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30 Cards in this Set
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Hypertrophy is best described as |
An increase in cell size and organelles within the cell to meet functional demands |
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Net filtration, at the capillary level is dictated by |
hydrostatic pressure and plasma proteins in serum |
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What is the substance released from a clot that that will activate the lysing of a thrombus? |
Plasminogen |
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Which statement best describes the bodys response to acidosis |
Hydrogen and bicarbonate combine to form carbonic acid and rise pH |
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What is another name for platelets? |
thrombocytes |
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Which is not an effect of exercise on oxygen affinity? |
An increase in pH |
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The more acidic the blood, the more readily hemoglobin... |
releases oxygen |
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The administration of a tissue plasminogen activator will result in |
fibrinolysis |
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The combination of throbin and calcium results in |
fribrin clot formation |
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The digestive tract is restrained and prevented from tangling by a structure called the |
mesentery |
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At which point does the first rib articulate individually with the first thoracic vertebra? |
transverse process and vertebral body |
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The artery that divides to form the right carotid and subclavian arteries is the |
innominate |
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Which system is responsible for collecting venous blood and nutrients absorbed by the bowel and transporting them to the liver? |
portal system |
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Which of the following strengthen and stabilize the spinal column against excessive lateral bending, rotation, and flexion? |
interspinous lligaments |
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Which of the following articulates with the ribs and serves as a site for muscle attachment? |
transverse process |
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The muscles that contract during breathing to enable an increased AP diameter are the |
External intercostal muscles |
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During inspiration changes in intrathoracic pressure normally result in |
falling blood pressure and falling pulse strength |
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Dyspnea is associated |
left side heart |
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Pink frothy sputum is associated |
left side heart |
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Fine inspiratory crackles on osculation is associated |
left side heart |
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Swelling of the feet is associated |
right side heart |
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Jugular vein distention is associated |
right side heart |
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Hepatomegaly is associated |
right side heart |
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Sacral edema is associated |
right side heart |
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Alpha receptors are |
Sympathetic |
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Tachycardia is |
Sympathetic |
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Norepinephrine is |
Sympathetic |
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C10 nerve |
Parasympathetic |
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Postgaglionic acetylcholine |
Parasympathetic |
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Vegetative functions |
Parasympathetic |