A friend is told he has a “pheochromocytoma”, which the doctor explains is a tumor of the adrenal medulla causing excess secretion of the hormones made there.  Which of these would be true of this disease?

Which of the following gene interactions involves a blending of both alleles showing an intermediate between the two alleles?

If a patient has extensive pneumonia, after compensation by the kidneys occurs, we would predict that the patient’s urine will be

What would you expect to see in an individual who had been drinking excess amounts of water for several hours?

This structure is formed from alveolar simple squamous epithelium, capillary endothelium and their fused basement membranes

These cells are responsible for direct production of antibodies

A patient has reoccurring incidents of metabolic acidosis.  You would not be       surprised to find out the patient

In 2007, a drug called Tekturna was approved by the FDA.  Tekturna inhibits the production of renin by the kidney.  This drug affects the RAAS by directly 

At which point in the EKG below, does ventricular repolarization occur?

Respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) affects approximately 1% of newborns. IRDS is usually due to developmental immaturity of the lung cells that produce surfactant.  It can also result from a genetic problem that prevents these lung cells from producing surfactant-associated proteins.  IRDS is more frequent in infants of diabetic mothers, infants born at 26-28 weeks, and in the second born child of premature twins.  Which lung cells are involved in this disease?