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Physio Exam 3 > Cardio Overview Part 3 > Flashcards

Cardio Overview Part 3 Flashcards

1
Q

What are the places where diffusional transport takes place between the bloodstream and interstitial fluid?

A

Capillaries

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2
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What vessels have the following characteristics?
Large cross-section area
Slowest velocity of blood flow
Large surface area

A

Capillaries

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3
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What is the arrangement of 2 systemic capillary beds in series called?

A

Portal system

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4
Q

Splanchnic portal system plays a vital tole in ____________

A

Detoxification

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5
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Renal portal system plays a vital role in the generation of _____

A

Urine

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6
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Hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal system plays a vital role in the regulation of hormone secretion in the ________ ________

A

Anterior pituitary

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7
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Blood is the suspension of cells in the ____________ _____

A

Extracellular fluid

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8
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What is the fraction of cells in the blood called?

A

Hematocrit

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9
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What is made in bone marrow and differentiated from pluripotent stem cells?

A

Cells in blood

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10
Q

Which blood cell type have the following characteristics:
Acquire their red color from Hb
Essential for transporting O2
Erythrocytes sedimentation rate

A

RBC

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11
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Which blood cell type have the following characteristics:
1000 times more RBC than WBC
Neutrophils, lymphocytes, …..
Essential for immune defense
Differentiated WBC count

A

Leukocytes

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12
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What is the following:
Cellular fragments from megakaryocytes
ESSENTIAL for coagulation

A

Platelets or thrombocytes

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13
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What percent of extracellular fluid (plasma) is made of water and protein?

A

93% water
5-7% protein

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14
Q

What is synthesized in the liver?

A

Proteins

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15
Q

What is the dominant cation in plasma?

A

Sodium

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16
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What is the predominant anion in plasma?

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Chloride and bicarbonate

17
Q

What diffuses readily across capillary wall?

A

Electrolytes

18
Q

Which gas in the blood is carried in chemical combination with the protein hemoglobin within RBCs?

A

O2

19
Q

What is the mean quantity of Hb in each RBC?

A

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)

20
Q

What is the mean quantity of Hb in each deciliter of packed RBCs?

A

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)

21
Q

Which gas of blood becomes hydrated to form bicarbonate or combines with hemoglobin or plasma proteins to form carbamino acid compounds?

A

CO2

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