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64 Cards in this Set
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The most numerous WBCs found in a differential count of a normal individual are
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Neutrophils
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The first step in the process of homeostasis is
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Vascular Spasm
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________ is a breakdown of hemoglobin
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Bilirubin
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In a normal response to an infection, leukocyte number increases. This is called _________.
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Leukocytosis
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Plasma with the clotting proteins removed is called:
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Serum
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The structure that permits blood flow from the right atrium to the left atrium while the lungs are developing is the:
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Foramen Ovale
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Blood leaves the left ventricle by passing through the _________________.
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Aortic Semilunar Valve
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During the cardiac cycle the amount of blood remaining in the ventricle when the semilunar valve closes is the ________________.
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End-Diastolic Volume
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The conductive tissue that delays impulses traveling between the atria and the ventricle is called the _______________.
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AV node
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Ventricular repolarization is represented in an ECG by the
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T wave
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Which valve is found separating the right atrium and right ventricle?
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Tricuspid Valve
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Blood vessels that collect blood from all tissuesand organs and returns it to the heart are __________.
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Veins
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The vein that collects most of the venous blood from below the diaphragm is the
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Inferior Vena Cava
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The external iliac artery branches off what major artery
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Descending Aorta
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Which local condition increases blood flow to tissues
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Increased Vasoconstriction
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The most numerous WBCs found in a differential count of a normal individual are
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Neutrophils
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The first step in the process of homeostasis is
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Vascular Spasm
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________ is a breakdown of hemoglobin
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Bilirubin
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In a normal response to an infection, leukocyte number increases. This is called _________.
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Leukocytosis
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Plasma with the clotting proteins removed is called:
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Serum
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The structure that permits blood flow from the right atrium to the left atrium while the lungs are developing is the:
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Foramen Ovale
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Blood leaves the left ventricle by passing through the _________________.
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Aortic Semilunar Valve
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During the cardiac cycle the amount of blood remaining in the ventricle when the semilunar valve closes is the ________________.
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End-Diastolic Volume
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The conductive tissue that delays impulses traveling between the atria and the ventricle is called the _______________.
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AV node
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Ventricular repolarization is represented in an ECG by the
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T wave
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Which valve is found separating the right atrium and right ventricle?
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Tricuspid Valve
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Blood vessels that collect blood from all tissuesand organs and returns it to the heart are __________.
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Veins
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The vein that collects most of the venous blood from below the diaphragm is the
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Inferior Vena Cava
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The external iliac artery branches off what major artery
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Descending Aorta
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Which local condition increases blood flow to tissues
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Increased Vasoconstriction
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If an individual has a blood pressure of 130/85, what is his mean arterial pressure?
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100mmHg
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Perforins and protectin are proteins associated with the activity of _____________.
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NK cells
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Compared with non specific defenses, specific defenses
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Provide protection against threats on an individual basis.
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An influenza vaccine is an example of ________.
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Induced active immunity.
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The class of antibody that is found bound to basophils is ______.
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IgE
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Thw presence of abnormally low oxygen content is called
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hypoxia
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If an individual has a respiratory rate of 15 breaths per minute and a tidal volume of 500 ml of air, the respiratory min volume is:
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RV=TV x RMV
7.5 l/mim |
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Which of the following structures conduct both air and food
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pharynx
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As a gas is heated, it expands in volume. This phenomena is called _________.
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Charles' Law
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The dissacharide made up of glucose and fructose is called _________________.
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sucrose
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Surfactant is produced by the _____________________.
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septal cells
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Intrinsic factor and hydrochloric acid are secreted by cells in the stomach walls called _______.
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parietal cells
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A drop in pH below 4.5 in the duodenum stimulates the secretion of ____________.
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gluconeogenesis
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Decreased levels of bile salts in the bile would interfere with ___________.
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fat digestion
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In the absorptive state, the main source of energy is _______, and the regulatory hormone is _____________.
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glucose,insulin
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What vitamin is most likely to cause toxicity
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vitamin D
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The breakdown of glucose to pyuvic acid is called _____.
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glycolysis
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Glycolysis yields an immediate net gain of _______ for the cell.
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2 ATP
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The sequence of reactions responsible for the brakdown of fatty acid molecules is called _________________.
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beta oxidation
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In glycolysis, ATP is immediately obtained by ______________.
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substrate lvl phosphorylation
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After the filtrate leaves the glomerulus it empties into the _______________.
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proximal covuluted tubule
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Pickup or delivery of substances that are reabsorbed or secreted by the proximal convuluted tubule and the distal convulted tubule is provided by the ______________.
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peritubular capillaries
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When ADH lvls rise
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the amt of water reabsorbed increases
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Which part of the nephron do you have sodium reabsorbed by active transport
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proximal convuluted tubule
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Which substance WILL NOT be found in the urine of a normal individual
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sodium ions
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The principle ions in the extracellular fluid are ________ and ________.
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sodium, chloride
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Respiratory acidosis develops when there is
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decreased plasma pH due to an elevated plasma Pco2
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Severe diarrhea can result in __________________.
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metabolic acidosis
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The process of ovum production or oogenesis begins ___________.
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before birth
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The principle hormone of the post-ovulatory period is _________.
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progesterone
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Which of the following male accessory glands contributes up to 60% of the volume of semen?
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seminal vesicles
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Interstitial cells in the testes are directly acted on by what hormone?
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leuteinizing hormone
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Which layer of the uterus is sloughed off during menstruation?
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endometrium
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An embryo ultimately should implant in the ___________.
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fallopian tubes
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