HMX Physiology Questions And Answers

HMX Physiology Questions And
Answers
acidc-cCORRECTccANSWER-formschydrogencionscincsolution.clowcpH

acidemiac-cCORRECTccANSWER-
increasecincH+cconcentrationcincbloodcabovecnormalcrangec(correspondingctocdecreasecinc
pH)

acidosisc-cCORRECTccANSWER-buildupcofcacidcincbloodstream

aerobiccmetabolismc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
withcoxygen.cYieldscmostcATP.cglycolysis,cKrebsccyclec(TCA),cETC

airctrappingc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
abnormalcretentioncofcaircinclungscwherecitciscdifficultctocexhaleccompletely.cFlowciscinadequ
atectocmovecsufficientcaircoutcofclungscduringcexhalation.

air-liquidcinterfacec-cCORRECTccANSWER-air-liquidcinteraction

albuminc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
familycofcglobularcproteins.cmaincproteincofchumancblood.cwater-
soluble.cbindscwater,ccations,cfattycacids,chormones,cetc.cnegativeconcoticcpressurecofcbloo
d

alveolarcventilationc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
CO2cproduction/partialcpressurecofcCO2cincblood

alveolarcventilationc(VA)c-cCORRECTccANSWER-
exchangecofcgascbetweencalveolicandcexternalcenvironment.cOxygencbroughtcintoclungscan
dcCO2cexpelled

Alveolusc-cCORRECTccANSWER-tinycaircsacscofclungscwhichcallowcforcrapidcgascexchange

anaerobiccmetabolismc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
withoutcoxygen.cyieldsclesscATP.cglycolysiscandcfermentation

anaerobiccthresholdc(AT)c-cCORRECTccANSWER-
determinedcprimarilycbyc1)cO2cdeliverycandc2)cabilitycofctissuectocextractcO2cfromcbloodstre
am

, anemiac-cCORRECTccANSWER-lowcRBCccount

anginac-cCORRECTccANSWER-chestcpainccausedcbyclimitationcincbloodcsupplyctocheart

anionc-cCORRECTccANSWER-negativelycchargedcion

anioncgapc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
measurementcofcdifferencecorcgapcbetweencnegativelycchargedcandcpositivelycchargedcele
ctrolytes

anioncgapcequationc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Na+c+cK+c-cHCO3-c-cCl-

aortac-cCORRECTccANSWER-
largestcarterycincblood.cCarriescoxygencrichcbloodcawaycfromcheartctocrestcofcbody

Arterialcoxygenccontentcofcbloodc(CaO2)c-cCORRECTccANSWER-96-
98%.cMaxcvolumecofcO2cwhichcbloodccanccarrycwhencfullycsaturated.cO2ccarryingccapacity.

ArterialcPartialcPressurecofcCarboncDioxidec(PaCO2)c-cCORRECTccANSWER-
PCO2cincartery

Arterialcpartialcpressurecofcoxygenc(PaO2)c-cCORRECTccANSWER-PO2cincartery,c150c-
cPCO2/R




arterialcPCO2c(PaCO2)c-cCORRECTccANSWER-
amountcofcCO2cgascdissolvedcincblood.cpartialcpressurecofcCO2cincarterialcblood

arteriolesc-cCORRECTccANSWER-smallcbranchcofcancarterycleadingcintoccapillaries

Atherosclerosisc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
buildupcofcfats,ccholesterol,cetc.cIn/oncarterycwallsc-->cbloodcclot.cVasoconstriction.

Atmosphericcpressurec-cCORRECTccANSWER-pressurecexertedcbycweightcofcatmosphere

baroreceptorc-cCORRECTccANSWER-sensecpressurec-
cdetectscandcsendscmessagescrelatedctocwhatcischappeningcincvessels




basec-cCORRECTccANSWER-formscOH-cionscincsolution.cHighcpH

bicarbonatec-cCORRECTccANSWER-
HCO2,cbyproductcofcbody'scmetabolism.cBloodcbringsctoclungscandcthencit'scexhaledcascCO
2.cKidneyschelpcregulate