HSCs express which type of cell-surface molecule, which is the receptor for stem cell factor (SCF). It is a cytokine that exists in both membrane-bound and soluble forms and the SCF-surface molecules interaction is critical for the development, in adult animals, of multipotential progenitor cells (MPPs).  Which type of surface molecules HSCs express?

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

After menopause, hormone replacement therapy with estrogen-like compounds is effective in preventing the progression of osteoporosis. What is the mechanism of their protective effect?

#Question id: 11648

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Within minutes following a normal delivery, flow through the foramen ovale decreases dramatically. What is the cause of this change?

#Question id: 11649

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

The red lines in the figure above illustrate the normal relationships between plasma insulin concentration and glucose production in the liver and between plasma insulin concentration and glucose uptake in muscle

In the figure, which lines most likely illustrate these relationships in a patient with type 2 diabetes?

#Question id: 11650

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

The red lines in the figure above illustrate the normal relationships between plasma insulin concentration and glucose production in the liver and between plasma insulin concentration and glucose uptake in muscle.

In the figure, which lines most likely illustrate these relationships in a patient with acromegaly?

#Question id: 11681

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A baby is born with a penis, a scrotum with no testes, no vagina, and XX chromosomes. This condition is referred to as hermaphroditism. Which of the following could cause this abnormality?

#Question id: 11682

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A young woman is given daily injections of a substance beginning on the 16th day of her normal menstrual cycle and continuing for 3 weeks. As long as the injections continue, she does not menstruate. The injected substance could be which of the following?