CH 6 (3-5)

Question 1

Heart anatomy: Upper chambers

Answer 1

Atrium

Question 2

Heart anatomy: lower chambers

Answer 2

Ventricle

Question 3

SA Node =

Answer 3

Pacemaker of the heart

Question 4

3 types of muscle:

Answer 4

Skeletal Muscles, Smooth, Cardiac

Question 5

Skeletal Muscle # of Muscles

Answer 5

650 Muscles

Question 6

Smooth Muscle

Answer 6

lining of arteries, veins & GI tract

Question 7

Cardiac Muscle

Answer 7

Heart (muscle)

Question 8

Bradycardia

Answer 8

less than 60 BPM

Question 9

Tachycardia

Answer 9

Greater than 100 BPM

Question 10

Average RHR

Answer 10

= 70-80 (males 70, females 75)

Question 11

Blood is comprised of:

Answer 11

55% plasma, 45% red / white blood cells & platelets.

Question 12

Adult heart holds #L of blood

Answer 12

4-6 L

Question 13

Arteries (direction) heart

Answer 13

Go away from the heart (Think Arteries Away)

Question 14

Veins (direction) heart

Answer 14

Go back to the heart

Question 15

Venules are

Answer 15

small veins that drain from capillaries into larger veins

Question 16

Arterioles are

Answer 16

small arteries that eventually divide into capillaries

Question 17

Valsalva maneuver

Answer 17

increase in intra-abdominal pressure / pregnant / High blood pressure should
breathe through the concentric & eccentric portions of the lift to avoid this.

Question 18

Normal breathing rates =

Answer 18

12-16 breaths per minute

Question 19

Tachypnea =

Answer 19

greater than 24 breaths per minute

Question 20

Bradypnea =

Answer 20

less than 8 breaths per minute

Question 21

Dysfunctional breathing (slow breaths) are due
to

Answer 21

overactive sternocleidomastoid & scalene
which can cause headaches, lightheaded and
dizziness.

Question 22

Catabolic hormones:

Answer 22

cortisol (adrenal cortex / glands), glucagon (pancreas),

Question 23

Anabolic hormones:

Answer 23

HGH (pituitary gland), testosterone (testes males via Leydig cells;
adrenal glands females), insulin (pancreas), IGF (liver)

Question 24

Adrenal glands produce

Answer 24

the catecholamines (adrenaline & norepinephrine)

Question 25

Thyroid hormones monitor

Answer 25

BMR and the release of calcitonin

Question 26

Gluconeogenesis is

Answer 26

the creation of glucose via non-carbohydrate substrates

Question 27

Gluco =

Answer 27

Glucose

Question 28

Neo =

Answer 28

New

Question 29

Genesis =

Answer 29

Generation

Question 30

GI-tract anatomy & digestion (smooth muscle):

Answer 30

Mastication, esophagus, stomach, small intestine
(duodenum, jejunum, Ileum), large intestine (ascending, transverse, descending.)

Question 31

1.Vessels that transport blood away from the heart
are known as:

Answer 31

Arteries

Question 32

2. What are smaller chambers located superiorly on either side of the heart that gather blood returning to the heart much like a reservoir?

Answer 32

Atria

Question 33

3. The amount of blood pumped out the heart with each contraction if referred to as

Answer 33

Stroke volume

Question 34

4. Which blood vessels collect blood from capillaries and progressively merge with veins to transport blood back to the heart?

Answer 34

Venules