s) by which this combination of medication can help manage your patient’s chronic hypertension? Select all that apply.

If there are abnormally high levels of carbon dioxide in the blood, it is beneficial to increase heart rate in order to

A patient has suffered from a severe and prolonged heat stroke. This has triggered several changes in the patient’s body. Select all correct responses.

Based on the color of the test tube, match each test tube to a specific molecule found within the test tube.

Examine the above image. Select all that apply to a person that has been fasting (has not eaten for 24 hours). You may select more than one correct answer.

Presence of erythrocytes in urine may be indicative of kidney stones or diabetes mellitus. Which other parameters of urine would you want to examine to rule out diabetes mellitus? Select all correct responses.

The immune system usually increases lymphocytes when fighting viral infections. Why then are lymphocytes low in HIV patients? The correct answers would be that HIV predominantly destroys____________which are crucial in activating both branches of adaptive immunity.

Steroid hormones act as transcription factors and can regulate gene expression. Transcription factors which bind to ___________region of DNA and turn the gene ON are known as ___________.  

When breathing into a paper bag several changes occur in the body. Select all correct responses.

In epileptics the seizure occurs when abnormal electrical activity overwhelms the brain’s normal function. Immediately before seizure, the sufferer frequently perceives a brief sensation, called an aura, which suggests the origin of the electrical burst. Using your knowledge of cerebral lobe function, predict the specific LOBE and CORTEX or AREA of origin of a seizure that was preceded by the perception of (3 pts.):   a. a new smell?   b. a flash of light?   c. touching an orange?   d. a familiar song?   e. a bitter taste of coffee?   f. of pain?