Question

Page of 2 Read "Between a Rock and a Hard Place"; and, applying the knowledge you gained from reading the textbook, complete the "Analysis" section. Supply appropriate terms to correctly complete the thought of each statement. Write each term in the "Key to Analysis" section below. Be sure that the number of the blank in the key matches the number of the blank in the analysis. Between a Rock and a Hard Place Sarah Lou sat motionless to the right of the speaker's podium. The oppression she felt was so severe that she was hardly aware of her peers sitting to her right and left. She was not even aware of the discomfort of the straight-backed chair, which would, under ordinary circumstances, have triggered her ire. The voice of the master of ceremonies, although he was standing a few feet from her, seemed to come from somewhere far in the distance. Her rectus abdominis muscles were particularly taut, and she felt a tightness and dryness in her throat. Her breathing rate was more rapid than usual, and there was some facial muscle twitching, but her thoughts were not focused on these. If possible, she would simply like to have disappeared-dematerialized right there on the spot. Being a realist and knowing that this would not happen, she had a strong desire to bolt for the door, which she knew, was situated to the right of the stage. Her desire, however, to be an active part of the social structure was stronger than her fear. Therefore, she waited nervously, knees trembling, for her turn to step to the podiunm Analysis In this setting it was apparent that Sarah Lou was experiencing many 1 impulses from the ANS. The fearful situation took her attention away from things of which she would ordinarily have been aware. The necessity of urination, for example, was delayed because impulses to the 2 muscle of her urinary bladder wall inhibited it from 3 Similar impulses to her urinary sphincters caused them to 4 Her fight-or-flight situation resulted in 5 stimuli to liver cells promoting glycogenolysis, the conversion of glycogen to 6. Also, occurring in the liver, under sympathetic stimulation, was7 producing the same product as glycogenolysis. Knowing this bit of information, it would not have been surprising if a urinalysis performed on Sarah at that time had indicated 8 even though the young lady was completely healthy. This same finding under other circumstances might have indicated a disorder called 9 Key to Analysis 7. 2. 8. 3. 6. Page of 2 2 Suggested Enrichment Activity Read and answer the following multiple-choice questions based on "Between A Rock and A Hard Place" and on facts and concepts presented in Chapter 27 of your textbook. Compose additional multiple- choice questions based on the story and its relationship to the chapter 1. Even though Sarah Lou might be free from any illness, one would not be surprised if analysis of a urine sample under these conditions revealed the presence of: A. blood. B. glucose. C. protein. D. pus. E. hemoglobin. 2. The presence of sugar in Sarah's urine would have suggested: A. diabetes insipidus. B. diabetes mellitus. C. glycosuria. D, renal calculi. E. ptosis.

Answer 1

Answer to the Analysis section :

1. Negative nerve

2. Detrusor

3. Micturition

4. Malfunction

5. Negative

6. Glucose

7. Gluconeogenesis

8. Renal glycosuria

9. Diabetes

Answer to the MCQ section :

1. B.

2. C.