Ch. 7 - Ventilation, Perfusion, and Shock

Question 1

cellular function of converting nutrients into energy

Answer 1

metabolism

Question 2

cellular process in which oxygen is used to metabolize glucose

Answer 2

aerobic metabolism

Question 3

process in which glucose is metabolized into energy without oxygen

Answer 3

anaerobic metabolism

Question 4

open and clear; free from obstruction

Answer 4

patent

Question 5

volume of air moved in one cycle of breathing

Answer 5

tidal volume

Question 6

amount of air breathed in during each respiration times number of breaths per minute

Answer 6

minute volume

Question 7

air that occupies the space between the mouth and alveoli

Answer 7

dead air space

Question 8

section of brain responsible for respiratory control

Answer 8

medulla oblongata

Question 9

chemical sensors in the brain and blood vessels that identify changing levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide

Answer 9

chemoreceptors

Question 10

pull exerted by large proteins in the plasma portion of blood that pull water from the body into the bloodstream

Answer 10

plasma oncotic pressure

Question 11

pressure within a blood vessel that tends to push water out of the vessel

Answer 11

hydrostatic pressure

Question 12

sensors in blood vessels that identify internal pressure

Answer 12

stretch receptors

Question 13

the pressure in the peripheral blood vessels that the heart must overcome to pump blood

Answer 13

systemic vascular resistance (SVR)

Question 14

amount of blood ejected from the heart in one contraction

Answer 14

stroke volume

Question 15

heart rate x stroke volume

Answer 15

cardiac outpout

Question 16

when alveoli have enough air and that air is matched with enough blood in the pulmonary capillaries

Answer 16

v/q match

Question 17

supply of oxygen to and removal of waste from the cells

Answer 17

perfusion

Question 18

inability of the body to adequately circulate blood to the body’s cells

Answer 18

shock/hypoperfusion

Question 19

cool, pale, sweaty skin

Answer 19

diaphoresis

Question 20

swelling from water moving into the interstitial space

Answer 20

edema