UCLA Paramedic Prep: Final Review Exam with complete Answers

descending colon is located where, - LLQ the only waste product of aerobic respiration is - CO2 what is the waste product of anaerobic respiration - lactic acid what is the occipital lobe of the brain is responsible for - vision what is the normal PH of the blood - 7.35-7.45 carbonic acid breaks down into what - CO2 AND H2O h2co3 is what - carbonic acid what is known as the structure of the body - anatomy what are the 2 main neurotransmitters of the ANS - fight and flight/feed and breathe what are the 2 structures of the CNS - (brain and spinal cord) ANS is made up of what - SNS (norepinephrine) and the PNS (Acetylcholine) preload - (force inside the left ventricle) Starling's law (greater the preload greater the contraction)name 4 physiological changes during a sympathetic response - (pupil dilation, bronchiole dilation, increased HT and vasoconstriction), GI activity slows down, liver stores glycogen which will convert to glucose for instant fuel Vfib- - no organized electrical activity and is shockable, 0 pulse V-tach - tall tell sign is it has the same amplitude Afib- - tall tell signs are less than .12 and 0 PRI vagus nerve is the - 10/12 cranial nerve part of the PNS drops BP and HT minute volume = - MV how much air make it to the alveoli per minute MV= tidal volume X respiratory rate - dead space vital capacity of your lungs is about how many liters - 6L tidal volume is the - amount air in one breath (500ml) dead space is - the amount of air that doesn't make it to the alveoli a group of cells that perform a similar function is - are tissue cells ex: (GI tissue) when the kidney secretes renin and mixes with angiotensinogen secreted by the liver producing what . - angiotensin 1 P waves need to be 3 things - upright, uniform, and round with 1:1 ratio each small box on an ECG is how big - .04QRS is narrow if it is - less than .12