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Terms in this set (280)
What would be an An increase in heart rate
example of sympathetic
stimulation
The time when the heart systole
contracts and pumps
blood is referred to as
What is the definition of a The expansion and recoil of an artery as blood flows
pulse through it
Which artery is The brachial artery
compressed during a
standard blood pressure
check
The subclavian arteries arms.
carry blood to the
What is the name of a Artery
vessel that carries blood
away from the heart
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What happens in the The exchange of gases between blood and body
capillaries cells
Blood that is low in Right atrium
oxygen first arrives in
which chamber of the
heart?
How does the human As a byproduct of the cell's energy production
body produce most of its
carbon dioxide?
What is the definition of The exchange of gases between blood cells in the
external respiration alveoli
Which of the following The left lung has 2 lobes to make room for the heart,
correctly explains the and the right lung has 3 lobes
ways in which the right
and left lung differ?
What is the purpose of To decrease the amount of air entering the stomach
Cricoid Pressure during artificial ventilation
Where is the Oropharynx In the middle part of the throat
located
What is the purpose of a To warm and filter air as it passes to the lungs
turbinate
What normally causes When an electrical impulse from the brain stimulates a
skeletal muscles to nerve
contract
What is the strongest, Femur
heaviest, and longest
bone in the human body?
Why is the spinal cord The spinal cord is close to the vertebrae walls
most at risk of damage in
the cervical and thoracic
areas
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Which section of the spine Cervical
has 7 vertebrae
Which of the following In the central floor of the cranium
describes the location of
the sphenoid bone
Which of the following It produces red blood cells
correctly describes one
purpose of a bone
A thoracic vertebra is an Irregular
example of which bone
type
The left upper quadrant the stomach, spleen, and pancreas
contains
Which of the following Shivering to stay warm
would be an example of
homeostasis
"The study of the normal Physiology
functions of the human
body" is the definition of
What is the definition of The study of disease and injury processes which
pathophysiology cause change in the human body.
To function at its best, a oxygen and glucose
healthy cell requires
When somebody his body cells become injured and ultimately die
experiences prolonged
ischemia
A cerebrovascular stroke
accident is more
commonly referred to as
a(n)
cardiac output, peripheral vascular resistance, and
Perfusion depends on
oxygen transportation
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Why is it important that It allows a blood vessel to constrict and dilate
the tunica media is made
of smooth muscle?
Sitting on a long car ride A decrease in the amount of blood returning to the
would most likely cause heart
what reaction in the
circulatory system?
What is the major cause of Blood leaving an artery and entering an arteriole
peripheral vascular
resistance
What is the correct Blood pressure = cardiac output X peripheral vascular
equation for blood resistance
pressure?
What is the definition of An inadequate perfusion to an organ or body part
shock?
What type of shock can Obstructive shock
occur when blood
collects in the sac
surrounding the heart?
Which of the following Being sexually promiscuous
activities is most likely to
increase the risk of
disease?
Which is an example of a Swelling in the abdomen
"sign?"
Pain, heat, redness, and inflammation.
swelling indicate
When an artery Smooth muscle
undergoes vasodilation or
vasoconstriction, what is
responsible for the
change in size?
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Terms in this set (280)
What would be an An increase in heart rate
example of sympathetic
stimulation
The time when the heart systole
contracts and pumps
blood is referred to as
What is the definition of a The expansion and recoil of an artery as blood flows
pulse through it
Which artery is The brachial artery
compressed during a
standard blood pressure
check
The subclavian arteries arms.
carry blood to the
What is the name of a Artery
vessel that carries blood
away from the heart
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What happens in the The exchange of gases between blood and body
capillaries cells
Blood that is low in Right atrium
oxygen first arrives in
which chamber of the
heart?
How does the human As a byproduct of the cell's energy production
body produce most of its
carbon dioxide?
What is the definition of The exchange of gases between blood cells in the
external respiration alveoli
Which of the following The left lung has 2 lobes to make room for the heart,
correctly explains the and the right lung has 3 lobes
ways in which the right
and left lung differ?
What is the purpose of To decrease the amount of air entering the stomach
Cricoid Pressure during artificial ventilation
Where is the Oropharynx In the middle part of the throat
located
What is the purpose of a To warm and filter air as it passes to the lungs
turbinate
What normally causes When an electrical impulse from the brain stimulates a
skeletal muscles to nerve
contract
What is the strongest, Femur
heaviest, and longest
bone in the human body?
Why is the spinal cord The spinal cord is close to the vertebrae walls
most at risk of damage in
the cervical and thoracic
areas
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Which section of the spine Cervical
has 7 vertebrae
Which of the following In the central floor of the cranium
describes the location of
the sphenoid bone
Which of the following It produces red blood cells
correctly describes one
purpose of a bone
A thoracic vertebra is an Irregular
example of which bone
type
The left upper quadrant the stomach, spleen, and pancreas
contains
Which of the following Shivering to stay warm
would be an example of
homeostasis
"The study of the normal Physiology
functions of the human
body" is the definition of
What is the definition of The study of disease and injury processes which
pathophysiology cause change in the human body.
To function at its best, a oxygen and glucose
healthy cell requires
When somebody his body cells become injured and ultimately die
experiences prolonged
ischemia
A cerebrovascular stroke
accident is more
commonly referred to as
a(n)
cardiac output, peripheral vascular resistance, and
Perfusion depends on
oxygen transportation
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Why is it important that It allows a blood vessel to constrict and dilate
the tunica media is made
of smooth muscle?
Sitting on a long car ride A decrease in the amount of blood returning to the
would most likely cause heart
what reaction in the
circulatory system?
What is the major cause of Blood leaving an artery and entering an arteriole
peripheral vascular
resistance
What is the correct Blood pressure = cardiac output X peripheral vascular
equation for blood resistance
pressure?
What is the definition of An inadequate perfusion to an organ or body part
shock?
What type of shock can Obstructive shock
occur when blood
collects in the sac
surrounding the heart?
Which of the following Being sexually promiscuous
activities is most likely to
increase the risk of
disease?
Which is an example of a Swelling in the abdomen
"sign?"
Pain, heat, redness, and inflammation.
swelling indicate
When an artery Smooth muscle
undergoes vasodilation or
vasoconstriction, what is
responsible for the
change in size?
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