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38 Cards in this Set
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actual volume of blood flowing through a blood vessel, organ, or the entire circulation system
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blood flow
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force exerted by blood against arterial walls
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blood pressure
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amount of blood pumped out of ventricles in 1 minute
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cardiac output
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amount of friction blood encounters as it passes throughout the peripheral circulation system
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total peripheral resistance
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peak pressure exerted by blood on b.v. walls during ventricular contraction
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systolic pressure
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lowest arterial bp resulting during ventricular relaxation
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diastolic pressure
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lumens get smaller = increase in TPR
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Vasoconstriction
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lumens get larger = decrease in TPR
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Vasodilation
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normal bp
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120/80 mmHg
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thicker blood
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increase in TPR
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thinner blood
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decrease in TPR
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external openings to nasal cavity
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nares
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opening of nasal cavity to pharynx
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choanae
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anterior portions directly in front of the nares
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vestibule
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nose hairs
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vibrissae
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forms floor of nasal cavity and roof or oral cavity
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hard palate
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increase air turbulence in the nasal cavity
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conchae
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openings that warm and moisten nasal airs before it goes into the lungs
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paranasal sinuses
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common passageway for both food and air.
houses tonsils |
Pharynx
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most superiror portion of pharynx
posterior to nasal cavity air passage only |
nasopharynx
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keeps food and liquid out of nasopharynx
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uvla
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inferior to nasopharynx
passageway for food and air |
oropharynx
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inferior to oropharynx
passage for air & food food gets the right of way |
laryngopharynx
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closes to keep food out of trachea during swallowing
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epiglottis
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breathing exceeds metabolic needs
respiratory alkalosis |
hyperventalation
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breathing doesn't meet metabolic needs
respiratory acidosis |
hypoventilation
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amount of air left in the lungs after a maximum expiration
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Residual Volume
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amount of air you can maximally exhale after a maximum inhalation.
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Vital capacity
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normal breathing
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tidal volume
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amount fo air that can be forcefully inhaled after a normal tidal volume inhalation
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Inspiratory Reserve Volume
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amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled after a normal tidal volume exhalation
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expiratory reserve volume
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caused by excessive mucous production of airways. Lungs adn pancreas affected
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Cystic Fibrosis
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inflammation of serous membranes (parietal and visceral)
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Pleurisy
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inflammation of alveoli. May have fluid buildup in serous membranes
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Pneumonia
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Inflammation of airways where muscles constrict & inner lining swells. May also produce excess mucous.
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Asthma
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imflammation of bronchi
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Chronic Bronchitis
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desrtuction of tissue in alveolar walls
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emphysema
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abnormal proliferation of cells within the lungs
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Lung Cancer
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