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50 Cards in this Set
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Serous fluid lubricates the heart inside what cavity? |
Pericardial Cavity |
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Pain associated with transient, deficient blood delivery to the heart is called? |
Angina Pectoris |
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Small muscles that attach to the chordae tendinae are? |
Papillary Muscles |
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Uninucleate, amniotic, branching, striated muscle with large/many mitochondria |
Cardiac Muscle |
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Short period during ventricular systole when the ventricles are completely closed chambers |
isovelumetric contraction |
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Excessive fluid compresses the heart |
cardiac tamponade |
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Abdominal aorta splits to form two |
iliac arteries |
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large unpaired branch of the abdominal aorta |
celiac trunk |
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ADH, atrial natriuretic peptide and angiotensin 2 all help regulate |
blood pressure |
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circuatory route that runs between the digestive tract and the liver |
hepatic portal system
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injuring of the endothelial lining of blood vessels, followed by lipid accumulation and plaque formation |
athrosclerosis |
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when arterial blood pressure declines, the kidneys release what into the blood? |
renin |
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type ____ diabetes mellitus is considered autoimmune |
one |
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protects cells that have not yet been infected with a virus |
interferon |
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indicates a very recent infection |
IgM |
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accumulates in body secretions |
IgA |
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major circulating antibody |
IgG |
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this is also called gamma globulin |
IgG |
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maternal antibody that crosses the placenta |
IgG |
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of major importance in allergic reactions |
IgE |
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booster injections of a vaccine raise the level of this antibody |
igG |
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naturally aquired PASSIVE immunity |
- antibodies -short duration -nonself source
ex) from mother
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naturally acquired ACTIVE immunity |
- antigens - long duration - self source ex)chicken pox |
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Artificially acquired PASSIVE immunity |
-antibodies -short duration -nonself source ex) serum injection |
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Artificially acquired ACTIVE immunity |
- antigens -long duration -self source ex) immunization |
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first major branch of the aortic arch is the ______ branch |
brachiocephalic trunk |
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most common form of shock |
hypovolemic |
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a _________ capillary has many oval holes in it |
fenestrated |
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arterial ______ provide alternate pathways for blood to get to an organ |
anastamoses |
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the _______ in the carotid sinuses and aortic arch detect increases in blood pressure |
baroreceptors |
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the _____ artery is a blood vessel on the arm used as a pressure point |
brachial |
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______ shock is due to abnormal expansion of blood vessels and a rapid drop in blood pressure |
vascular |
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the third major branch of the aortic arch is the ___________ artery |
left subclavian |
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the ____________________ supply the brain with blood |
internal carotid arteries |
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_____________ pressure is the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure. |
pulse |
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blood flow equals the difference in blood pressure divided by |
peripheral resistance |
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the lowest venous blood pressure is found in the |
venae cavae |
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which of the following is associated with passive immunity? |
the passage of IgG antibodies from a pregnant mother to her fetus |
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the redness and heat of an inflamed area are due to a local hyperthermia casued by |
vasodilation |
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in clonal selection of B cells, which substance is responsible for determining which cells will eventually become cloned |
antigen presented to the cells |
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which of the following statements regarding NK cells is a false or incorrect statement |
NK cells are a type of neutrophil |
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The process whereby neutrophils and other white blood cells are attracted to an inflammatory site is called |
chemotaxis |
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select the correct definition about tissue grafts |
isografts are between identical twins |
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which of the following is a part of the second line of defense against microoorganisms |
phagocytes |
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B cells respond to the initial antigen challenge by |
producing ("cloning") progeny cells that include plasma cells and memory skills |
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cancer cells and virus infected body cells can be killed before activation of adaptive immunity by |
natural killer cells |
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fever ____________ |
production is regulated by chemicals that reset the body's thermostat to a higher setting |
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select the correct statement about active and passive community |
exposure to a pathogen may lead to permanent active immunity to that pathogen |
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the primary immune response |
has a lag period while B cells proliferate and differentiate into plasma cells |
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which of the following is not an autoimmune disease |
type 2 diabetes |