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Liver functions - ANSWER>>The metabolism of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates.
Excretion of bilirubin, cholesterol, hormones, and drugs.
Enzyme activation.
Storage of glycogen, vitamins, and minerals. Synthesis of plasma proteins, such as
albumin, and clotting factors.
Blood detoxification and purification.
Bile production and secretion.
Anaerobic - ANSWER>>without oxygen
Aerobic - ANSWER>>Process that requires oxygen
Atrophy - ANSWER>>decrease in cell size
Hypertrophy - ANSWER>>increase in cell size
ex: pregnancy
Hyperplasia - ANSWER>>increase in number of cells
ex: breast enlargement
Metaplasia - ANSWER>>changing from one type of cell to another type
ex: constant weight lifting
Dysplasia - ANSWER>>cells very in size and shape
Anaplasia - ANSWER>>nothing like a normal cell
-CANCER
, Apoptosis - ANSWER>>programmed/planned cell death
Nercrosis - ANSWER>>unplanned death of cells, damage to surrounding cells
Causes of Edema - ANSWER>>Excess fluid
1. decrease osmotic pressure (don't have a lot of sodium or albumin)
2. increased hydrostatic pressure
3. increase cap. permeability
Hypovalemia - ANSWER>>low blood volume
Hyponatremia - ANSWER>>low sodium in the blood
(decreased osmotic pressure)
Hypernatremia - ANSWER>>high sodium in blood --> cellular dehydration
Hypocalcemia - ANSWER>>deficient calcium in the blood
- muscle twitching (thin), weak cardiac contraction
Hypercalcemia - ANSWER>>excessive calcium in the blood
- depressed neuro/muscular contraction (thick), increase cardiac contraction
Ventilation - ANSWER>>movement of air in and out of the lungs
Flail chest - ANSWER>>multiple broken ribs
pneumothorax - ANSWER>>air in the pleural cavity caused by a collapsed lung
- ventilation
Respiration - ANSWER>>exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
-pneumonia
Perfusion - ANSWER>>blood flow to lungs/body