1. Ira is stressed out from COVID, work, and his health problems….

Question 1. Ira is stressed out from COVID, work, and his health problems…. 1. Ira is stressed out from COVID, work, and his health problems. Draw out the stress pathway in Ira. Include the organs and all the hormones affected and how they are affected (up or down) and the feedback loops. Draw this out on unlined paper and upload your diagram.  2. Ira’s wife is expecting their first child (another reason to be stressed). He asks you to draw out how sperm are made. You draw out on unlined paper the phases of spermatogenesis uses a chromosome count of 2n=4. Make sure each cell is labeled with its name and the chromosome counts are shown. Upload your drawing.  3. Because of Ira’s COPD, he does an ABG to check his acid-base status. It is 7.46/pCO2 34/pO2 94/94% saturation. His blood work shows a HCO3- of 26 meq. (His vital signs were: his temperature is 98.2 F, his respiratory rate is 20 breaths/min, pulse is 100 beats/min, BP 140mmHg/80mmHg). a. Based on the ABG, what is his acid-base status and why? (2 points) b. Based now with the HCO3-. what is his acid-base status and why? (2 points) c. Is he compensating for this acid-base status? Why or why not? (2 points) This question can be answered in this frame. Biology Science Physiology BIOL MISC Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)