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1. What is the Look at the heart first; arrhythmias; Kis responsible for muscle contractions
priority
assess- ment
for potassi- um
imbalance?
-Regulate the concentration of sodium ions in urine
2. What is the
-maintains BP
func- tion of
aldos- terone
3. What are the Alarm, resistance, and
assessment exhaustion GAS (general
find- ings adaptation syndrome)
during a Elevated HR, elevated BP, pupil dilation, airways dilate, elevated BS, fight
stress flight
response?
4. Where is mitochondria
ATP made?
5. What is the differ- -Sign is the ettect of a health problem observed by someone else
ence between a -Symptom is the ettect noticed and experienced by the individual with the health
sign and a problem
symp- tom?
6. What is the return the body to balance, allostasis
pur-
pose of the stress to achieve homeostasis
response?
7. What are the dur- ing a stress re- sponse?
ef- fects of
the re- lease
of cate-
cholamines
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I ood vessels
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c o2) Inhibits insulin and elevates glucose for ATP
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Catecholamines are neurotransmitters (epinephrine, norepinephrine) for
fight or flight
8. How does a The immune system makes. The antibodies then destroy the vaccine
vac- cine germs just as they would the disease germs — like a training exercise.
improve im- Then they stay in your body, giving you immunity.
munity?
Passive immunity- transfer of antibodies, breast milk, or
placenta Active immunity- after the disease (vaccine)
Carcinoma- epithelial origin, most common
9. What are
exam-
ples of malignant Sarcoma- nerve, bone and muscle origin
cells? risk factors for can- cer?
10. What are the
characteristics
of benign
tumors?
11. What are
phago- cytic
monocytes
called?
12. What are the
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L homa- lymph nodes
e Melanoma- skin
u Hepatoma- liver
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m does not invade adjacent tissue or spread (Does not
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